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Make no mistake, Samir Nasri is a proper player and it’s understandable that many of us failed to understand the wave of criticism when it became apparent the boss wanted him. Sadly I would maintain that Jack Wilshere was a mistake – a decision made in haste and one of which we will repent at […]

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Manuel Pellegrini was keen to downplay the Marko Arnautovic injury scare after the 2-0 win over Birmingham City ensured we enter Round 4 of the FA Cup. After the player had given the Hammers a perfect start with a headed goal all looked set fair with him and winter signing Samir Nasri calling the shots. […]

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Hammers 2 Birmingham City 0 Job done and with great efficiency whilst not always being comfortable and for that fair play to the Blues who did themselves proud. But two goals at opposite ends of the game settled it for the Irons who were always the classiest of the two teams and deserving of their […]

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Adrian: Decent smother save near the end but lost track of a corner which eventually saw Carroll clear off line and dived full length for shots obviously going wide. Rusty 5 Antonio: Still so scary as a right back but always a handful going forward. if only he could improve first touch 6 Diop: Still not […]

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Paul Merson will hardly have endeared himself to many Irons fans this morning with his new comments on Marko Arnautovic’s future. Predictable and lazy are the words that come to mind as he follows a well trodden pundit path of linking the Hammers top man with a move away from the club. With Chelsea apparently […]

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Reece Oxford is this morning be reported as being sent to join Arsenal…but not until the summer. According to the Mirror the Gooners are keen to reinforce at the back and that the Hammers under 23 captain remains a big target. However, we have been told that there is no firm interest in the player […]

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West Ham supporters are calling for one minute’s applause for Hammers season ticket holder Jack Morrad who was tragically found in a Basildon fishing lake after being missing for twelve days. On Thursday Essex police confirmed that a man’s body had been found after they drained the lake and the search for Jack was immediately […]

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West Ham are this morning being linked with Croatia’s World Cup hero Domagoj Vida in a story which first saw the light of day a couple of years back. According to Turkish media outlet Sporx,we need a central defender and that Vida fits the bill despite the fact that if we have any priorities at all the […]

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Mark Noble remains as excited by the 3rd round of the FA today as he was at the age of 19 when he had his taste of Wembley. Now 12 years on and a new contract in his hand he is looking to go one better and add the trophy to the Hammers less than […]

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It’s the fourth week on the trot Mark Lawrenson is predicting defeat for the Irons and having taken the BBC pundit to task on each occasion and being proved wrong I won’t be giving him any welly this week. The law of averages says he has to get it wrong at some point and hopefully […]

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Samir Nasri’s time has been a long time arriving but it appears that the former Manchester City midfielder could become the creative spark for tomorrow’s FA Cup clash against Birmingham. And as CandH predicted earlier today (Fri) it’s certain that Andy Carroll wioll be involved in a match which has an emotional pull for the […]

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Declan Rice has started his new West Ham era in precisely the same style as he finished the last – performing with style and, for us, leading the way as Hammer of the Year. There are several contenders – Fabianski, Arnie of course and Diop among them – but so far this term Declan has […]

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West Ham’s powers-that-be have put up the barricades on transfer window activity to a large extent but a move for midfield and defensive enforcer Gary Medel could still be on. The Besiktas player was recently reported as being the subject of a £6.5 million bid but ClaretandHugh understands there were no talks involved and that […]

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The Irons head into tomorrow’s FA Cup 3rd round FA Cup tie with high hopes of staging s serious march on Wembley but quite what sort of team we see is more than a little interesting. Usually many of those who have had little chance to make any real impact would be on display but […]

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Newcastle United are reportedly considering a swap deal for Jonjo Shelvey with Hammer Andy Carroll moving in the opposite direction. The unlikely swaps dealr repeated by the Daily Express today was considered the kind of silly story that does the rounds this time of year but further investigation suggests there could be actually something in it. […]

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It’s pretty clear that Manuel Pellegrini is very keen to play Samir Nasri very soon but not for too long. The manager is a huge admirer of the midfielder’s craft and guile – attributes he tends to value more highly than most others. And it wasn’t a big surprise when the Frenchman was named in […]

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La Gazzetta dello Sport reporter Nicolò Schira claims a deal to land Brazilan striker Gabigol could be back on if West Ham manage to offload Lucas Perez. Schira who was one of the first to break the story that Samri Nasri would train with West Ham wrote on twitter: “The West Ham slow down for […]

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Chelsea will not be loaning out Ruben Loftus Cheek this January. A senior West Ham insider has ruled out any chance of him moving to the club this winter. Loan deals for Danny Drinkwater and/or Gary Cahill both of which have been linked in recent transfer rumours are also extremely unlikely says the Hammers insider who revealed […]

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Mark Noble proved himself different class on the pitch last night and pure quality at the end when a made a young fan’s night. Our captain made a young man very, very happy at the end of the 90 minutes in which he turned the game along with Michail Antonio. But despite clearly being on […]

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Technically West Ham broke their home attendance record at the London Stadium last night with an official attendance of 59,870 which equates to 59,870 tickets sold. In reality, we know many thousands of West Ham season ticket holders were missing last night who didn’t use their seats! The fixture changes haven’t helped with the Boxing […]

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This afternoon Essex police draining a fishing lake in Gloucester Park in Basildon have confirmed a body has been found. Releasing a statement on Facebook in the last few minutes Police said: “Officers searching the fishing lake in Gloucester Park, Basildon, as part of the investigation to find Jack Morrad have suspended their search following the discovery […]

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One thing is becoming increasingly obvious as the season progresses and it doesn’t give me any pleasure at all to say it. But on the strength of what we saw last night on his first start in a year after a couple of substitute appearances, Andy Carroll’s days as a Hammer seem numbered . Okay, […]

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West Ham United and stadium operators London Stadium 185 supported the awareness campaign for missing Hammers season ticket holder Jack Morrad last night as West Ham played Brighton. Jack’s image, as well as details of disappearance, was displayed on the giant external screen as well as both big screens inside the stadium for maximum coverage to […]

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Mark Noble has had his fair share of criticism down recent seasons but he showed himself to be bang on the case at his best again last night. Consistency remains the key and in some respects the skipper sometimes demonstrates the problems in his game that is reflected in the team – a lack of […]

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Quite why such things happen is one of the mysteries of the game and it left Manuel Pellegrini in an agony of frustration during and after the game against Brighton. The south coast side are well organise for sure but when most of their goals come from the same source, not dealing with it is […]

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HT: Hammers 0 Brighton 0 That was another hard hard watch after the Burnley debacle. The Irons were sloppy and again never seriously got going although at least we crated a couple of chances this evening via shot from Anderson – straight at the keeper, and Arnie on the turn which was well kept out. […]

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