Marko Arnautovic reckons he’s almost there in terms of fitness but is playing his cards close to his chest on whether he will be back for Southampton or Burnley. However, he’s not even sure he will get back in should he be fit such is the way the team is playing at the moment declaring: I’m […]
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Arnie wonders about first team chances :-)
Posted on 21 December 2018.
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Happy Fab ready for better and better times
Posted on 21 December 2018.
Lukasz Fabianski has delivered what amounts to a half time report on the Irons progress this season and great reading it makes. The likes of Fab and Zaba always have a lot more to say than the predictable cliches beloved by much of the football community and the Polish international has made a pinpoint analysis […]
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Hammers target get a big thumbs up
Posted on 21 December 2018.
Former Hammers managerial candidate Marcelo Bielsa is a man worth listening to when it comes to judgements of players. And the Leeds boss is a big fan of Hammers target Gary Medel and reportedly wanted him when he managed Marseilles back in 2014 having coached him for Chile. Bielsa was eventually rejected by the Hammers […]
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West Ham profit and turnover is down
Posted on 21 December 2018.
West Ham made a net profit before tax of £18.3m, a decrease of £25.2m from 2016/17 figures the club has announced this morning. The decrease was driven by lower income including TV revenue, an increase in players wages and the one-off inclusion in last year’s numbers of the sale of the Boleyn Ground for £38m […]
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Hammers officially hit 60,000 capacity
Posted on 21 December 2018.
West Ham United has today confirmed the match day capacity at London Stadium has now officially increased to 60,000, after the required safety certificate was granted and Half-Season Tickets have completely sold out. A club statement on the official websitesays the Our opening Premier League fixture of 2019, against Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday […]
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Poll: Will West Ham win, lose or draw against Watford?
Posted on 21 December 2018.
Ninth place West Ham face tenth place Watford this Saturday at the London Stadium. Both clubs are on 24 points in the Premier League points with the Hammers two better off in goal difference. The Hornets have won once one of their four games while West Ham won their last four on the bounce. Watford […]
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West Ham set to break record in January
Posted on 21 December 2018.
West Ham are set to break their record home attendance at the London Stadium in January when the capacity is finally raised to 60,000. The current record was set on 2nd January 2017 when 56,996 tickets were sold to watch West Ham take on Manchester United at the former Olympic Stadium. Before that, the record […]
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Isla results expected today
Posted on 21 December 2018.
Little Islan Caton and her parents will learn today whether she is free of cancer free fter receiving treatment in Barcelona. Isla has been battling Neuroblastoma – a rare form of the disease aided by thousands of pounds donated from Irons fans and beyond. So far ‘Team Isla’ and so far friends, family and volunteers […]
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Pelle unworried by Quina return
Posted on 20 December 2018.
Former young Hammer Domingos Quina’s departure to Watford on deadline day was a shock only in as much as he had been hunted by Europe’s top teams. The Irons had been trying to do a deal for several months which would have kept him to keep him at the club but the young Portuguese attacking […]
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The best is yet to come from Pellegrini
Posted on 20 December 2018.
Back in July, I blogged about Manuel Pellegrini joining as the new West Ham manager and warned that Rome wasn’t built in a day. I suggested it might take until December for the manager to turn things around at West Ham and that we should be patient. I signed off the blog by saying: “I for one […]
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West Ham chosen for VAR again
Posted on 20 December 2018.
VAR will be trialled again West Ham’s third roundWest Ham vs Birmingham City is on the list of FA Cup 3rd round fixtures that will use the technology. The Hammers Carabao Cup tie against Macclesfield last September was also part of the trial. The VAR trial continues to be overseen by the Professional Game Match […]
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Collins tears up new contract with Villa
Posted on 20 December 2018.
Former Hammer James Collins has reportedly ripped up a £50,000 contract at Aston Villa after injuring himself just an hour after signing it reports the Daily Mirror. The former Welsh international defender Collins has been training with Championship Villa this term after leaving West Ham. After proving his fitness to the new Villa manager […]
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A new AC deal – there’s a big problem to overcome first
Posted on 20 December 2018.
The more I consider it, the bigger the problem I see Andy Carroll’s problems becoming at the club. And despite some of my less well considered blogs of the past, I do feel some empathy for the bloke and refuse to extract the urine as I am pretty sure he doesn’t enjoy being injured and […]
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Pellegrini power to the fore as he starts to demand
Posted on 20 December 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini can welcome Lucas Perez back to the squad for the game against Watford but apart from that it’s as you were! However, he will be better positioned next week when he believes Marko Arnautovic will have rejoined the squad and could be available for the games against Southampton and or Burnley. The manager’s […]
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Huge interest grows in exciting Hammer
Posted on 20 December 2018.
Marcus Browne’s astonishing feats at Division One Oxford are bringing a host of inquiries about a possible change of loan club in the winter window. Marcus has made 13 appearances for the Kassam Stadium based club scoring seven goals along the way since his arrival and taking the place by storm. He has long been […]
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Ready for five up and there we were not believing in Santa
Posted on 20 December 2018.
It looks very likely to be the same again for Pelle as we head towards the midday presser for the match against Watford. The boss picked an exciting team for away fixture against Fulham at the weekend and there is very little liklihood of changesas we look to make it an amazing five wins on […]
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The mighty man kills retirement rumours
Posted on 20 December 2018.
I know a hero when I see one and when Zaba speaks I listen – this guy as John Lennon once remarked of someone else – he’s the “toppermost of the poppermost.” Zaba’s my personal front runner for Hammer of the Year so far although it’s a tight one with Snoddy on his shoulder and […]
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Modest Pelle believes he’s one of us as fans sing his name
Posted on 20 December 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini tends not to give extended interviews so when he does it is to be enjoyed and will always prove instructive, entertaining and incisive. Today is one of those rare occasions as he discusses his time at West Ham with The Telegraph as we stand a couple of days from the season’s half time. […]
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Snodgrass leads Premier League power rankings
Posted on 19 December 2018.
Hammer Robert Snodgrass leads the power rankings this week after being rated the most in-form player in the Premier League, according to the Sky Sports Power Rankings. The West Ham midfielder toppled Mohamed Salah atop the chart after netting his second stunner in as many games during a 2-0 win at Fulham, with the Egyptian […]
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Premier League mascots prices compared
Posted on 19 December 2018.
West Ham has the second most expensive football mascot package in the Premier League with nine clubs not charging young supporters to be match day mascots. Everton — £718 West Ham — £700 Leicester — £600 Spurs — £405 Wolves — £395 Crystal Palace — £375 Brighton — £350 Burnley — £300 Cardiff — £255 […]
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Report: Hammers linked with Brazilian striker
Posted on 19 December 2018.
West Ham are hoping to sign the Brazilian striker Gabriel Barbosa, better known as Gabigol, from Internazionale claims the Guardian. A report claims Manuel Pellegrini is keen to add to his options up front and sees the 22-year-old as an alternative to increase competition. Gabigol is on loan at Santos, having failed to win a […]
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Hammers bid to “juggle” deal for midfielder
Posted on 19 December 2018.
West Ham will next week be holding their pre-January transfer window board meeting and decide if there’s anything at all they can do to bring in new signings. The club has consistently claimed there’s no money left and they could be in breach of Financial Fair Play regulations if they move in the winter window. […]
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Hammers open up on Carroll exit story
Posted on 19 December 2018.
Reports have again emerged today that Galatasaray are close to signing Andy Carroll but have been emphatically denied by CandH sources inside the London Stadium. AC has been regularly linked with the Turkish outfit over recent weeks but as was the case a couple of weeks ago the Hammers have made it clear no interest […]
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Latest from the Irons Rumour Monger Factory
Posted on 19 December 2018.
Manchester United midfielder Andrea Pereira is the latest player to be linked to the Irons this January. The Mirror has been claiming that his six appearances at Old Trafford this season has left Manuel Pellegrini looking to capitalise on Pereira’s wish to find regular football. The report points out that the Belgian born Brazilian has […]
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Fingers crossed on Rice ‘contract’ clause
Posted on 19 December 2018.
West Ham are continuing to insist that there is two and a half years left on Declan Rice’s contract and that new talks will be held on the position in the summer. Negotiations with his representatives has been continuing for a long time and the current offer has been widely publicised in the national press […]
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Hammer departure talk now less than a whisper
Posted on 19 December 2018.
Big speculation that West Ham may be ready to listen to offers for Michail Antonio next month -notably from Crystal Palace – are now very much on the wane. And that’s a tribute to Michail who is at last showing the new boss what he has got and rapidly returning to the fitness levels for […]
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