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Yesterday’s Claret and Hugh poll asked readers which current West Ham players they would like to see the back of in the January transfer window. With 4,500 taking part in the online poll the results are now in. Reece Oxford tops the poll with over 21% of the vote which is hardly surprising, bearing in mind […]

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The new West Ham United Supporters Board (WHUSB) will meet for the first time this Thursday evening at the London Stadium replacing the previous Supporters Advisory Board (SAB). The new board were chosen by a panel of three people which consisted of Sir Trevor Brooking, Carlton Cole and Mandy Lane from Visit Football, the Premier League’s Quality Assured Stadium Scheme. […]

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Xande Silva and Nathan Holland ensured the Irons won a crucial bottom of the table clash against Blackburn Rovers last night as their returns gave a much needed boost to the under 23s. The pair were right on song in the 3-1 victory with the Portuguese striker grabbing two and Holland one as the team […]

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Felipe Anderson has made it clear the team has to “grow” out of another average set of results. Talking to www.whufc.com the player said: “Certainly, we are going through a rough patch, but we think that we can play well and get the results we need. “Unfortunately, Saturday’s result made us sad, but I think […]

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Just as we thought life may get easier – starting at St James’ Park on Saturday – Newcastle leapt above us on goal difference in the League last night. An own goal from Burnley’s Ben Mee and a winner from Ciaran Clark ensured the Geordies’ third win on the trot at Burnley following home victories […]

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Returning to action after two months out and scoring two goals is something of an achievement at any level. And for the Hammers fine young striking prospect Xande Silva to do so within the 50 minutes he was on the Ewood Park pitch against Blackburn under 23s was better news than any could have expected. […]

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Manchester United are tonight reported to be holding an interest in Marko Arnautovic but have no intention of bidding for him this winter. The Telegraph is saying the club has expressed an interest in the Hammers front man but that at this stage they will take it no further than that. Instead, says the Telegraph, […]

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By Allen Cummings Few players seem to divide opinion more amongst West Ham supporters than Michail Antonio. The one-time claret and blue-eyed boy! The darling of the terraces with his direct running and raw enthusiasm, was seen as the ‘future’ in the early Slaven Bilic years. That “Antonio, Antonio, Antonio” chorus was […]

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Manuel Pellegrini may stage a typical transfer window raid by bringing in a player he has worked with previously to solve his troublesome left back position Thirty two old Nacho Monreal could become the temporary solution to his problem position and bring about a reunion between the pair who worked together at Malaga between 2011-2013. […]

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West Ham are this afternoon reported to be ready to leave new Declan Rice contract talks until the summer. Despite the teenager’s enthusiasm to get a deal done, the well respected Guardian Hammers writer Jacob Steinberg claims in his latest report on the situation that the club is adamant they have an option which allows […]

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Arthur Masuaku has hit back at a fan who gave him a hard time over his performance against Manchester City on Saturday. And he may well have also taken a pop at manager Manuel Pellegrini in playing him at left back by declaring: “Everyone knows my real position.” However, some would point out that would […]

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Bayern Munich striker Sandro Wagner in January has dismissed suggestions that he could be on his way from the club for West Ham or anywhere else in the winter. The media has been full of speculation that the front man is very much in the eyes of Manuel Pellegrini and Mario Husillos as January approaches. […]

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If Andy Carroll could have had the choice of kick starting his career anywhere this season it would probably have been at Newcastle! And of course this weekend he may bet exactly that chance as he looks at a chance of putting himself back in the Hammers frame or the summer window. AC has of […]

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West Ham’s under 23s will be boosted by the return of deadly duo Xande Silva and Nathan Holland in tonight’s critical bottom of the table clash against Blackburn Rovers. The Hammers – on the back of injury hit results – travel to Ewood Park to meet the the rock bottom outfit desperate hoping for three […]

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Lukasz Fabianski has warned the Hammers there is no such thing as a “winnable” game in the Premier League and that we must be on our guard at Newcastle this weekend. The same advice is of course coming from the manager and Issa Diop regularly and recent events have shown it’s a message which needs […]

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The transfer window in just five weeks away and anticipation is building as to whom the Hammers need and how much cash is required to fulfill our transfer window requirements. Most of the names we read in the media are either wild guesses or names recycled from previous windows and with Manuel Pellegrini and Mario […]

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David Moyes has spoken of Marko Arnautovic giving his view of the importance of the player to West Ham following all the recent transfer speculation. It was of course Moyes who made, what now looks a pretty obvious move when switching the Austrian front man to central striker. Slaven Bilic had commented on his arrival […]

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New Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy has lost no time in getting on Declan Rice’s international case. He has already held talks with his father and is now planning to sit down with father and son in December with a view to wooing him into the Irish fold. Although the majority of us are […]

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Please vote with your personal ratings for West Ham players who played for ten minutes or more in the West Ham United match v Manchester City at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Please only vote if you watched the game yourself and select a numerical score between one and ten where one is low […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has blasted the the Hammers defending after the defeat against Manchester City and has declared: “If you mark like that a Second Division team would score too.” The substitution of Arthur Masuaku told it’s own story in the second half and Pellegrini is still angry over the manner of defeat against the League […]

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Issa Diop is becoming more than a top player with the club – he is regularly discussing the team and it’s attitude in a manner which shows great maturity. He is learning fast and knows exactly what will be required over the next few games as the Hammers look to reap a widely expected points […]

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Pep Guardiola has revealed his thoughts on Declan Rice and they will be sufficient to cause a fresh wave of concern among the Hammers fans. The Manchester City boss made his comments on the 19 year old during his after match press conference yesterday. And in a simple statement reported by Football.London, he said: “Declan Rice […]

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The bookies are entirely unimpressed with continuing reports that Marko Arnautovic is set to an Old Trafford move this winter. And they are even cooler on the idea of him joining any of the other top clubs in January despite the noise being made by his brother/agent Danijil. On line bookies Betfair have issues a […]

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Pablo Zabaleta has sent a “turn the page” message to the team after being unable to grab anything from their Manchester City Mission Impossible! Speaking to www.whufc.com captain for the day Zaba said: “The best thing as a team is to go in on Monday, see each other, turn the page and think about the next […]

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The game against Manchester City was notable for the return to some real form of Michail Antonio and it didn’t go unnoticed by Ian Wright. Michail has been out of sorts for a while and has regularly been linked with a move to Crystal Palace this winter but was launched into action against Man City […]

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Fears that Mark Arnautovic was hit with a new injury towards the end of the game against Manchester City were dismissed by the club last night. Arnie went down about seven or eight minutes from the end of the match and finally left the action just ahead of the visitors grabbing their fourth goal of […]

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