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Reports that Spanish outfit Eibar want West Ham youngster Reece Oxford – potentially on a permanent basis – are well wide of the mark. The Spanish club has been credited with an inquiry for the Under 23s skipper ahead of a potential loan move but a top club insider inside told us there was nothing […]

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Battle scarred campaigner James Hanson has warned the Hammers under performing defenders they will be in for a bruising battle at his hands tonight (Tues). When it comes to physical battles, the 30 year old AFC Wimledon striker has been there a hundred times before and won’t be holding back at Kingsmeadow in the EFL […]

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Martin O’Neill is giving Declan Rice time to make his mind up on an Ireland or England international career and has told the fans to be patient. O’Neill is a bright guy and rather than throw his toys out of the pram like Kevin Kilbane has responded in adult fashion to the Rice dilemma. As […]

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By Dave Langton The start has hardly been the most promising but it’s still too early for doom and gloom to surround the new manager and the host of new additions to the squad. Indeed, the bumpy ride of making a losing start to seasons isn’t exactly unfamiliar territory for Manuel Pellegrini, before his teams […]

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West Ham’s EFL Cup match brings the team back to our TV screens again this evening The Hammers make the short hop to AFC Wimbledon with plenty of changes in the offing as Manuel Pelegrini aims to fire up the team into the next stage. And the match will be shown on Sky Sports Football, […]

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Hammers young star Declan Rice will feel very much at home should he be handed a shiort for tonight’s Cup match against AFC Wimbledon. For the central defender can walk to the ground from his home which he did regularly as he watched the team as a kid. And speaking to the official site he […]

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David Gold famously forgot that Declan Rice was an Ireland international when he tipped him to play for England a earlier during this summer. His comments immediately felt the full fury of Roy Keane who reminded him in no uncertain manner that he was talking rubbish given the circumstances and pointing out which nation he […]

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Nathan Holland has been called into the squad for the match against AFC Wimbledon at Kingsmeadow this evening and he has been joined by his former under 23s skipper Declan Rice. Holland has been training with the first team at Rush Green for two or three weeks and has impressed Manuel Pellegrini who is keeping […]

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Marko Arnautovic and Michail Antonio are both quietly confident they will make the Hammers squad for the weekend game against Wolves. Both picked up minor knocks in the game at Arsenal but are walking unaided and expected to be available for the match. Neither are likely to be risked for tonight’s game against AFC Wimbledon […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Michail Antonio has sustained a minor ankle injury which of course puts him out of the picture for tomorrow’s EFL Cup clash against AFC Wimbledon. CandH reported immediately after the game that the player had taken a knock on his ankle and it remains to be seen whether he will […]

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Martin O’Neill has revealed that Declan Rice is still mulling over his international future and that England had contacted the young Hammer. And Kevin Kilbane – who played with Ireland between 1997 and 2011 – decided it would be a good idea to criticise the 19 pear old on social network Twitter. In an unbelievably […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has made it clear he will make changes for the game against AFC Wimbledon but isn’t letting on just how many may be on the cards. He said: “We have to play in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday and we are going to make changes because we have a squad and we must […]

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West Ham may be ready to step in and run the London Stadium should E20 go bust as is currently widely expected. After returning massive losses and dipping into the public purse for prop up loans it is now conceivable that the LLDC- organised E20 could go bust following publication of its latest accounts. And […]

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So we head into banana skin country tomorrow against a team which also lost on Saturday – AFC Wimbledon. The team – based in Kingston on Thames – was beaten 2-1 at home by Sunderland at the weekend and are still to win on their own manor having lost two and drawn one. They now […]

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Carlos Sanchez turned in a fine performance on Saturday even inheriting the armband when Marko Arnautovic left the action. And afterwards he revealed his gratitude at being at the club which “opened the door to the Premier League for him again. Speaking after the game he said:“It wasn’t the best start to the season, but […]

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Ryan Fredericks – like the rest of the squad – remains ‘gutted’ with the Arsenal result but is encouraged by what he saw at the Emirates. Speaking to www.whufc.com he said: “We’re gutted with the result. There were large spells of the game that we dominated and we made a lot of chances. There were probably […]

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It was seriously difficult not to be impressed with Carlos Sanchez against Arsenal as he announced his arrival as a Hammer with a truly no nonsense tackle. After that he was a rock at the centre of midfielder which is exactly what was required and continuing where he left off when taking over from Mark […]

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West Ham are not about to become homeless on the back of E20 financial issues which according to their latest accounts saw them borrow £14 million from public funds while recording losses of £20 million plus. In simple terms E20 is an offshoot of the London Legacy Development Coroporation for which Mayor Sadiq Khan holds […]

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Hammers fans have voted the summer’s £35 million record signing Felipe Anderson their man of the match against Arsenal. The Brazilian was in terrific form and pipped Marko Arnautovic to the top rating recording an average rating of 7.61 with skipper for the day Arnie just behind on 7.15. The ratings system – unique to […]

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Exclusive by Hugh Southon David Sullivan has told Claret and Hugh that he has made the peace with Robert Snodgrass and is delighted with the Scottish midfielder’s progress at the club. The pair have had a tete-a-tete after an exchange of words when the player was allowed to go on loan to Aston Villa during the […]

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The cost of attending PL games is rocketing out of control although West Ham do well on the cost of season tickets. However, a new study from Free Super Tips shows that fans are being ripped off through outrageously priced food and drink. The study shows that Arsenal fans can expect to pay £105.40 on average […]

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So beaten by Arsenal and three more goals conceded but in the main Hammers fans are happy with what they saw at the Emirates yesterday. We are, they believe improving and here are some random views on the display from ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O I thought Anderson did very well this week. Seemed […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has made a point of telling fans to look at his record when taking over clubs and whilst not as poor as his Hammers start, the point is well made. The Chilean had nothing like the number of new players come into the club as has happened at our place previously and thus […]

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Sometimes you just have to hand it to people and I can’t let this afternoon pass without giving a big shout out for Robert Snodgrass. I saw a bloke jumping up and down in delight from my seat in the Bobby Moore during the Bournemouth match when he was subbed. I felt like decking the […]

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Marko Arnautovic took a knock on his knee which saw him leave the action in the second half but the immediate report on his condition was relatively encouraging. Captain for the day at least Arnie left the Emirates unaided by any braces of crutches and although it’s far too early to make a firm prediction […]

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Robert Snodgrass appeared to be talking for the Hammers squad after the Arsenal defeat when he declared: “It’s very disappointing, “We’ve got an upset dressing room in there because, in massive spells of the game, we were the far better team and that’s exactly what the manager wanted. “We’ve still got to defend a bit better […]

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