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By Allen Cummings I wasn’t exactly in the best of moods as I travelled back down the M6 last Sunday. Understandable after witnessing our 4-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool. But I was seething by the time I reached the M1, listening to Chris Sutton on the BBC’s 606 phone-in programme continually mocking […]

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Usually, when a West Ham player sends a message to the board it is for all the wrong reasons but Edimilson Fernandes has posted a message on Instagram to thank the board in allowing him to move on loan to Fiorentina with an option to make it permanent. Fernandes wrote: “I would like to say […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has admitted he was upset in the way West Ham defended against Liverpool on Sunday at Anfield but said he was equally unhappy with the way we attacked and lacked possession. He told reporters: “I was so upset with the way we defended and I was not happy with the way we attacked. We […]

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Reports in Germany suggest that another German club is considering a loan for him before the 31st August deadline. German magazine Kicker says that Hannover are considering a loan for the 19-year-old Hammer. Gladbach pulled out of the race for the youngster last week and he has had to make do playing for the West Ham under 23’s […]

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West Ham could find themselves playing inside their own stadium with a surround in the navy colour of Spurs if the owners E20 get their way! Despite the Hammers winning every point at an expert determination on the issues over which the two sides have been at war for months the owners seem set on […]

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The Hammers – along with Arsenal and Spurs – are being reported as holding an interest in Republic of Ireland youth international Elvis Azah. The 17-year-old winger has been with Cardiff City’s under 18s for his pre-season where he scored two goals against our under 18s in a friendly. Azah, who is comfortable playing either […]

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West Ham’s medics believe Andy Carroll will be back in action before Christmas. He is expected to become the first of the long term injury victims to return with no date yet having been put on central defender Winston Reid’s comeback. If the backroom staff have got their Carroll timetable right it will give the […]

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The possibility that owners of the London Stadium E20 have allegedly asked the Hammers to pay £170k a year for a claret surround has gone down like a lead balloon among the club’s fans. Earlier today ClaretandHugh revealed that instead there was a distinct possibility that they would instead opt for a ‘Spurs navy’ colour […]

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Jack Wilshere is very happy to see his fellow Gunner Lucas Perez join him in the claret and blue. Despite never playing in the same Premier League side as the striker, the Hammers midfielder is convinced he front man is set to bring real quality to the team. Both players decided their future lay with […]

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The West Ham Way – show 99 Here’s the latest podcast from Phoenix 98 FM and The West Ham Way. Popular ITK @ExWHUemployee is featured in this weekly show and in this edition gives his views on the events at Anfield on Saturday before turning his attention to what could happen at the London Stadium for the […]

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Reece Oxford may have been at the centre of attention of RP Leipzig scouts who watched last night’s Under23s match between the Irons and spurs at Stevenage. The German club – having been expected to mount a bid for the player last season when he was on loan at Borrusia Munchengladbach – had scouts in […]

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Mike Manera has swapped his comedian’s hat to become CandH’s tactical analyst this season and in his first piece here he looks back on the Liverpool match and comes to some interesting conclusions. In pre-season Pellegrini seemed to prefer a 433 shape, only switching to 442 in the last game of the warm up […]

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If you never tire of hearing the same thing said in slightly different ways then listen to footballers after a defeat …or even maybe a victory. I knew it was going to be another long old winter doing this job when I read Angelo Ogbonna’s quotes on the Liverpool defeat this morning. Thoughts of groundhog […]

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Manuel Pellegrini will wrestle with some midfield problems after being disappointed at seeing the team over-run in that area of the pitch by rampant Liverpool on Sunday. The clash against Bournemouth on Saturday is a key fixture given Arsenal (a), Chelsea (h), Everton (a) and Manchester United (h) are on the horizon within the next […]

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Half of Premier League clubs could have played in empty stadiums and still made a pre-tax profit in the first season of the current broadcast deal, BBC research has found. In 2016-17, during which clubs benefited from a record £8.3bn in global TV revenue, matchday income contributed less than 20p in every £1 earned by […]

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The Moore Than Just A Podcast team is back to review the first game of the 2018/2019 Premier League season. In episode two of the new season listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with Nigel Kahn along with guest presenters Iain Dale and David Hautzig from West Ham Till I Die review […]

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West Ham have been counting down their fifty greatest Hammers on the official website and social media channels over the past two months. It is not clear who voted for and how they came up with the positions of 11-50 but they are now giving West Ham supporters a chance to vote on the top […]

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On Monday morning BBC match of the day host Gary Lineker gave his thoughts on Twitter about the opening weekend of the Premier League season by saying “First thoughts of the opening weekend of the season. All fairly predictable: Manchester City once again the team to beat. Liverpool will be the chief threat. VAR should’ve been […]

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Xande Silva grabbed a hat-trick on his Hammers under 23 debut and then learned he is going nowhere this season. After a massively important performance in the 3-1 victory at Stevenage, manager Manuel Pellegrini will not be allowing the 21 year old to go out on loan. Over 40 League clubs were represented at last night’s […]

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The Moore Than Just A Podcast is back to review the first game of the 2018/2019 Premier League season. In episode two of the new season listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with Nigel Kahn with guest presenters Iain Dale and David Hautzig from West Ham Till I Die review the Liverpool […]

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It was perhaps inevitable that a small majority of West Ham naysayers would come out of hiding after the 4-0 defeat predicting relegation, claiming Pellegrini wouldn’t stay and some even blaming the board. Of course no-one likes to lose 4-0 on the opening day of the Premier League and start the season at the bottom […]

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Here’s how a few of the journos saw the 4-0 thumping at Anfield yesterday afternoon. It’s par for the course for most to come to a conclusion about a team’s seasonal chances after 90 minutes of action. By and large it’s what they are paid to do. And the more controversial they can manage to […]

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Michail Antonio is confident his ability to perform in multiple positions gives him a real chance of keep his place in the Hammers team this season. The former Hammers of the year made his first appearance – probably ahead of Andriy Yarmolenko against Liverpool – which he doesn’t believe accurately reflected the team’s abilities. Speaking […]

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Those of you who watched Match of the Day 2 last night will have heard Jermaine Jenas dissecting his way through West Ham’s performance…and I have to say it was an excellent appraisal. I often don’t need any help in making myself look stupid because half an hour earlier I’d been moaning on the Claret […]

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Hammer Edimilson Fernandes has signed for Italian Serie A side Fiorentina on a season-long loan the club have officially confirmed on WHUFC.com. Fiorentina will pay all of the 22-year-old Swiss midfielder wages plus a loan fee of 750,000 Eurors with an option to buy of around 9 million Euros. Fernandes, who has been capped four […]

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Our hard man ratings expert Niall McDonald takes a break from handing out his marks to offer the final post mortem on yesterdays defeat at Anfield and finds some plus points to ponder on. With all the new arrivals and positivity surrounding the club during the summer it was almost a shame that […]

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