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West Ham continue to be linked with Barcelona’s Marlon Santos. The 22 year old central defender is also fancied by Leicester City but reports claim the Hammers are favourites following the arrival of new manager Manuel Pellegrini. The 22 year old made three appearances for Barca before moving on loan to Nice and according to Mundo […]

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Carlton Cole reckons Manuel Pellegini is set to take the club to that famous “next level.” The Hammers cult hero and ambassador is thrilled with the appointment and told the official site: “It’s exciting times. We’ve got a world-class manager, one of the best in the Premier League now in my opinion. We know what his […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has returned to Santiago in Chile to take some time out with his family before the pre-season programme begins. All the players and the majority of West Ham coaching staff are on their Summer holidays at the moment and are not due to return until the first week of July. Players on World Cup […]

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West Ham missed out on a £1m promotion bonus as Fulham beat Aston Villa in the Championship Final, the result means Villa are less likely to fork the £12m valuation the Hammers previously put on their player. Villa lost 1-0 at Wembley today despite Hammer Robert Snodgrass playing for the full 90 minutes. Snodgrass is […]

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West Ham will remain in Europe for their pre-season and not have a long haul tour of the US, Middle East or Asia. The world cup finals in Russia will not finish until Sunday 15th July in Moscow and with players having another two weeks rest they might not be released until the beginning of […]

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The West Ham home and away kits were released on Friday to a mixed reaction from supporters. Some love them, some hate them and many are indifferent! The Hammers Umbro home kit reminds some of the eighties kits while others point out the lack of Sky blue. The Away kit is far more radical with […]

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West Ham will be keeping a keen eye on Robert Snodgrass this afternoon as he heads into the Championship Play off final against Fulham at Wembley Stadium. This may be his final appearance in a Villa shirt after scoring eight goals in 43 appearances and providing numerous assists. The  Hammers wrote a clause into the  […]

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West Ham has signed up two experienced players. Seventy-one year-old Billy Bonds from Woolwich, London can play right back, defensive midfield or centre back and has great leadership skills. He is described as a future captain and manager while 69-year-old Trevor from Barking can play on the right wing or the centre of midfield. They bring […]

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Rangers boss Stevie Gerrard wants to give James Collins a big summer move to Rangers according to the Scottish media. The 34 year does not see his Hammers release as end of career and would have to be interested in playing under the Liverpool legend. A move for Martin Skrtl – with whom the Rangers […]

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Javier Hernandez is making no commitment to remain a Hammer under new boss Manuel Pellegrini. The striker is understood to be bang in the manager’s plans for next season as a partner to Marko Arnautovic  after a playing a disappointing number of games under Slaven Bilic and David Moyes. But as he prepared with the […]

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They call it the biggest prize in the world of football. Wembley hosts the Championship play-off finals this afternoon, with the winner of the play-off final set to receive at least £160m in revenue. That figure, which has been calculated by Deloitte and is spread over three years, could rise to £280m if either Aston […]

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Trevor Brooking believes Manuel Pellegrini has hit a chord with the fans in making it clear the new manager wants four or five new signings. The Hammers legend said: “I think that is what most fans will be hoping for. It’s not always easy to conjure up that number, though, and we’ve got to be […]

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Nearly half of West Ham fans believe new boss Manuel Pellegrino will lead the Hammers to a top ten finish next season. A poll from ClaretandHugh shows that 49,69 per cent- or 869 – believe the Irons are on their way with no fears of relegation which has haunted them over the last two season. […]

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  By Allen Cummings     Less than a week into his new job and speculation is already growing on social media and within the popular press as to the players Manuel Pellegrini might be looking to bring in to kick start his much anticipated West Ham revolution. Social media of course, where else, has […]

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Manuel Pellegrini intends to give every player on the Hammers books a chance of proving themselves in pre season – including Aston Villa target Robert Snodgrass. CandH understands that the new manager has made it crystal clear that none of Snodgrass, Reece Oxford, Reece Burke or any other player will be moved out until he […]

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West Ham have been touted as favourites to sign £18m Barcelona defender Marlon Santos reports in Spain claim. The Brazilian spent this season on-loan in France with Nice and is now a summer target for the Hammers. Mundo Deportivo says despite English media sources claiming interest from Leicester City, Barca insiders insist West Ham are now close to signing Marlon. Barca […]

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Manuel Lanzini only aim as a young boy was to play for the football team he supported as  a youngster and that was River Plate. He turned down a trial with Boca Juniors and was later rewarded when his dream was finally granted when he joined River Plate in 2002 aged just nine.  Now the […]

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Manuel Pellegrini insists “respect” is the key word among everybody within the Hammers community. In a recent article with The Coaches’ Voice,  reproduced on the official site, the new boss gave his personal guidelines for producing the best  out of himself, his players and his club. He wrote: “Usually, the first few days I’m with the […]

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The season has only been over for 12 days but the Hammers have been on the march since the final day victory over Sam Allardyce’s Everton. The arrival of Manuel Pellegrini has raised hopes sky high for next season but realistically how much can the new boss achieve in what looks set to become a […]

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Manuel Pellegrini wants to bring the under 23s into much closer contact with the senior squad and plans to have them training at Rush Green as he keeps an eye on their development. ClaretandHugh understands the new manager has started a review of the Academy and has been handed dossiers on every player under academy […]

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Fresh reports in Portugal suggest West Ham want to sign €30m Porto striker Moussa Marega. Correio da Manha claims that Wolves, Aston Villa and the Hammers are all interested in the forward and have been scouting the player. Marega scored 23 goals and eight assists in the Primeira Liga in 2017/18 as Porto ended their […]

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West Ham are tracking West Bromwich Albion defender Ahmed Hegazi, ESPN claim. West Brom face a battle to keep hold of Hegazi this summer following their relegation from the Premier League. Reports have suggested that Hegazi has a £2.5 million release clause in his contract, but those reports are wide of the mark. Hegazi, who is […]

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Manuel Pellegrini can’t wait to start managing the club in front of their “always special fans.” The new manager has much experience of the passion of the Irons supporters after his time in the Premier League with Manchester City. And speaking to the official site he declared: “I managed a lot of times against West Ham […]

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West Ham have unveiled the new Umbro 2018/19 Home and Away kits! To mark the launch of the I’m Forever campaign, which honours the lifelong loyalty shown to the Club by players and supporters alike, the Hammers invited a group of Hammers, past and present, to try on the new kit on for size. Two-time […]

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Winston Reid has delivered a heartbreaking farewell message to James Collins as the central defender’s time at the club comes to an end. With the club allowing Ginge to walk away in June, his defensive partner down the years has really shown his emotions in an Instagram post. He said: “Things don’t always pan out […]

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It’s a magical moment in the lives of ClaretandHugh and Canning Town Len today as the main man comes on board the website with his amazingly confused ‘take’ on life at West Ham. Len has become a real favourite among Irons fans and today – IN HIS FIRST EXCLUSIVE COLUMN WITH US – that other […]

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