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Tony Gale knows all about playing in a poisonous atmosphere as he demonstrated during the demonstrations against the Bond Scheme in the 90s. And he has told the Hammers squad have to be men about things at the London Stadium today and play with their heads not their hearts. And he has no doubt the […]

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David Sullivan is being reported this morning as being set to abandon his seat in the West Ham directors’ box this afternoon. The Sun claims he is being moved from the front row to a ‘safe zone’ for today’s match against Southampton. A Hammers insider is claimed to have told the ‘paper that “Mr Sullivan is upset […]

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West Ham are reportedly setting up a £4m move for Manchester United keeper  Sam Johnstone. The 25 year-old has been on loan at Aston Villa since January 2017 and has impressed scouts who have watched him regularly. And with United recently activating their  option to extend Jonstone’s contract by a year to 2019 the Mirror […]

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David Moyes has admitted that he wants to stay at West Ham beyond the end of the season but has to ensure that the club maintains its Premier League status. The manager – answering the question  – said:  “Yeah I do, but I want a club I can move forward and I want a club […]

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David Moyes has made it clear the West Ham players will know precisely how to respond should there be any problems during tomorrow’s game against Southampton. The manager believes  all will be well but should there be any repeats the players and the backroom staff have discussed their reactions. He explained there had been conversations […]

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Robbie Savage has waded into the issues surrounding West Ham and as a past Birmingham City employee of David Gold and David Sullivan declares he wishes them no ill will. But writing in his Daily Mirror column he clearly reckons the letter written by Mark Noble to the fans on the official site was an […]

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By Allen Cummings   Football fans are notoriously a superstitious bunch. Lucky omens, trusted rituals, Happy coincidences. They all come into play when we’re looking for encouragement, inspiration and in our case three valuable points. A few facts and figures about previous encounters with Southampton might hopefully generate some positive vibes amongst us increasingly nervous […]

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David Moyes has asked supporters to get behind the team on Saturday even if they go a goal behind. Moyes told reporters during a pre-match press conference “Wherever you go, you want the crowd behind you. If you perform well, you’ll have the crowd behind you. When it’s good, it’s really good. When you’re not doing well, […]

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David Moyes has given his team news ahead of the Southampton game on Sunday. Moyes told reporters “Andy Carroll is improving and is getting closer to coming back” Further on Carroll, he added “He’s doing a lot of running and changes of direction. Can I get him fit to play 90 minutes between now and […]

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David Moyes has confirmed that Manu Lanzini has an outside chance of making the line-up for tomorrow’s match against Southampton. With the first game for three weeks in front of us the boss confirmed that the play maker had taken the knock but revealed that he had been running. He said: “”We’ve got a problem […]

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Mark Hughes has begun the Charlie Austin mind games after a jab about how the London Stadium effect may work in his team’s favour. And although he claims Austin could be involved in the action tomorrow (Sat) he stops short of making that a certainty. Speaking ahead of the match he said: “He’s a natural goalscorer […]

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Nigel Kahn takes you through the archived footage from The Hammers League Cup run in 1981 which saw West Ham reach the final. John Lyall tested his FA Cup holders against Bob Paisleys Liverpool FC at Wembley and then a replay at Villa Park. Much of West Ham’s run was filmed for television so you’ll […]

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Manuel Lanzini has resumed training at Rush Green today and is hopeful to be fit to start against Southampton tomorrow. The Argentine suffered a knock to his knee while on International duty and missed training with the first team squad yesterday but resumed this morning and is hoped to be available for selection tomorrow. The Player himself […]

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Sir Trevor Brooking has told the London Standard that he was left saddened, shocked and frustrated in the London Stadium Directors Box and has called on supporters get behind the team tomorrow. Brooking wrote in the London paper “A number of people have asked me how I felt sitting in the directors’ box at the […]

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Stadium operator London Stadium 185 will pay around £60,000 this weekend providing extra security at the London Stadium for West Ham’s home match against Southampton on Saturday. As part of their twenty-five-year operator agreement with stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP these invoices will be passed on to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) who are funded by […]

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Patrice Evra refuses to tell the Hammers fans how to behave because the fact that 50,000 of them are inside the London Stadium says it all for him. The joke a minute left back took time off from his various comedy routines to make some very serious points cheif among them that there is nobody […]

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Niall Quinn believes Decland Rice is one of the best things to happen in Irish football for many years. The former international striker watched the youngster in action for the international side over the break from domestic league action and was clearly blown away by the Hammers teenager. And that is great news ahead of […]

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West Ham insists that only one season ticket holder has been relocated due to new security measures brought in by Newham’s Safety Advisory Board.  A West Ham insider told Claret and Hugh that the disabled season ticket holder in question has accepted a free place in hospitality for the remainder of the season. Other disabled […]

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Southampton Mark Hughes’ comments about the issues surrounding the London Stadium and the Hammers as a club touched a few nerves this morning. But I have every faith and confidence that the brilliant Hammers fans will see him eating his words big time by 5 pm tomorrow (Saturday). We have heard nothing other much then […]

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A new documentary film about West Ham has been released today by East 15 films. Called ‘Away From Home – Leaving Upton Park’ the documentary tracks the last season at the Boleyn ground and the first two at The London Stadium, Away From Home puts the West Ham fans side of the difficult move. The film […]

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Southampton manager Mark Hughes wants his team to get on the scoresheet early at the London Stadium to pile on the pressure and hopes the atmosphere and anxiety amongst West Ham fans will affect the Hammers performance negativity. Hughes told reporters at his pre-match Press conference “West Ham have their own problems to deal with, it […]

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed messages from Sir Trevor Brooking and Mark Noble to West Ham supporters. Khan told the London Standard “I fully support Sir Trevor Brooking and West Ham captain Mark Noble’s open letters to fans, urging them to back the team on Saturday. Nobody wants to witness scenes like those during the […]

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Excluding long absentees, Winston Reid, Pedro Obiang and Sam Byram who have all been ruled out for the season David Moyes looks to have a full squad to choose from. As revealed earlier, Andy Carroll is not due to be fit until 16th April at the earliest but previous injury doubts Cheik Kouyate and James Collins both trained […]

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West Ham cult hero Carlton Cole has confirmed he has retired from professional football. The former Hammer has been training with AFC Wimbledon but told WHUFC.com today. “This is a bit of an exclusive actually!” he laughed. “I’m still getting offers to play, but the fact is that I feel I am in a different […]

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David Moyes has revealed in his London Standard column that he expects Andy Carroll to be fit for the last four to five games of the season This could mean Carroll targets the home game against Stoke at the London Stadium on 16th April, if not it could come at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal […]

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Finally some good news, a supercomputer has calculated that West Ham will retain their Premier League status and will finish the table in May on 39 points in 15th place this season. The computer believes the Hammers will amass nine points by winning three games in the next eight games but predicts five more losses. […]

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