Sir Trevor Brooking says unhappy West Ham fans should stay away from the remaining five home games while Hammers skipper Mark Noble says supporters should unite behind the team in their remaining games to avoid relegation. While further protests are planned the reality is the board can’t do anything meaningful until the summer, they can’t […]
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Poll: Should the owners stay away from a home game?
Posted on 15 March 2018.
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London Stadium security costs will rise but who will pay?
Posted on 15 March 2018.
Yesterday radio station Talk sport claimed that West Ham would pay for a beefed-up police presence at the London Stadium to prevent any repeat of the trouble which marred Saturday’s defeat to Burnley. They said ‘In light of this violence, West Ham have insisted that police officers be deployed inside the ground for the five remaining home […]
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Retro shirt support idea to unite West Ham
Posted on 15 March 2018.
ITK EXWHUEmployee is suggesting that West Ham supporters should wear a retro shirt at the next home game at the London Stadium against Southampton to show support for the team in a united front of solidarity behind the players. EX explained to C&H this morning: “basically in a nutshell, I am fed up with the way our […]
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West Ham warm weather training Miami trip explained
Posted on 15 March 2018.
They say a picture paints a thousand words so it is unfortunate to see images of West Ham players sunning themselves on Miami beach in the tabloid laughing and rubbing sun cream into each other as they sun themselves. The timing is awful from a PR perspective after an awful week in the media in […]
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West Ham fans prepared to call temporary cease-fire
Posted on 14 March 2018.
A Claret and Hugh poll of 1,926 supporters show a majority say they are prepared to put their grievances aside until the summer by calling a truce with the West Ham board. A total of 1,345 supporters just under 70% say they are prepared to call a cease-fire with the board until the summer to […]
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Mark Noble to fans ‘We have two options’
Posted on 14 March 2018.
Mark Noble has spoken to the club’s official website in a plea to get behind the team for the remaining five home games. Nobes Said “To be honest, as I said after the game, I see that we have two options – either we crumble and fold and give up or we come together, train hard […]
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Bookies slash odds of a West Ham relegation
Posted on 14 March 2018.
Bookies have slashed the odds for West Ham to be relegated from the Premier League this season with prices as short as 2/1 with most bookmakers. West Brom are odds-on favourites for the drop at 1/66 while Stoke are also odds-on at 4/6 to be relegated. If the bookies are right then the third relegation […]
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Hammers not on holiday
Posted on 14 March 2018.
West Ham released photos of Hammers hard at training in Florida on WHUFC.com saying: “Manager David Moyes says West Ham United’s Miami training camp will prepare the squad for the Premier League run-in.The Hammers have travelled to Florida and will train every day this week, taking part in a spinning session on Monday before taking to […]
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West Ham issues statement on supporter bans
Posted on 14 March 2018.
West Ham says they will give life bans to any supporter who entered the pitch or threw missiles last Saturday in a statement on WHUFC.com this afternoon. The statement reads: “West Ham United are committed to taking decisive and positive action with the primary focus of ensuring London Stadium is a safe, comfortable and secure environment […]
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Poll: Should West Ham fans call a truce with the board?
Posted on 14 March 2018.
West Ham will attempt to call a truce with disgruntled West Ham fans until the summer on the grounds that little can be done to change things now and that the club, players and fans need to pull together to avoid a chance of relegation which would be devastating for everyone. Mark Noble himself said […]
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West Ham apply for Women’s Super league place
Posted on 14 March 2018.
The Football Association has received 15 applications to join the revamped top two tiers of women’s football for 2018-19, with nine vacancies available. Up to four teams could join the top division, the FA Women’s Super League (WSL), and up to five may enter tier two, the new FA Women’s Championship. Any club with an affiliated women’s […]
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Hammer caught up in Lyon fake interest claims
Posted on 14 March 2018.
An unnamed agent says that Marseille were forced to pay far more to Patrice Evra and eventually sign the left-back because of fake interest from Lyon which was made up by President Jean Michel Aulas French media claim. Media outlet France Football says: “Lyon and Aulas claimed to be interested in the French international right up […]
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Unhappy West Ham fans urged to boycott Man City
Posted on 14 March 2018.
West Ham season ticket holders have been urged to boycott the West Ham v Manchester City match on Sunday 29th April. In the latest range of protests on an online campaign on social suggests a half-empty stadium live on Sky TV would send out a powerful message. The statement from an unknown source which been […]
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West Ham Podcast: Burnley Boiling Pot
Posted on 13 March 2018.
Moore Than Just A Podcast presenters Sean Whetstone, George Bucci, John Bucci and Nigel Kahn to discuss the disappointing Burnley defeat last Saturday as well as the pitch invasions and the board protest in the latest episode of the West Ham Podcast now in its seventh season. Listen to Sean, George, John and Nigel set the […]
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A game of fine margins
Posted on 13 March 2018.
By Allen Cummings Never before has football and football clubs been so much at the mercy of ‘fine margins’. There is so much money at stake in the modern game now, the difference between winning and losing, or winning and drawing, can ultimately define the very future of a football club in today’s game. Indeed, […]
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Di Canio refuses to help David Sullivan
Posted on 13 March 2018.
Former Hammer Paolo Di Canio insists he would never return to West Ham in any capacity while David Sullivan is co-owner. On Sky Sports Italia, former Chelsea player Gianluca Vialli asked Di Canio that he could see himself “running to help your team in the future.” But the former West Ham captain, who previously managed Sunderland, delivered […]
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FA give West Ham until the end of the week
Posted on 13 March 2018.
West Ham has been given until the end of this week to respond to the Football Association with their observations on the troubles that marred Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat to Burnley, Sky Sports News claim. Four separate pitch invasions interrupted the game at the London Stadium, and co-owner David Sullivan was allegedly hit by a […]
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West Ham to sign experienced director of football
Posted on 13 March 2018.
“West Ham will appoint an experienced director of football at the end of the season in a bid to head off criticism from fans of their recruitment strategy” claims the well connected Ken Dyer in the London Evening Standard. Last month David Moyes said in the London Standard “We’ve put together some plans, we are going […]
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Media speculation rubbished by insider
Posted on 13 March 2018.
West Ham insiders have rubbished a tabloid report that claimed West Ham would sue a supporter who ran onto the pitch with the corner flag. Yesterday the Daily Mail protester Paul Colbourne said “I am also worried and found it scary when the police said West Ham would be bringing a civil case against me. […]
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Spurs price families out of football
Posted on 13 March 2018.
Spurs have announced season-ticket prices on Monday for their new 62,000-seat stadium, which they hope to occupy in 2018-19 with the cheapest season ticket costing £795 and the most expensive £1,995 while the average costs £875. Kids will pay £397.50 rising to £562.50 for concessions. Last week West Ham announced it was freezing their season ticket prices […]
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West Ham documentary coming soon
Posted on 13 March 2018.
Away From Home – Leaving Upton Park – A Feature Length Documentary will be released on 30th March by East 15 films. On May 10th 2016, after 112 years of calling The Boleyn Ground home, West Ham United played their final match in the iconic stadium before moving across the East End to the London […]
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London Stadium sleeping steward video goes viral
Posted on 13 March 2018.
A video of a London Stadium steward asleep on the job during Saturday’s game has gone viral online with over 382,000 people viewing it since it was posted on social media on Saturday. West Ham fan and Twitter user @TezzyWHU wrote “No wonder stewards can’t do anything at all. Ours in 103 was sleeping!” Our […]
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Don’t blame the London Stadium says Jordan
Posted on 13 March 2018.
Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan says West Ham fans are kidding themselves if they think fixing the London Stadium will fix things for West Ham. He said on Kick Off: “West Ham fans will tell us they’ve been sold a lie because they’ve been sold a vision which isn’t manifesting itself. That vision at […]
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Former Hammer backs supporters right to protest
Posted on 13 March 2018.
Former Hammer Ian Wright has given his view on the West Ham troubles on Saturday saying he doesn’t condone those fans who ran on the pitch but equally he would never dispute supporters’ right to protest. Wrighty told the Sun “LET’S get one thing clear — the West Ham fans who invaded the pitch on […]
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Group to vote whether to re-instate march
Posted on 13 March 2018.
West Ham United Independent Supporters Association (WHUSIA) will hold a vote later this month on whether to reinstate plans for a protest march against the club’s owners. An article on the BBC news website says the West Ham United Independent Supporters Association will ballot members on 31 March. Chairman Mark Walker told the BBC: “If the majority of […]
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MP writes to Brady about online abuse
Posted on 13 March 2018.
West Ham have been described as behaving like “ostriches with their heads in the sand” by a Labour MP who has written to Karren Brady demanding to know why the club have not condemned alleged online abuse aimed at the chairman of one of their supporter groups last week. Wes Streeting, the MP for Ilford […]
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