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Former Southampton Player Liaison Officer Hugo Scheckter has joined West Ham as the new head of player care. Hugo speaking on social media said today:  “‪Incredibly excited to announce that I will be joining West Ham their new Head of Player Care. Hugely honoured to be joining a club like West Ham lead their new […]

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Canning Town Len’s latest musical creation. This time it is the time of West Ham former manager Sam Allardyce to get Len’s animation treatment. All part of Canning Town Len’s full musical called ‘Pure Gold’ Here’s a number from the upcoming musical to cheer you all up. Everyone loves Sam Allardyce! pic.twitter.com/enagLSWWxQ — Canning Town […]

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David Moyes was hit by a huge double blow today when he learned both Winston Reid and Sam Byram will miss the remainder of the season. Both defenders were ruled out after scans today when it became clear that Reid’s knee problem and Byram’s ankle would see them miss the last nine games of the season. […]

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Photographs of Bobby Moore which have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery and have gone on display to mark this year’s World Cup and the 25th anniversary of his death. The exhibition includes some unusual images of a working footballer: winning the ball from George Best, playing chess with Franz Beckenbauer. And the more […]

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Guest blog by Terry Driscoll As a young lad I remember asking my great uncle if he ever went to watch West Ham play and his reply made me smile: “Not since they moved from the memorial ground son, Upton Park isn’t even in West Ham, they shouldn’t be allowed to use the name they […]

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David Moyes had made it clear that the next two games against Burnley and Southampton are about as critical as it gets. Talking to the official site the manager said: “The next two games could define the season. We’ve got games now that we know we can get something from. Before, I thought a point a […]

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Andy Carroll was spotted by a young West Ham fan out boozing until the early hours of the morning hours before his team lost 4-1 to Swansea. The injured striker was photographed with his friends surrounded by empty lager glasses at his local Speak Easy bar in Epping, Essex. Fan Luke Neat who spotted him […]

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David Moyes has issued a stark relegation warning to reporters yesterday following West Ham’s 4-1 defeat saying his players and himself will not be around next season if performances don’t improve. “They have been told this was miles and miles away from where I’m going – or they are going,” Moyes told reporters in Wales. […]

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Centre back Winston Reid suffered a serious injury to his knee on Saturday and could be out for some time as the club waits for results of medical scans. James Collins has suffered a hamstring injury with keeping out of a return to his native country on Saturday with no return date scheduled for the […]

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Winston Reid picked up a serious injury on Saturday that could see the defender out for the remainder of the season. The centre-back overextended his knee was also knocked out unconscious during a first-half incident at the Liberty Stadium. TV replays showed Reid’s foot appeared to lodge in the ground and he remained on the deck […]

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Regular CandH blogger Allen Cummings offers his most heartfelt blog yet on events on and off the pitch in Wales yesterday.   For the past sixty years I have been a supporter of West Ham United. This is the club I have loved from boyhood to manhood and now through to a more gentler age. […]

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David Gold was surrounded by so called Hammers fans as his car attempted to leave  Wales yesterday after the 4-1 defeat by Swansea. For the second time in a few weeks he was abused and sworn at by a group of fans whose car had stopped in front of his when he chose to get […]

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Sam Byram in admitting “we are right down in it” refuses to blame injuries for Saturday’s awful performance at Swansea. Speaking to the official site the right back said: We’re very disappointed. It was a six-point game and now we’re right down in it. We need to pick ourselves up and go again because we’re in […]

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David Moyes has been elaborating on his post match comments after the shocking defeat at Swansea yesterday. The manager declared himself embarrassed by what he had earlier claimed was the worst performance during his time at the club. And he added: “We had no intensity in our play, we thought we could just stroll about. […]

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David Gold was tonight forced from his car by angry hammers fans following the defeat at Swansea. Here is the response from Hammers Chats Gonzo after the footage emerged on twitter.   BOARD OUT 10th March we March!! pic.twitter.com/gZVSUh5P03 — Kristian Jones (@stuttanutta) March 3, 2018 Too much for me, not up for all of […]

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David Moyes refused to pull punches after the defeat in Wales describing it as the “worst performance in his time at West Ham.” And he warned: ” I think the players have to take responsibility and reach the level they did six weeks ago. We have the players who can do it but they will […]

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Captain Mark Noble has told the fans they didn’t deserve the performance – if that’s what we can call it – put out by the Hammers in Wales this afternoon. It’s becoming very tedious indeed to be told we need to put these displays behind us but for the record here’s what he had to […]

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We have two sets of ratings tonight from CandH reporter Daniel Danielli Leach followed underneath by FB forum member Sergey Novysh . Here’s Danny’s marks: Adrian  Not at fault for any of the goals and made a couple of good saves 6 Zabaleta A fairly steady performance from him today nothing too much to note 5 […]

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David Moyes has revealed that both Angelo Ogbonna and James Collins are both sidelined today via illness and injury. Speaking just before the game the Hammers boss said: James has a little hamstring injury and Angelo is just feeling unwell. He indicated that Chicharito is involved up front given his recent good form but refused […]

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West Ham’s Claret and Blue away army are facing more challenges this morning with delayed and cancelled trains. Met Police football unit posted a message  to West Ham fans on social media saying “If your travelling to Swansea by rail that not looking particularly clever with the 7.45am delayed and the 8.45am cancelled follow National rail […]

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The Daily Telegraph claim West Ham have the second-worst run in the Premier League with only Brighton facing worse. Saturday 3 March 2018 Swansea v West Ham  Liberty Stadium Saturday 10 March 2018 West Ham v Burnley  London Stadium Saturday 31 March 2018 West Ham v Southampton  London Stadium Sunday 8 April 2018 Chelsea v West Ham  Stamford Bridge Monday 16 April 2018 West Ham v Stoke  London Stadium Monday 23 […]

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The Daily Express says West Ham will go back in for Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter this summer with a £10million bid. They say David Moyes will attempt to bolster his midfield in the summer with Harry Arter indicating he plans to extend his stay past the summer. Moyes had two bids, the last amounting to […]

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A Claret and Hugh poll on whether the Real West Ham Fans Action Group were right to cancel the planned march has split the fanbase. Over 1,200 supporters took part in yesterday’s poll with almost 53.5% (645) saying RWHAG were wrong to cancel the march. That means over 46.5% (561) believe RWHAG did the right thing in […]

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The Beast from the East has delayed the publication of West Ham’s financial results for last season.  West Ham filed their statutory accounts on the last day of the deadline (Wednesday 28th February) but Companies House closed their offices the very next day because of snow and weather conditions on Thursday and Friday. The backlog will […]

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Swansea’s Liberty stadium and surrounding area are almost snow free today with no new snowfall forecast. West Ham fan Chris Nye posted a photo on social media around 6 pm this afternoon to show that Swansea had escaped much of the beast of the East and storm Emma. The Premier League game will go ahead […]

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As chair of the West Ham United Independent Supporters Association (WHUISA) I just wanted to update everyone on the current situation after yesterday’s cancellation. We were happy to support the Real West Ham Fans Campaign Group, and and welcomed the opportunity to join them in meeting Karren Brady and her colleagues. As the only organisation […]

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