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Former Hammer Sofiane Feghouli says money is not important to him and he left West Ham to compete to win things like league titles. He took a pay cut to move to Turkey. Feghouli joined Galatasaray for a reported €5.5m deal after just one season with West Ham. The Algerian told the French media “First of […]

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Premier League clubs will see their TV revenue from the UK reduce from the 2019-2020 season. Sky and BT paid £5.1Bn for the UK TV rights to show 168 matches per season in the current deal which runs between 2016-2019 but both broadcasters put in lower bids valuing the new three-year deal at £4.5Bn for 160 […]

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Lots has been said and reported what happened in the Wigan carpark when the West Ham Chairmen spoke with fans after the FA Cup defeat. West Ham season ticket holder Baz Cox has now published a covert video which reveals some of the dialogue between West Ham fans and David Gold post-match. It also dispels […]

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David Moyes has confirmed that he is no longer interested in the Scotland job. The West Ham boss threw his hat into the ring for the job in October, but has now confirmed that he is focused solely on club management.  Nevertheless, Moyes has not ruled out taking the reins in future, having been born […]

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Former Hammer Diafra Sakho has told a French newspaper that he was destined for Germany before West Ham came in for him. He claims his agent was unsure but he was confident he would succeed as a Hammer if he was played. Sakho told the press as part of a wide-ranging interview on his career […]

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Hammer Patrice Evra has published one of his trademark funny videos on social media based on when he received the call from West Ham to say he was joining the Irons. Evra posted the caption on Instagram with his latest video saying “When I receive West Ham call…🤙 That was my feeling knowing I’m also back […]

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The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Investment Committee meets today in Stratford to discuss financial performance of the London Stadium. The management accounts report shared with the committee members reveal that the stadium cost £19m of capital expenditure from the LLDC until the end of December 2017 and is forecast to need another £4m until the Corporation’s […]

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West Ham have been forced to pay out just under £10m to their crocked stars in the first half of the season.  New research from insurance broker JLT Speciality has found that the Irons have been the hardest hit of any club by injuries, suffering 41 injuries across the team! That’s five more than second-placed […]

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Local businesses in the Green Street and Barking road area continue to campaign and lobby Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales to keep the Champions statue which includes West Ham legends Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters where it is close to the old Boleyn Ground. Posters have appeared in the windows of local businesses […]

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David Gold has replied to the Real West Ham Fans Action Group on social media. The Action groups official twitter followed by 6,800 people posted a message saying: ’10 years ago we owned our own stadium and everyone loved it… 10 years on our home has been knocked down and we now play in an […]

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West Ham are set to swoop for Fulham’s right back Ryan Fredericks in the summer. The Hammers boss David Moyes remains uncertain of Sam Byram and made his interest known in Fredericks during the January window believing a deal could be done given he is out of contract in the summer. But Fulham are still trying […]

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Hammers £10 million striker Jordan Hugill absolutely loved his debut moment for the team as he showed himself off to the London Stadium fans for the first time. And although he was only on the pitch for a few moments as a replacement for Chicharito his high energy display impressed many spectators. And he told the […]

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Pablo Zabaleta wants to move on and be fighting for European qualification. The veteran defender has been inspirational for the Irons this season but wants an end to months of struggle as soon as possible. Speaking to the official site he said: “We want to be safe as soon as possible.  If you look at the […]

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  By Allen Cummings   It’s Valentines Days on Wednesday.  So maybe it’s fitting then that there’s a whole lot of ‘true love’ circulating around West Ham and the London Stadium right now for the man we have all taken to our ‘hearts’ in recent weeks. Marko Arnautovic is the undeniable pin-up boy amongst Hammers […]

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West Ham joint-chairman David Gold has revealed that David Moyes wife bundled him into his car at Wigan after an alleged confrontation with fans. Last week Talksport presenter Jim White posted: “I’ve heard from a very reliable source that West Ham owners’ Sullivan and Gold were surrounded and jostled by fans at Wigan who demanded […]

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West Ham’s victorious squad will be getting no break in the  Dubai sun after their win over Watford at the weekend. With a free weekend looming after the team’s inglorious exit from the FA Cup at Wigan, the opportunity was available to fly off for warm weather training as became a habit under previous managers. […]

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They’re trying very hard not to say it but David Moyes looks booked for a long stay at the London Stadium Despite the manager’s regular pronouncements that he will not be talking a new deal until the end of the season and the board’s refusal to make any move themselves, the job looks cut and […]

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David Moyes has admitted for the first time  there were some players “probably hoping” his new regime would introduce a change of attitude following his arrival as manager. At the end of his first three months in charge he has given his own assessment on the changes he has made declaring: “All I’ve done is […]

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West Ham has earned 30 points from 27 games in the Premier League, an average of 1.11 points per match. We have another  11 top flight games remaining with a maximum 33 point still on offer. At their current average West Ham could earn another 12 points which would put them on 42 points safe […]

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Ginge reckons there’s much more to come from West Ham United. And the Werlsh Hammers ‘leg’ reckons Marko Arnautovic has been fantastic despite being “a bit quirky.’ Speaking after the fine victory over Watford he said: “There’s more to come from this team. We haven’t been happy with the season at all. Saturday was good, […]

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David Moyes says David Sullivan will “stand aside a bit” from player recruitment in the coming months. The club signed Joao Mario on loan from Inter and Patrice Evra on a free transfer at the start of the month, but Moyes does not expect Sullivan to have as much say in deals in the summer. […]

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Pablo Zabaleta and Marko Arnautovic have been named in Garth Crooks’ Premier League Team of the Week! The Hammers beat Watford 2-0 on Saturday and impressed pundit Crooks, who names his Team of the Week for the BBC every Sunday.  Zabaleta features in a three-man defence for Crooks, with Arnie on the left wing! On […]

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Newcastle wanted to take Joe Hart on loan in January, according to a report from the Daily Mirror! Rafa Benitez’s side beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday, with new goalkeeper Martin Dubravka heroic on his debut.  However, it could have been Hart lining up against the Red Devils had Rafa Benitez got his wish! The […]

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David Moyes reckons 40 is the magical mark as far as Premier League survival is concerned. But studying the fixtures and likely points hauls by the bottom three teams it looks more than possible that it could be lower than that this season. I won’t walk you through each of West Brom, Stoke and Southampton’s […]

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David Moyes flatly refuses to give it large about Marko Arnautovic and makes it clear he still has a way to go as far as he’s concerned. The record signing returned to the Hammers side against Watford and immediately sparked a terrific performance from the team – particularly in the first half. But the manager […]

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Chicharito is a happy man and enjoying his football again with all talk of moving on seemingly forgotten. And after the victory over Watford, Little Pea was in effusive mood as he discussed the future with the Hammers looking so much better than in previous weeks. He told the official site: “It was the perfect […]

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