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London Legacy Development Corporation CEO David Goldstone admitted yesterday it could cost billions to buy West Ham out of their 99-year-old contracts and he was not considering it as an option. He also rejected the idea of a fresh European state aid challenge should Newham council give up part ownership of the stadium and write […]

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Andre Ayew’s Crystal Palace goal has been nominated for the Premier League’s October Goal of the Month. The fabulous effort came at the end of a week when the striker had scored a brace against Spurs and was definitely the Hammers goal of the season so far. He faces competition from Liverpool’s Phillippe Coutinho for […]

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Moore Than Just A Podcast presenter Nigel Kahn interviews 1964 FA Cup medal winner Eddie Bovington who made 184 appearances for West Ham. The 76-year-old joined the West Ham youth team in the late fifties as a groundsman and played in the Hammers Academy alongside Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst. The podcast interview tracks his […]

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The long-awaited report into the finances of London Stadium will be delivered to London Mayor Sadiq Khan by the end of this month and will be published in December, his office  has confirmed. A spokesperson for the Mayor of London told Claret and Hugh:  “The Moore Stephens review is investigating decisions made about the construction […]

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Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has revealed how Slaven Bilic’s lone opponent for the West Ham job has been a total inspiration in his on managerial career. Marcelo Bielsa was on the shortlist of two when the Hammers decided to let Sam Allardyce go but he missed out when the Davids opted for the Croatian. In […]

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Michail Antonio was not alone in creating the problem for the equaliser at Crystal palace according to the manager Slaven Bilic. As the dust settles on the 90 minutes which created the latest in a huge controversy surrounding his team the boss has explained his entire thinking on the incident. He said: “I know there were […]

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Slaven Bilic has elaborated on his revelation that he and the chairmen believe they must get something from the game against Liverpool and how the outcome of the game will  affect his position. Having said that he and the chairmen have agreed on that he said: “Of course [I need something ]. Of course, I do. […]

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Slaven Bilic has opened up on the issue of promoting under 23 prospects into the first team squad and made it clear they have to start by being given the “right platform.” Three players have been regularly training with the senior players – Declan Rice, Domingous Quina and Toni Martinez with cries for the strikers […]

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Mark Lawrenson believes the Irons have some decent players but reckons they will be beaten by his former club Liverpool at the London Stadium on Saturday evening. But in his predictions for the weekend’s games he makes it clear that if that happens, sacking the West Ham boss would be ridiculous. He said: “West Ham […]

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Legendary West Ham striker Tony Cottee believes the Irons have no option but to play two up front if they want to see the best out of summer signing Javier Hernandez. The Mexican striker has scored four goals in 10 top flight appearances since his summer move from Bayer Leverkusen but there have been reports […]

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Former Liverpool midfielder Jan Molby reckons the visit of the Merseysiders is Slaven Bilic’s worst nightmare. Molby writing in the Liverpool Echo – declared: “They went down to the London Stadium at the back end of last season and ran out comfortable winners and I’m expecting the same again on Saturday night. Slaven Bilic is […]

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Slaven Bilic has almost spelt it out as certainty and he has no problem Liverpool close in on the London Stadium – he has to get something from the  match on Saturday evening. Hi regular chats with the chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold appear to be making that a certainty and he has no […]

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It’s never the  simplest job in the world picking a Slaven Bilic line-up but this week it’s probably more complicated than ever before. With so many injuries intervening, we are really stretched on the right side where there is no natural width with  Zaba, Byram and Antonio unavailable. I can only find 16 realistic names […]

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Not unexpectedly Andy Carroll look set to return for the Irons at the London Stadium tomorrow night. After leaving the big man out of his side against Crystal Palace Slaven Bilic has made it pretty clear he will be back in an attempt to sort out his former club. The manager tends selects players against […]

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Winston Reid and Aaron Cresswell are both fit for the Liverpool game but Michail Antonio and Sam Byram will miss the contest through injury. Reid missed the Palace match with a calf injury while Cresswell came off at half-time and has been suffering with a dead leg but both are available for a key clash. […]

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So it’s on to the Liverpool match of 2017-18 but in considering a game which may be Slaven Bilic’s last, my mind is stuck in season 2015/16 when we won three games against them scoring six goals and conceding one. And there was a reason for that. WE WERE FIT from Day One despite half […]

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Michail Antonio has become the latest Hammer to be ruled out of Saturday evening’s match against Liverpool at the London Stadium. Antonio has been in and out of the team this season after undergoing a summer operation to repair a torn hamstring. But now he has suffered a recurrence of a rib injury sustained during West […]

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Spurs beat Real Madrid 3-1 in the Champions League at Wembley last night in a team that included Dele Alli, and Christian Eriksen. Just six days earlier West Ham turned over Spurs 3-2 at Wembley in the Carabao Cup in a team that also included Dele Alli, and Christian Eriksen. Logic follows that means that West Ham are […]

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By Max Willow While Liverpool is endowed with a quality first team squad, much of their success can be attributed to the tactical vision of manager, Jurgen Klopp.  He has very high expectations of every player, and when they play according to his ‘engineer-designed plans’, they can present as a very intimidating attacking force. However, […]

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West Ham’s defensive crisis deepened this morning after CandH learned that Sam Byram is unlikely to be available for the match against Liverpool. We understand the right sided defender – booked to step in for the suspended Pablo Zabaleta – has suffered a quads injury which looks likely to keep him out of the critical […]

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West Ham have a double decision looming on Toni Martinez’s future as the club heads towards the second half of the season. The goal machine Spaniard – signed from Valencia last summer for £2.75 million last year – has a clause in the contract which involves a further payment to his former club once he breaks […]

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The Sun newspaper claim today that a heavy defeat at home to Liverpool on Saturday may be the final straw for the board patience with Slaven Bilic even though they have no-one waiting in the wings to take over. The paper says the club feel they need to get points on the board before a nightmare run of games […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has used her Sun newspaper column to praise three other Premier League managers in the shape of David Wager, Rafa Benitez and Chris Hughton. Writing her Sun column earlier this week Brady wrote “David Wagner, Rafa Benitez and Chris Hughton must have been dreading the start of a season that […]

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West Ham’s 70-year-old Supporters Club committee is asking Hammers fans where they should concentrate their efforts going forward as they attempt to save the loss-making social club. Options on the twitter poll include saving their castle street premises, finding a permanent home closer to Stratford or a mixture of both. With the current closure of […]

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 James Collins has retired from international football. Ginge – after winning 50 caps – has called it quits after finding himself down the pecking order behind Ashley Williams and James Chester. Wales boss Chris Coleman said “It’s a shame because I’ve really enjoyed working with him. “He’s different to the modern-day professional – let’s put […]

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Martin Samuelsen grabbed a goal as the Hammers strode into the knockout stages of the Checkatrade Trophy and then declared the team was ready to march on to a  Wembley Final. Having been on the sick list, the Norwegian international is now back in top form capping a fine performance with the second goal of […]

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