West Ham’s under 23s can pave the way for the first team when they spring into action against a bang in form Manchester City outfit at Dagenham this afternoon (KO: 1.30 pm). Academy boss Terry Westley is set to name his youngest team of the season with four under 18s taking their places in the […]
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U23s v Man City can pave way for a great day
Posted on 28 October 2017.
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Bilic hands out heavy team selection clue
Posted on 28 October 2017.
Slaven Bilic has given a big clue into his team selection thinking for a game at Palace which he admits “determines his own situation” dubbing it “massively important..” He declared: “Mental strength is most important thing. That’s why you need leaders, those kind of senators in your team. We’ve enough of them, a few captains […]
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Irons manager target looks off limits until summer
Posted on 27 October 2017.
West Ham are unlikely to be able to tempt Burnley boss Sean Dyche into the London Stadium before next summer the earliest. Dyche is at the top of a long list of candidates to take over from Slaven Bilic at the end of his contract although the possibility of a caretaker boss remains should things […]
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Allardyce breaks his silence on Bilic’s Irons
Posted on 27 October 2017.
Sam Allardyce has broken a long term silence on West Ham and pulled no punches. He reckons that the team are very poor at the back – an area of the team which recived his special attention when he was in charge. And in doing so he has probably created divisions in the fan base […]
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“Still in love with the Hammers but it’s a tainted love”
Posted on 27 October 2017.
Nigel Kahn looks over a new season of discontent and believes rank and file fans showing a hostile reaction are not necessarily responding to what’s happening on the pitch but to what’s happened in the past couple of years. Sack the board, sack the board, sack the board” the chants rang out during the […]
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The man we love to hate has his say
Posted on 27 October 2017.
I watched Mark Lawrenson on Liverpool TV tonight by an unfortunate accident on the old remote and he really is sounding very dated indeed. So he gets a bit of a sympathy vote from yours truly who is starting to take him even less seriously than before which on a ratio of 1- 10 would […]
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Bilic speaks before Palace
Posted on 27 October 2017.
Slaven Bilic has given his pre-match press conference ahead of Crystal Palace away on Saturday. Slaven told reporters “Michail Antonio had a bruise on his rib and only trained yesterday. We are going to see today. We are training at 2pm. Nobody said yesterday they felt anything. Antonio will train today and then based on […]
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Hodgson Previews West Ham game
Posted on 27 October 2017.
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Eight arrests at Wembley clash with Spurs
Posted on 27 October 2017.
Eight people were arrested on Wednesday night’s match between Spurs and West Ham at Wembley says the Met Police A 32-year-old and a 40-year-old man were both arrested on suspicion of possession of class A drugs, a 21-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assault on a police officer and a 43-year-old and a 21-year-old man […]
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Now Slav admits his big selection headache
Posted on 27 October 2017.
Slaven Bilic has admitted he has a positive headache ahead of the game against Palace tomorrow following the Wembley performance on Wednesday evening. The manager is feeling much like the Irons fans who gave ClaretandHugh their teams for the match – with barely one of them alike. We published those a couple of hours back […]
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An open letter to London Mayor Sadiq Kahn
Posted on 27 October 2017.
Dear Sadiq Kahn As the Mayor of London, you are the only person who can sort out the problems surrounding the London Stadium. Through London Legacy Development Corporation majority ownership of the stadium, you are ultimately the leader responsible for the former Olympic Stadium. We appreciate you inherited this mess and politicians before you made […]
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What a dilemma as fans pick team for Palace!
Posted on 27 October 2017.
The spectacular second half at Wembley on Wednesday has handed Slaven Bilic a massive selection dilemma for tomorrow at Palace – who does he drop? It’s a topic will be on everybody’s mind until an hour before kick off when he finally names his team but the size of the issue is such that – […]
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London Stadium pitch surround misses crucial point
Posted on 27 October 2017.
The London Stadium Pitch surround debate has descended into a public decision about colour on whether it should be Green, Claret, Sky Blue or Navy Blue when possibly it should be about the taxpayer funds which could have been saved. Politicians love to quote that West Ham got the deal of the century with their £2.5m index-linked […]
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Son searches for West Ham Wembley life safer
Posted on 26 October 2017.
The son of a father who had a heart attack outside the Wembley away turnstiles is seeking the Hammers fan who saved his dad’s life by performing CPR. West Ham fan Wayne Perry said on Twitter “My old man had heart attack going into Spurs tonight. Hammers fan gave CPR and helped save his life. […]
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West Ham would never be made homeless
Posted on 26 October 2017.
Suggestions by the Sun newspaper that West Ham could be locked out of their ground or made homeless if Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP went bust are completely wide of the mark. The Thursday report claimed: “The Mayor of London and Newham Council will move heaven and earth to avoid the humiliation of the Hammers […]
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West Ham fan finds international TV fame
Posted on 26 October 2017.
A West Ham man has found fame after taking a spectacular fall on live TV after the Carabao Cup clash with Spurs at Wembley. Lee Williams dived to try and catch Mark Noble’s shirt, which the West Ham skipper had thrown into the crowd. The fall was caught by the Sky Sports cameras and soon became […]
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Spurs promise to identify vile urine fan
Posted on 26 October 2017.
Spurs are investigating after one of their own fans threw a cup of urine over West Ham away fans including women and children during Wednesday’s Carabao Cup game at Wembley stadium. Following the Hammers’ 3-2 comeback, a video emerged on social media which shows a Spurs fan filling a cup with his own Urine before […]
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Newham community West Ham tickets finally revealed
Posted on 26 October 2017.
Newham council have finally revealed the number of free West Ham community tickets it gave away to residents, staff and community groups last season. Until now Newham has kept the number a closely guarded secret promising to publish it at the end of last season. The end of the season came and went and it was […]
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Carabao pre-recorded draw gets protest vote
Posted on 26 October 2017.
Frank McAvennie has led the chorus of stunned amazement at the circumstances under which the Carabao Cup quarter Final draw was conducted. After a delay to the planned live event on TV because of apparent technical problems, the draw was pre recorded and released via the media. Now come on that’s not great particularly when […]
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Another north London derby in Carabao quarters
Posted on 26 October 2017.
It’s another away trip and another north London derby. The Irons ravel to the Emirates on December 18 to meet the Gnners in the quarter finals of the Carabao Cup and will take another mighty effort of will and determination to move on to the semis. We really don’t get the best of it in […]
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From scarecrows to super heroes – the fans respond
Posted on 26 October 2017.
It was one of those nights that only West Ham can produce – a team with the movement and passion of scarecrows in the first half who decided to put on their super hero cloaks in the second. It was unbelievable, emotion sapping stuff against Spurs at Wembley last night and here the fans respond to […]
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Andy Carroll: an apology
Posted on 26 October 2017.
It’s a well known fact that I have not been am not a great admirer of Andy Carroll’s game in the past but I owe him an apology. For having viewed last night’s s match – or the goals from it several times – I have clearly missed much that’s in his game and thus […]
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Bilic: “We have done nothing yet”
Posted on 26 October 2017.
Slaven Bilic is very aware that West Ham have achieved “nothing” but will have done if they carry last night’s second half performance forward. The manager knows more is required declaring: “We have to be proud, but we’ve done nothing. We’ve only done a lot if we take this as a standard and if we […]
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West Ham’s thinking must change from bottom to top
Posted on 26 October 2017.
In this highly articulate and deeply felt blog, lifelong Hammer Bobby Galbraith looks at the various issues that he believes bedevil this club and makes some intelligent suggestions on how they can be cured. By Bobby Galbraith A post-mortem is the examination of a body after death. These are usually carried out with the aim […]
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Hammers hell to Hammers heaven – why I love this club
Posted on 26 October 2017.
By Hugh Southon Why do I love our wonderful old football club? Can’t answer for you but last night summed up exactly why I have had a lifelong affair with WHUFC – all perfectly demonstrated in 90 of the most incredible minutes we’ll probably ever see. For 45 this was the Irons which so often […]
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Hammers in Carabao Cup draw at 4pm
Posted on 26 October 2017.
Carabao Cup quarter-final Draw will takes place at 4pm this afternoon. The Hammers will face Bournemouth, Arsenal, Bristol, Chelsea, Leicester, Manchester City or Manchester United. West Ham are lucky ball number 8! The draw is being streamed exclusively live on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Carabao_Cup
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