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West Ham supporter and architect Adam Leatherbarrow has invented a game and a stadium with three goals and three halfway lines. As part of a competition for the University of Greenwich designed the new game. In his competition submission, he says: “Three-sided football is a modern adaptation of the “beautiful game”. In typical football games, […]

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West Ham Chairman David Gold has raised his doubts of a breakthrough into the Premier League first team for the Hammer’s latest crop of teenagers from the Academy. Replying to the news that Reece Oxford, Reece Burke and Domingos Quina will most likely go out on loan again next season Gold admitted: “I think we all have […]

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Slaven Bilic is trying to move fast as he bids to make another Dimitri Payet type signing….but obviously without the problems he eventually brought with him. The manager never made any secret of his admiration for the midfielder but had no hesitation in removing him when he went on strike. But a player of that […]

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Antoine Griezmann is wanted by just about everybody in Europe. But Bilic insists West Ham has to be realistic about their transfer targets this summer. “We are not looking at that level, take out those,” he said. “We are not looking for the Griezmanns. We know it’s out of our range to get them. We […]

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BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts final day misery for the Hammers on Sunday as they travel to Turf moor. Lawro writes on the BBC website: “Other than their win over Tottenham, West Ham’s season has tailed off in the last few weeks. Yes, the Hammers are missing some injured players but they have been very average […]

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Slaven Bilic has used his London Evening Standard Column to explain the disappointing season by calling it a perfect storm of injuries, the stadium move, Dimi Payet and new signings failing to settle in. Bilic said: “When we face Burnley on Sunday, it will be the final game of a very tough season. I have not […]

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Slaven Bilic has used his regular London Evening Standard column to confirm that some fringe players will go this summer and has insisted the club will need to refresh the squad with quality rather than quantity. Writing for the London Paper Bilic said “Now, after this final game, we will try to improve the squad. […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady has used her football diary in the Sun Newspaper to advise Slaven Bilic that we need greater experience in defence and better consistency to move up the Premier League table next season. Her comments on experience have been seen as a big hint that the deal to bring the experienced […]

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West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini has been named alongside Lionel Messi for international duty for Argentina. Both were named in the squad on Friday for friendlies against Brazil and Singapore on tour next month. Lanzini has caught the eye of Jorge Sampaoli, the Sevilla coach set to take the vacant Argentina job after the Spanish Liga […]

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With the final ball kicked in the Premier League season for the Hammers at home this season the task removing West Ham branding will be carried out over the summer in time for the 2017 IAAF Word Athletics Championships. The stadium will first be transformed into a music venue to host Depeche Mode on Saturday 3rd […]

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West Ham’s record signing Andre Ayew could re-join Marseille like Dimitri Payet did according to his father. Speaking to Le Parisien on Friday his father, Abedi Pelé said: “If the owner and the fans, who are very important for the club, have the same vision, Marseille will once again become a big club. We’ll see […]

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Wembley’s arch has been illumined in the colours of every football team who has played at the stadium since its reopening `10 years ago. One hundred and sixty-six domestic, European and international men’s and women’s football teams have graced the Wembley turf in the last decade across a variety of competitions and friendlies. To mark […]

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Slaven Bilic insists the Hammers have their summer targets sorted and are working on them. Speaking about his plans to improve the squad he claimed more quality was needed in certain position but that further squad players weren’t a priority. He said: ““We don’t need squad players because we have been without up to eight […]

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Bookies have slashed odds that Kelechi Iheanacho could join West Ham in the upcoming summer transfer window making the Hammers the overnight favourite’s to sign him. The 20-year-old is 5/4 with Bookmakers Ladbrokes to make the Hammers his next club, Liverpool 5/1 Everton 11/2, with Southampton 7/1, Stoke are at 8/1 and Spurs at 10/1. Nigeria […]

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Five years ago today Ricardo Vaz Te struck a late winner as West Ham defeated Blackpool in an absorbing Championship play-off final to seal their return to the Premier League at the first attempt. West Ham led at the break through a Carlton Cole strike but after Thomas Ince – son of former Hammers midfielder […]

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West Ham will be loaned out teenagers Reece Oxford and Domingos Quina for next season.  18-year-old Oxford is viewed as a future West Ham skipper and has also been tipped to captain England. 17-year-old Quina played in West Ham’s Europa League qualifiers last summer and has been an unused substitute for Bilic this season. The youngster […]

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West Ham United have activated a two-year option in Adrian’s contract. The Club have activated a clause to keep the goalkeeper until summer 2019. Manager Slaven Bilic confirmed the news in this morning’s pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s season finale at Burnley. “Adrian was out of contract but we have an option and we […]

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U23s captain Declan Rice could make his first-team debut at Burnley on Sunday. Slaven Bilic revealed this morning that with Winston Rid injured the Republic of Ireland U21 defender could get his big call-up. The 18-year-old led the Hammers’ U23 side to promotion via a thrilling Play-Off victory at Newcastle United on Tuesday evening. And […]

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Fears are rising that naming rights for the London Stadium will amount to little more than £4 million when a sponsor finally emerges. The London Legacy Development Corporation’s alleged mishandling of negotiations with Vodafone are reported to have led the communications giant to cut off talks earlier in the week. Now the seemingly never ending […]

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Follow this link: Slaven Bilic’s Press Conference in full

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Morning reports that Sam Allardyce has joined the chase for Jermain Defoe are unlikely to cause any headaches to Slaven Bilic. The Irons boss has been an admirer of the Sunderland striker but he is no longer a priority signing for the club who watched his goal scoring form tail off towards the end of […]

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West Ham are leading the chase to sign Winston Reid’s International team mate Chris Wood, according to the Daily Mirror. The Hammers were linked with the Leeds striker back in January. The 25-year-old has gone on to score 30 goals in the Championship this season, making him the league’s top scorer, and his form has […]

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Our partners Blowing Bubbles Magazine are producing a magnificent 152-page monster Summer Annual which comes out early next month. This will be a must have for all West Ham fans this summer to fend off the post-season blues, and it will be the biggest edition the team at Blowing Bubbles have ever pulled together!  There is some brilliant exclusive […]

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Adrian has made it clear he could be on his way from West Ham unless they start challenging for more than Premier League survival. The goalkeeper is heading into talks with the club who hold an option on him this summer but the 30 year has made it clear he wants to know where and […]

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 Toni Martinez is likely to be a big loan target for Wolves in the  in the summer transfer window. And despite having scored 14 goals in 14 games for the under 23s it’s likely the 19 year old will be allowed to join the midlands outfit as the Hammers continue to blood their best youngsters […]

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