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Steve Gotkine has joined West Ham United as Operations Director. He was operations manager at Wembley Arena for four years before joining AEG as Operations Director in charge of the O2 arena just down the road from the London Stadium. His role at the O2 included Event Management, Operations, Security, Transport, Technical & Production, Logistics […]

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West Ham Skipper Mark Noble is planning to join the 3,000 strong away army of fans who will make their way to Sunderland on Saturday. Noble earned his tenth yellow card last Saturday meaning he will face two-match ban but that won’t stop the born and bred West Ham fan travelling up with the squad. […]

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Ed Aarons in the Guardian claims Michail Antonio is holding out for a £70,000 per week contract before he commits his long-term future to the Hammers. The Guardian claims West Ham’s talks with Michail Antonio over a contract have stalled, with the winger’s representatives holding out for a salary of £70,000 a week for the club’s top […]

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Michail Antonio is out for the remainder of the season Slaven has confirmed at the pre-match conference. “We are without Antonio, for Antonio it is a significant injury, he is out for the rest of the season. Mark (Noble) picked up his tenth yellow card so he is out for two games, it is a […]

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Slaven Bilic has dropped a heavy hint that both Diafra Sakho and Andy Carroll will play a part in the match at Sunderland this weekend. Many questioned the manager’s decision to keep the pair on the bench against Swansea but it has become clear since that neither were 100 per cent. Had the team been […]

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Original post: Slav’s full pre-match press conference

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Ian Abrahams aka the Moose from TalkSport radio interviewed Julian Dicks at the London Stadium on Saturday LIVE on air. Moose: “There has been suggestions this week that the defensive coaching could change, maybe more or different defensive coaching could come in, you coach with the team. Are you involved in any of that. How does […]

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Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic has shrugged off false reports that he is fancied for Slaven Bilic’s job despite Sky Sports claiming otherwise in a report yesterday. The story was immediately denied by the hammers to ClaretandHugh and now the Serbian Craven Cottage boss has made it clear he has no interest in it anyway. Quite apart […]

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Slaven Bilic is likely to find himself involved in sensitive talks over his backroom staff when the review of the season gets underway in the summer. Tensions have been growing throughout the current campaign over the personnel involved in the boot room with the board believing some changes are necessary. And even should the manager […]

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Former West Ham manager Alan Curbishley told Talksport Radio: “I think David Gold and David Sullivan over the course of their time at Birmingham and at West Ham have been quite loyal to their managers. I think Avram Grant got sacked after being relegated and  Giafranco Zola but over the course of time they have been […]

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Pedro Obiang’s determination – along with that of his wife – has been the key to his second season success at the club and he is ready to fulfill his Premier League dreams with us. Despite saying he would one day hope to play in Italy again that is some time hence and he can’t […]

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  Jonathon Callieri is sorry he didn’t score the “perfect goal” against Swansea but wants a chance from the start against Sunderland at the weekend. The front man volleyed wide after a piece of Lanzini magic last Saturday and said:  “I was close to scoring a goal, maybe I would have scored that goal on […]

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West Ham could make a double raid on seemingly doomed Sunderland this summer with both Jermain Defoe and defender Lamine Kone (right) targets . The 28 year old central defender who can also play right back has long been on the Hammers radar but the defender was persuaded to sign a new deal which would […]

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West Ham will not be touring Australia this summer after talks with Adelaide United collapsed according to reports.  Adelaide local press claim today that negotiations hit a brick wall as the Australian local governments were £180,000 short of West Ham’s fees demanded for the two planned matches. Adelaide United match aginst West Ham was pencilled in for […]

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ClaretandHugh’s big buddy Gonzo from Hammers Chat casts his eyes over what he reckons could become some very expensive long terms deals!  Something occurred to me as I watched James Collins heroically defend his penalty area against Swansea last Saturday. I can’t remember which clearance it was in particular but it was quite evident that […]

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Sky Sports News HQ are reporting this afternoon that West Ham United would be interested in Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic (above) if they decided to relieve Slaven Bilic of his job this summer. The Serbian who led Watford to promotion in 2014-15 has the Cottagers  within two points of the Championship ply off places and […]

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West Ham Joint-Chairman David Gold will open up his gardens again this Sunday to the public. Time: 11:00am to 4.30pm £5 for Adults, Children under 15 go free All proceeds go to The National Garden Scheme and St. Catherine’s Hospice A beautiful Victorian house set in the middle of a 55 acre golf course with […]

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So just when you thought everything had calmed down West Ham is catapulted back onto centre stage via a denied sell up story. Some may be tempted to use nearly 2,000 words when a sentence will do on the subject – that’s their call,  but the bottom line is: They ain’t selling and are no […]

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Sam Byram will be fit to take his place at right back in the match against Sunderland at the weekend. However, the bad news is that Michail Antonio will be sidelined for up to three weeks after suffering a hamstring injury in the crucial win over Swansea City at the weekend. Byram was pictured leaving […]

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I believe West Ham will retain their Premier League status this season and as a result Slav will keep his job. No, we aren’t safe yet and given that we managed to lose five games on the trot before Saturday let’s take nothing for granted, although eight points clear of Swansea is a sizeable gap […]

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West Ham United joint-chairman David Sullivan has rubbished suggestions that he and co-chairman David Gold are actively seeking to sell their shares in the Hammers. An article in a national newspaper today suggests Sullivan and Gold are ‘looking to sell part of their stake in the club’, but Sullivan slammed the story as “utterly false”. […]

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The Daily Express claim David Sullivan and  David Gold are again actively looking for people with the wealth to take the club to the next stage. The report say the two Hammers supremos have been looking to bring other investors into the club for over a year but plans had been put on hold this […]

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West Ham fan Nigel Williams admitted manslaughter today in court after hitting his friend and fellow West Ham fan Mark Munday in a Bedford pub. The father of three died from a bleed to the brain and Williams has been jailed for five years. Williams and Munday had been friends and season ticket holders for […]

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Former West Ham skipper Kevin Nolan has backed Slaven Bilic. Speaking on Talksport Weekend Sportsbar Nolan said: “Listen, Slav is a great fella and he is the man to get them out of it. There’s no one else. “I speak to the lads quite regularly and they’re disappointed by what’s going on at the minute, but […]

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Newham council has repeatedly refused to reveal the extent of hospitality and free tickets to watch West Ham. They claim the information is exempt as it will be revealed sometime in the future. In September last year, Newham revealed that 3,291 tickets were given away to Newham employees and residents for West Ham matches aginst Domzale, […]

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Injured Pedro Obiang watched his former club Sampdoria play at the Ferraris stadium yesterday before explaining he’s one day want to play in in the county again. He told GianlucaDiMarzio.com:“I had a slight injury, I’ll be out for three or four months, but this allowed me to come support the team. “In England I’m comfortable, […]

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