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Paul Merson has tipped the Irons to suffer a defeat against Hull  on Saturday. Sky Sports pundit Merson expects  a 2-1 scoreline in favour of the hosts. He said: “This should be a good game. West Ham haven’t been great, though they are better away from home. “I just think Hull have to win this […]

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David Gold has finally made the board’s position clear on Slaven Bilic! A media storm has been whipped up over recent days which has included Jaap Stam, Tony Gale, Tony Gale and Danny Gabbidon along with the pros and antis on social media as the debate over the manager’s future is hyped beyond any normal […]

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Wherever you stand in the Slaven Bilic debate there can be no discussion at all about the man’s class and ability to manage the best and worst of times! The most famous Rudyard Kipling quote of them all came to mind as I listened to him brush off the sacking rumours in his morning press […]

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Slaven Bilic chose every word very carefully but it’s clear Diafra Sakho is close to a return. The central striker rejoined the first team squad for training today after being with the under-21s and the manager spent some time discussing his immediate future. After all the negative press about him not returning this season ,Slaven […]

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West Ham United’s last but one Premier League fixture of the season versus Tottenham Hotspur has been moved. The Hammers will now host Spurs at London Stadium on Friday 5 May, with kick-off at 8pm. It will be the first visit Spurs have made to the London Stadium with the Irons looking for revenge  after losing […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed that captain Mark Noble will be back for the clash at the weekend against Hull City. Saturday. Speaking in hismorning presser the boss said: “Mark is back in training and he came back on Monday.He’s training so he should be in the squad. He’s been out for a couple of weeks […]

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Former Hammer Carlton Cole has signed for the Indonesian team Persib Bandung. The 33-year-old, who last played for the American team Sacramento Republic last year, has signed a 10-month deal with the club, with the option of an extension. He underwent a medical in Bandung on Wednesday and was officially presented by the club on […]

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Robert Snodgrass is set for a mixed reception when he returns to Hull on Saturday. The winger received a lot of criticism after Tigers boss Marco Silva accused him of engineering his way out of the KCOM Stadium. But he looks set for a warm welcome from nearly a third of Tigers fans. In a […]

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Slaven Bilic has spoken for the first time since new speculation started swirling around about his future and he clearly remains entirely unfazed. Slav greets good and bad with exactly the same face and has made his feeling crystal clear as the issues have arisen again and again over recent days. He simply said: “It’s been […]

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Tony Gale has again been forthright in his views on all things Hammers and has joined his big pal Tony Cottee in calling on the club to get Jermain Defoe this summer. Gale has lashed into the the board recently telling them to “keep quiet” and  support the manager but now he has called for them […]

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West Ham are this morning being reported as holding an interest in Turkish striker Cenk Tosun – along with Spurs. The 25-year-old was seen last Friday scoring twice in the international team’s 2-0 win over Finland and whilst Spurs have watched him regularly throughout the season, the Hammers are understood to be on the case. West […]

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Former Hammers players are coming out in force to support Slaven Bilic after a series of veiled threats from the board. After Tony Gale’s attack on them earlier, David Gold, Davis Sullivan and Karren Brady are again being pummelled by another Irons former defender – Danny Gabbidon. And that comes on top of Tony Cottee’s […]

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Reports that West Ham will buy the London Stadium and turn it into a proper football stadium have been described as “very premature.” There are no current plans to make an offer to buy with the Irons happy to play a waiting game rather than make the first move. The club believes the stadium is already […]

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Havard Nortveidt has pushed himself into contention for a place in the Hammers line up against Hull this weekend following an impressive display for Norway in midweek. The midfielder has had little chance to perform in his natural role this season and has made just 11 appearances for the team at Premier League level. Most […]

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Former Hammer Tony Gale has ripped into the West Ham board telling them to “keep quiet” and “get behind “manager Slaven Bilic The former central defender has already declared  the club’s summer signings were “useless” but believes that supporters and ex-players are behind Bilic. However, he ripped into the board claiming they were happy to […]

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Jaap Stam has commented on the speculation that he is a target for West Ham should Slaven Bilic fail to turn around the club’s current poor form. And in doing so can probably expect to face some ‘lack of class’ criticism – certainly from us! We have no idea whether there’s any ‘previous’ between himself […]

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Slaven Bilic, former Hull City top scorer Robert Snodgrass and the West Ham squad will be entirely aware of the task they face when they travel to the KCOM Stadium this weekend. And make no mistake this game is no pushover despite the hosts sitting in 18th place with their t home fearsome pretty fearsome […]

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David Gold has welcomed the use of TV technology during last night’s international between France and Spain. The Hammers co chairman is a long time advocate of video refs claiming that such a system does not undermine refs but helps them. And given the number of dodgy decisions suffered by the Hammers in recent seasons […]

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Rafa Benitez is unsurprisingly being linked to the West Ham job should Slaven Bilic fail to turn things around at the club. The Spaniard was of course the board’s No 1 ‘pick’ to replace Sam Allardyce but he instead opted for Real Madrid when they moved late for him at that time. And according to […]

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The West Ham board have come in for some recent criticism for a poor season after the move to the London Stadium. The recent London Stadium survey said 32 percent thought the board were doing a Good or Excellent job, 40 percent thoughts their efforts were average while 28 percent thought they are doing a […]

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It is now official, West Ham has the best fans in England according to a poll of over 14,000 social media users. West Ham won the final of a FL92 Poll which started with all 92 clubs with the Hammers picking up 34% of the vote beating Everton into second place with 26%. Leeds and Sheffield […]

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Aaron Cresswell has suggested  the Hammers present points tally is proving unacceptable because of an over achievement last season. With just 33 to their name and a season defining four games ahead, Cressie has his own ‘take’ on the issues currently being faced by the club. At the same stage last season the Irons had […]

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Michail Antonio joins Frank Lampard team on ITV at 9pm tonight on Play to the Whistle. PREVIEW: @Michailantonio puts his body on the line all in the name of entertainment. Get fit soon Michail, u legend. #PTTW Tonight 9pm @itv pic.twitter.com/BvVHapqOQA — Play to the Whistle (@PTTWOfficial) March 28, 2017

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According to  Spanish website Don Balon, the former Real Madrid and current Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas could sign for a Premier League team in the summer, with Casillas himself said to be prefering a move to London. That report has inevitably led to link all London Premier League sides although West Ham were not actually named […]

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Reports that Michail Antonio may return for the game against Arsenal on April 5 have all but been ruled out by the Hammers. The Telegraph is currently running a story on line claiming Michail is back in light training and could even make it for the game at the Emirates. We immediately checked with our […]

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There’s  a West Ham revolution going on at non-league Billericay Town. Irons fans Glenn Tamplin and Dan Groves say fell out of love with football after their beloved Hammers left the Boleyn Ground. Steele multi-millionaire  Tamplin bought the club in December after deciding the London Stadium was not for him. He is now caretaker manager paying a […]

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