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Nolan has given a full and frank interview with the Daily Mail in which he speaks about Slaven Bilic’s chat with him before leaving West Ham, David Sullivan Junior’s cruel remarks about him, his mate Andy Carroll and his view on the whole Dimi Payet saga. On leaving West Ham and that chat with Slav: […]

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Andy Carroll has travelled to the north-east today and looks set to play his part in the game against Middlebrough despite fears that he could be on the sidelines. Manager Slaven Bilic revealed at his pre-match presser that the striker had suffered ” whiplash” and that he was being monitored ahead of the game. But […]

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Dimitri Payet is reported to be planning what he hopes is a one way trip to Marseille this weekend! The treacherous behaviour of the last couple of weeks appears to have been stepped up again according to the Mirror where is reported that things are turning nastier and nastier. Payet’s behaviour may have been influenced […]

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Jose Fonte is a sensational signing for West Ham – a guy who would not be out of place in the Manchester United, Man City or Liverpool team. And I genuinely believe that by the end of next season he will be our new on-pitch skipper with Mark Noble becoming the club captain. Expect him […]

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Hammer Cheik Kouyate was awarded the man of the match after Senegal’s 2-0 win over Zimababwe yesterday. Senegal beat Zimbabwe to become the first team to reach the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. Liverpool’s Sadio Mane tapped in the opener from close range in the ninth minute from Lazio forward Keita Balde Diao’s low […]

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Boris Johnson will be asked to justify his management of London’s Stadium as part of an in-depth investigation into the “skyrocketing” costs of converting the Olympic Stadium for West Ham. The investigation, commissioned by London Mayor Sadiq Khan was announced last year after transformation costs increased again by £51m. The costs include an estimated £8m […]

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West Ham has signed Jose Fonte, announcing it on the official website this evening. The Portugal international centre-half joins the Hammers from Southampton on a two-and-half-year contract with the option to sign for another season for a fee of £8million. Fonte told WHUFC.com: “I signed for West Ham because they are a great club and a […]

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Yes it’s a week on but the red hot discussion is still going on! And the big question under the microsope from club sponsors Betway is whether Andy Carroll’s incredible bicycle kick and resulting goal was the best we have ever seen of its type. It forms a central question on the Betway Insider video […]

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Slaven Bilic and the West Ham squad have become Dimitri Payet’s best hope of an early escape route out of  the club. The manager’s anger with the player is such that he is  is insisting behind the scenes that the sooner the 29 year old is sold the better. And the squad too are furiously […]

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Ghana claim Andre Ayew is doubtful for Saturday’s crucial 2017 Africa Cup of Nations clash with Mali because he has suspected Malaria. Former West Ham manager now Black Stars coach Avram Grant would not confirm the sort of illness but Ghanain media is claiming it he suspected to have malaria in the mosquito-ridden Group D […]

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Geo is joined by Tom and Jason to preview tomorrows game at the Riverside Stadium. Tactics, starting line-ups, predictions and the current form will all be discussed as the hammers chat lads try to talk a good game.    

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By Rich Sprent 2017 has started off like a rollercoaster for West Ham. The downs are all very obvious with Mike Dean, Dimi Payet, a 0-5 Cup reverse, the league position, yet another BBC programme about the London Stadium and inevitably winter transfer window. The ups? There is some positivity about West Ham again – […]

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The BBC will broadcast an investigation into West Ham’s London Stadium deal on Monday and claim the stadium is still being subsidised by the tax payer. BBC have previewed the Inside Out programme on BBC1 at 7.3opm by saying ‘Mark Jordan investigates why the West Ham stadium deal continues to be a burden on taxpayers’ The […]

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Heroes, as fans of Dimitri Payet have found out this month, can rise and fall! But the true legends stand forever and thanks to best-selling fanzine and ClaretandHugh’s partners Blowing Bubbles, West Ham fans now know who has become their No 1 of all time! The magazine’s expert panel assessed the contribution and achievements of […]

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West Ham’s  thinking on possibly reporting Marseilles to Fifa on possible tapping up charges has little to do with getting the French club fined. For there have been very few examples of that having happened down the years and when it has the punishment has been in the region of around a pathetic 50k. No, […]

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ARSENE WENGER has ruled out a move for West Ham rebel Dimitri Payet – despite admitting he is a big fan . The Arsenal boss has been regularly linked with a move for the Hammers rebel but has made it clear today that he has no interest in signing him. Wenger said: “I rate Payet […]

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West Ham may be set to complain to FIFA over Marseille’bid to sign Dimi Payet. Payet is under incredible self inflicted pressure from our fans since making it clear he wanted out from the Loondon Stadium. And now the Hammers may be ready to go to the game’s highest body as they seek to discover […]

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The Daily Mail are reporting that a brick has been thrown through the window of Dimitri’s Payet’s car while parked outside his house in Loughton. Matt Lawton writes in the Mail “Dimitri Payet’s return to France appeared inevitable on Thursday night after it emerged the West Ham rebel’s car had been vandalised. The car was targeted […]

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    By Pete Ellis     With news that Payet was on strike, wanted away, and on the back of two abysmal results versus City and United, you could be forgiven for thinking that this was going to be the straw that broke the camel’s back in West Ham’s season  of woe. The thought […]

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A total of 45 years’ of Football Banning Orders and more than eight years’ of jail sentences have been handed to a group of football fans for their part in violent disorder that took place outside a pub in Islington following the Arsenal vs West Ham United game in August 2015. Nine men were all […]

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Jose Fonte’s imminent arrival from Southampton has thrown a shadow of James Collins future with London clubs being West Ham’s only option on terms of selling the Irons loyalist. Fonte is now virtually nailed on to sign at a fee of around £8 million over the next few days and the plan would be to […]

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With the signing of Jose Font looking increasingly likely we decided to spend a couple of minutes looking at the players qualities from a West Ham perspective.

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West Ham expect new bid from Marseilles for Dimi Payet early next week and have made it clear the expected £25 million offer will be turned down flat. The Irons are annoyed that the French club and Payet have tried to push them into a corner and they have no intention of being shoved around […]

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37 year old former West Ham captain, Matthew Upson is training with Dimitri Payet and the Under 23’s at Chadwell Heath this week. Upson joined West Ham in January 2007  from Birmingham City after being sold by the then managing director Karren Brady. He agreed a four-and-a-half-year contract with West Ham with them paying Birmingham […]

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Slaven Bilic was asked whether Fonte was having a medical today but told reporter: “Not a medical but I said a few times already that I ain’t going to talk about names.  I am sad we are the team that everything is open, no I like what Wenger said once, we are not talking transfers, […]

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Slaven Bilic was asked by reporters at this morning’s press conference whether a new deal is close for Michail Antonio. Slav answered: “Antonio was very good for us last season and continued to do well this season, when players are playing like that and at a good age as well they  attract interest from other clubs. […]

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