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Spurs have another major injury worries as their problems pile up ahead of the match against the Irons on Saturday evening. They have a crippling injury list and now top midfielder Victor Wanyama  has reportedly picked up a knock in Kenya’s 1-0 friendly win over Liberia on last night. Wanyama was pulled off at half time […]

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West Ham United are one of England’s most established clubs. With a firm Essex fan base and working class factory roots, they represent the pure essence of the English game. The Irons, formerly The Thames Iron Works Football Club, and also famously known as The Hammers, left their Boleyn Ground home, otherwise known as Upton […]

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West Ham’s striker problems continue to dominate the agenda among the club bosses and fans with our inability to attract a 20, or even 15 a season man at the root of our current problems. The failure to bring in a goalscorer in the summer – even with an apparent willingness to pay up to […]

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Aaron Cresswell last night arrived at the top of his profession and immediately declared: “”I won’t have my chest puffed out, that’s for sure!” “Of course I’m delighted, but now it’s a case of getting my head down and back to work on Thursday.” In an interview on the official site Cressie said of his […]

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Well done Aaron Cresswell – the 40th Hammer to wear an England shirt. The left back got 11 minutes of action against Spain and certainly looked comfortable when replacing Tottenham Hotspur’s Danny Rose – who he could face at White Hart Lane on Saturday. No player in our squad has earned his place in the […]

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Kevin Nolan is back at West Ham less than 15 months after being released by the club. The former Hammers captain has not played since being sacked by Leyton Orient in April following a four-month stint as their player-manager. Slaven Bilic has given Nolan permission to use the club’s facilities at their Rush Green training […]

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David Gold has made it clear in an interview with ClaretandHugh this evening that he’s ready to press harder and harder for safe standing when the Premier League chairman meet on Thursday. Speaking excusively to this website he declared: “The world has moved on and there can be no complaints on health and safety grounds […]

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West Ham have sold 2,618 from the 3,000 tickets allocated to them for the Premier League clash with Manchester United at 4.30pm on Sunday 27th November. The Hammers need to reach the 2,800 figure to hit the sale or return target, or will end up paying for the tickets that are unsold under that amount. £30 […]

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Diafra Sakho is fully expected to start or be on the bench when we kick off against Spurs this weekend. The liklihood is that the striker will be brought on later in the game but we have been assured that he is entirely ready to take his chance. Either way it’s a huge boost for the […]

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David Gold heads for Thursday’s Premier League chairmans’ meeting ready to push hard on the proposal for safe standing to be introduced acoss the Premier League. The co chairman has been an advocate of the scenario for a long time and is determined to ensure the subject gets a big hearing as the climate towards […]

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Friends of a teenager who tragically died after collapsing during a Sunday league football match last week have called for a special tribute during Spurs’ weekend clash at home to West Ham this weekend. 18 year old Spurs fan Jack Atkinson  been playing for local side Holland Football Club when he suffered a cardiac arrest […]

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West Ham and Stoke are both being linked to Liverpool’s out of favour England striker Daniel Sturridge. However, ClaretandHugh has learned there is an immediate reluctance from the club to get into protractted discussions with the merseysiders  who have a reputation for pushing clubs to the limit on transfer deals. Sturridge is linked to the Hammers […]

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West Ham are are today reported as weighing up a shock January move for Watford’s Troy Deeney. The Hammers have Watford skipper Deeney in their sights as they renew their attempts to land a big-money front man. After looking abroad throughout the summer it’s now being widely reported that home grown Deeney is a priority target […]

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Gokhan Tore joined West Ham over the summer on a one season deal from Besiktas for a £2.5 million loan fee with a £10 million buyout clause option. Despite being Slaven Bilic’s number one priority signing he has struggled to settle in at East London and has provided just one assist all season. Tore has been out […]

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Former Hammer Dean Ashton has revealed the mega money deal he did with West Ham in the time of the Icelandic regime. Deano told Talksport Radio  “When I came back from injury and Craig Bellamy was then in the club, Kieron Dyer was in the club, Freddie Ljungberg had come to the club. West Ham […]

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West Ham are weighing up move for Galatasaray’s Portuguese winger Bruma according to reports in Turkey. Manchester United, Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal are reportedly keeping tabs on the 21-year-old but the Hammers are considering a move Bruma, rated at around £21.5million, impressed against Manchester United in a pre-season fixture and recent reports in Turkey claim […]

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Napoli will sell striker Manolo Gabbiadini in January and reports claim West Ham are interested. Gabbiadini has stayed in Italy despite previous interest from Everton put but he has endured a disappointing start to the season, scoring just once in nine Serie A outings, and Napoli now look ready to move him on. According to […]

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West Ham are weighing up a shock January move for Troy Deeney say reports in the Daily Mirror. The tabloid claims Hammers have Watford skipper Deeney in their sights as they renew their attempts to land a big-money striker. They point out that the Hammers tried and failed to secure one during the summer window […]

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Hammer Simone Zaza says he knows nothing about a possible move to Napoli in January but he admits he misses Italy but claims he wants to prove himself at West Ham. Zaza told Raisport when asked about a possible move to Napoli “I don’t know anything, I miss Italy but I want to prove myself to […]

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West Ham left-back Aaron Cresswell could be in line to make his full international debut for England against Spain in Tuesday night’s friendly after Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand sat out training on Tuesday while Tottenham’s Danny Rose is set to be rested. The FA confirmed that England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney would join Bertrand […]

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David Sullivan has made it clear it is “very much the club’s intention” to keep Dimi Payet at West Ham for years to come. Speaking to the official website he explained how he had watched the England game against Scotland with his two sons whilst channel hopping to keep an eye on Dimi who was […]

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Mark Noble sends goal keepers the wrong way 87% of the time during penalty kicks says @PenaltyKickStat The twitter account dedicated to statistics on penalties claims is the best penalty taker in the world when it comes to sending the keeper the wrong way. The social media accounts  lists “Mark Noble 87% Hazard 77% TMuller […]

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David Sullivan has let rip at former chairman Eggert Magnusson accusing him of threatening “the very future of West Ham United.” The chairman is angry at reports that made about the London Stadium when claiming it should be ripped down and rebuilt. Speaking on the official site DS said: “I was disappointed to read some irresponsible […]

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Simone Zaza has declared that a West Ham departure from the club would be a “personal failure” for him. After failing to score in nine games he was given a boost when coming on as a  late sub for Italy against Liechesnstein and said: ” “I did not expect to be called up, there’s no […]

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West Ham play three back to back away games in the remainder of November before facing Arsenal at home in the London Stadium at the beginning of December. The away action starts this weekend at White Lane Hart where West Ham sold out their 2,300 allocation within an hour. Following this Saturday’s match against Spurs […]

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The London Stadium hosted Rugby League yesterday as England faced Australia in the Ladbrokes Four nations tournament. 35,569 rugby fans were present at the match which England lost 18-36 to the men down under. There was no trouble, no fighting, no arrests, no segregation of fans, no throwing of objects and supporters were able to […]

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