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Diafra Sakho is going absolutely nowhere until the club have replaced him with that elusive striker. David Sullivan has often declared no one will go until they are replaced and has done so again via the media this morning. Despite interest from West Brom, Hamburg and Spanish side Sevilla the co chairman has made his position […]

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 Hammer Reece Oxford and his England Under-19s made it three wins from three to top their group at the Euro Finals in Germany on Monday with a 2-1 victory over Croatia. An early goal from Izzy Brown was quickly followed up by an own-goal from Croatian defender Silvio Anocic, as Aidy Boothroyd’s side head into […]

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The BBC decided to run a transfer soey over the weekend which amused many a West Ham fan. The BBC Sport boldly procaimed in their headline ‘West Ham are considering a move for Real Madrid and Colombia attacking midfielder James Rodriguez, 25, with the Spanish club wanting £67m’ According to Spanish publication Marca, West Ham […]

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Irons fans will to get their first TV look at the team tomorrow evening (Tuesday) when the boys go into action against Czech First League side FC Slovacko in the first match of the Austrian tour. The match is advertised as being shown on Premier Sports starting at 5 pm and we head into the game with […]

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The club have confirmed that the Irons clash Shakhtyor Soligorsk of Belarus or NK Domzale of Slovenia will be held at The London Stadium on Thursday 4 August in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg The decision to reverse the tie was approved today byUEFA on Monday, with the first leg being now […]

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West Ham are reported to be eyeing Inter striker Eder in reports in Italy. Eder signed  for Sampdoria in 2012 for a €3 million transfer  fee on a five-year contract. In January 2016. He joined Internazionale on a two-year loan deal which will be made permanent upon the fulfilment of certain conditions. He signed a contract that could keep him at […]

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West Bromwich Albion are desperate to land Diafra Sakho and are ready to offer a record transfer bid to make it happen according to the well respected Birmingham Mail. The Baggies broke their transfer record last summer when they landed Venezuelan forward Salomon Rondon for £12m eclipsing the £10 million spent on Nigerian striker Brown […]

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West Ham has today been linked with uventus striker Mario Mandzukic. Tuttosport reports the Irons,  West Ham, Inter Milan and Napoli are all keen but the Irons may hold the edge because of Slaven Bilic’s relationship with Mandzukic. It was former Croatia boss Bilic who handed Mandzukic his international debut back in November 2007, and named […]

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West Ham’s have been linked with a fresh approach for Toulouse forward Ben Yedder in a report in today’s Guardian. The article claims West Ham sounded out Ben Yedder’s representative Meïssa N’Diaye once again after making an approach in January, with the 25-year-old former France Under-21 player thought to be available for €10m (£8.3m). He […]

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AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani is set to hold crunch talks with the agent of Carlos Bacca over the striker’s lack of response to West Ham desire to buy him according to ​reports from Italy. The 29-year-old striker has a number of offers on the table but in recent interviews he claims he dreams of  Champions League football. […]

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Andy Carroll will be missing from action for up to a fortnight with a groin problem Jack Sullivan has today confirmed precisely what ClaretandHugh told you last week – that the big striker has issues with an ongoing groin injury. We reported that AC had headed straight for Spire Roding Hospital on his return from […]

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Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri is on the verge of joining West Ham on loan claims Brazilian sports website UOL Esporte. The report says Calleri received proposals from Inter Milan in Italy and Sevilla in Spain, but he has decided a move to England to join West Ham is in his best interests. The article says West […]

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Here is some exclusive video footage underneath the new East Stand of the London Stadium taken on Sunday. The so called state of the art retractable seating supports are perched on breeze blocks and the scaffolding is held together by cable ties. A big sign under the East stand reminds workers ‘Remember Cable ties when […]

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The large illuminated sign reading “West Ham United” with letters 3 metres high has arrived at the London Stadium today on lorries. The new sign will stretch over 47 metres in length as part of the WestHamification of the former Olympic Stadium. An artists impression of what the finished sign will look like can be seen below. The ‘West […]

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Here it is – the ultimate Olympic Stadium tour. Hammers Chat front man Gonzo – in association with ClaretandHugh – used the Great Newham Run Day yesterday (Sun)  to take you behind the scenes of the incredible new home for us Hammers. With his son Jakey he shows you around everything there is to see […]

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The Irons squad flew out to their Austrian training camp yesterday (Sun). The lads face three matches in the space of a week and the squad included such as Gokhan Tore, Darren Randolph, Enner Valencia, Michail Antonio and Cheikhou Kouyate, who link up with their teammates for the first time this summer. On arrival Slaven put […]

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Lazio and Swansea are still haggling with the Irons over a deal for Enner Valencia. The Mirror is reporting the story we brought you here last week this morning claiming the Italians see him as a replacement for Miroslav Klose. However, as we revealed the Serie A outfit are only keen on a loan deal […]

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  Spencer Owen will be playing at Wembley on September 2nd to raise money for the Bobby Moore foundation.   He has started an annual match at Wembley called ‘The Wembley Cup’ which is in it’s second year and will be featuring Robbie Fowler, Robert Pires and others yet to be announced.  Details below  http://www.wembleystadium.com/Events/2016/Wembley-Cup-2016/Wembley-Cup-2016 […]

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The West Ham Home Kit specular last night has received mixed reception on social media after it was streamed live on youtube and facebook but as the old saying goes you needed to be there to fully appreciate the event. My daughter and I were two of the lucky five hundred supporters to be invited […]

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West Ham will hold talks over a new deal with defenderReece Oxford when he returns from England Under-19 duty. The Mirror claims the Irons are keen to tie 17-year-old, who has two years left to run on his contract, down on a long-term deal. Manchester United scouts are understood to have watched him as he […]

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The recent ‘he said, she said’ saga on whether Dimi told a journalist he staying 100% at West Ham is not the real story for me. What is is that he was allegedly at Folkestone Motorway  services on junction 11 of the M20 to buy and consume a Kentucky Fried Chicken meal. When Payet joined […]

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I have been one of big Diafra Sakho’s biggest supporters since he arrived at the club…love the bloke as a player. His virtues are well known and at his best he gives West Ham an entirely different dimenson. Talk to ex pros and they will tell you of his abilities to move defenders about, his […]

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Andy Carroll headed stright for Spire Roding hospital on Thursday morning after feeling some discomfort in his groin following the first close season run outs in America. ClaretandHugh has learned that the big striker is still conceerned about the issue and was checked out immediately on his return from the match against Carolina Railhawks. With […]

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Our partners Hammers Chat have popped inside the  Olympic Stadium to bring you an updated look around the new home. Here it is in all its splendour – looking truly great on a wonderfully warm summer day. Enjoy! COYI   Share This:

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It’s rare to find “a story that never was” in a footballing age when access to players is so tightly controlled. So when the quotes from Dimi Payet surfaced this week explaining how much he loved West Ham United and would 100 per cent be staying, we all danced with joy. At the time of […]

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Reece Oxford played throughout as England U19s followed a 2-1 victory over France with another against the Netherlands in the UEFA U19 Championship finals in Germany on Friday. The youngsters had to come from behind and took the points via goals from Chelsea duo Dominic Solanke and Isaiah Brown. Manchester United scouts were believed to […]

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