Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: News, online soccer news, upthehammers, videos, whispers
Dimitri Payet has a got a very good chance of starting for France. It is a toss-up between Anthony Martial and Dimitri Payet as to who plays on the left wing. If Payet doesn’t get the nod to start he very likely to be in the bench as an impact sub. France are in Group […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: football news, hammers news, News, westham news, whispers
Seeding of the former Olympic Stadium pitch is now underway. The work began on Wednesday morning and the process took around four hours to complete. The first sprouts of grass are hoped to be seen within just five days of the seeding process being completed, and the pitch should be ready for its inaugural full cut between […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: fans forum, hammers chat, News, sports news, upton park, whispers
Routes out of the Olympic Stadium could be varies – possibly from game to game. ClaretandHugh have learned this may extend over a lengthy period – not merely the frst four home games – as revealed here by our partners Hammers Chat yesterday. HC’s story explained that their own sources had told them that those first […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: east london, football latest, News, whispers
The West Ham online auction has raised over £300,000 for the club’s Academy so far with over £48,000 going to the auctioneers in fees and nearly £56,000 in VAT to the tax man. The stadium contents auction – including the signs, seats, gates and other fittings from The Boleyn Ground opened on May 18th and closed […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: east london, News, upthehammers
David Sullivan has heaped praise on manager Slaven Bilic declaring the manager he feels the fans’ passion and that “when we lose we want to see the manager feeling how we feel.” Speaking to the club’s official site he said: “I think overall he has done a very good job and we could not have […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: News, super sunday, west ham united fc, westham, whispers
This week saw the final pitch event to be staged at the Boleyn ground. The charity match in aid Isala’s smiles and the Jackson’s smile foundation was played on Monday evening at 7pm. The flyer for the event proclaimed “Be the last EVER spectators of the FINAL game ever to be played at West Ham’s Upton Park!” […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: east london, latest football news, News, sky sports, whispers
West Ham striker Enner Valencia helped Ecuador earn a crucial 2-2 draw with Peru by scoring in the group stages of the Copa America cup at the University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale in Arizona yesterday. Valencia’s equaliser six minutes before half-time kept Ecuador in the hunt for qualification from the Copa America Centenario group phase. […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: News, sky tv, upton park, whispers
West Ham quartet James Collins (Wales), Angelo Ogbonna (Italy), Darren Randolph (Ireland) and Dimitri Payet (France) have made the their respective squads for the UEFA Euro 2016 championships which kicks off tomorrow but who will lift the Euro 2016 title? Share This:
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: News, skysports, transfer gossip, west ham news, West Ham United, whispers
News that the Hammers are keen to bring in striker Johnathon Calleri indirectly confirms the Irons are looking for two front men as we suggested a few days here. The 22 year old has already interested Spurs but we had it confrmed this morning the Hammers are now in talks and hopeful of concluding the […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: coyi, east london, latest football news, News, westham fc
West Ham United have officially unveiled the Club’s official Umbro 2016/17 Away kit this morning. As West Ham United prepare for a historic new era at their magnificent new Stadium on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the Club have unveiled the kit they will be wearing on their travels next season. Signalling West Ham’s bright future, […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: News, west ham world, whispers, whtid
West Ham have this morning confrmed to ClaretandHugh that they are moving in on Argentine striker Jonathon Calleri after the news was broken by Sky Italia’s Gianluca Di Marzio. Our top source at the club declared: ” We are hopeful but his club are still in Copa Lib and he can’t go anywhere until they are out […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: football latest, News
Slaven Bilic reckons England could cause a big surprise at the Euros but beieves France are the strong favourites to win the tournament. Iros fans will be obviously be watching Dimi Payet very closely but Slav will also keep a highly interested eye on Darren Randolph, Angelo Ogbonna and James Collins. Randolph produced a wonderful […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016. Tags: News, super sunday, whispers
As work continues to transform the Olympic Stadium into our home with the WestHamification project, then the de-WestHamification of the Boleyn Ground begins. Following the end of the first online auction this week, the West Ham crests have started to be removed from the exterior of Boleyn Ground leaving the stadium bare. Much of the […]
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Posted on 08 June 2016. Tags: football latest, latest football news, News, online soccer news, whtid
West Ham are tonight being linked with Barcelona central defender Thomas Vermaelen. The Belgium international joined Barca from Arsenal in 2014 but has made just 11 appearances during a frustrating spell in Catalonia. Spanish outlet Sport say Barca boss Luis Enrique will allow Vermaelen to leave the Nou Camp this summer and the Irons are […]
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Posted on 08 June 2016. Tags: coyi, football latest, News, sky sports, West Ham United, whtid
Chelsea are considering a move into the race for £31million Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi. The Mirror claims this evening (Wed) that the Belgium international has rejected interest from West Ham insisting he wants to join a bigger club or a club in the Champions League. And the ‘paper adds that Spurs have dropped out of […]
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Posted on 08 June 2016. Tags: east london, News, skysports, westham fc, whispers
A public appeal to raise funds for a statue of Bobby Moore has been launched in his home town of Barking. It aims to raise almost £160,000 to cover the costs of commissioning, casting and erecting the monument.Barking and Dagenham council leader Darren Rodwell launched the campaign alongside Roberta Moore, daughter of the late ex-West […]
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Posted on 08 June 2016. Tags: News, super sunday, upthehammers, whispers
West Ham are the bookies favourites to land Alexandre Lacazette this summer transfer window at odds of 3/1. PSG are 4/1, with Arsenal 5/1, while Liverpool and Juventus are both 6/1 chances. The Hammers are also bookies favourites to sign Christian Benteke at 5/2 followed by Everton at 6/1 and Juventus at 9/1 West Ham […]
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Posted on 08 June 2016. Tags: skysports, transfer gossip, west ham news, westham, whispers
The bookies have Bournemouth’s Matt Ritchie as an overwhelming favourite to join the Irons before the summer transfer deadline. SkyBet have the midfielder at an extraordinary 1/4 which suggests the deal is all but done despite Cherries boss Eddie Howe claiming he’s not interested in selling the player. The Hammers launched a bid for Ritchie […]
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Posted on 08 June 2016. Tags: News, sky tv, west ham, West Ham United
West Ham United’s new 2016/17 Umbro Away kit will be revealed and available to pre-order from 8am on Thursday 9th June at officialwesthamstore.com the club have revealed today. The Club will also be announcing the opening date and details about our new state-of-the-art Stadium Store on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Yesterday leaked images of the new away […]
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Posted on 08 June 2016. Tags: sky tv, sports news, videos, west ham news, whtid
To mark West Ham United’s Boleyn Ground farewell, the Hammers, in association with Ricoh, have created a 360⁰ degree video experience that will immortalise the Club’s famous, old home. This unique piece of content allows supporters to enjoy an immersive Boleyn Ground experience in the dramatic moments leading up to kick off. The #ImagineBoleyn video […]
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Posted on 08 June 2016. Tags: latest football news, News, westham fc, whispers
West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has written to club bosses throughout the UK warning them a vote to leave Europe would have “devastating consequences” for the game in the Premier League. And Premier League boss Richard Scudamore made it clear in a speech to the Institute of Directors last year that his personal view was […]
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Posted on 07 June 2016. Tags: News, upton park, whispers
An image claiming to be the new West Ham away shirt for the 2016/2017 season has been leaked online today. Hours after an image the new West Ham home shirt was seen on sale in a sports shop Thailand, the image of the away shirt has been doing the rounds. Our source who has seen […]
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Posted on 07 June 2016. Tags: News, west ham news, whispers
West Ham have made a round of redundancies as part of the re-location from the Boleyn Ground to the Olympic Stadium. The Hammers will no longer be responsible for stadium maintenance and safety, pitch maintenance, stewarding or security at their new home. And Claret and Hugh understand a number of staff in those areas have […]
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Posted on 07 June 2016. Tags: News, online soccer news, transfer gossip, transfer news, west ham, westham, whispers
West Ham United have issued the Club’s official retained List of players at the end of the 2015/16 season. As expected, Joey O’Brien will be released when his contract expires on 30th June after five years as a loyal Hammer. The full-back joined on a free transfer in summer 2011 under former manager Sam Allardyce. […]
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Posted on 07 June 2016. Tags: football news, footy news, News, premier league, super sunday, whispers
West Ham are reportedly looking to bring Lyon’s Nabil Fekir to east London. According to the Sun newspaper that it! The tabloid claims West Ham are preparing a big-money move to sign Lyon striker Fekir despite his lack of football this past season through injury. 22 year old Fekir was born in Lyon and made […]
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