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It has has always been believed that money talks in the Premier League, your turnover, your wage bill, the size of your stadium, your ticket income, your retail income and your global brand and fan base dictate the pecking of the top four in the Premier League. Last night, Leicester City changed all that and […]

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An England legends XI were rolled over 7-2 by a team of German veterans at Upton Park as the 1966 World Cup victory was marked yesterday. The Mail reports: The match, which also paid its respect to West Ham’s famous stadium ahead of their move across town, was contested by a mixture of big names from […]

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Cheik Kouyate and co chairman David Gold are as one –  Mark Noble deserves an England call-up. His two penalties last weekend and another brace this made the point once again that the captain should surely get an outing in the international shirt. Saturday’s fellow goalscorer Kouyate said: ““First of all, Mark is a leader. […]

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Former Hammers skipper, Lucas Neill has been declared bankrupt. Neill, who it’s estimated earned close to £21m in a career that included 15 years playing in England, much of it in the Premier League, will be interviewed by executives from an insolvency firm this week as they seek to establish the extent of his debts. But […]

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Our partners Blowing Bubbles Magazine have produced a magnificent tribute to the Boleyn in the commemorative issue which is OUT ON THURSDAY! The issue will become a collector’s item and includes: O Special wrap front cover O Leading writers penning their fondest memories of visiting the ‘Old Lady’ O Derby, Southampton and Sunderland supporters discussing […]

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        by Pete Ellis Where is the fear? As Hammers, we have all known that sickening feeling of travelling to a “big club”  and hoping that we put on a show so we don’t get embarrassed. Usually it results in a loss, but so long as it’s not a thumping, we begrudgingly […]

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A major new twist hit the race for the Champions league yesterday when Southampton crushed Manchester City to open up a possible new West Ham route into the top four. It meant that City – bound for a Real Madrid second leg semi final clash this week – are now on 64 points with tough […]

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The Mirror’s James NuJames Nursey has produced a really nice report on the Irons clash with West Brom in which he discusses blown kisses being the  Croatian way…Sam Allardyce… and the Hammers astonishing progress. Here are the bits I really liked: Mark Noble’s match-winning double was greeted by Slaven Bilic blowing the Hammers’ captain a kiss from […]

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Amazing Slaven Bilic made a young lad’s wildest dream come true after the West Brom match and showed himself to be perhaps the finest person to ever manage the Hammers. ClaretandHugh was contacted by  follower and the young man’s father, David Parry, who could barely believe what was happening when the Irons boss approached him […]

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Alexandre Lacazette now looks certain to be leaving Olympique Lyonnais this summer with the Premier League his clearly favoured option. ClaretandHugh reported earlier today that talks between the player’s agent and his advisers appeared to becoming more positive although sources at the club continue to insist nothing has yet been formally agreed. However, we have […]

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        By Pete Ellis I know all about knee jerk ‘Jerks’ because I have been one in past years. Yep, I have put my size 12s on and firmly laid the boot into West Ham in the past after another underwhelming performance. But honestly, really, what can you say when some of  my […]

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Fears that Manu Lanzini could miss the weekend match against Swansea were  cleared up earlier this afternoon. The Argentine midfield playmaker was subbed three minutes from the end – being replaced by Reece Oxford – amid fears that he had suffered a knee injury. But a well placed insider told ClaretandHugh: “We were all holding […]

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Mark Noble – like the rest of us – wants the season to go on and on! After grabbing two goals in the victory over West Brom he said: “I’m obviously just enjoying my football at the minute.  There’s three games left and we don’t want the season to finish, to be honest.” “I got two […]

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  A great win and three more precious points as the Hammers fans start to look ever more longingly at their passports. Some were worried about yesterday’s Hawthorns clash pre-match but after overcoming  a tricky first 25 minutes we cruised to one of our most comfortable victories of the season.. And that really is no […]

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David Gold has explained how he was moved to salute the Irons fans at West Brom after yesterday afternoon’s fine victory. The co chairman walked the entire circumference of the Hawthorns pitch to join the fans in their celebrations at the end of the 90 minutes. And his actions brought universal praise across the social […]

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West Ham are focusing all their transfer market energies on French striker Alexandre Lacazette who is moving closer to a deal with the club. Slaven Bilic wants all transfer dealings done as soon as the transfer window opens and would love to see the player on board by then. And reports from inside the Hammers is that […]

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How long is it since we have looked forward to a Sunday in which the Irons are not involved as much as the Saturday afternoon when they were?. How long is it since we have been able to talk Europe, Europe and more Europe rather than looking over our shoulders at the relegation places at […]

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Slaven Bilic is talking Europe in a big way after a fine win at West Brom this afternoon. Looking back on the 90 minutes he reflected: “It is a great performance to come here and win, anyhow, but to do it in style like we did on Saturday makes us pleased and proud.” Speaking to […]

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Slaven Bilic was delighted with the victory over the Baggies declaring “We totally deserved it.” He added: “They are physical and organised. They have a good home record against big teams and they were better in the first 25 minutes. We were on the back foot but then we started to stretch them. “The goals helped […]

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Baggies 0 Irons 3 West Ham survived a really dodgy half an hour with  large helping of decent defending and a fair bit of luck before recording one of their most comfortable wins of the season. Funny how often good teams get lucky isn’t it? 😉 Baggies boss Tony Pulis had sprung a surprise on […]

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Co chairman David Gold made a walk men half his age would have rejected as he strolled around the the Hawthorns at the end of the Irons 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. DG received an astonishing reception as he walked from his seat and – as the rain poured down -walked the entire circumference […]

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Join the Hammers Chat team for live analysis of our game away to West Brom. Just click on the video link below 1 minute after the referee blows his half-time whistle and join the lads for some biased West Ham fan opinion.     Share This:

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West Ham fans on their way to West Brom have been warned that they should avoid the M1. Massive hold-ups are being experienced following the closure of two lanes on the motorway. This has been caused by an overturned vehicle and the delays threaten to see fans miss kick off by some distance. Associate editor […]

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Manchester City are reportedly lining up a formal approach for Reece Oxford. According to the Daily Mail’s Ian Ladyman “the Champions League semi-finalists are on the look-out for top English talent and the 17–year-old centre half is high on their list of considerations for next season.” Ladyman claims City can offer Champions League football – […]

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West Ham may be on their way to the showpiece stadium of British sport as a new home and sitting in a lofty sixth place in the Premier League but they haven’t forgotten their roots. For last week a new clutch of highly promising youngsters were signed as the club strengthened from the bottom up. […]

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