Josh Cullen’s future has been very much a talking point over recent days following a full pre-season involvement thus far and Charlton boss Lee Bowyer remaining keen to take him back to the New Valley permanently.
Posted on 24 July 2019.
Josh Cullen’s future has been very much a talking point over recent days following a full pre-season involvement thus far and Charlton boss Lee Bowyer remaining keen to take him back to the New Valley permanently.
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Posted on 24 July 2019.
Marko Arnautovic is gone and pretty well forgotten but it was very pleasing to read the response given by new boy Seb Haller when asked how he felt about replacing him.
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Posted on 23 July 2019.
Haller, along with fellow summer arrival Pablo Fornals, trained with West Ham United team-mates for the first time at Rush Green following their return from a pre-season tour in China.
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Posted on 23 July 2019.
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Posted on 23 July 2019.
West Ham super-fan Ben was surprised when he was presented with a new Hammers cabin in his back garden this week.
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Posted on 23 July 2019.
Fresh reports claim that West Ham are tracking the progress of the Dynamo Kiev youngster Mykola Shaparenko ahead of a summer swoop.
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Posted on 23 July 2019.
Turkish newspaper Fanatik have claimed that West Ham are ‘close to an agreement’ with Besiktas for midfielder Gary Medel this summer. Pellegrini has been constantly linked with a move for the 31-year-old midfielder since taking over at West Ham.
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Posted on 23 July 2019.
According to a new report from French newspaper L’Equipe West Ham are looking at the possibility of signing two players in the guise of attacking midfielder Florian Thauvin from Marseille and right-back Djibril Sidibe from Monaco.
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Posted on 23 July 2019.
Jordan Hugill is turning out to be pretty ‘picky’ in deciding where he intends to spend the next phase of his footballing life.
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hugill still hanging in at Hammers
Posted on 23 July 2019.
Tony Cascarino knew a little bit about leading the line and reckons the Irons may finally have found the man to solve their problems.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
Former Hammer Toni Martinez has signed a three year deal with Portuguese club Famaliccao Football Club.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
Real Valladolid are plotting a bid to make West Ham striker Javier Hernandez their marquee summer signing according to Football Insider.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
Jack Wilshere topped the Claret and Hugh ratings with an average score of 7.2 for the last game of the Asia Trophy in China. Declan Rice was in second place with a score of 6.54 followed by Fabianski on 6.35.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
Manchester City have been blasted in the Chinese press for only taking part in The Asia Cup for money!
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
Former Hammer Marko Arnautovic scored on debut for Shanghai SIPG last night but it wasn’t enough to beat Super league rivals Chongqing Lifan and the game finished in a 2-2 draw. Arnautovic, of course, tapped the Shanghai SIPG badge and pointed to the sky to celebrate in the same way he used feign love for the Hammers.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
According to a report from the Sunday People The Hammers are prepared to loan Grady Diangana out for the coming season, with a number of clubs interested in the Academy winger.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
The English version of Egyptian Ahly.news has today claimed West Ham have opened their doors to sign England international Mohamed Al-Neni during the summer transfer season. They say it is his last opportunity to escape from Arsenal and adds that West Ham sees Nini will as an ideal replacement for Pedro Mba Obiang, who is about to leave for Serie A.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini and the first team squad will report for training at Rush Green tomorrow (Tuesday) despite only landing back in London from China yesterday (Sunday).
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on No rest for the Hammers
Posted on 22 July 2019.
Continuous reports of more multi-million signings for the Hammers over the coming days and weeks this summer should be taken with a large pinch of salt. Last season Manuel Pellegrini stated publcily he prefers quality over quantity and with Pablo Fornals and Seb Haller signed this summer he has certainly got that.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
Hammers fans do not believe anybody should pay very much attention to the outcome of pre-season friendly games.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
We’re thankful for the Hammers fans who think a bit further than the current pre-season results.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
West Ham United U23s head coach Steve Potts was delighted as his team ended their trip to Slovakia with a 3-1 win over FC Humenne.
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Posted on 22 July 2019.
This is just a great video that needs to go viral among Hammers fans everywhere. It demonstrates that this great club, and the passion for it, crosses all cultures and there are no barriers to love for the Hammers. There have been some racists and semi-racist remarks aimed at the Chinese fans which some find amusing but Claret and Hugh is fully on board with a tweet from a Hammers fan named Shucong Fu who wrote: “I have been supporting West Ham for 25 years (I am only 31 now) and I am proud to be a Hammer. We all flew hours across the county to Shanghai and Nanjing to see the team we love. Any racists mocking our accent won’t change the fact that we live West Ham. COYI.”
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Posted on 21 July 2019.
West Ham are looking to bring in a striker before the window slaps shut although there are claims from an insider well known to ClaretandHugh that the manager has the squad he wants.
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Posted on 21 July 2019.
It maybe very early days – and as is widely recognised there’s a lot of improvement required – but a likely first X1 for the match against City may be starting to shape up.
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Posted on 21 July 2019.
With the pre-season friendlies underway and two defeats in the Asia Cup behind us our poll today asks just how much importance should be attached to results.
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