Posted on 27 January 2019.
According to fresh reports in Spain, Valencia has lodged an €8m (£6.9m) offer for West Ham striker Javier Hernandez and remains keen on signing him this month, claims Spanish newspaper Marca. Marca say Valencia are still ‘obsessed’ with the Mexico striker following a report earlier this month that they had a ‘personal agreement’ with the striker […]
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
West Ham and AFC Wimbledon players did not wear black armbands for Sala during their Cup clash with West Ham on Saturday evening out respect to his family wishes. Earlier FA Cup games during the day saw the introduction of black armbands by the FA for the missing striker. The BBC later explained his family contacted […]
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini admitted he was ashamed of his players after West Ham's humiliating FA Cup exit at the hands of AFC Wimbledon.
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
Marko Arnautovic has reaffirmed his commitment to West Ham by signing a contract extension at the club – seemingly ending speculation of a lucrative switch to China this month.
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini admitted he was ashamed of this team at half time in the FA Cup defeat against Wimbledon. Asked whether he was angry at half time by reporters he replied “Yes of course. I was ashamed of them.” Asked whether his players wanted to win Pellegrini said “No you always want to win but […]
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini refused to discuss the Marko Arnautovic contract extension last night after the FA Cup defeat against Wimbledon insisting he only wanted to talk about the game. With no recognised press facilities at Wimbledon’s stadium in Kingston, Surrey reporters huddled around Pellegrini post-match. Asked why Arnautovic was now staying Pellegrini told the reporters gathered around […]
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
So Marko Arnautovic signed a new contract to motivate him to give his best for West Ham, so what! He was born in Austria, not the East End, this is not his boyhood club! We all know and understand he is motivated by money and wants to maximise his earning potential in his remaining playing days […]
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
“I changed three players because I could only make three changes. I could have changed all the players.” Manuel Pellegrini No mincing of words, no excuses but at the end of the day Manuel Pellegrini’s words simply don’t help. He has come in for criticism for his starting X1 and there can be little doubt […]
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
West Ham’s new agreement with Marko Arnautovic makes perfect sense. The Hammers keep Arnie for the rest of this season at least by offering a one year extension – plus presumably a rise – with the clear proviso that the if the Chinese return offering around €50 million by an undisclosed date he can leave. And […]
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
KIERAN GILL AT KINGSMEADOW: For the majority of this enthralling FA Cup encounter, you got the sense that West Ham’s players thought they had turned up at Wimbledon for a spot of lawn tennis.
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
KIERAN GILL AT KINGSMEADOW: Wimbledon boss Wally Downes hailed his FA Cup heroes on Saturday night for humbling West Ham and sealing their spot in the fifth round.
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Posted on 27 January 2019.
The Marko Arnautovic saga took a sensational twist of Saturday night when West Ham revealed the Austrian forward had signed a long-term contract extension until 2023.
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
KIERAN GILL AT KINGSMEADOW: For the majority of this enthralling FA Cup encounter, you got the sense that West Ham’s players thought they had turned up at Wimbledon for a spot of lawn tennis.
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
The Marko Arnautovic saga took a sensational twist of Saturday night when West Ham revealed the Austrian forward had signed a long-term contract extension until 2023.
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Please vote with your personal ratings for West Ham players who played for ten minutes or more in the AFC Wimbledon v West Ham in the FA Cup Fourth Round Proper on Saturday evening. Please only vote if you watched the game yourself and select a numerical score between one and ten where one is […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Exclusive by CandH Associate Editor Sean Whetstone Claret and Hugh have learnt this afternoon that Marko Arnautovic stuck a secret deal with the club to stay until the end of the season. We understand the deal – which is thought to include extra financial incentives – allows the striker to leave in the Summer transfer window […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
By Hugh Southon AFC Wimbledon 4 West Ham 2 Pick your own word – shame, embarrassment, disgust, horror – none of them are strong enough – together they may come close! This was the night that will be remembered when the younger West Ham generation relate their worst ever experiences to the next one. For […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Sean takes his first pop at the ratings as a special treat on a ‘special night’ and wishes to remind us that these are based on our performance against a bottom of the table LEAGUE ONE side for crying out loud Adrian: Not even close to Fabianski! 3 Antonio Better after he was released from […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Andy Carroll comes under the PlayerWatch spotlight tonight as he is given a chance by Pellegrini to prove his worth. That didn’t go so well then! CandH’s Danny Leach reports! 20 – Receives the ball in attack, turns away from his man but he plays a stray ball across the pitch which goes […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Saturday's FA Cup fourth round drama comes to a close when Wimbledon host West Ham United looking to pull off an upset at Kingsmeadow. Follow all the FA Cup action here as it happens.
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini has put out a very strong starting XI ahead of the FA Cup fourth round proper tie against AFC Wimbledon tonight at 7.45 pm at the Kingsmeadow stadium, showing his ambition for a good cup run. The gaffer makes six changes from the side that were beaten by AFC Bournemouth last weekend. Fabianski, Pablo Zabaleta, Aaron […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
West Ham are ready to offer the £44million buy-out clause for Celta Vigo striker Maxi Gomez but the Uruguay international may stay in Spain until the summer.
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Nearly eighty-nine per cent of West Ham supporters believe West Ham will overcome Wimbledon this evening in Surrey. Five per cent believe AFC Wimbledon will achieve a giant-killing by beating the Hammers and six per cent expecting a draw. A draw would force a FA Cup replay causing West Ham’s game against Liverpool to be […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Valencia manager Marcelino García Toral has publicly spoken for the first time about the possibility of Hammer Javier Hernandez before the transfer deadline closes next week. “Chicharito is an option because he isn’t playing much and is in favour of joining, but the situation is complicated,” Marcelino is reported as saying by Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
The day after Marko Arnautovic’s apparent change of heart and commitment to the Hammers and I am still trying to make sense of it and understand what the real story behind his statement. Just days ago the club were bracing themselves for a further bid from China with a minimum valuation set at £45m before […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Celta Vigo have agreed to sign Uruguayan forward Gabriel Fernandez from Penarol this summer in a €4m deal, claim reports in Spain. Various media reports in Uruguay in recent days say the deal between the clubs is done and personal terms agreed in principle. Fernandez has netted 13 goals in 36 appearances this season for the […]
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