Tony Cottee has a lot of opinions as a media man but his latest little outburst raises a few questions about his judgements. He appears on Sky, TalkSport, and as a result emerges in the tabloids and elsewhere, as he goes about his business of being a media expert. One thing our former goal scoring […]
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Cottee’s strange call for Moyes after backing Pelle!
Posted on 04 September 2018.
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Pellegrini Chile trip not a “big issue”
Posted on 04 September 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini’s decision to make a quick trip to Chile during the international break is based entirely on personal reasons and is not seen as a big issue by the club. The manager’s need to return to his homeland should not cause any break whatsoever in the training regime he and his team have introduced […]
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Time for Pellegrini to change his tactics
Posted on 04 September 2018.
Nearly 61% of West Ham supporters believe that Manuel Pellegrini should change his tactics when asked in a recent Claret and Hugh poll. Just over 39% believe he should stick with his present tactics and persevere. On joining West Ham he committed: “I will try to play attacking football and score a lot of goals because, […]
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West Ham podcast: Don’t panic!
Posted on 04 September 2018.
The Moore Than Just A Podcast team is back to review Manuel Pellegrini’s fourth straight Premier League defeat in a row matching a record set by Avram Grant and ask whether it is time to start panicking yet. In episode five of the new season listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with […]
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Pelle takes Chile break but plans quick return
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini will spend the first week of the international break in Chile with his family! The Telegraph is reporting tonight that although it’s not clear when the manager will be back those in the squad not on international duty will be back at Rush Green in midweek. However, CandH has learned that whilst he […]
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Cottee: “We should have kept Moyes”
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Tony Cottee would sooner have seen David Moyes remain as West Ham manager than see Manuel Pellegrini appointed to the job. Cottee has broken his silence after the arrival of Pellegrini and spend of over £100 million to declare ““We should have kept David Moyes.” And although he has waited until four defeats are on […]
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Reknapp reckons it will “click” for Pellegrini
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Jamie Redknapp is not among those who believe the game is up for West Ham and Manuel Pellegrini. Despite questioning Marko Arnautovic’s attitude on the pitch – suggesting he may be playing for himself rather than the team – the pundit believes things will turn around for the team. But they are going to have […]
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Houghton claims lack of fear factor at the London Stadium
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Liverpool legend Ray Houghton says the London Stadium lacks the fear factor he experienced at Upton Park while playing. Commentating on Talk Sport radio he told listeners “I’m not blaming the stadium for the defeat, but it doesn’t enhance the day,” “At West Ham, I’ve done a couple of games and you are up in […]
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West Ham squad confirmed with Premier League
Posted on 03 September 2018.
The Premier League have published West Ham’s squad list of 23 players with 7 homegrown players. The squad is two players short of the maximum squad of twenty five and one homegrown player short of the requirement of eight players. 23 Squad players (*=Home grown) Antonio, Michail Gregory* Arnautovic, Marko Balbuena Gonzalez, Fabian Cornelio Carroll, […]
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Cascarino puts boot into Pelle
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Regular prophet of doom Tony Cascarino believes Manuel Pellegrini may be on his way out at the Hammers. Writing in The Times the former striker has put the boot in big time as his habit from year to year. He said: “Last year I said after four games that Frank De Boer had to get the […]
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Hammers Cup date announced
Posted on 03 September 2018.
The Hammers will meet Macclesfield in their fourth round Carabao Cup tie at London Stadium on Wednesday 26 September, with a 7.45pm kick-off. The Hammers were paired with The Silkmen in the competition’s last-32, after beating AFC Wimbledon 3-1 last Tuesday. The rons will fancy their chance of seeing off the lowest-ranked team left in […]
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Arnie’s attitude questioned
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Marko Arnautovic has had a big question mark thrown over him by top pundit Jamie Redknapp. Son of Harry – who incidentally has been very quiet for an extended period proving that the age of miracles is not over – made particular reference to the Hammer of last year in his weekly Daily Mail column when analysing […]
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James Collins won’t be rejoining Hammers
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Former Hammer James Collins will not be re-joining West Ham today but could join Ipswich Town instead within the next twenty four hours. West Ham will register a list of twenty four players leaving one slot free for a possible later addition of an out of contract player which would need special permission from the […]
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West Ham will be better known through film exposure
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Last Thursday saw the World Premiere of the film ‘Final Score’ at Ham Yard Hotel in London. The plot is a a group of heavily armed criminals take control of the Boleyn Ground stadium packed with 35,000 West Ham football fans. Ex-soldier Michael Knox (Dave Bautista) is forced to use skills from his military background […]
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Could West Ham do a Crystal Palace?
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Crystal Palace lost their first seven games last season conceding 17 goals in the process. Losses against Huddersfield, Liverpool, Swansea, Burnley, Southampton, Man City and Manchester United left them pointless until mid October when they finally beat Chelsea at home 2-1. Palace was written off by many in the early stages of season, destined for […]
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Premier League: Lukaku delivers for Man Utd, Deeney deserves England call-up and more
Posted on 03 September 2018.
The Premier League threw up plenty of the usual talking points and drama over the weekend. Here, Amitai Winehouse assesses 10 things we learned from the Premier League this weekend.
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Which of the Premier League’s summer signings have impressed so far?
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Summer signings have come in for particularly close scrutiny, with some making an immediate impression in new surroundings and others still waiting to make an impact.
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Pellegrini must make one change above all others
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini has one seriously important change to make within the Hammers team if people aren’t to start questioning his judgement in a big way. Ok, one or two pertinent questions are starting to be asked, but the biggest by a distance for me is the decision to continue playing Jack Wilshere in the most […]
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Pellegrini exit costs – the facts
Posted on 03 September 2018.
David Sullivan this morning handed Manuel Pellegrini a vote of confidence after four games but should the board ever decide to pull the trigger it won’t cost them as much in compensation as at first believed. When taking the job it was believed the new boss was appointed on an initial three year deal with […]
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JAMIE REDKNAPP: West Ham must return to their traditional qualities
Posted on 03 September 2018.
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Not for the first time, the West Ham team looked like 11 strangers as they slumped to a 1-0 home defeat by Wolves. That is partly due to the great deal of change in a short space of time.
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The Premier League’s summer signings have bedded into their new sides… but who has impressed?
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Summer signings have come in for particularly close scrutiny, with some making an immediate impression in new surroundings and others still waiting to make an impact.
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Pellegrini gets board vote of confidence
Posted on 03 September 2018.
West Ham Chairman David Sullivan has given Manuel Pellegrini a vote of confidence telling the Sun “The manager has our 100 per cent support.” Of course the dreaded vote of confidence means nothing much very much at this early stage of the season and we have heard it all before. David Sullivan told ESPN in […]
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West Ham squad d-day today
Posted on 03 September 2018.
West Ham will submit their squad of 25 names to the Premier League today which will be published later. Each 25-man squad must include a minimum of eight ‘home-grown players’, meaning an additional 17 players can be registered. A ‘home-grown’ player is defined as a player who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been […]
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‘Yarmo’ says sorry to fans and insists on improvement
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Andriy Yarmolenko is up for the battle but has declared: “It’s really difficult to take and I don’t know what to say. “I want to say sorry to our fans and we must perform better after the international break.” He told www.whufc.com: “It’s a difficult moment, of course, but we must sit down and think about […]
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No hiding place…Cresswell unhappy
Posted on 03 September 2018.
Aaron Cresswell refuses to give the “it’ll be alright” messages beloved by players in a troubled teams instead admitting: “It’s a big worry – there’s no hiding that.” After a fourth straight defeat the defender said of Saturday’s game against Wolves: ““In the first half, we let ourselves down. It wasn’t good enough, it’s as […]
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10 THINGS WE LEARNED from Premier League
Posted on 03 September 2018.
The Premier League threw up plenty of the usual talking points and drama over the weekend. Here, Amitai Winehouse assesses 10 things we learned from the Premier League this weekend.
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