Posted on 27 August 2018.
West Ham may be ready to step in and run the London Stadium should E20 go bust as is currently widely expected. After returning massive losses and dipping into the public purse for prop up loans it is now conceivable that the LLDC- organised E20 could go bust following publication of its latest accounts. And […]
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Posted on 27 August 2018.
New boss Manuel Pellegrini has recruited extensively in the summer, but the Hammers have slipped to losses to Liverpool, Bournemouth and Arsenal in the Premier League.
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Posted on 27 August 2018.
London-born Rice has three senior caps for the Republic but they all came in friendly matches, meaning the 19-year-old could yet decide to represent England instead.
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Posted on 27 August 2018.
So we head into banana skin country tomorrow against a team which also lost on Saturday – AFC Wimbledon. The team – based in Kingston on Thames – was beaten 2-1 at home by Sunderland at the weekend and are still to win on their own manor having lost two and drawn one. They now […]
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Posted on 27 August 2018.
Carlos Sanchez turned in a fine performance on Saturday even inheriting the armband when Marko Arnautovic left the action. And afterwards he revealed his gratitude at being at the club which “opened the door to the Premier League for him again. Speaking after the game he said:“It wasn’t the best start to the season, but […]
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Posted on 27 August 2018.
Ryan Fredericks – like the rest of the squad – remains ‘gutted’ with the Arsenal result but is encouraged by what he saw at the Emirates. Speaking to www.whufc.com he said: “We’re gutted with the result. There were large spells of the game that we dominated and we made a lot of chances. There were probably […]
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Posted on 27 August 2018.
Liverpool beat Brighton at home, Wolves held the champions Manchester City in a shock result, while Chelsea managed to overcome a defensive Newcastle at St. James' Park.
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Posted on 27 August 2018.
For Unai Emery and Mesut Ozil, this has been coming. The signs were there as Ozil flailed against Manchester City and then more clearly when Emery hooked him at Chelsea last weekend.
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Posted on 26 August 2018.
It was seriously difficult not to be impressed with Carlos Sanchez against Arsenal as he announced his arrival as a Hammer with a truly no nonsense tackle. After that he was a rock at the centre of midfielder which is exactly what was required and continuing where he left off when taking over from Mark […]
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Posted on 26 August 2018.
West Ham are not about to become homeless on the back of E20 financial issues which according to their latest accounts saw them borrow £14 million from public funds while recording losses of £20 million plus. In simple terms E20 is an offshoot of the London Legacy Development Coroporation for which Mayor Sadiq Khan holds […]
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Posted on 26 August 2018.
Unai Emery went into the London derby having lost his first two Premier League matches as Arsenal's new head coach, to Manchester City and Chelsea.
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Posted on 26 August 2018.
Hammers fans have voted the summer’s £35 million record signing Felipe Anderson their man of the match against Arsenal. The Brazilian was in terrific form and pipped Marko Arnautovic to the top rating recording an average rating of 7.61 with skipper for the day Arnie just behind on 7.15. The ratings system – unique to […]
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Posted on 26 August 2018.
Exclusive by Hugh Southon David Sullivan has told Claret and Hugh that he has made the peace with Robert Snodgrass and is delighted with the Scottish midfielder’s progress at the club. The pair have had a tete-a-tete after an exchange of words when the player was allowed to go on loan to Aston Villa during the […]
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Posted on 26 August 2018.
The cost of attending PL games is rocketing out of control although West Ham do well on the cost of season tickets. However, a new study from Free Super Tips shows that fans are being ripped off through outrageously priced food and drink. The study shows that Arsenal fans can expect to pay £105.40 on average […]
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Posted on 26 August 2018.
So beaten by Arsenal and three more goals conceded but in the main Hammers fans are happy with what they saw at the Emirates yesterday. We are, they believe improving and here are some random views on the display from ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O I thought Anderson did very well this week. Seemed […]
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Posted on 26 August 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini has made a point of telling fans to look at his record when taking over clubs and whilst not as poor as his Hammers start, the point is well made. The Chilean had nothing like the number of new players come into the club as has happened at our place previously and thus […]
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Posted on 26 August 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini is optimistic West Ham United’s results will soon improve following their 3-1 defeat at Arsenal.
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Posted on 25 August 2018.
Sometimes you just have to hand it to people and I can’t let this afternoon pass without giving a big shout out for Robert Snodgrass. I saw a bloke jumping up and down in delight from my seat in the Bobby Moore during the Bournemouth match when he was subbed. I felt like decking the […]
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Posted on 25 August 2018.
Marko Arnautovic took a knock on his knee which saw him leave the action in the second half but the immediate report on his condition was relatively encouraging. Captain for the day at least Arnie left the Emirates unaided by any braces of crutches and although it’s far too early to make a firm prediction […]
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Posted on 25 August 2018.
Robert Snodgrass appeared to be talking for the Hammers squad after the Arsenal defeat when he declared: “It’s very disappointing, “We’ve got an upset dressing room in there because, in massive spells of the game, we were the far better team and that’s exactly what the manager wanted. “We’ve still got to defend a bit better […]
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Posted on 25 August 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini believes the team is on its way and that the fans will have seen it against Arsenal. The manager was “very pleased with the performance” adding: “Arsenal won 3-1, but if you analyse the game we had many opportunities to score a goal before. “We were very unlucky with the own-goal that put […]
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Posted on 25 August 2018.
West Ham are mulling over loan offers from AZ Alkmaar and Eibar for youngster Reece Oxford as they consider whether to loan him out for regular first-team game time.
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Posted on 25 August 2018.
Please give your player ratings for West Ham players who played ten minutes or more in the Arsenal v West Ham game. Please only vote if you watched the game and select a score between one and ten where one is low and ten is high, leave any players who didn’t play or played under […]
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Posted on 25 August 2018.
Jack Wilshere came under the CandH PlayerWatch spotlight today against on his return to Arsenal and our man Daniel Danielli Leach was there to chart ever move he made. 11 – Miscommunicates with Sanchez for a high ball and they both challenge for it but we retain possession 17 – Picks up the ball in […]
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Posted on 25 August 2018.
By Hugh Southon We expected nothing and got nothing so we might as well take a look at the positives before becoming too depressed. Personally I saw enough in the first half, and in the second notably from Felipe Anderson to be encouraged for Wolves and beyond. At the end of the first half when […]
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Posted on 25 August 2018.
ADAM CRAFTON: Over the past eighteen months, the West Ham Way, often lauded by their own as marking a sense of adventure and joy, has instead given way to a collective gloom.
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