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Jack Wilshere was interviewed about how he supported West Ham as a boy earlier this week. He was watching England v Colombia with 400 supporters last Tuesday in the William Hill Arms as part of a promotional event Wilshere told the Sportsman: “I think I must have been about six or seven, my whole family were […]

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West Ham will play FSV Mainz 05 in the pre-season Betway Cup clash this summer. The Hammers and Mainz will meet on Tuesday 31st July at Kufstein Arnea in Tyrol in Austria. The 2018 Betway Cup match will kick off at 18:30 CEST (17:30 BST). The 2018 Betway Cup will be the fourth time the […]

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West Ham have a list of four foreign midfielders they are looking at as they bid to find extra power in that area of the team. But Manu Pellegrini is unsure about ringing in the Paraguay defender Fabián Balbuena from Brazilian outfit Corinthians. The player was recommended to Mario Husillos by a South American agent and […]

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Jack Wilshere was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and lived in nearby Hitchin, where he grew up and captained his school team. He captained The Priory School football team to County Cup and District Cup glory from Year 7 through to Year 10, and also added the Under 15s National Cup to his list in Year 8. Wilshere joined the Arsenal Academy in […]

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  Regular CandH blogger Allen Cummings introduced us to his Hammers mate ‘Vinny’ a couple of weeks back who was worried about the way Mr Pellegrini is handling things at the moment. Vinny is in Benidorm while the boss and lads are in Switzerland and remains an extremely worried man. READ ON!   I’ve been keeping […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as having agreed a deal to sign Paraguay international Fabian Balbuena from Brazilian giants Corinthians. The 26 year old central defender signed for Corinthians in 2016 from Paraguyan outfit Libertad and has been attracting interest across Europe for some time. But according to this evening’s reports it seems the […]

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The West Ham squad stepped up their training to yet another level in Switzerland today (Fri) as they prepare for their first competitive match of pre-season against FC Winteruhr on Sunday. The club intend to show the game live on their Facebook page with coverage starting at 2 pm ahead of the 3pm kick off.- […]

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The fixture between Jose Mourinho’s men and the Foxes, which will now kick-off at 8pm, has been moved to become the first televised game of the 2018-19 campaign.

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West Ham United will kick-off the 2018/19 season one day later after the away trip to Liverpool was moved to Sunday 12 August with a 1.30pm kick-off. The Hammers’ trip to Anfield will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in one of four fixture changes for Manuel Pellegrini’s side across August and September. West Ham’s second away […]

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Dimitri Payet has been offered back to West Ham and Manuel Pellegrini has discussed the option with senior players. At the same time as CandH was being briefed on the option, which currently stands at around 10 per cent according to our sources, the Guardian journalist Jacob Steinberg wrote on Twitter: “West Ham have been offered […]

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A majority of West Ham fans would like to see Dimi Payet back in a West Ham shirt but probably not by a big enough margin to encourage  much activity in that direction. West Ham ITK ExWHUemployee started a rumble of excitement when tweeting that a former Iron could be on his way back to […]

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• Frenchman’s representatives have approached West Ham • Hammers set to announce Jack Wilshere signing on Friday West Ham have been offered the chance of a shock reunion with Dimitri Payet less than two years after selling the France forward to Marseille in acrimonious circumstances . Payet’s representatives have asked West Ham, who expect to announce the signing of Jack Wilshere on a free transfer on Friday, whether they would be interested in signing him this summer. The offer has come …

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A photo claiming to be West Ham’s third Umbro kit of the 2018/2019 season has been leaked on the Internet. The White Hammers kit features grey on the shoulders and a Claret section under the arms as well as a Claret Umbro logo and West Ham crest. The photo was leaked by Twitter user Israeli Hammer […]

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Declan Rice is at the centre of some great reports coming back from the Switzerland training camp and is thoroughly enjoying life under the new management regime. Speaking of his first few days away he said: “It’s really good to be back. After a positive end to last season, then going away for some international games […]

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Jack Wilshere has now been fit to play regular football since September 15, 2017 after a career ravaged by injuries. As we reported last night (Thurs) he faces one of the most stringent medicals ever at West Ham today where he stands on the brink of a three year deal with the club. Both Wolves […]

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Jack Wilshere will face the toughest medical of his career tomorrow as he faces the final hurdle to become a West Ham player. The doctor will leave turn no stone unturned as Wilshere undertakes a compressive medical review and MRI scans. Should the 26-year-old pass his medical he should be announced within 24 hours possibly […]

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A rumour that West Ham has been offered Dimitri Payet back at more money than we sold him to Marseille has got the Internet all of a flutter today. ExWHUEmployee started the rumour yesterday on his radio show by suggesting that a former Hammer had been offered back to the West Ham but refused to […]

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Manuel Pellegrini today saw his staff  put the Irons squad through  three intensive pre-season training sessions at the Switzerland pre-season camp.on Thursday. The official site reports: ‘The squad at the Sportplatz Ri-Au home of Swiss 3. Liga club FC Bad Ragaz at 8am for the first session of the day – interval training – before heading […]

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Hammers fans have given a big thumbs up to the prospect of signing Jack Wilshere. The free agent appears to be on his way across London from Arsenal to what  at one time was considered a pretty controversial mix of opinions from Irons supporters. His injury issues and images of him caught smoking by a […]

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Sassuolo defender Gian Marco Ferrari is wanted by both West Ham and Everton claim the Italian press. The Italian centre-back had a successful loan at Sampdoria last season in Serie A. Calciomercato.com say the player has a €13 million release clause, and there was plenty of talk in May that Napoli would snap him up, but it appears that […]

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West Ham transfer target Craig Dawson is training on his own at relegated West Brom after slapping in a transfer request says Daily Mirror journalist James Nursey. Defender Dawson last week refused to go on the club’s training camp to Portugal and faces a fine. 28-year-old Dawson wants to quit and handed in a transfer request this week […]

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Former  head of player recruitment Tony Henry has received a 12 month suspension from all football and the game’s related activities. The Football Association has imposed the sentence on Henry, 60, after the club did the same before sacking him after e mails emerged in which he said the club did not want to sign any […]

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West Ham is said to be advanced talks to sign free agent Jack Wilshere on a possible 3-year deal worth £100,000 per week to become a Hammer. Former Hammers Dean Ashton and Sir Geoff Hurst have already advised against the move claiming he is injury prone although in reality, he has made 67 appearances over the past […]

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In January, Sportsmail revealed that Henry had sent an email to an agent telling him the Premier League club had no desire to sign any more African footballers during that month’s transfer window.

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Various reports this afternoon suggest that Jack Wilshere’s representatives are in advanced talks with West Ham over a three-year deal worth around £100,000 per week to the 26-year-old former Arsenal midfielder. Wilshere is now a free agent after turning down a £100,000 per week offer to stay at Arsenal although the combined signing on and […]

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Former Hammer Dean Aston has told Sky Sports News viewers this lunchtime that signing Jack Wilshere on a free transfer would be a waste of time for both West Ham and Wilshere himself. Ashton said: “I think it would be a waste of time for the club and the player, it would put pressure on him straight […]

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