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West Ham United completed arguably one of the best deals in the transfer window so far this season when they swooped to bring in Javier Hernandez from Bayer Leverkusen. With a proven record of scoring goals in the Premier League (for Manchester United) and the Bundesliga (for Bayer Leverkusen), Chicharito could prove to be exactly […]

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West Ham co-owner David Sullivan’s comments that the club is still £100m  have caused some confusion with Hammers supporters. He told Jim White on Talksport “It’s a difficult one because we’re not a bottomless pit. We still have to balance the books and we still have £100million of debt.” Many still believed the board promised […]

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I was surprised to read Slaven Bilic’s comments that there would be no more “exciting” signings during the summer transfer window. We reported some time back that the manager had made up his mind he needed no more front men and club insiders added that anyway it is ” hard to bring in a top […]

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It comes as no surprise to see Sam Byram on the official site explaining why the Hammers could only manage a draw against low level German opposition in Hamburg last night. I suppose for now we must accept the right back’s appraisal that the result aganst Altona 93 wasn’t a disaster and that to some […]

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West Ham co-chairman David Gold has promised the club will be making headlines for all the right reasons this coming season. An up-and-down first season on and off the pitch at the London Stadium ended with the Irons finishing 11th in the Premier League and in  an exclusive interview with Blowing Bubbles magazine, Gold said […]

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Chicharito will wear the No. 17 shirt for West Ham it was revealed last night as his favourite number 14 is occupied by Pedro Obiang. The Mexican opted for the number 17 on his back instead. In a Spanish language article on WHUFC.com Chicarito explained his love of the number 14 but said he has done equally well […]

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Read this article: Video:Altona 93 3-3 West Ham Highlights

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West Ham were held to an entertaining draw by Altona 93 on Tuesday night as Winston Reid was sent off. The German fourth tier opposition attacked West Ham from the first minute.

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West Ham’s assistant boss Nikola Jurcevic admits the Hammers were not at their best during the game against Altona 93 but reckons Javier Hernandez was the “plus point” from the game! Giving his view after the match he said: “He spent a few days with us and played about 20 minutes which was very important for him […]

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Altona 93 3 Irons 3 You don’t really want to read too much into pre-season matches because a very poor set of results can often be followed by a top start. Any player will tell you that. The opposite is also true! However, when a Premier League team is undone by a level four German […]

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West Ham United’s penultimate pre-season friendly match ended in an entertaining 3-3 draw tonight. West Ham faced Altona 93, who ply their trade in the German fourth division, with a nearly full strength side. On paper, this was no match. However, the German side proved to be very difficult opposition and took an early lead […]

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During a training session on Tuesday, Chicharito netted a superb left-foot volley from outside the box past Joe Hart – a brilliant strike that drew cries of celebration and applause from his new team-mates.

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West Ham are preparing to take on Altona 93 today in our penultimate pre-season friendly. With the kick-off at 17:30, Altona 93 will be the final match in Germany for the Hammers before we jet off to Iceland for a pre-season friendly against Manchester City. These two games will wrap up our pre-season preparations and […]

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West Ham target Badou N’Diaye has completed a medical at Galatasaray and is set to sign for them reports claim today. A ClaretandHugh’s senior source previously confirmed him as a summer target saying: “We like him and we and we do need a midfielder.” The Hammers were willing to pay £8.5million for N’Diaye, who plays his football for […]

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Bolton Wanderers have confirmed the double signing of Reece Burke and Josh Cullen on loan from West Ham. The duo move to Macron Stadium on deals until January and are reunited with Phil Parkinson having both enjoyed temporary stints with Bradford City under the Whites manager.   Speaking to bwfc.co.uk after joining the club, 20-year-old […]

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Carlton Cole could be sacked by Indonesian side Persib Bandung after his manager said ‘he plays very badly’ compared to other foreign players. 

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West Ham United have confirmed on the official website that young duo Reece Burke and Josh Cullen have joined Bolton Wanderers on loan for the first half of the season. Reece Burke and Josh Cullen teamed up with the West Ham senior side in pre-season but have been loaned out until January in the 2017/18 season. […]

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Carlton Cole has slammed his latest manager  Persib Bandung  Umuh Muchtar who claims he plays ” very badly ” in comparison to other players who have joined the club. CC moved to Asia in March but now looks set for the axe after failing to score. Cole, however, claims he has only played twice in […]

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No player in the world genuinely looks forward to, never mind enjoys, pre-season. And  any of them say anything different they are lying – after a long summer break the prospect of sweating your conkers off under the eye, notably of a new head of medics, Gary Lewin is not exactly the sort of thing […]

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West Ham youngsters Reece Burke and Josh Cullen have joined Bolton Wanderers on five-month loan deals. The highly rated duo will head to the north west in search of first team game time.

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The mystery of a West Ham mural in the process of creation in Priory Road, East Ham has been resolved. The work of art on the side of  Fish and Chip shop in Barking road depicts Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking. The creation is the work of Norwich based artist David “Gnasher” Nash who founded Gnashers Murals. […]

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Bookmakers have been creating odds of West Ham chances and prospects in the Premier League which starts in less than two weeks time. West Ham to win the Premier League Best odds:  Skybet 500/1  Worst Odds: Ladbrokes 200/1 West Ham to finish in the top four Best odds: Skybet 50/1  Worst odds: William Hill 33/1 […]

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The Hammers will tonight take on Altona 93 in a match which should show how far they have come in pre-season and give a further clue on how we may line up for the new season. With Javier Hernandez and Winston Reid possibly involved ib cameo roles, the Hammers are starting to look in decent […]

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The Hammers received a welcome boost as Chicharito, Winston Reid, Diafra Sakho and Manuel Lanzini all took part in a full training session yesterday and appear to be stepping up their fitness as the new season approaches. All three have been included in today’s match day squad against Altona 93 but it remains to be […]

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SIMON JONES – TRANSFER COLUMN: Southampton are weighing up a £12million move for Lazio centre back Wesley Hoedt as they prepare for Virgil van Dijk’s departure.

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Ross Barkley is an unlikely target for West Ham United, according to The Daily Star. The Daily Star are exclusively reporting that West Ham are one of six Premier League sides chasing Everton’s Ross Barkley. Ross Barkley has refused to pen a new deal with Everton and the Toffees look set to cash in on […]

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