04 October 2018
Hammer Andy Carroll will return to the West Ham squad after yet another injury following the international break. The big man made just 22 appearances in all competitions last season before being hit with another ankle injury in pre-season. AC splits opinion like few others and is very much a Marmite Man as a result […]
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04 October 2018
West Ham hit the training ground on Thursday as they aim to extend their unbeaten run in Friday night's trip to Brighton. They could climb into the top half with a win.
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04 October 2018
Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill told reporters today “I’ve spoken to Declan and his family, Obviously they want a little more time to make their minds up and I’m comfortable with that’ adding “He hasn’t chosen anyone yet.” O’Neill refused to say what was discussed in detail with Rice and his family by saying “I […]
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04 October 2018
Brighton manager Chris Hughton has spoken to the press ahead of the Friday night clash against West Ham Hughton told reporters “It seems to be a bit of a habit where teams come to the Amex having hit good form, which is what West Ham have done but it’s probably no surprise. It was only going […]
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04 October 2018
Pablo Zabaleta has made a great start towards landing a new deal with the Hammers and it’s becoming clear that he could now end his career at the Irons. The 33 year old right back has been a revelation in the Premier League this season and is keeping summer free signing Ryan Fredericks – eight […]
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04 October 2018
Martin O'Neill says Declan Rice has asked for more time before deciding whether his international future belongs to England or the Republic of Ireland.
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04 October 2018
West Ham midfielder Carlos Sanchez requires knee surgery and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. The Colombia international was hurt early on during the 8-0 win over Macclesfield.
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04 October 2018
Manuel Pellegrini says Declan Rice should not be pressurised into making a decision on his international future.
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04 October 2018
Jose Izquierdo is set to feature for Brighton in their Friday Night Football clash against West Ham after recovering from a knee problem.
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04 October 2018
Tottenham have already had to move their Premier League match with Man City to Monday 29 October due to a clash with an NFL fixture at Wembley. They now face West Ham on October 31, too.
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04 October 2018
Reports are circulating this morning that Andy Carroll will return to match action after the international break and could even be on the bench for the game against Spurs on the 20th. Here’s how members of the ClaretandHugh FB group responded @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O Please god no. O Glory hunter O Can’t wait to see him back […]
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04 October 2018
West Ham’s scary Carabao Cup tie against Spurs at the London Stadium will take place on Wednesday, October 31st at 7.45pm which happens to fall on Halloween. Tickets for West Ham United’s Carabao Cup fourth-round tie with Spurs will go on sale at 5pm on Thursday 4th October. The game will not be broadcast on television. […]
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04 October 2018
Manuel Pellegrini took the opportunity to offer an update on his three strikers – Chicharito, Andy Carroll and Marko Arnautovic- during his lunchtime presser ahead of the Broghton game at the Amex Stadium tomorrow evening (Fri). He declared: Javier worked this week with the whole squad. I think he will recover already from his virus and […]
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04 October 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has made it clear that he felt the trust of the fans even during the awful start to the season. The social media chat surrounding the team’s performance was one thing but the Hammers boss was always calm and composed during the four game horror shows. And he is obviously pleased that the […]
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04 October 2018
Manuel Pellegrini doesn’t fully understand why the Irons are playing so much better but is not ready to put all the credit on a midfield three. Much has been made of a system which has seen Mark Noble, Declan Rice and Pedro Obiang alongside each other and many have declared that the reason we have […]
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04 October 2018
Alvaro Morata’s poor form is making headlines at Chelsea, but scoring droughts and confidence issues affect strikers everywhere. So how do you overcome them? Nick Wright finds out how psychology is being used to help manage the extreme pressures of playing up front.
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04 October 2018
Andy Carroll is this morning reported as being due for his Hammers return after the international break. AC suffered a recurrence of an ankle injury on the club’s pre-season tour of Switzerland in July but is now close to recovery and looking set to add to the options available to Manuel Pellegrini. All the predictions […]
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04 October 2018
ClaretandHugh Facebook group admin CAROL COMBES has a big idea to cut the huge costs of becoming a club mascot at the London Stadium and only the players can make it work! With all the regular moans about the cost of season tickets (at a lot of clubs, not just ours), I want to ask […]
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04 October 2018
Gareth Southgate and Martin O’Neill are today due to make their squad announcements for the forthcoming internationals which sadly means another break in the domestic programme over the next fortnight. And it will be a surprise if either include Declan Rice in their England and Republic of Ireland set-ups. The Irish press in particular is […]
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04 October 2018
US catering company Delaware North accounts have published their financial accounts at companies house today for 2017 which includes the first full year of their London Stadium contract. The subsidiary that runs the London Stadium catering contract on behalf of operator LS185 say that turnover increased by 37% from £27m in 2016 to £37m in 2017. […]
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04 October 2018
Marko Arnautovic is set to play through the pain barrier when the Irons take on Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium tomorrow night. Arnie has revealed that he is still playing with pain but has been told the best way to recover is by playing through it. He has some bruising in his […]
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04 October 2018
By Hugh Southon It’s been a long long time since I can recall looking forward to watching the Hammers play football! Today is one of those days and it’s a good but bizarre sensation! It sometimes feels to be a ‘propa ‘ammer’ a good moan up is required but win or […]
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Austrians release Arnie
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Keegan on West Ham partnership that never was
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