24 March 2018
Among the surprising speed merchants on the all-time list are Carl Jenkinson, Chelsea centre back Antonio Rudiger — who is the fourth fastest player this season — and forward Hugo Rodallega.
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24 March 2018
By Hugh Southon and Sean Whetstone Sadiq Khan’s decision to demonise the Irons at the London Assembly is a disgrace following the events during our match against Burnley. He owns the stadium and it’s up to him to find answers not to deliver what appears to be wildly exaggerated accusations without any evidence or police […]
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24 March 2018
David Moyes’ West Ham United currently sit 17th in the Premier League table with eight matches of the season remaining, they’ve been defeated in three consecutive matches in all competitions and are a mere two points off the relegation zone, after discussing the club’s warm weather Miami training camp last weekend , here are the opinions of five Moore Than Just A Club writers on whether the Hammers will beat the drop to the...
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24 March 2018
Not every top-flight player gets the plaudits they deserve – here we have a look at some of those who fly under the radar At various points during their title-winning season, praise was shared around the Leicester side. Jamie Vardy, N’Golo Kanté and Riyad Mahrez were the obvious ones, Wes Morgan, Danny Drinkwater and Kasper Schmeichel got their plaudits too, but Marc Albrighton went under the radar. And so he still does, despite his game improving...
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24 March 2018
The Saracens will play the Harlequins at the London Stadium this afternoon in the first AVIVA Premiership game to be played at the venue. West Ham fan Jackson Wray who plays back row for the Sarries, has been with the club since a young teenager, developing from a promising youngster to a top class Premiership […]
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24 March 2018
West Ham manager David Moyes short-term contract runs out in the summer. Today, however, in ClaretandHugh’s latest poll we ask a simple question – should the board be offering him a new contract based his performance so far. Has he done enough to warrant a new deal whatever happens or have you seen enough to want […]
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24 March 2018
I am a very big fan of Martin O’Neill and was irritated beyond extreme when a ‘leak’ saw him rule himself out of the Hammers manager’s job a few years back. He would have been perfect for the job and would have given us the years of the stability we have forever required. To me […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Confidence vote from top boss should seal it for Iron
24 March 2018
Premier League clubs West Ham United, Brighton and Hove Albion, Newcastle United and Leicester City will all be part of the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens in May. Championship Side Aston Villa will also join in the event which will run from 18-20th May at the Hong Kong Football Club. Championship side Aston Villa, runners-up last year, […]
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24 March 2018
Declan Rice has insisted his heart remains with the Republic of Ireland, rather than England, after he made an impressive senior debut in Turkey.
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24 March 2018
West Ham manager David Moyes has reportedly flown to Austria this weekend to inspect potential sites for West Ham’s pre-season training camp this summer. The Hammers spent an 11-day training camp in Austria and Germany last summer under Slaven Bilic. The first team squad and backroom staff stayed in Bad Waltersdorf, a municipality in the […]
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24 March 2018
International weeks leave me cold as a rule. However, last night was a bit different although I am not referring to England who are capable of winning meaningless friendlies and qualifying before we watch it end there. However, there was great news for all Hammers fans last night with Arnie starring in and scoring two […]
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23 March 2018
It was a great international night for the Hammers big two – Manu Lanzini and Marko Arnautovic as they got on the score sheets for their respective countries tonight (Fri). Lanzini started for Argentina against Italy, played the full 90 minutes and snatched a win for his side on 85 minutes with his first international goal, […]
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23 March 2018
Republic boss Martin O’Neill heaped praise onto Irons teenager Declan Rice after an impressive senior debut against Turkey. The 19-year-old took the pitch at the back before moving into midfield as Ireland lost 1-0 but – as Hammers fans have come to understand – looked great in both roles. O’Neill said: “I thought he did […]
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23 March 2018
Sadiq Kahn has weighed into the London Stadium affair following the the Burnley game declaring: “ I condemn the mindless hooliganism of a small minority of people intent on disrupting the game.” Addressing the London Assembly question time he also claimed that 26 people were involved with four succeeding and that there were 150 separate incidents with […]
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23 March 2018
In this week’s episode of the Moore Than Just A Club Dot Com Podcast, Host Luke Glanville is joined by LBC presenter, political journalist, former politician and West Ham United Season Ticket holder Iain Dale. Luke and Iain discuss everything from the former Conservative’s love of the Hammers to the job manager David Moyes has done so far at the London Stadium and the Irons’ recent off-field troubles. The post The MTJAC.Com Podcast: The London Stadium And ...
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23 March 2018
This season is not yet done but we must look to the future and see where our fortunes lie, where we must strengthen and where we must lose a few pounds in dead weight. Yes, unfortunately it is that time when we all need to take stock of where we are and what we must do to improve our situations. Of course much of this is pure speculation as we await our fate of this season ending however ...
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23 March 2018
Manuel Lanzini, a key performer for West Ham this season, has given the clearest indication yet that he expects to stay at the London Stadium beyond this summer despite transfer speculation.
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23 March 2018
Rumours of a move to Liverpool have not distracted West Ham's Manuel Lanzini, who says he remains "very, very happy" at London Stadium.
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23 March 2018
In the 23rd Volume of our weekly Classic Match series, we delve deep into the archives once more to relive a memorable West Ham United encounter from down the years, this time around it comes in the form of an away victory that triggered one of the club’s greatest-ever runs, exactly 11 years ago to the month. Cast your minds back to the early spring of 2007, “Shine” by Take That was at the very summit of the...
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23 March 2018
Manu Lanzini has spoken of his huge affection for West Ham and its fans and declared: ” ‘Have hope, please keep on supporting us and help us’. Speaking to the official website the Hammers play maker said: “We have a fantastic group of supporters who follow us everywhere. We’re really lucky to have this amazing, fanatical support.” […]
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23 March 2018
Despite our current struggles with the Goalkeeping position West Ham have been blessed with some fantastic goalkeepers through the years, in fact they have twice broken the World record transfer fee for a Goalkeeper. The Great Goalkeepers have tended to come and enjoy long careers at the Hammers below are my choices for the best Goalkeepers to play for the Hammers. Jim Standen 1962-1968 236 Apps (All Comps.) Standen was originally signed as emergency cover after the Hammers goalkeeper Lawrie Leslie...
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on West Ham’s Keepers – A Cricketer, A Record Signing and A Man from Near Moscow
23 March 2018
West Ham United have hinted about the future of manager David Moyes whose six-month contract runs out at the end of the 2017/2018 season, in an Interview with the Scotsman on their Official Website WHUFC.com. The Hammers are currently in the midst of a three-week break from competitive action which culminates in the first International break of the year and this is what the man who took over from Slaven Bilic last ...
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23 March 2018
1. 41 Players have been picked for England while playing for West Ham most did not make 20 caps before either leaving West Ham or never being picked again. Bobby Moore is West Ham’s most capped England player with 108 caps. While 23 of the 41 players won 3 caps or less in their time with the Hammers 2. George William Webb was the first West Ham player capped by England. Webb was a centre forward from Poplar who made a goal scoring debut in a 3-0 ...
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23 March 2018
The Special General Meeting scheduled for this Sunday for the dissolution of the West Ham United Supporters Club has been postponed. In the last hour, the committee has emailed members saying “Due to the legality regarding memberships the SGM that was due to be held on Sunday 25th March, 2018 at the Boleyn Pub at 12 noon will be […]
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23 March 2018
West Ham striker Jordan Hugill says he hopes to feature against Southampton in the Premier League after scoring his first goal in a friendly win over Dagenham and Redbridge.
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23 March 2018
Top journo Martin Samuel – and a Hammer to boot – has been following the issues at the club very closely of late. And in his latest piece for the Mail he has made it clear that those who want to blame the Hammers for so many issues may need to go a little deeper […]
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Soucek: West Ham have finally got character back
West Ham 1-2 Nottingham Forest highlights & rate the players!
Premier League ins and outs – clubs confirm player exits
Forest hold on to edge West Ham and keep CL dreams alive
Rice a fitting match-winner for Arsenal as Everton give Goodison send-off
