28 September 2017
West Ham United duo Joe Hart and Aaron Cresswell have been named in the England squad for the Three Lions’ final two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. And Cresswell immediately put his ultimate ambition on the line saying: “The main aim for me is to play well this season and go to the World Cup. “It’s […]
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28 September 2017
West Ham and Tottenham have each been fined £20,000 after they admitted an FA misconduct charge and accepted the standard penalty. We learned earlier in the day the Hammers had no intention of protesting the charge claiming that there was no defence for either club. The clubs have been punished after Saturday’s Premier League clash […]
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28 September 2017
Slaven Bilic is confident he is facing a run of games which will see the Irons collecting points but doesn’t believe it’s correct to think like that! We face teas outside of the top right after a difficult series of opening games with Swansea are on the immediate agenda before we face Burnley away, Brighton […]
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28 September 2017
Catherine Cook has been living in Upton Gardens, the 842-housing development being built on the site of the old Boleyn Ground stadium, since July. The Leeds-raised professional, who is not a West Ham fan, says she loves her one-bedroom flat’s layout as well as the local vibe. Cook told the Newham Recorder “It wasn’t an […]
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28 September 2017
West Ham and Tottenham have each been fined £20,000 after they admitted an FA misconduct charge and accepted the standard penalty.
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28 September 2017
English football's governing body this week announced that from 2018-19 there will be 14 teams in the Women's Super League with professional players.
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28 September 2017
West Ham's bid to move out of the bottom three has been given a huge boost with the return of Michail Antonio and Manuel Lanzini.
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28 September 2017
Swansea boss Paul Clement has described Slaven Bilic being tipped as the next Premier League manager to be sacked as 'unfair'. Bookmakers have installed Bilic as the next boss to be sacked.
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28 September 2017
West Ham have already ruled out a move for sacked Carlo Ancelotti. No sooner had new of his sacking from Bayern Munich had emerged than some delusional speculation started that he would be perfect for West Ham. Well no doubt, as he would for many other League clubs, but the chance of him finding his […]
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28 September 2017
What causes us to develop an attachment for one particular football team in preference to another? Some will choose simply to follow their local team. The first people I remember as having any interest in football were my Dad’s cousin, Tony, and his father. Often we would visit my Aunt in Leytonstone on a Saturday afternoon and around about teatime, the pair of them would come home, having spent the afternoon watching Leyton Orient, whose ground was within walking distance. Another ...
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28 September 2017
Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Manu Lanzini is back n the Hammers squad for the weekend match against Swansea City. And despite early predictions that Michail Antonio would be missing the manager confirmed that he also looked okay for the match at the London Stadium. However, Pedro Obiang – despite reports that had recovered from […]
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28 September 2017
In this week’s edition of our weekly throwback segment, we hear from Tom, 67 and a lifelong Hammer about the “Academy of Football” in its heyday and an iconic night at Upton Park. “Born in East London in the early sixties, I was brought up on a life of West Ham United and playing out in bomb-damaged houses with my mates. A huge element of my beloved club back in those days was youth talent and bringing the latest crop ...
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28 September 2017
Slaven Bilic says West Ham will not appeal their FA charge after failing to control their players during their defeat against Tottenham last Saturday.
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28 September 2017
That is it from us at Rush Green, tune in on Saturday for another Live Blog. “The pressure, it is part of the Job, but it still isn’t normal” “You can never switch off from this Job, it’s always there” “The pressure gets to you even when you a walking the Dog, but I do not moan about it” “The last Game before an International Break is always important” “The last four...
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28 September 2017
West Ham United Ladies will bid for a licence to play in next season’s restructured Women’s Super League. West Ham Ladies currently play in the third-tier Women’s Premier League Southern Division. “We want West Ham to be at the very top of this new-look league structure,” said managing director Jack Sullivan on the WHUFC.com. “Now […]
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28 September 2017
A host of West Ham players are set for international duty next week. Jose Fonte and Portugal have their fate in their own hands in Group B, knowing victories in Andorra and at home to Edimilson Fernandes in Switzerland will almost certainly seal their place at Russia 2018. Marko Arnatuovic and Austria face two must-win Group D […]
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28 September 2017
West Ham have accepted the inevitable and will not be appealing the FA’s decision to charge the club with failing to control their players during the match between the Irons and Spurs on Saturday. A massive free-for-all broke out in the 95th minute and as a result the ruling body has charged both clubs. Referee […]
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28 September 2017
West Ham can pick up William Carvalho for €35 million euros in January according to Portuguese press reports. O Jogo claims that Sporting are short of balancing their books and that the defensive midfielder represents their best option of doing so. The report says that Sporting Lisbon made just over €50m during the summer transfer […]
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28 September 2017
Jose Fonte has sent a message to the Hammers faithful in Saturday’s official programme stresssing that there are a lot of games still to be played and that last weekend should be forgotten! The central defender has seen his own form pick up but admits the squad is “not happy ” with the events of […]
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28 September 2017
Carlton Cole could be set for another lease of Premier League life at struggling Crystal Palace. Roy Hodgson could turn to the former Hammers favourite after being hit by injury to Christian Benteke who could be out for six weeks or so with a knee injury The Mirror reports that contact has been made with […]
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28 September 2017
Newcastle host Liverpool live on Sky Sports this Sunday and it's a fixture associated with goals - but which Premier League fixture produces the most?
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28 September 2017
The West Ham United goalkeeper simply isn't good enough anymore, and is on a downward spiral in his career
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28 September 2017
West Ham top the table for the percentage of tickets sold for their home games this season. The club reported an official attendance of 56,988 for the West Ham v Spurs London derby last weekend meaning just 12 tickets went unsold which equates to an impressive 99.98% fill rate. Overall last weekend saw an average 97.44% […]
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27 September 2017
There are three Premier League matches on Sunday this weekend and we've previewed all the action including the games live on Sky Sports.
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27 September 2017
This week the Moore Than Just A Podcast boys discuss the Bolton win in the League cup and the Spurs loss at the London Stadium. Join Sean Whetstone, John Bucci and Nigel Kahn as they chat about the highs of lows of being a Hammer in the past seven days on the hour-long West Ham […]
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27 September 2017
West Ham may get a massive boost this weekend with Manu Lanzini making a surprise return to the squad for the match against Swansea. It had been believed the midfielder would be making his reappearance against Burnley at Turf Moor after the international break but Slaven Bilic is being tempted to include him on Saturday […]
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