14 September 2017
Slaven Bilic has issued a big denial that he was being “bullish” towards David Sullivan after the failed move to sign Willian Carvalho. The co chairman came on for criticism on all fronts last week when appearing to piling pressure on Bilic on the official website and failing to sign the Portuguese midfielder. Bilic stood […]
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14 September 2017
Slaven Bilic is hoping West Ham's first Premier League win of the season over Huddersfield can inspire the club's climb up the table.
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14 September 2017
Slaven Bilic is unable to answer his $1 million question – how to keep Andy Carroll fit! The big man made an enormous difference against Huddersfield on Monday night and showed how good the season could become if he can stay off the treatment table after missing 114 games since arriving at the club. Bilic […]
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14 September 2017
Andy Carroll, is fit, in form and happy with life. After weeks on the sidelines the big man turned in a great performance on Monday night and drew strength from the determined attitude among the squad after three horrible results. He said: “It’s nice to be back and put on the kit. I felt good […]
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14 September 2017
Mark Noble has been firmly ruled out of the weekend game at West Brom by Slaven Bilic. There has been a not too deep mystery over the captain who we had learned had been omitted from the starting line-up against Huddersfield before taking a knock in training. There was some scepticism over the train of […]
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14 September 2017
In Game Week Five of the 2017/2018 Premier League season, Slaven Bilic and the boys make the 140 Mile round trip to The Hawthorns, where they will be joined by 2,700 of The Claret & Blue Army to take on West Bromwich Albion. We go into the game with momentum and confidence after our vital victory over Huddersfield Town in Stratford on Monday night. Whereas, the hosts are feeling the opposite coming off a 3-1 thumping at The Amex Stadium, to halt ...
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14 September 2017
Watching the game last Monday evening, I found myself thinking back to one of my favourite players of the 1960s, Alan Sealey. Sealey came to West Ham from Leyton Orient in March, 1961, in an exchange deal which involved Dave Dunmore going the other way. At the time, it seemed a strange arrangement. Dunmore was an experienced centre-forward who scored 16 goals in 36 appearances for the Hammers. At one point in...
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14 September 2017
By JOHN WRAGG who has covered the Midlands football scene for over 40 years, working mainly for the Daily Express as their No1 reporter. He has seen the heady days of Ron Atkinson’s exciting team of the heady 1980s to the Baggies plunging into the third tier of English football and fighting their way back.Now uncompromising boss Tony […]
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14 September 2017
This video shows the sheer pace of Hammer Michail Antonio on Monday night at the London Stadium as he made a mockery of several Huddersfield players. The winger played with pace and purpose and was clearly playing his sock for the badge and his gaffer’s job. Michail Antonio. What pace for a guy whose size […]
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14 September 2017
Hammers skipper Mark Noble was missing on Monday night after he suffered a ligament injury in training on Friday but reports suggest he was due for the drop to the bench before his injury. Most of us would accept he will need to fight for his place this season and a starting place is far from […]
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14 September 2017
Former West Ham manager Alan Pardew says if he was West Ham manager he wouldn’t allow Andy Carroll to train. “If I was West Ham manager, I wouldn’t let him train,” said Pardew on Sky Sports Debate programme . “Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, I just wouldn’t let him, and say he can do a little bit of […]
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14 September 2017
So on to West Brom as one critical game follows another! A defeat here and we go back to square one with the anxieties and concerns starting all over again. With the game being at the Hawthorns the conundrum is which formation the manager will play because the usual one-up seriously doesn’t do it for […]
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13 September 2017
Rather than celebrating with a night on the town or taking in a nice meal, however, the England goalkeeper took to the Big Cat sanctuary in Ashford, where he was pictured feeding a lion.
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13 September 2017
A little deviation from our usual ‘Your Shout’ which see’s regular contributor Mike given his own weekly platform to discuss all things West Ham from his own perspective.
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13 September 2017
Newham Council has admitted that the £40million loan to help Premier League club West Ham move into the Olympic Stadium may never be repaid.
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13 September 2017
Javier Hernandes could easily find himself dropped to the bench this weekend as the Hammers travel to the Hawthorns to face the Baggies. West Ham keeper Joe Hart has already given a hint how Bilic could setup in the Midlands by saying “It’s not going to be one for the football purists. It’s going to […]
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13 September 2017
Former West Ham defender George Parris has called on Slaven Bilic to play Javier Hernandez in his natural position. Parris, who celebrated his 52nd birthday by watching the Hammers cruise to victory at the London Stadium on Monday night, believes Hernandez is the man who can make all the difference and help turn the season around […]
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13 September 2017
As the tedious international break finally concluded and The Premier League returned once again, there was plenty of controversy, spills, and thrills in match day four of the campaign, including The Citizens’ remarkable thrashing of The Reds and our superb victory over David Wagner’s Terriers to relieve Slaven Bilic of huge pressure. Mane Off As Jesus Shines In Astonishing City Rout Sky Sports’ Saturday lunchtime kick-off served up an absolute thriller at...
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13 September 2017
Terry Westley’s U23 Hammers suffered their first Premier League Two defeat of the season on Monday night, as a remarkably strong Foxes side proved overwhelming at The King Power Stadium. Having started the season strongly with a home draw against Champions Everton and victories over Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City, with a Checkatrade Trophy win at the Country Ground sandwiched in between. The youngsters have now slumped to consecutive defeats, inflicted by that very ...
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13 September 2017
Newham Council has said a £40m loan made to transform London Stadium is “damaged” and would only be recouped if the former Olympic Stadium started making money . Newham insists they have not “written off” the loan and that downgrading its status was merely “prudent and responsible” accounting in response to the stadium’s “challenging” first year in […]
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13 September 2017
Pablo Zabaleta received widespread acclamation for his outstanding performance against Huddersfield and is pretty pleased with himself and the team’s display. Commenting to the official site he said: “I played as a wing-back against Huddersfield. It’s been a long time since I played in that position, but I was happy with the performance. “I always […]
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13 September 2017
Pablo Zabaleta wants his West Ham team-mates to carry the confidence from the vital win over Huddersfield into the Premier League showdown at West Brom. Zabaleta says he was delighted to feature so prominently in the 2-0 victory at the London Stadium on Monday; delivering three points to lift the Hammers from the basement position in the top flight. The triumph over David Wagner’s Terriers lifts a huge amount of pressure from ...
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13 September 2017
James Collins has given the ‘three at the back’ Hammers set-up a big thumbs up! The central defender – delighted with the victory over Huddersfield Town – explained that the defenders really like the formation. He said: “We played it for the last ten games of last season and a few before that without conceding […]
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13 September 2017
A new report has emerged this morning that William Carvalho still wants to to move to West Ham. It follows ClaretandHugh’s report of yesterday (Tues) that the Irons are refusing to rule out the possibility of a new approach to Sporting Lisbon for the midfielder in January. Mirror reporter Darren Lewis – who followed the […]
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12 September 2017
Ian Wright and Alan Pardew joined Kelly Cates to discuss Frank de Boer's sacking by Crystal Palace and Roy Hodgson's appointment as his successor.
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