08 September 2017
Sky Pundit Paul Merson expects a West Ham win on Monday but says he wouldn’t be surprised if Huddersfield walked away with all 3 points! He told Sky Sports: “Slaven Bilic needs a win. It’s West Ham’s first home game of the season and the fans will be turning up expecting the team to put […]
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08 September 2017
Tyre brand MRF Ltd have become the first sleeve sponsor of West Ham ahead of the Club’s first home game of the 2017/18 Premier League season. MRF’s logo will feature on the left sleeve of the iconic claret and blue shirt, with this season being the first where top flight clubs can create brand partnerships to advertise […]
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08 September 2017
Former Hammer turned pundit Tony Gale says Bilic is the right man for the job and that the board are to blame for our current problems. “It’s the players that have got to do it for Bilic on Monday night, it’s a pressure game against Huddersfield, a real pressure game and they’ve got to rise to the […]
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08 September 2017
It's been a long two weeks as football fans took a little detour down the road to Russia but the Premier League is back with a bang. Find out who we're backing, starting with Man City v Liverpool.
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08 September 2017
Mark Schwarzer has warned the summer transfer window will be "even more chaotic" after Premier League clubs voted to bring forward the deadline.
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08 September 2017
Today’s tittle-tattle is on a roll These are dark times for the Mill, concerned reader, following the news that Premier League clubs have agreed to end all the transfer piffle, wiffle and waffle before the start of the season , despite noble resistance from Manchester City and Manchester United. It’s struggling to cope with the idea of getting its yellow tie out of the wardrobe at the start of August, which just feels too ...
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08 September 2017
Slaven Bilic will face the press for the first time since the transfer window closed on 31st August. The pre-match press conference is scheduled for 1.30pm at Rush Green training ground this afternoon. He is likely to He is likely to grilled over his relationship with the owners after David Sullivan appeared to throw him […]
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08 September 2017
Paul Ince has waded into David Sullivan after his official website comments which appeared to throw Slaven bilic under a bus! The Hammers joint chairman claims Bilic turned down the chance to sign highly-rated potential midfield alternatives Renato Sanches and Grzegorz Krychowiak who joined Swansea and West Brom instead. Former Hammer Ince said: “I really […]
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08 September 2017
Operators London Stadium 185 have announced a new security search process this season which will be implemented for the first time on Monday evening for football crowds. The Statement says “As part of our shared commitment to enhancing the matchday experience for supporters at London Stadium, LS185, working in partnership with West Ham United, have […]
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07 September 2017
SECRET SCOUT: This week our expert has chosen to focus on West Ham United youngster Dan Kemp. Kemp was selected for the Toulon Tournament earlier this summer.
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07 September 2017
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Lord’s groundsman Mick Hunt, who has worked at cricket’s headquarters for 48 years, is preparing to retire after next summer — one year short of his half-century.
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07 September 2017
KIERAN GILL AND JACK GAUGHAN: Premier League clubs have voted to close the transfer window before the season kicks off in a controversial move that has angered the Manchester giants.
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07 September 2017
Planned protests at the London Stadium on Monday night Huddersfield game appear to be suffering from a shortage of on line funding. A social media twitter account called @WestHamAction- with 186 followers- has set a £1,000 fund raising target but at this moment £60 has been raised @ https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/westhamaction The fund raising page says “Weʼre raising £1,000 […]
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07 September 2017
To say the Hammers and Sporting Lisbon are at war is putting it mildly! David Sullivan has produced an e mail published in which an offer appears to have been made. Sporting’s president Bruno Carvalho has hit back since and appears ready to report us to Fifa for an illegal approach. Here’s what the fans […]
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07 September 2017
Andy Carroll has been told he has been his own worst enemy when busting a gut to play for West Ham after time out injured. Big hitman Carroll has endured his fair share of time sidelined through being crocked and has yet to feature this campaign through a thigh problem. But he looks set to figure in some way when the Hammers face Huddersfield Town on Monday at the London Stadium ...
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07 September 2017
Craig Bellamy 2007-2009 The fiery Welshman signed for the Hammers for a then record fee for the club of £7.5 million. His career at the club was severely hampered by persistent injuries which had dogged much of Bellamy’s earlier career. When the pacy striker did feature he was always impressive and his scoring rate of 9 goals in 22 starts bears reference to that fact. Bellamy was subject to a number of offers during his second season at the ...
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07 September 2017
In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we hear from Bret,18 and a lifelong Hammer about his first experience of East London on a magically festive night at Upton Park. “Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1998, I was brought up to a life of West Ham United and sunshine, a combination that rarely exists in my country of origin. Although my whole family are avid Hammers, living over 10,000 miles from the East End means that it is near...
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07 September 2017
Premier League clubs have voted to close next summer’s transfer window before the season starts. Managers have complained that the ability for players to move when the season is under way causes disruption to their squads and preparations. From next season, the window will close at 5pm BST on the Thursday before the Premier League season […]
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07 September 2017
Teams in England's top flight have elected to stop the purchase of players before the next campaign begins in a bid to stop transfers unsettling stars
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07 September 2017
Cheikhou Kouyate and striker Diafra Sakho could play in a World Cup qualifier replay in November after FIFA ordered Senegal’s result with South Africa should be scrapped. The qualifier will be played again after the referee, Joseph Lamptey was found guilty of match-fixing in a game which saw South Africa win 2-1 last November. Lamptey has now […]
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07 September 2017
Amid all the e mails drama this morning one critically important question has remained unanswered – who’s gonna play on the left side of midfield against Huddersfield Town? With Andre Ayew and Manu Lanzini injured and Marko Arnautovic serving out the last game of his suspension there is no naturally left sided player available. So […]
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07 September 2017
The Daily Mail claim today that West Ham could face another season of disruption at the London Stadium in 2022 due to a bid for the European Athletics Championships. UK Athletics chief executive Niels de Vos told the Sport Industry Breakfast event he intends to take advantage of a clause in West Ham’s concessionaire agreement allowing […]
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07 September 2017
The team behind Birmingham’s bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games want to expand Alexander Stadium saying it would provide a positive sporting legacy for the city. The Perry Barr venue is home to Birchfield Harriers, one of the country’s best-known athletics teams, and hosts several national and international events, including the UK Championships, team trials and […]
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07 September 2017
Sporting Lisbon have stepped up the row with West Ham to the ultimate level and are reported set to register an “illegal approaches” charge against us to FIFA in the William Carvalho affair. Sky sources in reporting Sporting Lisbon’s latest move add that West Ham are currently pursuing legal action against Sporting’s communications director, Nuno […]
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07 September 2017
BY Sean Whetstone and Hugh Southon David Sullivan’s emails have been published by Sky Sports in a continuing war of words between the co-owner and Sporting Lisbon. But the emails still pose big questions and we come to the conclusion that David Sullivan would have been far better off remaining silent. There’s no mileage in […]
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07 September 2017
Sporting Lisbon are to report West Ham to FIFA for alleged "illegal approaches" made to William Carvalho, say Sky sources.
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