02 September 2017
A Daily Mirror survey has examined the net spend of every club in the Premier League and claims the Irons totals out at £17.3 million. This places them in 15th place with Spurs some way between them in 16th with a total “layout” of minus £2.6 million whilst Stoke and Burnley fill the two bottom […]
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02 September 2017
Former Liverpool, Spurs and Fulham player Danny Murphy says West Ham season will improve this season but claims the midfield is not strong suggesting Mark Noble is nearing the end of his career. Writing a column in the London Evening Standard Murphy says: “I know West Ham have had a very difficult start to the season, but I honestly […]
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02 September 2017
Michail Antonio has claimed West Ham have the players with the ability to bring their season back on track and show how good they are. Speaking to the London Evening Standard at the launch of the Third Kit he said: “We had three games with not good results, but hopefully back at home against Huddersfield […]
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02 September 2017
David Sullivan has delivered his verdict on this summer’s transfer window and claimed -amid a social media meltdown – that the board are behind the manager. The co-chairman and David Gold have been at the centre of some pretty vicious attacks on their transfer policy but have allowed it to pass over their heads. And […]
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02 September 2017
For the first time this season, Premier League clubs are allowed to display sleeve sponsors on their kits in the 2017/18 campaign.Shirt sleeve branding has been prominent throughout European leagues for years but has always been banned in the Premier League. Top-flight clubs have been allowed to sell advertising on their shirt sleeves for the first […]
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02 September 2017
Sky Pundit Paul Merson has graded West Ham’s summer transfer business at a B+ but says they should be spending £100m Major ins: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City, free), Joe Hart (Manchester City, loan), Marko Arnautovic (Stoke, £25m), Javier Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen, £16m). Major outs: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough, £5m), Reece Oxford (Borussia Monchengladbach, loan), Alvaro Arbeloa (retired), Havard […]
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02 September 2017
David Sullivan has spoken to the official website to shed light on the transfer window, insisting Slaven is happy with the business that has been done over the summer. He also reveals he offered two players to the manager who turned them down. “Overall Slaven is happy with the business we have done during the […]
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01 September 2017
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic rejected the chance to sign both Renato Sanches and Grzegorz Krychowiak this summer, according to Hammers joint-chairman David Sullivan.
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01 September 2017
The summer circus ended on Thursday night as the transfer window slammed shut. Deadline Day left some supporters energised and others feeling flat. We spoke to fans of 10 teams.
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01 September 2017
Renato Sanches and Grzegorz Krychowiak were late movers in August, signing season-long loan deals at Swansea and West Brom respectively.
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01 September 2017
Andy Goldstein and Jason Cundy were joined by actor, presenter and Celebrity West Ham fan James Corden on Talksport Sports Bar on Thursday night. The host of America’s popular ‘The Late, Late, Late Show’ is a massive West Ham fan and admitted he is now doubting whether Slaven Bilic is the right manager for the […]
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01 September 2017
Former Hammer Tony Gale said on TV recently that West Ham have spent £4m net in the last four years which is completely false! Here we analyse the real net spend over the past four seasons 2017/2018 Season Spent £41m Sold £21.8m Net spend £19.2m 2016/2017 Season Spent £63.72m Sold £36.90m Net spend £26.82m 2015/2016 Season […]
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01 September 2017
Slaven Bilic today read the riot act at Diafra Sakho after the striker turned up for training following his crazy attempt to engineer a move to Rennes. And it was entirely in line with ClaretandHugh’s report of last night (Thursday) that he faced stiff financial penalties should he break club rules again. Slaven Bilic warned […]
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01 September 2017
If you read social media today you could be fooled into thinking West Ham have already been relegated this season. The internet has been going into meltdown with both anti -manager and anti-board feelings running high after the day after transfer deadline day. There are new crowd funded campaigns for large protest banners and talk of […]
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01 September 2017
I wasn’t expecting much, I really wasn’t but when I woke up on the morning of transfer deadline day, (known as Thursday to the rest of the non-football watching world) I was given a glimmer of hope. The oracle that is the yellow ticker tape on Sky Sports News was indicating that West Ham were […]
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01 September 2017
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Joe Hart is not to blame for his tough start to life at West Ham because the players in front have not provided him with protection. That is the view of captain Mark Noble.
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01 September 2017
Well, what a summer it has been! Not just for West Ham but for every active club in the window. At the start of the summer, the aim of the board, Slaven Bilic and Tony Henry was to address the quantity issue and replace that with quality, which they have done. A total of fifteen […]
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01 September 2017
This week, Luke Glanville is joined by moorethanjustaclub.com writer Ciaran Judge, and they discuss the pressing issues surrounding West Ham United at the moment. They don’t discuss transfers, for obvious reasons. The post M2: Fans Call For Bilic’s Dismissal As A Poor Transfer Window Ends In Disappointment For Hammers appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .
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01 September 2017
Who will win the Premier League? Who will be relegated? And where will each team finish? We want YOUR view!
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01 September 2017
Portuguese newspaper The Record claim West Ham made a fresh last minute cheeky offer on deadline day to Sporting Lisbon for William Carvalho. The report claims that the Hammers would have asked for a six-month loan deal with an option to buy. The Irons would have paid Carvalho wages plus a €2m loan fee and […]
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01 September 2017
Terry Westley’s U23 side’s impressive unbeaten run was abruptly ended by a sublime Tottenham Hotspur with an incredible 7-2 thrashing in the first round of matches for the group stage of the 2017 Premier League Two International Cup. In a remarkable 90 minutes, our starlets were awarded none other than four penalties by referee Alan Young, as the hosts needed no second chance to take their opportunities at Stevenage’s Lamex Stadium. Westley ...
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01 September 2017
Domingos Quina’s proposed loan move to Sheffield United broke down before last night’s transfer deadline. The West Ham youngster was reportedly scheduled to undergo a medical in South Yorkshire yesterday but talks between the two clubs are understood to have stalled during the closing stages of the window. Although the exact reason behind Sheffield’s decision […]
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01 September 2017
Diafra Sakho reported back for training at West Ham on Friday morning, according to Sky sources .
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01 September 2017
A man has been jailed following his conviction for an attempted robbery which involved a high speed chase along busy roads. Jack O’Brien of Dagenham was convicted at Basildon Crown Court on Friday, 1 September, and sentenced for six years for attempted robbery. Police were called at around 12:45hrs on Wednesday 2 November 2016, to reports […]
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01 September 2017
West Ham have officially launched the Club’s new Third kit for the 2017/18 season. The design recreates the first-ever strip worn by the Hammers in the 1900/01 Southern League season – the Club’s first as West Ham United – and is adorned with the first known crest to appear on a West Ham jersey, from the […]
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01 September 2017
The Telegraph again links Rafa Benitez as a future manager of West Ham. They say that although Benitez will not quit Newcastle at this stage, he has been left disillusioned by the blatant lack of ambition this summer and his long-term future on Tyneside is in serious doubt. Indeed, should West Ham sack Slaven Bilic […]
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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
