22 August 2017
This edition of ‘Your Shout’ see’s the bloggers from West Ham Uniteds premier magazine discuss some of the articles that feature in this months publication. Each author has sent me a video clip with their mobile phone and pose a question to me pertaining to their feature. Blowing Bubbles Magazine founder and editor David kicks […]
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22 August 2017
Slaven Bilic gave some guarded guidance on transfers in and out as he prepared for the first Cup game against Cheltenham Town tomorrow night (Wed). And it didn’t take too much reading between the lines to work out what he was talking about as the club approaches the final days of the summer transfer window. […]
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22 August 2017
Aston Villa and Sunderland are scrapping it out to take Robert Snodgrass into Championship action. The Scotland winger has been training with the under 23s and is now very much out of Slaven Bilic’s plans for the season. And ClaretandHugh has learned this evening that his two former bosses ,Steve Bruce at Villa and the […]
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22 August 2017
Sead Haksabanovich could make his first appearance in a West Ham shirt at Cheltenham Town tomorrow night in the televised League Cup match on Sky. The young Swede – who cost us £3 million – has been included in the travelling party which is travelling to Gloucestershire . Having impressed in the recent win over […]
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22 August 2017
Slaven Bilic has revealed that he will take “a really strong squad” to Cheltenham for tomorrow nights League Cup clash against the league Two side. But he hinted that Michail Antonio will be left behind saying: “Only with the players like Antonio – who came back after a long injury and played on Saturday – […]
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22 August 2017
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has called on his team to play 'like it is the last game of our lives' and kick-start the season with a Carabao Cup win at League Two Cheltenham.
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22 August 2017
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has called on his team to play "like it is the last game of our lives" and kick-start the season with a Carabao Cup win at League Two Cheltenham on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports .
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22 August 2017
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has confirmed he is unlikely to risk winger Michail Antonio in the Carabao Cup tie at Sky Bet League Two side Cheltenham on Wednesday night.
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22 August 2017
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic would like to bring in one more player before the transfer window closes.
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22 August 2017
Terry Westley’s U23’s completed a remarkable second-half fightback to overcome Premier League 2 Title favorites Tottenham Hotspur and earn the youngsters’ a first-ever victory in Division One. The lunch-time kick-off took place at The Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre in North London and saw the hosts field an impressive line-up that boasted some of the game’s brightest prospects. Wayne Burnett’s side included the likes of England U19 star Marcus Edwards, captain ...
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22 August 2017
Following their second consecutive 4-0 victory of the season, Manchester United are responsible for three members of round two's Sky Sports Fantasy Football team of the week - as Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly all get the nod.
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22 August 2017
Manu Lanzini has issued a timely tweet to ease the anxieties of Hammers everywhere. Injured in pre-season, the Argentine playmaker is on his way back – hopefully to form a positive link with Javier Hernandez who should thrive on the sevice he supplies. Things are starting to look a lot better on the injury front […]
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22 August 2017
Aston Villa have moved ahead of rivals in pursuit of signing Robert Snodgrass on loan. West Ham made the winger available for transfer just seven months after paying Hull £10million
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22 August 2017
West Ham have little chance of tying up a deal for William Carvahlo in time for the weekend match at Newcastle despite optimistic reports in the media. And reports coming out of Portugal that the defensve midfielder will travel to London for a medical are quite simply wrong despite the claim he has agreed a […]
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22 August 2017
Paul Pogba has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings this week
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22 August 2017
Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi wants to stay and fight for a place at Stamford Bridge. The Belgium international is a target for French side Lille and West Ham have discussed a loan deal.
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22 August 2017
What I’m about to write here will of course create a huge over-reaction among many but I need to get it off my chest regardless and take absolutely no pleasure in doing so. Watching players coming to the end of their career is never easy. I was there for Mooro, Devo, Sir Trev and Billy […]
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22 August 2017
Declan Rice looks booked for his second start for the Irons at Cheltenham Town tomorrow evening in the League Cup clash. But hopes that young Nathan Holland may get his chance along wth Toni Martinez appear to have been ruled out by their involvement in the under 23s victory over Spurs yesterday. Manager Slaven Bilic […]
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22 August 2017
West Ham this morning are reported to already be eyeing up possible Slaven Bilic replacements with only two games of the season gone. The story has emerged in The Mirror which claims the usual candidate as a possible next manager, Rafa Benitez, as the next one. Two defeats – at Mancheter United who repeated the […]
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21 August 2017
By Jack Lebeau Follow on Twitter @JackLeabeau66 West Ham U23 miraculously came from 2-0 down at half-time to beat Spurs 3-2 at Hotspur Way on a very rainy afternoon. We started the better of the two teams, with Spurs rarely getting out of their own half. This was supported by us having a good couple […]
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21 August 2017
Academy chief Terry Westley has put his first brick in West Ham’s first team wall…and could not be more delighted with his protege Declan Rice. The 18 year old being freely tipped as the next big thing at the club now has a building job to do according to his mentor who speaking to ClaretandHugh […]
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21 August 2017
Most football supporters feel emotionally gutted when their favourite team loses a game. Although we ended up losing an entertaining encounter to Southampton, for the first time in ages, I came away feeling quite positive. Most objective pundits have suggested that a draw would have been a fairer outcome in this match. I am sure […]
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21 August 2017
Javier Hernandez is encouraged by the spirit at West Ham despite defeat in his first two games for the club.
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21 August 2017
David Prutton is back with his latest predictions ahead of the second round of the Carabao Cup this week.
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21 August 2017
Avram Grant 2010-2011 Avram Grant always seems like a lovely bloke but he is comfortably the worst West Ham manager in living history. Having taken Portsmouth down the year before he became West Ham manager, the man who Chelsea players described as having idea’s 25 years behind the times came into the hot seat replacing Gianfranco Zola. While not a blue-ribbon side the club still had some very good players with Parker, Green. Ba, Noble and others at his disposal West Ham...
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21 August 2017
West Ham’s under 23s grabbed victory with an amazing comeback at Spurs. It gets no better than to beat the north Londoners on their own manor and whatever words Terry Westley gave the bys after break worked the oracle big time after they went in two down. But within 15 minutes they had turned everything […]
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Soucek: West Ham have finally got character back
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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
