15 August 2017
I was honestly never that optimistic that I’d be sat here writing a first post season kick off article laden with superlatives about our performance at Old Trafford. Even with the undisputable strengthening of the squad that has taken place in recent weeks, it was always going to be an uphill battle from minute one, and so it proved. One thing I was hopeful of, which proved to be in vain, was that the clubs support would acknowledge the good...
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15 August 2017
Martin Tyler returns with the best stats and facts from the opening weekend of the campaign.
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15 August 2017
There were shocks a plenty on the opening-weekend of the 2017/2018 Premier League season, as The Champions were shocked at home to Burnley and newly promoted Huddersfield Town ran-riot at Selhurst Park. Gunners Edge Foxes In Thriller The first Premier League clash of the new season saw Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal entertain Craig Shakespeare’s Leicester City at The Emirates Stadium, and it was to be an absolute classic. £75 million man Alexandre Lacazette was making his League debut...
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15 August 2017
West Ham are still negotiating with Sporting Lisbon for William Cavahlo despite media reports that they are ready to turn to Porto midfielder Danilo Pereira. The Mirror is claiming the Irons are becoming frustrated with the Carvalho saga although that is not CandH’s understanding as negoiations continue. Talks were put on hold today with Sporting facing […]
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15 August 2017
A report in a Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias bizarrely claims that West Ham have offered Sporting Lisbon €30m (£27.2m) for both Adrien Silva and João Palhinha if the deal for William Carvalho can not be completed. A Sporting Lisbon source told Jornal de Notícias that the rumour was ‘completely false’ but the paper have decided to […]
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15 August 2017
New boy Sead Haksabanovic is set to make his Hammers debut tonight (Tues) when the Hammers take on Swindon Town in the Checkatrade Trophy. The £3 million signing from Swedish side Halmstads BK last week, will be part of a strong Hammers lineup fielded by Academy Director Terry Westley at the County Ground. The youngsters are […]
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15 August 2017
Joleon Lescott believes it would "make great sense" if Premier League clubs were prevented from buying new players during the summer transfer window, once the new season had kicked-off.
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15 August 2017
Galatasaray paid West Ham €4.25m for the permanent transfer of Sofiane Feghouli which converts to around £3.86m it has been officially revealed today. Feghouli has put pen-to-paper on a five-year contract with the Turkish giants who are paying him €3.85 million in wages per year earning him just over £67,000 per week. He will earn an additional €75,000 (£68,000) […]
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15 August 2017
Winston Reid is expecting much better from the Irons at Southampton but admits that the team still has to learn from its mistakes. It’s a mantra we have heard for so long so if it’s starting to wear a wee bit thin I hope the big fella at the back may understand . That the […]
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15 August 2017
West Ham are hoping to secure the club record signing of William Carvalho, for a fee of up to £36million, by the end of this week says Jason Burt in the Telegraph following yesterday’s departure of Sofiane Feghouli to Galatasaray. As previously reported by Claret and Hugh No fee has yet been agreed but sources close […]
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15 August 2017
West Ham are likely to get an away allocation of 1,100 for the 7,000 capacity LCI Rail Stadium in the second round tie with Cheltenham Town in the league cup. Away supporters will be given the Hazlewoods Stand which houses 1,100 supporters. Tickets went on sale yesterday to home supporters who will pay £16 for adult terraces […]
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15 August 2017
West Ham finally officially confirmed that Sofiane Feghouli has joined Galatasaray on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee believed to be £4m. The Algeria winger moves to the Turkish Super Lig club after a single season in Claret and Blue, having joined the Hammers from Spanish side Valencia in summer 2016. Feghouli totalled 27 […]
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14 August 2017
The Turkish side announced on their website that the 27-year-old had signed a five-year deal for a fee of €4.25m (£3.86m). Feghouli spent one season at West Ham.
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14 August 2017
Premier League clubs will discuss the proposed introduction of a new summer transfer window that closes before the opening game of next season.
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14 August 2017
Galatasaray have announced the signing of West Ham winger Sofiane Feghouli.
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14 August 2017
West Ham have sold Sofiane Feghouli to Galatasaray and are reportedly close to bringing in William Carvalho from Sporting CP
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14 August 2017
West Ham United are edging closer to completing the signing of William Carvalho, Sky Sports News are reporting. According to Sky sources, Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho is flying to London today as this deal moves swiftly towards completion. West Ham are reportedly in advanced talks to get this deal done and the rumoured transfer […]
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14 August 2017
According to Sky Sports News, Sofiane Feghouli is set to leave West Ham United imminently. Sofiane Feghouli is expected to complete his move to Turkish outfit Galatasaray in a £4m move, Sky sources understand. West Ham are willing to part ways with Feghouli just one year after snapping the former Valencia winger up on a […]
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14 August 2017
There were crazy scenes as Sofiane Feghouli was mobbed by hundreds of Galatasaray fans when he arrived at Istanbul airport yesterday. Galatasaray have since officially confirmed they remain in negotiations with West Ham for Feghouli’s permanent transfer. On their official twitter, they said “We announced we’ve started negotiations for the transfer of Sofiane Feghouli to […]
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14 August 2017
The start to life in the 2017/18 Premier League could not have got off to a worse start for West Ham United. Travelling to Old Trafford was always likely to be an ominous task but the Hammers were thrashed 4-0 by a rampant Manchester United side who were far superior on the day. An inevitable […]
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14 August 2017
West Ham’s Carabao Cup second round tie against Cheltenham Town has been selected for live broadcast by Sky Sports. The Hammers will travel to the LCI Stadium for a 7.45pm kick-off on Wednesday 23rd August. As the London Stadium will still be in athletics mode on 23rd August the Hammers have given special dispensation by the […]
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14 August 2017
Nigel is back with the next episode of Mock the West Ham Week which was recorded before the game yesterday – that is, it has nothing to do with the game yesterday as comical as that turned out to be… The post Mock the West Ham Week Episode 3: Forget yesterday, laugh at this instead appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .
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14 August 2017
SIMON JONES - THE TRANSFER COLUMN: West Ham are increasingly confident of concluding a deal for Sporting Lisbon's William Carvalho.
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14 August 2017
The Premier League is back, and while the opening weekend saw many familiar faces returning on the scene, there were many new players on show to light up the opening weekend.
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14 August 2017
It’s time to take a look at some of the key Talking Points from our 4-0 defeat at Old Trafford yesterday-afternoon, as we began our 2017/2018 Premier League campaign with embarrassment in Manchester. Individual errors prove costly for Hammers It seems like for many Hammers that individual mistakes have overshadowed superb team-performances more than ever in recent times and the case was no different yesterday. Slaven Bilic was forced to name Arthur Masuaku in the starting Xl, ...
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14 August 2017
Ref Watch returns to debate a number of the weekend's controversial talking points from the opening round of Premier League fixtures.
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Soucek: West Ham have finally got character back
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