
West Ham confirm Haksabanovic deal
07 August 2017
West Ham have completed the signing of Sead Haksabanovic on a five-year contract from Swedish club Halmstads.
07 August 2017
West Ham have completed the signing of Sead Haksabanovic on a five-year contract from Swedish club Halmstads.
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07 August 2017
London Stadium operators have reacted to a story by the Sun newspaper headline that “West Ham’s London Stadium seats lie dumped in industrial yard” A source close to the stadium management company LS185 who spoke to Claret and Hugh this morning laughed off the weekend tabloid story saying the seats had been carefully stored in an agreed […]
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07 August 2017
West Ham United star Manuel Lanzini will be targeted by Liverpool if they lose Philippe Coutinho, ESPN Brazil is reporting. Barcelona are expected to move for Philippe Coutinho as a replacement for Neymar, who left the La Liga giants to join Paris Saint-Germain earlier in this season. Liverpool do not want to lose Coutinho but […]
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07 August 2017
Sky Sports News pundit Paul Merson has given his predictions for the final standings in the Premier League for the 2017/18 season. Paul Merson believes that West Ham are heading for a mid-table finish again. He has put the Hammers down for a tenth place finish. That would be an improvement on last season’s efforts […]
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07 August 2017
The ongoing debate over the injury records of Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho has become one of the biggest and most unfortunate discussions among Hammers fans. Obviously, even within such a debate as this, sides are taken and as a result we have dug out the career injury records of both to make the direct […]
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07 August 2017
West Ham United are closing in on the signing of Sead Haksabanovic, according to ESPN FC. Sources close to ESPN FC believe that the Hammers have won the race to sign the highly rated young midfielder, who has previously attracted attention from the Premier League elite. Sead Haksabanovic plays as an attacking midfielder and currently plies his […]
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07 August 2017
West Ham United goalkeeper Adrian is on Newcastle United’s summer wishlist, according to Sky Sports News. Sky sources understand that Newcastle United want Adrian to bolster their goalkeeping options ahead of the 2017/18 season. The Magpies, who won promotion to the Premier League last season, want to sign a new goalkeeper even though they have Tim […]
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07 August 2017
It’s less than a week until we’ll be celebrating the start of a brand new Premier League season! The club have been very active in the transfer market, with Enner Valencia, Havard Nordtviet, Ashley Fletcher and Darren Randolph being sold. Josh Cullen, Reece Burke and Reece Oxford have all left on loan to gain vital […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on Opinion: West Ham need two more summer signings and one should be £30m+ striker
07 August 2017
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) and Shrewsbury Town fans have launched a crowdfunding campaign to create a showcase for safe standing in England, so that MPs can see how well this will work in this country and be more likely to give the OK for safe standing everywhere, including at the London Stadium in the future. […]
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07 August 2017
Slaven Bilic wants to bring in a new midfielder but Jack Wilshere is not currently on the Irons agenda. The 25 year old has been regularly linked with the Irons this season but he is not in their minds given the problems they have with injury prone players. Whilst the Arsenal and former England man […]
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07 August 2017
West Ham have received special dispensation to play their Carabao Cup second-round tie away from home as the London Stadium will still not be ready to host football matches.
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07 August 2017
In this week’s edition of our weekly Where Are They Now? Segment we look at one of the key players of the 2011/2012 season in the form of Papa Bouba Diop, but why was he so important during that promotion? And where is he now? Papa Bouba Diop The now 39-year-old began his career in The Senegal Premier League with Ndeffann Saltigue, before later moving to ASC Diaraf in the same ...
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07 August 2017
The start of the 2017/18 Premier League season is here, with new players, new managers and new teams, but what about new rules?
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07 August 2017
The opening weekend of the Sky Bet Championship season saw a host of youngsters catch the eye following summer loan moves from the Premier League.
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07 August 2017
Diafra Sakho could make his West Ham first team re-appearance against Huddersfield on September 11. Sak made his return to action on Saturday in the behind-closed-doors clash for the under 23s against Spurs on Saturday, coming through with no problems and a smile on his face. The Senegal hit man was subbed after an hour […]
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07 August 2017
Zak Seddon showed his love for West Ham live on BBC TV over the weekend as he competed in the IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium. The athlete who runs in the 3000-metre steeplechase did not qualify for the final over the weekend but displayed a crossed Hammers cross sign to millions of viewers […]
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07 August 2017
The start of the coming Premier League season marks the 25th anniversary of the first campaign for the then-breakaway league. But what happened to the players from that season?
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07 August 2017
Andy Carroll is being pushed through what many believe may be the fiercest training regime of his career under new head of medicine Gary Lewin. And the injury ravaged striker has responded well to the get tough regime designed to push him to his limits ahead of the new season. He is currently involved in: […]
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07 August 2017
Ashley Fletcher received negative reaction following his debut for Middlesbrough against Wolves for the visit to Molineux on the opening day of the Championship programme yesterday (Sun). The Hammers collected a cool £6.5 million for the former Manchester United youth product when Slaven Bilic decided to cash in. But the forward has a lot of […]
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07 August 2017
Faint hopes among Hammers fans that the club could again attempt to bring Olivier Giroud to the London Stadium look to gave finally been dashed. The Arsenal striker was a big early target for Slaven Bilic but despite strong advances from ourselves and Marseille the 30 year old is still part of the Gunners set […]
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07 August 2017
Sky Sports counts down to the new Premier League season with a brand new nightly football debate show.
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07 August 2017
He's back! Paul Merson gives us his season predictions ahead of the new Premier League campaign.
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06 August 2017
Mark Noble is refusing to be depressed after the defeat by Manchester City and instead is concentrating on the week ahead. The captain insists there’s a big week ahead as the squad prepare to step into Old Trafford an take on Mourinho’s mob! He told the official site: “We’ve been away for four weeks really […]
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06 August 2017
Football fans are being advised to get to Old Trafford at least an hour before kick-off next Sunday as part of new security measures. The Manchester club has been reviewing their security procedures with Greater Manchester Police following terror attacks in Manchester, London and Paris in recent months. The Manchester club have emailed their own season ticket […]
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06 August 2017
Robbie Savage may not be everybody’s cup of tea but his latest predictions will certainly cheer the Hammers fans worrying about the new season after some average displays in the build-up to our campaign. The Daily Mirror columnist pops up here, there and everywhere over the course of the season and he hasn’t always been flattering […]
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06 August 2017
Emmanuel Omoyinmi 1995-2000, 2 (11) Apps Manny is probably one the most remembered names from the late nineties side but unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. A product of the youth team, Manny struggled to establish himself in the team despite his promise. He did score twice against Crystal Palace in 1998 but its final game for the club for which he will be remembered. West Ham were in the midst of quite ...
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