31 July 2017
Ross Barkley is an unlikely target for West Ham United, according to The Daily Star. The Daily Star are exclusively reporting that West Ham are one of six Premier League sides chasing Everton’s Ross Barkley. Ross Barkley has refused to pen a new deal with Everton and the Toffees look set to cash in on […]
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31 July 2017
Spanish side Real Betis have launched a bid for West Ham United target Ryad Boudebouz, according to reports coming out of France. French media outlet France Football is reporting that Real Betis have offered €7m for Montpellier star Ryad Boudebouz. There are many clubs interested in the Ligue 1 play maker, who caught the eye last season. Alongside […]
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31 July 2017
With under a fortnight until the Premier League returns, Sky Sports Fantasy Football reveal which players are proving most popular so far.
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31 July 2017
Diafra Sakho is back and training with the first team but do the fans want him after the troubles he has suffered over the past year or so. Here ClaretandHugh Facebook followers @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ give their views on a striker who at his best is a real handful but has been unavailable for so long. Is it […]
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31 July 2017
A new West Ham mural is the process of being created on the corner Priory and Barking road in the shadow of the nearly demolished Boleyn Ground. The mural depicts loyal Hammers servants Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking on the side wall of the Fish and Chip shop along the Barking road.
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31 July 2017
West Ham United will resist any offers from Everton for Winston Reid, according to The London Evening Standard. Everton were weighing up a £9m bid for Winston Reid, according to The Daily Mail, but West Ham will reject any offers for their star defender. The New Zealand international has been with West Ham since joining […]
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31 July 2017
Slaven Bilic has declared he doesn’t expect any more exciting West Ham signing in the current transfer window. He told the official site:“I don’t expect any more ‘exciting’ signings because you don’t want to be overbooked in certain positions. You have to respect your players and those who are number two, because you don’t want […]
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31 July 2017
Chicharito, Manuel Lanzini and Diafra Sakho are all y unlikely to feature in tomorrow’s pre-season friendly against Altonaer FC von 1893 in Oberliga Hamburg state league which is the fifth level of German football. While the friendly will like a cup final for the local German side, West Ham will not want to risk their star players […]
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31 July 2017
Many Hammers will remember the name Jack Collison as one of the brightest young West Ham players in the last couple of decades, but how did he have his career cut-short? And where is he now? The former Welsh international joined our Academy at the age of 17 in 2005 and would make his Hammers debut just two-years later at The Emirates Stadium on New Year’s Day 2008. Collison would also go on to make one further appearance during the...
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31 July 2017
There’s been what I reckon is an unfair tendency to stick Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho in the same basket over the last 12 months or so. Ok, regular readers know I’m a huge fan of Sakho and the thought of the boy teaming up alongside Chicharito – given they both love to work defences […]
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31 July 2017
David Gold’s hope that Diafra Sakho will be training with the first team today has become a reality. The co chairman declared in a tweet over the weekend that the striker SHOULD be back with the boys and the club has confirmed that with a picture on snap chat an hour ago. It shows the […]
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31 July 2017
Declan Rice has grabbed his first team chance like few in a very long time and has led the way in bringing the famous Hammers academy back into very sharp perspective. The under 23s skipper, along with Nathan Holland and Josh Cullen, have been outstanding during pre season and he has now spoken of his […]
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31 July 2017
It may be too early to be making too many serious observations about the new season but one thing is crystal clear, Pablo Zabaleta looks the most inspirational character we have had on a Hammers squad for some considerable time. There was a moment during the game against Werder Bremen when he was the victim […]
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31 July 2017
It looks set to be a busy and expensive week in the summer transfer window as Europe's top clubs continue to reinforce ahead of the new season. Keep up to date with Sportsmail's JONATHAN SPENCER.
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31 July 2017
Home Alone actor Macaulay Culkin was pictured with his god daughter Paris Jackson in a retro Dr Martens West Ham shirt while getting matching tattoos. Calkin became a Hammer while performing a run of shows at the Vaudeville Theatre in London when he became close friends with co-star Aidan Watts, who took him to West Ham […]
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31 July 2017
Approaching the halfway point of the summer transfer window, around £1bn has already been spent so far by Premier League clubs.
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30 July 2017
West Ham Co Chairman David Gold has revealed that Diafra Sakho should finally resume full training with the first team squad on Monday. The Chairman messaged his Twitter followers on Sunday morning to say “Diafra Sakho should be back training with the first team on Monday. dg” Club staff say Sakho is fitter than anyone can […]
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30 July 2017
It appears West Ham Chairman David Gold has had a change of heart when it comes to the Academy youngsters chances of breaking through. In May he faced wide spread criticism when he said “I think we all have to accept that it is extremely unlikely that a teenager will break into a PL team full […]
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30 July 2017
It appears Robert Snodgrass will stay a Hammer after prospective championship clubs interested in him do not want to pay his £60,000 per week wages. The Sun claims he is likely to stay put until the January transfer window. The Scotsman has been linked with interest from Championship clubs Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds, Middlesbrough […]
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30 July 2017
According to French newspaper L’Equipe, Algerian international midfielder Ryad Boudebouz from Montpellier is being tracked by West Ham, Newcastle, Lazio, Bayer Leverkusen, Sevilla FC and Besiktas. Despite his current unavailability until mid-August due to a knee injury, Boudebouz is attracting interest from across Europe it is claimed. The 27-year-old had a successful season with Montpellier scoring 11 goals in 33 Ligue […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers could swap one Algerian midfielder for anther
30 July 2017
West Ham’s recent history is littered with poor strikers completely over shadowed by the ghosts of the past the next big thing has often crumbled under the pressure despite big reputations and even bigger pay packets here is part one of 3! Benni McCarthy 2010-2011, 3 (11) Apps South Africa’s top scorer and the first South African to win the Champions League, McCarthy came with a big reputation and an even bigger waistline. The South African poacher came to West Ham...
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30 July 2017
A full-debut goal for club-record signing Marko Arnautovic wasn’t enough to stop a resilient Werder Bremen side from lifting The Betway Cup for a second time in Lohne yesterday. Bremen held a one-goal advantage from Friday night’s 1-0 victory heading into the tie that ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw. Slaven Bilic named a much stronger starting XI to the previous evening, the team included first starts for ...
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30 July 2017
Fletcher joins Boro It was confirmed yesterday by Gary Monk’s Middlesbrough that they have completed the transfer of our young striker Ashley Fletcher. The former Manchester United man has joined The Championship for a fee of around £6 million, after agreeing personal terms at The Riverside yesterday. Fletcher made 21 appearances in all competitions under Slaven Bilic last season, scoring only once in The League Cup defeat away at Old Trafford. The 21-year-old also played a key part for The...
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on Hammers News: Young Stars Impress In Slovakia As Fletcher Heads North-East
30 July 2017
Marko Arnautovich marked his Hammers debt with a goal but was more delighted with the second which allowed Academy kid Toni Martinez to get his first ever in the first team. Speaking after the game the £24m record signing said: First of all, it was very good that I played the full 90 minutes. In the […]
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30 July 2017
Last week’s signing of Javier Hernandez for £16m has bought West Ham’s summer spending to £36m in transfer fees or up to £45m when you factor in signing-on bonuses and agent fees and potential add ons. However, the sale of Havard Nordveit for a reported £8m, Enner Valencia for £7m, Darren Randolph for £4.5m, Ashley […]
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30 July 2017
The Mail on Sunday’s daft suggestion that Everton are considering a £9 million move for Winston Reid simply sets silly and unnecessary hares running in all directions. As rumours go it’s an absolute cracker considering they are claiming manager Ronald Koeman wants Reidy as cover for the injured Ramiro Funes Mori. Our 29-year-old central defender has […]
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