08 June 2017
We’re joined by the writers from Blowing Bubbles magazine ahead of their bumper summer annual to discuss all things West Ham in Hammers Chats phone-in. http://www.blowing-bubbles.co.uk/subscribe.html
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08 June 2017
Premier League bosses have backed changes to club ownership rules that will make it easier to block potentially unscrupulous investors in the wake of controversies surrounding takeovers at Hull City and Southampton.
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08 June 2017
Snodgrass, in Gordon Strachan's squad to face England on Saturday, failed to score for the Hammers following a £10.2million move from Hull City in January.
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08 June 2017
West Ham United are interested in signing German striker Max Kruse from Werder Bremen.
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08 June 2017
Chelsea’s Diego Costa has claimed the south west London outfit no longer want him and that will cause massive interest at the London Stadium as the club eye Michy Batshuayi Only yesterday ClaretandHugh revealed that a massive domino effect could be about to be set in process should the champions make a move for Romelu […]
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08 June 2017
West Ham reckon they may have a couple of trump cards in their pursuit of striker target Chris Wood. Although the club has Michy Batshuayi and Kelechi Iheanacho as their main targets the 25 year old came under the closest scrutiny as he grabbed 30 goals in Leeds’ failed pushed for promotion last season. And […]
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08 June 2017
The summer is nearly upon us, despite what the weather may suggest, and clubs are starting to put actions into place and transfers into motion.
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08 June 2017
West Ham, Glasgow Rangers, French side Monaco and Sevilla of Spain are all keen to snap up the 23-year-old Michy Batshuayi this summer with the player insisting he needs regular game next season. Chelsea refusing to allow wantaway Michy Batshuayi’s transfer until they sign a new striker. Batshuayi has reportedly said: “Everyone knows that I […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on West Ham face stiff competition for Batshuayi
08 June 2017
West Ham has moved ahead again in the race to sign striker Henry Onyekuru from Belgian club KAS Eupen, say Sky Sports in a new report. They claim the 20-year-old Nigerian is due to fly to England with his agent on Monday June 12th for talks with a number of interested Pclubs. Seven Premier League sides […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers head race over Arsenal to sign striker
08 June 2017
The Premier League season may have just ended, but clubs are already preparing for pre-season. We look at when are each team will be back in training...
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07 June 2017
West Ham’s Managing Director, Angus Kinnear left his role at the Irons today to take up a similar role at Leeds as their new managing director starting from tomorrow. The move comes as part of Andrea Radrizzani’s takeover of the Championship club. “Angus has an excellent track record at Arsenal and West Ham and I am […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on The new Leeds connection
07 June 2017
Chelsea's title hero Michy Batshuayi has admitted he cannot spend another season wallowing on the substitutes' bench at Stamford Bridge. The Belgian is subject to plenty of interest.
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07 June 2017
West Ham have been valued at £491m by US Forbes Magazine which makes them the 15th most valuable football club in the world. Manchester United take number one spot valued at £2.85bn with Manchester City in the fifth spot valued at £1.61bn. Arsenal grabs the sixth place at £1.49bn, Chelsea is seventh at £1.42bn and Liverpool […]
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07 June 2017
A Turkish media report claims Besiktas are interested in taking Enner Valencia on a season loan in the summer transfer window. The Ecuadorian international spent the last season on loan at Everton but they decided they wouldn’t be making a £10m offer to make his move permanent at Goodison Park. Slaven Bilic has no plans for next […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers striker could be loaned to Besiktas
07 June 2017
Lukaku looks certain to leave Everton this summer and has revealed that he has already made a decision about his next move. Chelsea are eager to bring the big Belgian back to Stamford Bridge and are working hard to beat rivals Manchester United and are said to be willing to pay up to £80m although […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers £80m lynchpin
07 June 2017
West Ham United are expected to have a busy summer of transfer business. They have already signed Pablo Zabaleta and are being linked with a number of players ahead of the official opening of the summer transfer window. Two positions that will be prioritised in the summer window are strikers and goalkeepers. In goal, West […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on Three summer transfer upgrades West Ham must target in order to improve
07 June 2017
West Ham proudly announced they have the biggest TV screen in Europe when they moved to the London Stadium last summer. The high-definition (HD) screen on the outside of the former Olympic Stadium measures 83m wide by 12m high. Many mocked the Hammers for this claim to fame but soon their bragging rights will be […]
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07 June 2017
The Hammers are at the front of a queue to sign striker Henry Onyekuru from Belgian club KAS Eupen according to Sky sources. The 20-year-old Nigerian is due to fly to England on Monday June 12 for talks with interested clubs. Arsenal, West Ham and Swansea City are believed to be in line to talk […]
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07 June 2017
It may be over a year since West Ham played their final game at Upton Park, but the ground is only just being fully demolished.
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07 June 2017
This week saw West Ham join the race to sign highly rated Montpelier striker Steve Mounie. The forward who’s goals helped his side stave off relegation from Ligue 1 this season is one of three the club are interested in. From the injury problems to Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho last season it is clear that the club need to assess their attacking options. If rumours are the be believed they are...
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07 June 2017
West Ham have moved to the head of the queue to sign striker Henry Onyekuru from Belgian club KAS Eupen, say Sky sources.
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07 June 2017
The Old Trafford side have moved above the European champions and Barcelona, while the rest of the Premier League dominate the top 20
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on Man Utd climb above Real Madrid to reclaim world’s Richest Club accolade
07 June 2017
Manchester United are now the world's most valuable football club at some £2.86 billion after moving ahead of Real Madrid at the top of Forbes' 14th annual rich list.
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07 June 2017
Some high powered targets are appearing on the West Ham radar – from the bookies anyway! Even Romelu Lukaku – who is apparently available at £80k – finds himself quoted at 50/1 for a move to the London Stadium which demonstrates just how out of touch the bookies so often are in their hunt for […]
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07 June 2017
With the high turnover of players it’s very easy to lose track of those players who wore the claret and blue in the past. Here are 3 examples of our heroes who moved on from West Ham and perhaps out of our consciousness: Nigel Reo-Coker 2004-2007 Signed from Wimbledon in January 2004, Reo-Coker was one of the most promising English midfielders of his generation. Widely recognised for his leadership qualities Reo-Coker established himself in...
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07 June 2017
West Ham are anxious that Enner Valencia may be set to price himself out of a move away from the London Stadium. The Ecuador international has now returned to the club after his loan spell at Everton where boss Ronad Koeman chose not to activate the £12 million “buy” clause in the deal. Slaven Bilic […]
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