08 April 2017
The Irons have agreed a £1m deal for Ashley Fletcher having come to terms with Manchester United without the necessity for a tribunal hearing as a free signing. But West Ham have now made a fresh offer and that may now also allow Slaven Bilic to pick the 21-year-old striker on a more regular basis. […]
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08 April 2017
West Ham may have taken some time to find their feet at the London Stadium, but Senegalese forward Diafra Sakho is determined to hit the ground running.
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08 April 2017
West Ham Supporters should note that the Docklands Light Railway is closed on Saturday between Bow Church and Stratford, meaning Pudding Mill Lane DLR station will be out of action yet again. DLR tweeted out “This weekend Crossrail work at Pudding Mill Lane means no service between Stratford & Bow Church” TfL Overground Rail services […]
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07 April 2017
FIve consecutive defeats have left the Hammers looking over their shoulder at the teams below them. They have kept just one clean sheet this year - against Crystal Palace in January.
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07 April 2017
The West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association (WHUISA) will be meeting at the Hammers Supporters Club in Castle Street from 11am on Saturday 8th April. An update on the progress of the association will be provided while there are a number of other items on the agenda including elections and manifesto. The meeting is expected […]
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07 April 2017
Slaven Bilic insists West Ham will stay up this season, but there will be no celebrations if they do.
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07 April 2017
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY SAM CUNNINGHAM: Family ties, former affiliations and split loyalties add extra spice to the crucial relegation clash between West Ham and Swansea.
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07 April 2017
Andy Carroll’ recurring groin worries will be ignored when Slaven Bilic selects the x1 who will do battle against Swansea tomorrow afternoon. The striker has been restricted in his match programme for several months as it now impossible for him to perform for 90 minutes three times a week. So he will in all probability […]
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07 April 2017
• Hammers are winless in seven and host 18th-placed side on Saturday • Bilic: ‘We either get a clean sheet or we concede more than two’ For the second season in succession West Ham United host Swansea City on a Saturday afternoon in spring but while some things stay the same others most definitely change. On that May day last year, Slaven Bilic’s men welcomed their opponents to Upton Park with realistic hopes of qualifying ...
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07 April 2017
The importance that a determined and driven fanbase can have for the club should never be under-estimated. A positive atmosphere can have a massive influence on the players. The aptly named twelfth man, can deliver just that. It can make the home side feel like they have the numerical advantage, it can make them appear […]
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07 April 2017
Bookmakers Paddy Power have West Ham as 14/1 outsiders to be relegated from the Premier League this season despite losing five league games in a row and being winless in seven games. Sunderland is odds on favourite for the drop at 1/80 with Middlesbrough at 1/18. Our opponents tomorrow, Swansea City are 11/10 for the drop […]
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07 April 2017
BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts a West Ham win on Saturday. Despite being winless in seven games and losing five games in a row Lawro thinks we can overcome the Swans. Lawro writes in his prediction column for the BBC “Swansea have been playing well but have only one point to show for it from their […]
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07 April 2017
Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson believe West Ham could be relegated if they lose against Swansea on Saturday. Merson told Jeff on Sky Sports “I watched them at Hull and thought they could have easily got a draw but when your confidence is down and in the end they got beat, and that is what […]
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07 April 2017
Newcastle are tonight reported to be poised to join the summer chase for Jermain Defoe. With the Geordies heading for promotion, new reports have emerged that he is fancied by Sunderland’s deadliest enemies. But assuming the Irons pull clear of the relegation battle the club remains favourite to sign a player who according to close […]
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07 April 2017
This is a personal message from me as a lifelong fan rather than as the bloke who founded and runs this website with Sean. I have heard every argument for and against everybody involved in the positions that matter at this club – the directors, players, manager – whoever. The moans and groans are relentless […]
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07 April 2017
BBC pundit and former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has blamed the Irons board for the teams problems this season and urged them to stick by Slaven Bilic. Wright made it clear he doesn’t believe the Croatian boss simply has been given the funds required to improve his team, and it isn’t his fault that West […]
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07 April 2017
Saturday marks the biggest game of our season so far. Five defeats in a row, seven without a win; we really are in trouble now. Some will claim they could see this coming way back in January but, after a string of good performances over the festive period and leading in to February, we looked […]
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07 April 2017
Former Lyon, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Sevilla and Mali international striker Frederic Kanoute picks his #One2Eleven on The Fantasy Football Club.
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07 April 2017
Saturday 4th February 2017 – remember that date? I do, that was the day when West Ham United last picked up three points in a 3-1 away win against Southampton. The club have failed to win a game in the past seven fixtures since and picked up just two points out of the possible 21 […]
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07 April 2017
Premier League clubs have paid out £174million to agents over the last two transfer windows with Manchester City and Chelsea the top spenders, spending over £50m between them..
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07 April 2017
The Hammers spent £9.5 million on agent fees between 2 February 2016 to 31 January 2017. A Football Association report shows that the Hammers paid intermediaries £9,486,397 for transfer deals done during that period. It is recorded as the sixth highest in the Premier League. Manchester City and Chelsea were the big spenders during the […]
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07 April 2017
West Ham are today reported to be in the chase for for Hamburg’s in-form striker Bobby Wood. The American has netted nine goals for the Bundesliga strugglers this season and could be available for just £4m this summer should the club be relegated. However, according to the Liverpool Echo Everton are keen on the striker could […]
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07 April 2017
West Ham face competition in the market this summer for the services of Hamburg’s in-form striker Bobby Wood. The American international has netted nine goals for the Bundesliga strugglers this season and could be available for just £4m this summer, if Hamburg are relegated. However, The Liverpool Echo states Everton are keen on the striker and the […]
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07 April 2017
Well the games are coming thick and fast now so it’s time for us to preview the must win game against Swansea at the London Stadium on Saturday.
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07 April 2017
West Ham are at home to Swansea this weekend in a game which is a must not lose for both sides. A victory for West Ham will all most certainly see them clear of any relegation trouble this season as they would be eight points ahead of Swansea. Defeat for the Hammers, however, would leave them two or three points ahead of the final relegation place and continue their poor run of form. They have gone seven games without a ...
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07 April 2017
Slaven Bilic has issued a rallying cry to every single Hammer declaring that ” our destiny is in the hands of us all.” He said:“Now we have to think only about the team. We’re not only the team of eleven – we’re a team of nearly 60,000, plus the 18, plus the staff, plus the […]
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