27 August 2016
After the lights had dimmed at the Olympic Stadium and everyone had gone home from yet another European exit at the hands of Romanian champions Astra Giurgiu, there was time for reflection. Sitting on the DLR on Friday on my ride into work, my usual ritual of checking social media occurs when I stumble upon many
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27 August 2016
West Ham remain locked in negotiations with Simone Zaza and his advisors this evening as the two sides try to edge towards a deal which will see the Italy international become a Hammer. As is always the case in these circumstances the social networking systems – Twitter in particular – are alive with stories that […]
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27 August 2016
Manu Lanzi will definitely be part of the squad for tomorrow afternoon’s clash with Manchester City but there remain doubts surrounding Dimi Payet’s fitness. Lanzini may feature from the start but given the manager’s care with returning players more likely as a sub with Gokhan Tore possibly the one to be subbed or dropped depending […]
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27 August 2016
Mark Noble is expected to be available for the clah at Manchester City tomorrow after saving himself the embarrassment of being a part of the horrible midweek defeat by Astra. And Arthur Masuaku will take over from Reece Burke at left back after being Cup tied for the Europa Cup clash. Manager Slaven Bilic indicated […]
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27 August 2016
The Hammers were dumped out of the Europa League by Romanian side Astra Giurgiu after losing the second leg of their play-off 1-0 at the London Stadium on Thursday evening.
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27 August 2016
Slaven Bilic has backed his West Ham side to cause an upset against Manchester City for the second consecutive season.
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27 August 2016
Development team boss Terry Westley refused to criticise any of his players despite them losing 2-0 at Swansea last night (Fri). The team entered the game with two wins from two although the Swans also boasted a 100 per cent. Owain Jones and Botti Bia Bi were their scorers although the report on the official […]
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27 August 2016
Martin Samuelsen has joined Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan but plans are on hold to send out Ashley Fletcher.The 19-year-old Norwegian – , who has signed a new four-year contract with the club, will link up with fellow Hammer Stephen Hendrie, who is also on loan at Ewood Park, for the 2016/17 campaign. Samuelsen […]
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27 August 2016
On the face of it – having seen everything we think we need to see – you would have to be utterly crazy to back the Irons to get anything at Manchester City tomorrow. We have been poor – very poor – lethargic, injury hit and unable to pass their way into anything but quick […]
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27 August 2016
West Ham are still keen to bring Wilfried Bony to the club on a potential loan deal despite the imminent signing of Simone Zaza. Slaven Bilic is determined to sort out the striker problems before the transfer window deadline but remains angry at the Europa League humiliation by Astra Giurgiu. He will spend the final week […]
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26 August 2016
Ahead of the second round of Premier League fixtures, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every match, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.
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26 August 2016
The Hammers crashed out of the Europa League play-off stages at the hands of the Romanians for the second year in a row and supporters made their opinions clear at the break.
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26 August 2016
West Ham have vowed to ban for life the fans involved in violence which compounded their exit from the Europa League against Astra Giurgiu on Thursday night.
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26 August 2016
Join myself and Geo as we discuss all the transfer dealings following the Europa exit to Astra. Will Zaza be any good, should Samuelsen go out on loan, do we have too many midfielders and will we be able to offload a very downbeat Enner Valencia. All this and more discussed live at 8:30 […]
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26 August 2016
Proud Adrian has spoken of his joy at being called nto the Spain squad for the first time in his career. Speaking to the official Hammers site he said: ““I was on the standby list for a couple of squads before Euro 2016, but this time around I didn’t ask my agent if I was […]
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26 August 2016
• Italy international flies to London for medical ahead of transfer • Zaza will join initially on loan with obligation to buy next summer West Ham’s summer-long search for a striker which has taken them on a meandering trek around Europe was finally nearing completion on Friday night after Simone Zaza flew to London to complete his medical. The Italy striker will initially move to the London Stadium on loan, although West Ham have signed a deal which means ...
Posted in Guardian.co.ukComments Off on West Ham’s search for striker ends with £24m Simone Zaza from Juventus
26 August 2016
Well last night went to plan… Words cannot describe what happened last night, there were no excuses from our team selection except losing their focus on a must win game. Last nights games was a do or die match, one that should of given us the opportunity to be on the higher platform to attract a
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on The consequences of West Ham’s Europa League exit could be huge…
26 August 2016
WEST HAM will ban a fan who was filmed punching another supporter in the face during Thursday’s Europa League defeat. The Sun reports police have identified and arrested the culprit and his details have been passed onto the club. A video on social media showed a man throw a punch at what is believed to […]
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26 August 2016
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed the arrest of one man filmed fighting inside West Ham's London Stadium on Thursday.
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26 August 2016
Pep Guardiola confirmed new signing Claudio Bravo is fit but will watch on at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City face West Ham, ahead of his debut after the international break.
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26 August 2016
• Pep Guardiola reluctant to rush £13.75m signing into action • City manager suggests Joe Hart could stay and fight for his place Claudio Bravo will not be rushed into the Manchester City side for the Premier League home match with West Ham United on Sunday. The goalkeeper completed a £13.75m move from Barcelona to City on Thursday and was expected to be installed immediately as Pep Guardiola’s No1. However the...
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26 August 2016
Irons cult hero Adrian has been called into the Spain international squad for the first time. New Spain coach Julen Lopetegui hs named Adrian in a squad which alo includes David De Gea and Pepe Reina with the Iron replacing Spain’s most capped player Iker Casillas. The squad has been named for the games against Belgium […]
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26 August 2016
CandH Exclusive Simone Zaza will sit down to talks with Slaven Bilic later today aimed at discovering how he is set to be used should he finally commit to put pen to paper and join the Irons. The player has agreed personal terms of around £100k a week and the Hammers will dig deep to […]
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26 August 2016
The Chile goalkeeper completed his move to the Blues on Thursday but will not be thrown into the breach against West Ham, and he will be the final arrival of the summer
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26 August 2016
Simone Zaza has agreed personal terms and is in London for a medical ahead of an initial loan with a view to a permanent move, a deal that reports suggest is worth £24million.
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26 August 2016
Simone Zaza looks set to sign for the Irons later today according to Slaven Bilic has confirmed. The manager said personal terms have been agreed with the Italian as well as a deal with Juventus, which is reported to be a cub record of £24 million although it could be preceded by a loan period. […]
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