15 February 2016
David Gold admits to disappointment after the result at Norwich but reckons everybody under-estimated the effects of the Liverpool 120 minutes. He also pointed out that games against struggling teams are always tough pointing to the Sunderland v Man United game as a prime example. Dpeaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh he said: “Nobody has a divine […]
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15 February 2016
Former Hammer Mauro Zarate was sent off after grabbing and possibly biting Inter Milan’s Jeison Murillo by the neck on Valentine’s day evening. However Zarate claims he was punched twice during the scenes that marred the end of Fiorentina’s 2-1 win on Sunday night. After Khouma Babacar scored the winner in stoppage time, Zarate initially refused […]
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15 February 2016
Football isn’t just a sport, it’s an art. The way in which football has developed over the years means we are arguably more and more appreciative of the sport’s technical brilliance and individual artistry than ever before. And it’s that very artistry that has inspired Art of Football‘s latest collection. In a series of gorgeous prints
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on Bobby Moore – the t-shirt design that compliments his artistry
15 February 2016
West Ham are set to receive a humble £1.5 million for Nikica Jelavic. Despite reports that the club is set to receive anything from between £4 million to £9 million for the striker we revealed on February 2 that the fee would be less than they paid for him. The fee of £9 million mentioned […]
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15 February 2016
After a dramatic weekend in the Premier League and Football league, Sportsmail's RALPH ELLIS sifted through the statistics. Here he shares what he has learned this weekend.
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15 February 2016
Jack Collison claims he “can just about get out to play ” in Mark Noble’s Testimonial on March 28. Having retired from the game because of a knee injury Jack will turn out in the game even if it turns out to be for short time. Speaking to the ClaretandHugh interview section of MooreThanJustAPodcast tonight – […]
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15 February 2016
Dimitri Payet celebrated committing his long-term future to West Ham United by creating one and scoring another as the Hammers came from 2-0 down to draw at Norwich City on Saturday.
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15 February 2016
West Ham striker Nikica Jelavic has arrived in China to complete his move to Beijing Renhe. Jelavic has landed in China to wrap up the formalities of the transfer to Renhe, who were relegated after finishing 15th in the top flight last year. The Croatia forward joined the Hammers on deadline day last September for around £2m […]
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15 February 2016
Slaven Bilic has given an assurance there will no repeats of last season with the Hammers sliding down the table. The draw at Norwich, following the defeat at Southampton, has set up the spectre of an end of season similar to last year when we sunk after a brilliant start. The Irons of course started their fall […]
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15 February 2016
Pedro Obiang has staked a massive claim to become part of a regular midfield involving Mark Noble and Cheik Kouyate. And that’s very bad news for contract-chasing Alex Song whose hopes of landing a permanent end of season deal are now rated at less than 50/50 by a number of Irons insiders. The loanee returned […]
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14 February 2016
OLIVER TODD AT CARROW ROAD: At this stage last year West Ham had just one point fewer than the 40 they have reached this time out - but there is a sense things are different under Bilic.
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14 February 2016
• We have the quality to avoid last season’s slump, says manager • Russell Martin highlights Norwich City ‘positives’ for relegation fight This time 12 months ago West Ham United, then of course managed by Sam Allardyce, were eighth in the Premier League with a game in hand on most of the teams above them. They were also in the fifth round of the FA Cup, preparing to take on West Bromwich Albion. It ...
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14 February 2016
During the past week or so, attention has focused on the memorable FA Cup win over Liverpool, transfer issues relating to Dimi Payet and speculation over how we may finish in the Premier League as the last big challenges in March and April approach. It is of interest to note some of the news emerging
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14 February 2016
Those three special words everyone wants to hear on Valentine’s day. Even captain Mark Noble re-tweeted this cartoon on social media earlier today. I wonder whether he mentions Payet in his sleep while laying next to Mrs Noble in bed? Mark Noble and Dimi Payet The love affair continues…. Share This:
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14 February 2016
Ok, I can understand why Slav declared himself content with the 2-2 draw at Carrow Road. To pull two goals back is always an achievement and he of course mentioned the extraordinarily emotional and physically draining game against Liverpool in midweek. I think it’s pretty obvious by now that I’m as big a fan of […]
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14 February 2016
Hammers fans have been discussing yesterday’s ‘disappointing’ result at Norwich. Here’s what several of them had to say at the ClaretandHugh forum and Facebook Group. O Antonio and Enner looked absolutely knackered from Tuesday O Not beating any of the bottom five teams away is quite bad. By my reckoning that is 11 points lost. Motivation […]
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14 February 2016
Mark Noble insists West Ham proved they are up for the fight after battling to a point at Norwich on Saturday.
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14 February 2016
Jack Collison has become a massive Michail Antonio fan. The Hammers cult hero – who has gone through more than most during his time in the game – announced his retirement on Saturday. And tomorrow evening he will appear in the ClaretandHugh interview section of MooreThanJustAPodcast when among much else he will discuss the impact […]
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14 February 2016
Yesterday, Claret and Hugh revealed as many as 25,000 West Ham supporters on the Olympic Stadium priority list could be disappointed as demand for OS season tickets outstrips supply. There are believed to be fewer than 9,000 season tickets remaining for next season for the 34,000 strong waiting list who have paid a tenner piece […]
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14 February 2016
With another goal and assist yesterday we dedicate this new video to Dimitri Payet today on Valentine’s day. From just 19 appearances the play maker has scored 7 goals, made 5 assists and completed 838 passes with 82% pass accuracy. Dimi we love you! The Love affair continues Share This:
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14 February 2016
Skipper Mark Noble is annoyed the Irons didn’t leave Carrow Road with a win but understands how much the Liverpool match took out of the team. He told whufc.com: “Especially after the midweek game, the lads put in everything to get the point, which was so important for us after being 2-0 down. “Sometimes you’ve […]
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14 February 2016
Michail Antonio is convinced the the injury-hit Hammers squad can mount a sustained Premier League push for a European place, as well as an FA Cup run. He said: “We’ve definitely got the squad. We’ve got depth. We’ve already shown it this season. “We lost six of our strikers and hung in there. Now […]
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14 February 2016
Andy Dunn may or may not be a name with which you are familiar. Just for background, he’s a journalist who at one point in his career prior to his life on the News of the World and Sunday Mirror worked as a sports writer for the David Sullivan-owned Daily Sport. And today he has […]
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