10 September 2018
Alan Shearer is at it again and clearly has very little on his mind than West Ham United. After various blistering attacks on the team of late he has now used another of his various media outlets for Coral to launch a new broadside at the players. This time he appears to be basing it […]
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10 September 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has problems at West Ham but does he have the personnel to change things? Adam Bate assesses their poor start and the challenge that the Chilean boss faces in turning it around...
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09 September 2018
Developers Barratt London has applied for planning permission in March to increase the number of flats from 842 to 866 in their Green Street development once owned by West Ham. The residential development called Upton Gardens which stands where the Boleyn Ground proudly once stood is partially complete but developers want to add still more residential […]
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09 September 2018
Andriy Yarmolenko scored from the spot as the Ukraine beat Slovakia in the Nations League in Lviv with the only goal of the game. Yarmo put the penalty past Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka in the 80th minute to register his first goal since scoring in Dortmund’s German Cup defeat by Bayern Munich in December […]
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09 September 2018
Frank McAvennie and Tony Cottee are looking to become winners all over again after having a horse named after them by an Irons-crazy fan. CotteeMcAvenniGoal has been sent to top trainer Kim Bailey where he is currently undergoing a “breaking in” process before he hits the racecourse probably around March or April next year. The […]
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09 September 2018
ClaretandHugh can today reveal that the astonishing LLDC the wage bill – funded of course by the taxpayer – stand at just under an incredible £10 milion a year. E20 has just two employees and one consultant while the LLDC has 133 employees amassing wages of £6.7m with pension contributions a further £3m. That makes […]
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09 September 2018
West Ham United Supporters’ Club has been saved from dissolution this afternoon at the Boleyn Tavern by a massive landslide as members voted for a new committee to take over the reins to continue the 70-year-old institution. A vote of no confidence for the existing Executive committee was abandoned as the last remaining member fell on his […]
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09 September 2018
Should Declan Rice represent England or Republic or Ireland?
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09 September 2018
West Ham will give Manuel Pellegrini time to overcome his difficult start, according to the Daily Mirror's Football Writer Darren Lewis.
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09 September 2018
In July Claret and Hugh ran a poll of expectations of the Premier League season for West Ham and where you expected they would finish. Full of optimism after spending over £100m on the summer transfer window nearly 72% of 3,000 that voted said a top-eight finish was achievable! Another 23% said ninth or tenth meaning over […]
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09 September 2018
West Ham and the Mayor of London are constantly at war with an “it’s their fault” row raging on both sides. The LLDC appear to want to blame us for being a drain on the tax payer whilst the club argue they simply took a deal agreed by the owners themselves and are now being […]
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09 September 2018
Courageous little Hammer Isla Caton’s has been at the centre of every caring Hammer’s heart since we all learned of her battle against cancer. Diagnosed with the same child cancer -Neuroblastoma – which took the life of little Bradley Lowry- Isla led out the Hammers as mascot for the Premier League fixture with AFC Bournemouth […]
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09 September 2018
Members of the West Ham United Supporters Club should have received an email from Pat Sheehan yesterday evening with the full agenda for this afternoon’s AGM at the Boleyn Tavern. The meeting is due to commence at 12:30 pm. Members planning to turn up must remember to bring their 2017 membership card with you or you will not […]
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09 September 2018
Sam Allardyce is the 6/1 favourite to return to West Ham should Manuel Pellegrini lose his job this season say bookies Betfair. David Moyes who was spotted riding the New Jersey transit system this week is rated at 16/1 for a Hammers return. Betfair Spokesperson Katie Baylis said “West Ham’s woes have well and truly […]
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09 September 2018
Robert Snodgrass may find himself on the bench this weekend as the Hammers boss Manuel Pelegrini looks to accommodate two defensive midfielder behind a midfield three. But should that turn out to be the case there will be no complaints from the Scot who credits the new manager for turning round his Hammers career. However, […]
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08 September 2018
It’s a bitter irony for Javier Hernandez that his Hammers future looks likely to rest on the all too often injured figure of Andy Carroll. For despite the big fella’s regular absences since Chicharito’s arrival, the little Mexican has still been unable to make any real impact on the first team squad. He could hardly […]
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08 September 2018
Declan Rice has to be very much in the running to make a return to the team at Everton this weekend as a partner to Carlos Sanchez in front of the back four. Manuel Pellegrini could opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation with the 19 year old adopting a holding role with the Colombian in front […]
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08 September 2018
West Ham players have continued to train this week despite their manager absence in Chile to visit his family and sort out some personal issues. Following the loss against Wolves at the London Stadium first team player not on international duty were given a couple of extra days off beyond their normal rest days before reporting back to […]
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08 September 2018
The hysterical reaction to our opening four games from some and the minority chorus suggesting Manuel Pellegrini could be sacked is utterly ludicrous. No it’s not been great and to the punters it’s difficult to see how it will turn around but turn around it will – that’s a certainty. I’m heartily sick of the […]
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08 September 2018
West Ham has announced details of a £4million redevelopment at Chadwell Heath Academy headquarters on WHUFC.com. The training ground will undergo a complete overhaul that sees the removal of all temporary offices and cabins, to be replaced by a modern staff and visitor entrance, while still retaining the original central building. Work has already commenced […]
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08 September 2018
Former Hammers coach Stuart Pearce fears for West Ham, he was asked on Talksport whether he was surprised that West Ham are still pointless after four games. Pearce told listeners “Yes, especially when you look at the money that has been spent this summer. “But the other side of that is Manuel is still getting […]
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08 September 2018
Harry Redknapp has labelled West Ham as a ‘big disappointment’ following the new-look side’s ‘horrendous’ start to the season. However, the former Hammers player and manager believes Pellegrini’s team have a great chance to claim their first win of the season against a ‘very poor’ Everton side next weekend. “It’s obviously been a disappointing start,” ‘Arry […]
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08 September 2018
Frank McAvennie reckons Manuel Pellegrini should have stayed with the Hammers squad rather then flying off to Chile on personal business. The Irons boss has taken criticism for his decision but the counter argument is that he has a highly paid backroom team fully capable of overseeing the training regime during his brief absence. However, […]
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08 September 2018
Former Hammer Joao Mario has been snubbed by Inter Milan since his return from his loan to West Ham and his appearance in the World Cup for Portugal. Mario has been left out in the cold without a single minute on the pitch. He has often been excluded from the matchday squad and has only […]
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08 September 2018
In form Lukasz Fabianski was involved for as they got their UEFA Nations League campaign underway with a 1-1 draw against Italy last night (Fri). It was his 47th cap as the Poles came within 12 minutes of wining the match. Piotr Zielinski gave Poland a first half lead, but Chelsea’s Jorginho hit back from the spot […]
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08 September 2018
Republic of Ireland skipper Seamus Coleman (below right) has given Declan Rice an international pick me up by declaring he’s welcome him back to the Irish squad. A statement is expected from the 19 year old Hammer next week on where he will spend his international future after former Republic internationals have waded into Rice […]
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