08 September 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has received support from an unexpected area – the controversial and always ‘gobby’ Robbie Savage. The former Leicester City, Birmingham, Blackburn Rovers and Wales midfielder – now one of the most outspoken pundits in the media – has told the club to stick with the Chilean manager. He wrote in The Mirror “West Ham’s […]
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08 September 2018
LLDC Chairman Sir Peter Hendy has claimed the London Stadium is suitable for football and has quoted Manuel Pellegrini to highlight it when he faced the London Assembly this week. Sir Peter told Assembly members “There is an impression around in some parts of the media that this is an unsuitable football stadium, now I […]
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08 September 2018
The latest news and gossip from around the world, with reaction as Paul Pogba casts doubt on his Manchester United future.
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08 September 2018
West Ham have accused London Stadium chiefs of making "wrong and misleading" accusations about the Premier League club's tenancy.
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08 September 2018
West Ham have released a statement accusing LLDC CEO Lyn Garner of misleading taxpayers in an escalating war of words. The statement given to press in response to Garner’s comments at the London Assembly yesterday reads: “West Ham United are concerned that this is deliberately misleading the public and, more importantly, taxpayers. “West Ham now pay £3m in […]
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07 September 2018
The latest news and gossip from around the world, with reaction as Paul Pogba casts doubt on his Manchester United future.
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07 September 2018
West Ham will never in a million years – never mind 99 – pay the London Stadium operators £300,000 a year for a claret carpet surround at the London Stadium And there is more than one voice in the club’s hierarchy who believe they should walk away from the issue once and for all. Now […]
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07 September 2018
E20 Stadium LLP will not be put into administration LLDC CEO Lyn Garner has confirmed. She told the London Assembly yesterday “In reality, the number of permanent staff that sit in E20 is two, a director and an administrator and we do have a commercial consultant who is helping us in E20 as well. The actual […]
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07 September 2018
Hammers folk hero Frankie McAvennie has told players and fans they cannot blame the London Stadium for their current problems. And he has every faith in Manuel Pellegrini to turn things around at the club after the horrible start the manager has made to life at West Ham. Speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh ‘Supermac’ said: “Most of […]
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07 September 2018
Manuel Pellegrini’s odds with the bookies as being the next Premier League manager to leave are shortening all the time. He has come in from around 20/1 to the current 7/2 over the last couple of weeks and is now second favourite on a list of odds from Skybet. However, you are unlikely to be […]
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07 September 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has declared that despite the shocking start everybody within the club is remaining calm. And thus far there can be no doubt that the fans too are maintaining their balance as we all wait for things to click. The manager will return from his Chile break determined to put things right ahead of […]
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07 September 2018
Marko Arnautovic and Andriy Yarmolenko were both on winning sides as they took part in international action last night (Thurs). Arnautovic was involved as Austria defeated Sweden 2-0 and Yarmolenko started as Ukraine beat the Czech Republic 2-1. The Austrians celebrated the opening of the refurbished Generali Arena in Arnautovic’s home city of Vienna with a […]
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07 September 2018
By Hugh Southon Lyn Garner is likely to take a lot of stick for the nonsense she spouted about West Ham’s low rent being a central cause of the London Stadium problems. That argument can of course be torn apart in seconds given that we pay nearly £3 million for 50 days usage (which includes […]
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07 September 2018
Harry Redknapp is optimistic the Hammers may get a result at Everton next weekend despite The Toffees being unbeaten in the Premier League this season. But they have drawn three of their four games and the former Hammers boss reckons we may have an opportunity to get our first points on the board. Redknapp said: “It’s […]
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07 September 2018
LLDC CEO Lyn Garner has confirmed that the London Stadium owners are obliged to seek consent from West Ham as to the suitability of any stadium naming rights partner. “The contracts require us to work hand in hand with the football club,” she told a London Assembly meeting yesterday. “The football club has rights to […]
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07 September 2018
West Ham will seek legal action again against E20 if honours board are not restored at the London Stadium. A deadline set by Karren Brady to restore the honours boards passed yesterday. The club has told the Football London Website “West Ham are disappointed that a public body should try to mislead taxpayers. There are no […]
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06 September 2018
West Ham's offer to pay for a claret-and-blue carpet to cover the London Stadium track has been rejected by their landlords, who instead want a yearly fee of £300,000.
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06 September 2018
London Assembly member and West Ham fan Len Duvall today quizzed LLDC senior management today and asked for an update on the London Stadium since the Mayor of London report from last December. He asked about ongoing losses at the Stadium that was previously running between £10 and £20m per year. LLDC CEO Lyn Garner explained “We are […]
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06 September 2018
Sam Byram this afternoon was hit by the devastating news that he will have to undergo surgery on his knee and could be out for the rest of the season. The Hammers right back sustained the injury in the League Cup clash when involved for Nottingham Forest against Newcastle. He was sent back to West […]
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06 September 2018
London Assembly Member and West Ham fan Keith Prince today also quizzed LLDC senior management about the London Stadium and in particular the pitch surround and the expert determination. LLDC CEO Lyn Garner replied: ‘It was an expert determination as part of the examination of the concession agreement, the expert who is a QC determined that the […]
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06 September 2018
LLDC CEO Lyn Garner got it so wrong in her first performance in front the London Assembly as she tries to blame West Ham for the Stadium woes! She listed four main issues why the London Stadium is losing money 1. Cost of the move of the seats (nothing to do with West Ham) 2. Inefficient […]
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06 September 2018
At a meeting of the London Assembly plenary today, Sir Peter Hendy and Lyn Garner Chairman and CEO of the London Legacy Development Corporation which operates the London Stadium were grilled about the losses by London Assembly members Keith Prince and Len Duvall both who happen to be West Ham fans. Garner said: “I have […]
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06 September 2018
West Ham's rent for the London Stadium does not cover the cost of staging matches there.
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06 September 2018
Pablo Zabaleta insists that the Hammers manager can turn it around, though he accepts the club has a lack of quality
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06 September 2018
Pablo Zabaleta has admitted that Manuel Pellegrini may take some time getting to grips with life at West Ham as he 'lacks the same quality he had before'.
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06 September 2018
Oxford United manager Karl Robinson says that West Ham loanee Marcus Browne is the best player in League One. Browne came through the youth system at West Ham, and made his senior debut for the London club in the Europa League in August 2016. The 20-year-old joined Oxford on loan for the season, and has scored […]
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