Europa League: Injuries and suspensions mount for Bilic in West Ham Europa surrender July 31, 2015 WEST HAM UNITED 2 ASTRA GIURGIU 2 WEST Ham manager Slaven Bilic admitted there were worrying repercussions from his side’s two-goal Europa League surrender last night other than a European campaign which now hangs in the balance. Goals from strike duo Enner Valencia and Mauro Zarate put the Hammers in cruise control before a James [...]
West Ham: Bilic admits Europa League life made difficult by poor first leg July 22, 2015 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic admitted that his side have made Europa League progress unnecessarily difficult for themselves after only securing a narrow first-leg lead against Maltese minnows Birkirkara. Read more: Bilic fears long Euro expedition may damage West Ham season The Hammers head into tonight’s Europa League second qualifying round second leg against [...]
West Ham: Westley denies Bilic disrespect following Europa League romp vs FC Lusitans July 2, 2015 West Ham academy manager Terry Westley denied that new boss Slaven Bilic had shown a lack of respect by choosing to watch his side’s commanding victory over FC Lusitans in the Europa League first qualifying round from the Upton Park stands last night. Read more: I want to take West Ham to Champions League, [...]
West Ham put academy boss in charge for return to Euro action July 1, 2015 West Ham are set to field a second-string side for tonight’s Europa League match against FC Lusitans, with even new manager Slaven Bilic absent from the bench for the visit of the Andorran part-timers. Read more: Bilic wants to take West Ham to the Champions League The Hammers plan to give first-team debuts [...]
Unai Emery rejected “sizeable” West Ham offer June 28, 2015 Sevilla manager Unai Emery has revealed he turned down a lucrative offer to leave Spain for West Ham this summer. Read more: Slaven Bilic looks a good West Ham hire but I have doubts over Steve McClaren at Newcastle The 43-year-old, who has won successive Europa League titles with the Andalusian outfit, was linked [...]
£10m Dimitri Payet to join West Ham June 24, 2015 West Ham are poised to make their second major signing of the summer by recruiting Marseille and France attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet for £10.5m. The 28-year-old is expected to sign a five-year contract this week and follows the arrival earlier this month of £4m Spain Under-21 midfielder Pedro Obiang from Sampdoria, as well as [...]
London is about to get its second cat café Ginger and Tom’s in West Hampstead – and this time it’s jungle-themed June 22, 2015 Cat lovers will be purring at the prospect of London's second cat-themed café opening its doors later this year – and this time it's jungle-themed. Ginger and Tom's café is due to open at a site in West Hampstead in October. Read more: London now has its own £1 café It's being set up by Anna Kogan Nasser who [...]
Premier League fixtures 2015-16: Spurs start at United, Chelsea get Swans and West Ham at Arsenal June 17, 2015 Tottenham are set to visit Manchester United in the most eye-catching fixture of the Premier League’s opening weekend, while Chelsea begin their title defence at home to Swansea. FA Cup winners Arsenal host West Ham in a London derby that marks Slaven Bilic’s first league match as Hammers manager, while Crystal Palace travel to [...]
Slaven Bilic looks a good West Ham hire but I have doubts over Steve McClaren at Newcastle June 11, 2015 Appointing a new manager is a gamble, and West Ham and Newcastle became the latest Premier League clubs to roll the dice when they respectively hired Slaven Bilic and Steve McClaren this week. In the case of Bilic, he is well travelled, experienced and, as a former Hammers player, familiar with both the club [...]
Midfielder Obiang becomes first signing for West Ham under Bilic June 10, 2015 WEST Ham have followed up the appointment of Slaven Bilic as manager with their first major signing of the summer, luring Spain Under-21 midfielder Pedro Obiang to Upton Park from Sampdoria. Tough-tackling Obiang, 23, came through Atletico Madrid’s youth system but left for Italy aged 16 and established himself in the first team at the [...]