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Hammers Eye Mateus Fernandes’ Replacement

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Thu, 02/07/2026 - 11:37

As well as West Ham’s kit release this morning, Mateus Fernandes has officially been announced by Spurs, concluding the rumours and marking the end of what felt to be an impending saga.

With Fernandes’ sale generating West Ham £85m, a replacement needs to be found, and it appears that the Hammers were ahead of the curve, anticipating Fernandes’ departure long before the confirmation and have found their man that they believe should replace Mateus.

You’ll have to head off to France to find our target, Martin Adeline, a French box-to-box midfielder who flourished in FC Troyes’ promotion campaign from Ligue 2 to Ligue 1, achieving 20 G/A in 32 matches.

The tricky Frenchman tends to play in a more attacking role, more as a 10, if you will, but given the role Fernandes played at West Ham, he’ll play in the box-to-box role that Nuno will want to maintain across the Championship season.

The club had been holding back partly this transfer window due to the World Cup campaign, but more so, the club were focusing on fixing the behind-the-scenes issues before July 1st, as the Premier League financial rules still applied to West Ham whereas now they don’t.

Player developments will now come thick and fast now that we’re entering the countdown to the end of the World Cup, as well as entering July, where the campaign starts in just 36 days.

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Mateus Fernandes To Tottenham Hotspur Confirmed

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Tue, 30/06/2026 - 17:50

West Ham United have agreed to sell Mateus Fernandes to Tottenham Hotspur for an £85m fee today. The Portuguese midfielder was contemplating and open to joining both Spurs and Manchester United, but Spurs pushed forward, offering a fee Manchester United weren’t happy to pay, and the Hammers have accepted their offer.

Mateus Fernandes did not force a move away and was content with waiting; it just happens to be that Tottenham were willing to pay the money.

It will be £85m guaranteed, with no add-ons, and if a sell-on clause is included, it is unknown.

Unfortunately for the Hammers, it was a matter of ‘when’ Fernandes would leave, not ‘if ’, and as Spurs were willing to pay the most, it had to be. Whilst it’s not what West Ham fans might’ve wanted, it’s the situation that has happened.

Southampton will also receive part of the transfer fee. The Saints included a 15% sell-on clause but only for the profit the Hammers would make. West Ham have made a £47m profit in this deal, meaning £6.2m will head towards the coast, whilst the remaining £78.8m is expected to be used for future transfers, as well as to fill the holes off debt the club are in.

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West Ham Badge Hunt & Sponsor Sorted

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Tue, 30/06/2026 - 11:19

At last! It feels as if the corruption amongst the West Ham world is healing. The club has announced that a new badge will be introduced in the 2028/29 season and will be voted on by fans once the designs are released.

Many fans have been excited at the prospect of this, and it does well and truly feel as if it is a task long overdue - despite our new badge only being incorporated for a decade so far, it’s been a decade too long.

It was a badge designed for a financial boost, and it felt as if the club was rebranded for the sake of business, not for identity.

The only other talking point to discuss is whether the historical castle should return to the new badge. A badge tends to represent history and identity, of which the castle is, but seeing as we don’t actually have a castle anymore, some say it defeats the purpose - It’ll be a damn close vote come the decision time!

As per the club’s website, the consultation will commence with a detailed discussion with the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) and, should they provide positive feedback, a further consultation will take place with a wider group of supporters. This will include all:

2026/27 Season Ticket Holders (for men’s and women’s teams)

2026/27 Claret Members

Supporters who attended more than five home matches in the 2025/26 season

The consultation process will run throughout the 2026/27 season.

As well as the not so wonderful badge being changed, West Ham have also confirmed that BoyleSports will remain as the front shirt sponsor for the 2026/27 season and should West Ham get promoted on the first time of asking, the club will have to seek a new sponsor as the new betting sponsor rules have officially come into play in the Premier League.

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West Ham Kit Release Date & Sponsor Information

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Mon, 29/06/2026 - 10:03

West Ham will be making another change to their kit this season, with the manufacturer being New Balance. The kits, which are set to be released on 2nd July, have been under wraps and kept extremely quiet by the manufacturer, with the only ounce of information that the Hammers have is that the home kit will be inspired by the 2001-2003 FILA kit.

Not much other information is available, but in three days we will know all. Off topic, but the players within the announcement will say a lot, it was said there have been one or two players that have asked to NOT be included within the kit release as they eye to leave West Ham.

Sponsor Situation

Last season, West Ham confirmed that BoyleSports would become the main kit sponsor for the 2025/26 season on what was believed to be a multi-year deal, this being confirmed by the club.

There was acknowledgement between the two that if the Hammers remained in the Premier League, BoyleSports would become a sleeve sponsor as betting sponsors would be banned at the front of the shirt.

However, with a year passed and the ongoing Sully situation, BoyleSports have now run into ‘financial hardship’ and are currently contemplating what step to take next; their tough time financially also coincides with the disappointment of the situation against David Sullivan.

The Irish betting company are free to continue as a front-shirt sponsor in the Championship as the same rules don’t apply, but that is seemingly in doubt heading into 2nd July.

Other contenders are Audi and Air Thailand, though it is understood that Audi would’ve preferred someone in the Premier League and are currently rumoured to be Aston Villa’s sponsor, leaving Air Thailand as the number one candidate.

There is also a possibility that the kit is released on 2nd July with no sponsor and that a sponsor comes at a later date - all will be revealed soon.

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The Players wage

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Submitted by hammergirl on Sun, 28/06/2026 - 12:03

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Ok we all know apart from Bowen the players have taken a big hit on the wage front(i should be so lucky to earn half of what they are on)and so players want out etc etc now Jimmy may well get his move but already he has found out that his demand for five million in wages even for a club the size of Roma has proven to rich and for many clubs across Europe trying to match Premier league wages is nigh on impossible unless your are a Madrid/Barca/Munich/PSG so then the player is left with a very small pond to fish in and the club with the upper hand when it comes to price as know relegation release clause. Another player wanting out is my mate Mav with Leverkusen chasing him but can they afford his wage? maybe now it has halved but that would be a permanent half not a possible do one season in the championship get promoted and the money back up to the level he and others are accustomed to.
None of the players are paupers lets face it so unless one of the big clubs come in restoring the wage to what you are used to or more why move i am sure the majority could cope for one year on half a wage after all it is not like players live in the real working world is it.

The West Ham Shuffle

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sat, 27/06/2026 - 11:49

West Ham United are anticipating a significant shuffle up in both the staff and player departments this transfer window.

However, with the World Cup ongoing, player developments are looking bleak and bar a few free transfer rumours running around, it looks inevitable that the staff focus would take priority, which it has.

Daniel Kretinsky has aimed to reshuffle his backroom staff, with the first of what we believe to be many new additions to the club, with ‘Director of Transfers’ now being fulfilled by Nils Koppen, currently at FC Copenhagen and a former employee of both Rangers and PSV.

His name was initially sparked around being a Director of Football, but clarity has since emerged, and IF he is to join West Ham, he will be primarily focused on signings and working with Nuno.

It should be said that during this process of identifying who should fulfil this role. Kretinsky has worked alongside Nuno Espírito Santo in deciding who should take the role, subsequently meaning we shouldn’t be seeing any conflict between the two, as we have done previously with other individuals & managers.

You’d also hope that during the interview process it was mentioned that Jorge Mendes’ clients will likely be signed; let’s hope a list is already drawn up!

Nils Koppen’s wedge between putting pen to paper at West Ham at the moment is the minute final details as well as a pending work permit.

It is thought that Nils could be the final addition to the boardroom staff, but Nuno is expected to add to his backroom team, with Paco’s future in limbo.

Slow developments, but by July 1st, chaos will all emerge.

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West Ham United’s Championship Fixtures

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Thu, 25/06/2026 - 12:08

West Ham United’s Championship fixtures have been announced at 12:00 today, and the Hammers will kickstart their campaign against familiar side Burnley, at Turf Moor on the first day of the Championship season, 16th August, on a Sunday.

Below will have all of the fixtures labelled out, broken down into the months that they are set to take place in - by the 2nd July, all fixtures leading up to the end of September will be confirmed for broadcasting.

The key aspects to note here are - The Hammers face both Burnley and Wolves within the first six matches, likely our Championship contenders. We play Millwall at The Den on 16th September and will face them in the reverse fixture in February. The Hammers will take on Norwich at home on Boxing Day, as well as face Portsmouth at home on the final day of the season.

August

Burnley (A)
Charlton (H)
Watford (A)

September

Wolves (H)
Derby (H)
Bolton (A)
Wrexham (H)
Millwall (A)

October

QPR (H)
Lincoln (A)
Swansea (A)
Southampton (H)
West Brom (H)

November

Cardiff (A)
Blackburn (A)
Preston (H)
Portsmouth (A)
Stoke (H)

December

Sheffield United (A)
Middlessborough (H)
Bristol City (H)
Birmingham (A)
Norwich (H)
Southampton (A)

January

Bristol City (A)
Swansea (H)
West Brom (A)
Cardiff (H)
Blackburn (H)

February

Preston (A)
Wrexham (A)
Lincoln (H)
Millwall (H)
QPR (A)

March

Charlton (A)
Burnley (H)
Stoke (A)
Sheffield United (H)
Norwich (A)

April

Birmingham (H)
Bolton (H)
Derby (A)
Wartford (H)
Wolves (A)
Middlessborough (A)

May

Portsmouth (H)

The Carabao Cup First Round Draw is set to take place today at 16:30 UK Time - Drawn fixture is set to be played before the first game of the Championship season, Burnley.

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"He put his money where his mouth is !"They say ...they said the same about Gobby and mate 16 years ago !

Submitted by Farehamhammer on Tue, 23/06/2026 - 16:33

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Yes ,I said I was cautiously optimistic but I am far from convinced about Postman Pat Kretinsky .Like the Gobby one ,the Sparta fans have also told him at various times to sell up !The Sparta fans don't like the way he runs the Club .I think the fanbase is being played ,I would not be at all surprised if The Gobby one is a backstreet driver !The Club knew perfectly well that the fanbase have had enough of the Gobby one. They knew perfectly well that the notion of a minted Postman Pat taking the reigns would ,get people thinking we will reach the promised land .

NOT so fast !Postman Pat sat in the same boardroom as The Gobby one ."Fareham he had no say ,Sullivan called the shots "BOLLOCKS !When Postman Pat bought some of Gold's shares the Official site had this little gem to say "Kretinsky and Vanessa Gold will vote together "Christ that got them jumping in the aisles ffs !The Club knew what they were doing !

Can you imagine ANY other Club announcing the voting intentions of their Board members ?Of course not !Yet when the Gobby one took out Payday Loan after Payday loan out ,almost bankrupting the Club .Vanessa Gold and Postman Pat couldn't of stopped him ?OF COURSE THEY COULD OF !BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TOO !They held the swag bags open while the Perve stashed the loot !

In the world of lying attention seeking sluts ,'itks' ,Fanzines and you tube channels ,they will say anything to get people to visit their site .All about money !The things Postman Pat is about to do are out of this world ."Wow we are getting Steve Nickson as Director of football from Newcastle !What a statement of intent from "DK " ".Then the old familiar story "Nickson could be going to Wrexham or Birmingham "Phantom Director of Football as well ,not just players .Yet some were still putting a positive spin on it ,after all "DK" will be splashing the cash .

The lack of any signings is put down to no one at the Club ,being able to work on transfers.Sure .But then again La Madrid's transfer only cost a million !Nice and Cheap !So someone must be working on transfer s.My guess is it is Jack Sullivan .As for Postman Pat putting his money where his mouth .Well he will get it back with the sale of Summerville and Fernandes .

When the freebies and cheapies arrive it won't be Postman Pat's fault .We will hear "DK is so frustrated !The stupid EFL rules don't allow him too !So what has changed and will still change ?Nothing much .And what of the Gobby one has he gone ?It is more and more like he is the backstreet driver .I will give Pat a chance .But my head says forget it .We need them all gone ,a fresh start .We are more than a football Club ,we're a way of life !COYI !!!

West Ham’s Fixture Fate Date Revealed

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Tue, 23/06/2026 - 10:44

Whilst the Premier League fixtures were released a couple of days ago, it would be of no interest to the Hammers as on the 25th June at 10:00AM the Championship dates and times will all be released.

Unlike the Premier League, the Championship announces all of the confirmed dates and times for games up until December, and gradually throughout the season, they will then confirm them all. The reason why? It allows away fans to plan and not worry about a game being moved or changed, quite a nice touch given that we’ve been used to being forced to go up to St James’ Park on a Sunday where nobody anticipated it; at least now we can have an expectation.

Additionally, the Hammers will also have to deal with the total joy and excitement in finding out who their Carabao Cup First Round draw is against… how times have changed!

West Ham will be able to draw any team that isn’t in the Premier League as they come in the round after, as well as teams only in the South… which can sometimes include teams that are also in the North, such as our Draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers last season; I wouldn’t exactly class that as South.

Nevertheless, the pinpoint dates will come out in just two days, but it seems inevitable that West Ham will be playing on the opening day, given that we are the biggest team in the Championship. However, it also wouldn’t come as a surprise if it just happened to be a certain rival, perhaps the EFL’s idea of choice would be to get it done and out of the way, but who knows!

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