"London is obviously a much nicer city than Leeds, and West Ham has a team worthy of the Premier League. Just look at the stadium...sold out, 60,000 fans – that’s not exactly the norm, especially in London, where West Ham isn’t the biggest or most popular club.”
– Joël Piroe
Welcome Adama. But given that post last night kinda underwhelming really isn’t it.
Fully expected though 😂
Btw nothing against the player. This 100% the clubs fault for that tease.
West Ham rejected the opportunity to sign Benfica and Norway winger Andreas Schjelderup before deciding to bring fellow Norwegian Edvin Austbø to the London Stadium.
He was offered to West Ham on a £5m loan fee with an obligation if they got promoted.”
– C&H
BREAKING: West Ham’s shareholders united behind Daniel Křetínský in a move to block Amanda Staveley’s buying into the club.
Every shareholder took up their allocation during round one, including David Sullivan, who initially purchased an additional 13% of shares.
However, there was an internal agreement involving shareholders, including Terry Brown, Daniel Harris, Tripp Smith and Sullivan, to sell a percentage of their newly acquired shares back to Křetínský.
– C&H
🚨 BREAKING: The Electoral Commission respond to the alleged secret donations to Reform UK
"The law requires political parties to report all permissible donations they accept with a value over £11,180 and all impermissible donations over £500. Information about any potential attempt to evade the controls on donations is for the police to consider"
🚨 NEW: Reform UK and Nigel Farage have been caught potentially breaking electoral law
- Verbatim ran a year-long undercover investigation, verified by Channel 4 News
- Investigators posed as the British-based son of wealthy American donor, who was looking to give money to Reform UK
- Because the donor was based in the US, he couldn't legally donate directly to the party
- James Orr, Reform UK's Head of Policy, and Dan Jukes, a close aide to Nigel Farage, then allegedly helped arrange for a US company, which was actually set up by Verbatim, to pay for three polls commissioned by Reform UK
- The three JL Partners polls cost £32,500 and were paid by Verbatim. Two were published in The Telegraph before the May elections - "Labour would face wipeout if elections went ahead" and "Two thirds of voters want Starmer out" - while The Times published "Reform vote in unions at same level as Labour"
- Nigel Farage later met the undercover team in Clacton and praised the polling, saying "it worked, boom" and that it was "bang for buck"
- The polls were presented as independent and the public was not told that Reform UK had commissioned them or a US company paid for them. The US company and supposed American donor were not legal donors under UK electoral law
- Electoral Commission rules say political donations can include funding that helps a party cover costs and expenses, including research and studies, but the payments do not appear to have been declared to the Electoral Commission, despite reporting deadlines passing
- Jukes allegedly later proposed a way to arrange a £500,000 donation from the US through the donor's UK-based son, who would appear to be the donor. The investigation says this arrangement would be illegal
- At a Reform reception, Jukes allegedly introduced the undercover reporter as a "key donor for off the book project". The fake donor then allegedly met Suella Braverman, Sarah Pochin, Robert Jenrick and Danny Kruger
- Legal expert and former Electoral Commission chief Bob Posner says the allegations should now be subject to a criminal investigation
- The proposed £500,000 donation was never made
- Reform UK, Farage, Jukes and James Orr did not comment but are understood to deny the allegations in full
This is racism, straight out of the Trump playbook. Reform are trying to turn our great country into a franchise of Trump's America.
There are countless British patriots who came here from overseas, many of them refugees we proudly welcomed. That's the kind of country we are.
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: An 18-year-old man has been arrested in France for allegedly plotting to kidnap Kylian Mbappé. 🤯
He and his accomplices were planning to kidnap several business executives, a rapper... and Kylian Mbappé.
The suspect has been remanded in custody and placed in solitary confinement.
(Source: Le Parisien)
JUST IN: Apple has caved to Trump, renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” in the U.S. following his executive order.
The Canadian version of Apple Maps still calls it Lake Ontario, while international versions show both names.
Soungoutou Magasssa has apologised to West Ham's hierarchy and has asked to be reintegrated back into the first team squad.
Magassa's agent is said to have played a part.
Now, the Frenchman is looking to put the situation behind him and return to Nuno's squad.
@HammersDotNews