01/06/15 – News
Hirings and Firings
Leicester City have fired manager Urmas Rooba. Manchester City have fired manager Alan Shearer. Norwich City have fired manager Steve Kean. Sunderland have fired manager Alan Pardew.
Sunderland have hired Brad Friedel to take over for the departed Pardew. Leicester City have hired Ruud Gullit to take over at King Power Stadium. Manchester City have hired Jose Mourinho as manager. Gareth Barry has been named the new manager at Norwich City.
Board Set Budget
The board have set the initial payroll for the coming season at £875k per week and the transfer budget at £36.58m.
09/06/15 – Player News
Tomkins Joins Stoke City
After declaring he had achieved all he could at West Ham United in a private meeting with Otto Kafka, James Tomkins has left The Boleyn Ground and joined Stoke City for £7m.
10/06/15 – Players News
Christopoulos Bid Rebuffed
Liverpool have had a £600k bid for Hammers midfielder Stathis Christopoulos rejected.
24/06/15 – Premier League / Champo Review
25/06/15 – West Ham Awards
Fans' Player of the Year
West Ham's supporter spokesman Craig Hart had announced that Benjamin Stambouli has been voted West Ham's Player of the Year by the fans.
West Ham Best Eleven
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen
DR: Jordan Spence
DC: Benjamin Stambouli
DC: Joleon Lescott
DL: Ritchie De Laet
DM: Mark Noble
MC: Ivelin Popov
MC: Darron Gibson
AMC: John Fleck
ST: Carlton Cole
ST: Jozy Altidore
West Ham Best Ever Best Eleven
Television Rights
West Ham will receive £40m for Premier League TV rights over the upcoming season.
Board Expectations
The board expects the club to qualify for the Champions League.
Community Shield
West Ham will play Manchester City in the English Community Shield at Wembley on 9th August.