by Staff Writer
Wednesday, 1st April 2026
It's that time of year again - and as is here customary on KUMB.com, we couldn't let the occasion pass with a spoof story for your delectation - or possibly, utter disdain.
1 April is of course April Fools Day and we like to keep the tradition alive here on KUMB, as we have been for more than two decades now.
So if you saw this morning's story regarding West Ham's agreement with the Athletics folk concerning playing football and athletics in Stratford simultaneously, rest assured that this was no more than a simple lark for which you have our editorial team entirely to blame.
You may view a full list of our (often pathetic but very occasionally inspired) April Fools gags below...
April Fooled?
How many of these stories have had you thinking twice in the past? Here follows a comprehensive list of April Fools posted here on KUMB.com over the years.
1 YEAR AGO: West Ham has announced changes to its mascot programme and from next season, adults will be able to join in
2 YEARS AGO: West Ham are set to enter into a sponsorship deal with Transport For London - the 'Sullivan Line' and 'Gold Line' are mooted
3 YEARS AGO:London Stadium to introduce 'one-way system' including a a 'fast-exit' line at each of the main egress points
4 YEARS AGO:Plans to commemorate David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady's tenure at West Ham with a permanent erection are to be proposed
5 YEARS AGO:Distance lines to be painted on the pitch and a bell installed inside the ball to help referees with VAR decisions
6 YEARS AGO:Emergency COVID rules mean players will wear masks, free kicks will require them to retreat 20 yards instead of 10 and referees to control games from Stockley Park
7 YEARS AGO:West Ham stars to record album with legendary producer
8 YEARS AGO: For some reason, there was no April Fools' Day prank this year...
9 YEARS AGO: The Olympic Stadium pitch to be rotated 90 degrees every season
10 YEARS AGO: West Ham to wear letters instead of numbers for the final games at the Boleyn
11 YEARS AGO: Gibralter to grant citizenship to English-born West Ham players
12 YEARS AGO: West Ham to offer financial incentives to supporters who BACK rather than BOO the team
13 YEARS AGO: Barry Hean reveals plans to re-release 'Snooker Loopy' in order to fund Olympic Stadium fight
14 YEARS AGO: Sam Allardyce set for appearance on TV's Mastermind. Not many passes expected
15 YEARS AGO: The owner of the Boleyn Tavern announces plan to move the pub brick by brick to Stratford
16 YEARS AGO: Kieron Dyer set to undergo revolutionary treatment at the Large Hadron Collider facility in Geneva
17 YEARS AGO: Sheffield United's match day mascots announce plans to sue West Ham over Tevez affair
18 YEARS AGO: The Boleyn Ground surface is to be replaced by a plastic pitch to curtail number of injuries
19 YEARS AGO: West Ham set to ground share with Millwall at the Den whilst new stadium is built
20 YEARS AGO: West Ham announce sponsorship deal with Nestle's Aero for club anthem Bubbles
23 YEARS AGO: Newham Council to rename Green St 'Brown St' in honour of West Ham Terry Brown
24 YEARS AGO: West Ham announce plans to leave Upton Park for 8,000-capacity stadium
25 YEARS AGO: West Ham announce plans to convert the Chicken Run into luxury flats
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