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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: analysis, columnist, Moore Than Just a Club
This week on a Week In The World Of West Ham United, we discuss all of the pressing Hammers issues that have dominated headlines over the past seven days. Including, Monday night’s 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town and the upcoming Cup and League clashes. The post Podcast M4: Hammers Finally Taste Vital Victory as The William Carvalho Saga Rages On appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: career, club, football banter, game, Moore Than Just a Club, police, whtid
Paul Allen 1979 – 1985 If you watch any sort of footage of the 1980 Cup Final you will see a teenage Paul Allen either sobbing with delight at having collected his winner’s medal or being callously hacked to the ground by Arsenal centre half Willie Young while he is bearing down on the Arsenal goal. With this appearance Allen became the youngest player to appear in an FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium at the…
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: Moore Than Just a Club
So after a nervy but deserved win over Premier League newcomers Huddersfield it’s a trip to the Hawthorns to face Tony Pulis’, West Brom. West Brom started the season very well but would have disappointed to have lost to Brighton last time out and the players will be left in no doubt that they need to improve after last week’s lackluster performance. West Brom are a strong physical side, who a threat from set pieces and are very well drilled. Regardless…
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: News, premier league, whispers
West Ham fans will be diverted later this season when The International quarter in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is developed. The International Quarter (TIQ) is a new residential and business development under construction on a parcel of land situated between the Park and Westfield Stratford City Shopping centre. The development has a projected completion date […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: columnist, european, facebook, game, london, Moore Than Just a Club, premier league, sports
After goals were the order of the weekend on match day four, the fifth round of matches of the 2017/2018 Premier League season promises to be just as special, with the battle of blue and red on Sunday and Slaven Bilic’s boys traveling to The Hawthorns. AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion (Friday 8 PM) In what not only promises to be a feisty derby but also a vital crunch match, under pressure Eddie Howe welcomes…
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: News, sky tv, west ham world, whispers
Slaven Bilic is looking forward to an injury-free run from Andy Carroll but admits he can’t pUt his finger on why! Writing in his London Evening Standard column the Hammers boss says: “Am I feeling any more confident this time that Andy will be with us longer? Yes, I am. When I ask myself what […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: coyi, skysports, west ham, westham fc, whispers
Tony Pulis has admitted that he is wary of a West Ham team which contains “a lot of match winners.” The hardman West Brom boss has had his team doing double training sessions from last weekend’s shock weekend defeat by Brighton as h attempts to leave nothing to chance against the Irons. But he is […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: columnist, match-report, Moore Than Just a Club, sky tv, sports
It’s time to catch up with our Hammer loanees who were in Championship action this week on match day seven of the season, as Robert Snodgrass gained his first Villa start and Reece Burke and Josh Cullen’s Bolton Wanderers continued to struggle at The Macron Stadium. Reece Burke And Josh Cullen (Bolton Wanderers) It was to be yet another painful week for the bright Academy duo of Burke and Cullen, as their Bolton side were beaten at …
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: football banter, football news, latest football news, News, westham fc, whispers
Claret and Hugh Associate Editor Sean Whetstone was joined by podcasters George Bucci, Nigel and guest presenter Iain Dale for this week’s episode of the popular West Ham podcast called Moore Than Just A Podcast. In the 50 minute episode, the boys discuss the Huddersfield victory, there views on the Slaven Bilic and David Sullivan rift and […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: News, upton park, west ham, whispers
Chicharito has been stressing the importance of proving the team’s consistency at the Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon. The win over Huddersfield needs to be followed by another top performance and onwards to Bolton in the League Cup next week. The hitman was subbed in the game on Monday but is ready for tomorrow as the […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: News, skysports, whispers, whtid
Met police have confirmed there were five arrests on Monday night during the West Ham v Huddersfield match. Despite the game being mostly trouble free three West Ham fans were arrested and two Huddersfield fans were nicked. Four of the arrests (Two West Ham and two Huddersfield) were arrested for affray in the same incident away […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: east london, hammers news, News, sports news
Claret and Hugh are proud to continue its association with the Football Supporters Federation (FSF). We have renewed our membership with FSF on behalf of our 68,681 registered loyal website users. With an average of 1.5 million visits per month Claret and Hugh remains one of the most read West Ham sites on the Internet […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: article, australia, european, madrid, News, upton park
Get the latest team news and stats ahead of the Premier League clash between West Brom and West Ham on Saturday at The Hawthorns.
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: australia, boxing, facebook, game, News, parties
Chelsea have an impressive recent record against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge and look good value to keep it going. Find out who we’re backing there and across the rest of the fixture list.
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: analysis, Moore Than Just a Club, premier league
Slaven Bilic has admitted he is happy to handle injury-plagued striker Andy Carroll with kid gloves to get the best out of the West Ham talisman. Carroll was fit again for the win over Huddersfield on Monday after another in lay-off and he proved hugely influential in the 2-0 win at the London Stadium. The victory gave Bilic’s men their first points of the season, and helped them climb off the bottom of the table. And collecting three points eased…
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: football banter, News, upton park, whispers
Street traders on the route to the London Stadium could soon be a common sight again on West Ham match days. A request has been made the London Stadium Safety Advisory Group chaired by Newham Council to introduce street traders on certain routes to the stadium. The minutes of London Stadium SAG were recently made public […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: football latest, hammers news, News, online soccer news, sky tv, whispers
Newham residents have been offered thousands of free tickets for the League Cup game between West Ham and Bolton Wanderers next Tuesday after thousands of London Stadium season ticket holders decided not to take up the offer of buying cheap tickets for the 3rd round of the Carabao Cup. Newham council are entitled up to 100,000 […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: News, online soccer news, transfer news, west ham, West Ham United, whispers
Slaven Bilic has indicated that Mark Noble may be available for the League Cup game against Bolton Wanderers next week. But two players who won’t be appearing for Bolton are Reece Burke and Josh Cullen who have joined the Championship side for the season on loan. David Gold confirmed their exclusion on Twitter and it’s a […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: football latest, News, sky tv, sports news, upton park, whispers
Winston Reid has run out a clear winner in a poll to decide who should skipper the Hammers in the absence of Mark Noble. ClaretandHugh held the poll after Noble missed Monday’s game against Huddersfield and will be sidelined for Saturday’s trip to West Bromwich Albion. With fierce competition for places when everybody is fit […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: News, West Ham United, whispers
Slaven Bilic has told former Irons boss Alan Pardew that Andy Carroll will never become a part time trainer. Pardew told Sky’s The Debate Show he wouldn’t let the Hammers striker train from Monday to Wednesday in order to prevent him picking up injuries. But Bilic retorted: “That is impossible [not to let him train]. […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: News, sports news, whispers
BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson says West Ham do not look much of a threat in front of goal and neither do West Bromwich Albion so he is predicting a stalemate at the Hawthorns this Saturday. Lawro wrote on the BBC Website “West Ham got off the mark with their win over Huddersfield on Monday but they […]
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Posted on 14 September 2017. Tags: article, european, madrid, News, sky sports, west ham united fc, west ham united news
MARTIN KEOWN: With Ferguson’s height, you had to get it absolutely right to beat him to an aerial ball. The Everton striker would use his huge physique to wrestle you out of the path of the ball.
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Posted on 14 September 2017. Tags: hammers news, skysports, upthehammers, videos, west ham world
Your shout is back with a few of the views from the fans who have sent in clips following the 2-0 win against Huddersfield. Opinions from Guy and Tom about which formation and mix of players Slav should be using next and an upbeat Mr B is just delighted with three points in the bag.
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Posted on 14 September 2017. Tags: News, premier league, sky sports, West Ham United, westham news, whispers
Paul Merson has tipped West Ham to lose 1-0 at the weekend claiming that Tony Pulis’ West Brom are set to cope with the Andy Carroll threat. Albion have been doing double training stints every day since a shocking defeat by Brighton when the manager’s legendary anger was on full display. Merson believes he will […]
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Posted on 14 September 2017. Tags: News, upton park, whispers
West Ham will have to pay the full 45 million euros (£40 million approx) release clause up front if they want to take William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon in January. The Portuguese media has been in full cry today following the news that the Hammers remain keen to prise the defensive midfielder away in the […]
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Posted on 14 September 2017. Tags: latest football news, News, premier league, sky sports, upthehammers, whtid
Slaven Bilic claims the Hammers will carry great confidence to the Hawthorns on Saturday declaring: “We need to build on this now. We beat them (Huddersfield) after training at our stadium and we were on fire in training. “But we must do it in games, and that’s what we did. We have to do it again […]
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