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According to All Nigeria Soccer, the former youth coach of Isaac Success claims that West Ham are interested in signing the Watford flop. His former youth coach Douglas Idahosa believes that Isaac Success could leave Watford this summer because of a lack of first team opportunities. Idahosa added that if Success is not given first […]

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Following the end of the 2016/17 season, where West Ham finished in 11th spot, the club have announced their retained list on the official website. One first team player has been released while West Ham confirm that their two loan players have returned to their parent clubs. Gokhan Tore is set to return to Besiktas […]

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Reports in the Italian media have recently claimed that West Ham United and Inter Milan are locked in discussions over a potential swap deal. According to Calcio Mercato, West Ham United defender Arthur Masuaku could be on his way to the Italian giants. As part of the swap deal, West Ham would receive Inter Milan […]

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As per @EXWHUemployee and @S_D_C_C’s recent podcast on Phoenix Fm, it appears West Ham’s kits are all done and ready to be released for the upcoming 2017/18 season. The new home kit has been inspired by the “Pony” kit as worn by John Hartson above… The 17-18 home kit will be based on the Everton […]

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No formal request has been made by operators London Stadium 185 to increase the London Stadium football capacity to 60,000 for next season the operator has confirmed. Operators LS185 will need to make a formal request to Newham’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG) to increase capacity but have not done so to date. The Safety Advisory Group […]

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West Ham United have issued the Club’s annual Retain List of players at the end of the 2016/17 season which has confirmed the departure of seven Hammers. The has club confirmed that Jonathan Calleri has returned to Uruguayan parent club Deportivo Maldonado after appearing 19 times for the Hammers in which he scored once. Loanee, Turkish […]

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West Ham is on target to exceed an eighty percent renewal rate a source close to the club have told Claret and Hugh.  Premier League clubs work on an 80/20 rule where eighty percent of current season ticket holder renew each season. However, we have been told the club are on target to exceed this […]

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For a club with a tradition of open attractive football, West Ham have been blessed with some fantastic goalkeepers over the years. Phil Parkes, Ludek Miklosko, Robert Green have all served the club with distinction making choosing some of the worst goalkeepers a surprisingly hard thing to do, for now I have settled on three candidates some of whom have gone on to serve other clubs well but didn’t really deliver when the Hammers needed them. Allen McKnight 1988-1991 23 Appearances McKnight was…

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Enner Valencia – Everton Valencia played 83 minutes in the Toffees 3-1 defeat against Arsenal. Valencia was brought down in the incident that led to Lauren Koscielny’s dismissal, an incident that will cost the Frenchman his place in Arsenal’s Cup Final Reece Oxford (Reading) Did not feature in Reading’s 1-o victory in the Royals play-off semi-final second leg against Fulham a result that the booked Reading a place in the Play Off Final next week. The Berkshire side have also announced that…

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West Ham season ticket holders renewing for next season have agreed to updated terms and conditions which include a new clause in which the club could withdraw their season ticket if the holder does not attend seven or more Premier League matches. All season ticket holders are required to tick a box on renewal online […]

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The new Premier League season starts on August 12 but the likes of Everton and Manchester United will be back in competitive action before then.

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West Ham have accepted there is little chance of the club being able to move Andy Carroll on this summer whilst they have no alternative but to hope Diafra Sakho can truly get himself fit. The club is frustrated at having two front men on their books who cost over £100k together in wages who […]

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Joint-chairman David Sullivan and his son Dave Jnr are thrilled to be in a position to help homeless hero Stephen Jones. It is now well documented they have found Steve, who was sleeping rough near Manchester Arena when a bomb went off at a concert being given by American singer Ariana Grande on Monday evening. […]

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Over 72% of supporters believe Sofiane Feghouli should remain a Hammer after the summer transfer window. In a Claret and Hugh poll of over 1,500 fans, 1,107 (72.16%) said we should keep the 27-year-old who had a good run of form in the last few games. Nearly 18% (276) said we should sell the Algerian […]

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West Ham will press on with Adrian as their No 1 keeper in the 2017/18 season and see signing a new  new stopper as a lesser priority! The club had been linked with the likes of Joe Hart and Jordan Pickford but neither is likely to become available with such as Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester […]

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We look back at some of the best skills of the 2016/17 Premier League season, featuring Eden Hazard, Paul Pogba and more.

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After finishing 7th and qualifying for the Europa League in the 2015/16 season, plenty was expected from the Hammers this year. However, it was a disappointing season judging by those high standards. A poor summer of recruitment held us back from progressing and the move to the London Stadium did not go quite as planned. […]

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David Sullivan’s hunt for the homeless man featured on TV after the Manchester terrorist outrage has proved successful. The Hammers co chairman – speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live said: “It looks like he needs some help, so we are desperate to find who he is and give him six months free accommodation and a little […]

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A Reliable Striker Is All That West Ham Needs

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Slaven Bilic will retain the same back room staff when he goes into the new season despite the rumbles of discontent heard throughout the last part of the season. Speculation had persisted throughout the campaign that the board wanted changes to Bilic’s staff as the team  look under-prepared and unable to see games out. Bilic […]

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All the dust has settled on a challenging season for the Hammers and the final Premiership table does not actually look that bad. Granted, finishing 11th isn’t great after last year’s seventh and European qualification. But given how keenly we have flirted with relegation all season, it could have been a lot worse. A final […]

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As the football season has drawn to close, so the silly season, specifically the Twitter transfer rumour season has well and truly kicked off! In this new weekly column I will take a look at some of the more plausible and delightfully implausible transfer stories surrounding West Ham United. My aim is not question anyone’s credibility and as such I won’t use any Twitter names (with the notable exception of our own Board and family …

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West Ham are close to completing a deal to sign Pablo Zabaleta on a free transfer, according to Sky sources.

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Who was “outstanding”? And which top-six team should be “expelled”? Paul Merson grades the 2016/17 season of every Premier League side.

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With their boots barely cleaned and kits only just washed, some of European football’s stars wasted no time in jetting off on holiday once their seasons were concluded.

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Homeless man Stephen Jones, 35, has described the haunting moment he pulled nails and shards of glass from the faces of dying children in the wake of the Manchester Arena attack.

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