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Norwegian Air to honour Hammers legend It has been announced in the last few days that Nordic airline Norwegian Air are to honour our greatest footballing son Bobby Moore OBE by having the England legend appear on the tail fin of their new airliner. The World Cup winning captain will follow in the footsteps of icons like veteran pilot Amy Johnson and legendary children’s author Rohl Dahl. The announcement came on the date …

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Enner Valencia – Everton Valencia played 72 minutes in the Toffee’s 3-0 loss to Chelsea on Sunday. Reece Burke – Wigan Athletic Burke was substituted late in the first half of Wigan’s 1-0 defeat to Reading on Saturday. The defeat confirmed Wigan’s relegation to League One Josh Cullen – Bradford City The midfielder did not feature in Bradford’s 1-1 draw with Rochdale on Sunday. Cullen won 4 awards at the Bantams end of season awards last week. Bradford will face …

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Slaven Bilic’s frustration over the Andy Carroll injury situation grows more acute ahead of every  game. But his current injury issue may have its roots in the return game against Arsenal when it is believed the medical staff wanted the player to be rested for a further week. Bilic said: “I don’t like to moan […]

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If Andy Carroll didn’t know that West Ham manager Slaven Bilic is becoming increasingly frustrated that his star striker hasn’t been available as regularly as he would like of late, he certainly does now. For the Hammers boss has made it clear that he is exasperated at Carroll’s time on the treatment table; and has expressed his desire that the former Newcastle and Liverpool hitman, recently out with a groin injury, be available for selection when West Ham host…

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West Ham Co-Owner David Gold has defended the club on what is perceived to be broken promises over local traders coming to the Stratford with the club. A West Ham supporter called Mark  messaged David Gold on social media “They promised Nathan’s & other traders they would take them with us when they wanted everyone […]

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Following Emre Can’s glorious bicycle kick against Watford on Monday night, it is time to look at the potentials for goal of the season in the Premier League.

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West Ham co-owner David Gold has challenged a West Ham supporter on twitter who claimed Etihad is not state owned like the London Stadium. Gold corrected the fan saying:“The Etihad Stadium home of Manchester City football club is owned by Manchester City Council. dg” Another supporter chipped in on social media asking “Interesting if you could […]

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Carling In Off The Bar returns ahead of the Friday Night Football clash between West Ham and Tottenham – and you can join us!

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Slaven Bilic’s position at West ham is looking safer and safer …according to the bookies at least! From being around 2-1 to be the next manager to depart a few weeks ago Skybet now quote the boss at 6/1 to leave in 2016/17. Hardly very generous with just three games left but the odds probably […]

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Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen has topped the Power Rankings this week.

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Continue reading here: West Ham 1-0 Tottenham recap

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According to TransferMarketWeb, former West Ham transfer target Carlos Bacca has again been targeted by Arsenal ahead of the summer transfer window. Bacca has scored 13 goals in 29 Serie A appearances this term but it’s claimed he’s likely to leave the San Siro in the Summer. The 30-year-old is under contract until 2020 but could […]

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West Ham is considering a move for Leicester City defender Yohan Benalouane, according to Foot Mercato. The former France under-21 man is not a guaranteed starter for the King Power Stadium side however, with Wes Morgan and Robert Huth at the centre of their defence. Benalouane waited twenty months to make his full league debut […]

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Diafra Sakho has been at the centre  of injury and playing absences via perplexing circumstances for too long. In this piece, CandH takes a look at the player’s trouble-torn history at the club and reveals some startling similarities in his absences, the reasons why and the explanations given for them by him and the club […]

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Southern clubs are becoming more successful than their northern rivals in the Premier League, a new Sky Sports study has found.

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• Spurs can cut Chelsea lead to one point by winning at West Ham • Chelsea not in action until Monday at home to Middlesbrough Harry Kane has called on Tottenham Hotspur to take advantage of the scheduling of Premier League fixtures and increase the pressure on leaders Chelsea by beating West Ham United on their first trip to the London Stadium on Friday night. With Antonio Conte’s side not in action until Monday evening …

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West Ham’s Managing Director Angus Kinnear is poised to join Leeds United as their new CEO  replacing Ben Mansford the Telegraph has reported today. Massimo Cellino’s stormy three-year reign at Leeds United is set to end as Andrea Radrizzani prepares to complete a full takeover of Leeds which should see Kinnear installed as CEO.Radrizzani is preparing […]

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Claret and Hugh has learned this evening that Hammers co-owner David Sullivan purged West Ham United of any players contracts with image rights when he took over 2010. And it’s that issue which has lain at the heart of the swoops on clubs across the country by the HMRC last week. Although image rights deals […]

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It’s Claret and Hugh poll time again and we are asking Hammers supporters a simple question. We want to know whether injury ravaged strikers Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho should be retained for next season or whether we should ditch one or the other or both. Is it time to start over with either or […]

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Well well well, finally Sky gets the message we gave you last week – Michail Antonio is going nowhere. The TV broadcaster followed up a story published in The Times claiming the player wanted out of the London Stadium last week but today has changed its line after talking to the player’s representatives. When the initial […]

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Jamie Carragher and Alan Pardew discuss some high-profile penalty incidents from the weekend on Monday Night Football.

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West Ham picked up their third consecutive draw to make it an unbeaten run of four games. They are now on 39 points, one of eight sides separated by three points. The most recent draw was a goalless stalemate at Stoke. That point moved Stoke onto 40 points, but they are still one away from a place in the top half. One win in eight games has seen them slide down the league and if this continues they could…

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Even as we speak, Pochettino has retreated into a bunker beneath White Hart Lane with the Tottenham tactical brains trust, desperately seeking a plan for how to stop West Ham’s rampant strike force. To misquote The Sound of Music, the challenge is how do you solve a problem like Calleri? How, exactly, do you catch a cloud and pin it down? A Tottenham source revealed, “Poch has had to contend with some great strikers…

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Who impressed over the weekend in the Premier League and who disappointed? Former England manager Steve McClaren gives his grades.

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Following another round of football fixtures, Ref Watch returns to debate a number of the weekend’s controversial talking points.

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Slaven Bilic readily admits that we are heading for a “nervy” 90 minutes” against Spurs on Friday night and adds: ” “We are playing, for me, against the best team in the league.” But he added: “Hopefully I’m going to enjoy it, but it’s going to be a very nervous game. We will have to be on […]

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