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Premier League mascots prices compared

West Ham has the second most expensive football mascot package in the Premier League with nine clubs not charging young supporters to be match day mascots. Everton — £718 West Ham — £700 Leicester — £600 Spurs — £405 Wolves — £395 Crystal Palace — £375 Brighton — £350 Burnley — £300 Cardiff — £255 […]

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Report: Hammers linked with Brazilian striker

West Ham are hoping to sign the Brazilian striker Gabriel Barbosa, better known as Gabigol, from Internazionale claims the Guardian. A report claims Manuel Pellegrini is keen to add to his options up front and sees the 22-year-old as an alternative to increase competition. Gabigol is on loan at Santos, having failed to win a […]

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Christmas drinks and a mince pie to the chest from Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock

There are few footballers who'd be more entertaining over a Christmas drink than Neil 'Razor' Ruddock. And Sportsmail sat with him for a few pints earlier this week.

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Hammers bid to “juggle” deal for midfielder

West Ham will next week be holding their pre-January transfer window board meeting and decide if there’s anything at all they can do to bring in new signings. The club has consistently claimed there’s no money left and they could be in breach of Financial Fair Play regulations if they move in the winter window. […]

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Hammers open up on Carroll exit story

Reports have again emerged today that Galatasaray are close to signing Andy Carroll but have been emphatically denied by CandH sources inside the London Stadium. AC has been regularly linked with the Turkish outfit over recent weeks but as was the case a couple of weeks ago the Hammers have made it clear no interest […]

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West Ham in for Besitkas’ Medel

West Ham are interested in signing Besiktas defender Gary Medel, Sky Sports News has learned, and club officials are due to travel to Turkey in the coming days to develop the negotiations.

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Latest from the Irons Rumour Monger Factory

Manchester United midfielder Andrea Pereira is the latest player to be linked to the Irons this January. The Mirror has been claiming that his six appearances at Old Trafford this season has left Manuel Pellegrini looking to capitalise on Pereira’s wish to find regular football. The report points out that the Belgian born Brazilian has […]

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Fingers crossed on Rice ‘contract’ clause

West Ham are continuing to insist that there is two and a half years left on Declan Rice’s contract and that new talks will be held on the position in the summer. Negotiations with his representatives has been continuing for a long time and the current offer has been widely publicised in the national press […]

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Hammer departure talk now less than a whisper

Big speculation that West Ham may be ready to listen to offers for Michail Antonio next month -notably from Crystal Palace – are now very much on the wane. And that’s a tribute to Michail who is at last showing the new boss what he has got and rapidly returning to the fitness levels for […]

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Transfer news LIVE: All the latest deals in the Premier League and Europe

The January transfer window opens in less than two weeks and clubs are finalising their plans to bring in reinforcements this winter. Stay tuned as Sportsmail brings you all the latest news.

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FA Cup third round kick-off times, date, fixtures and how to watch

Sportsmail will provide you with everything you need to know for the Carabao Cup third round including time, date and how to watch plus fixtures and key dates.

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Transfer Talk: What next for Utd?

The first episode from the third series of our Transfer Talk podcast is here!

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Pelle and Lyall have the barnets for the job

By CandH blogger Allen Cummings So what makes a good manager? Is it his coaching ability; his tactical awareness; his eye for a player; his man management skills? Well all of those, of course but in West Ham’s case maybe you could add; his hairstyle! Because for those who have been around […]

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FA Cup fifth round replays scrapped from this season

Fifth-round matches in this season's FA Cup will be settled on the day, with no replays, the Football Association has announced.

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Hammers look nailed on to sign midfielder

Samir Nasri’s short term switch to the Irons now looks nailed on after it became clear that Jack Wilshere’s return remains very much on hold. News emerged this morning that the £100k a week former Gunner could be out for a further five weeks and may need further surgery on the ankle other than the […]

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Mourinho departs so Arnie looks a Hammers stayer

Any lingering Manchester United hopes of signing Marko Arnautovic appear dead in the water! The striker of course currently injured, but reports repeatedly claimed that Jose Mourinho was a huge fan of the Austria international. And it does make sense; Arnie is quick, strong and has a very prolific eye for goal, unlike misfiring Romelu […]

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Jinxed Jack Wilshere ‘could miss rest of the season’ as West Ham fears grow over ankle injury 

Plagued by injury for so much of his career, Wilshere has played just five minutes since September, when he had minor surgery on his left ankle. He hurt his right ankle training this month.

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Hammers high hopes for next season

West Ham believe not only that very few – if any – additions required in the winter window but that with everybody fit by summer there should be little need to strengthen then either. For despite the current crop of injuries they continue to win matches and there is great confidence that starman Manu Lanzini […]

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Report: Wilshere woe to go on and on

Jack Wilshere’s injury issues are becoming the nightmare many predicted when the club decided to invest in a three year contract for the former Gunner. For this morning The Mirror– via Darren Lewis – who has good links to the London Stadium inside sources reports that the midfielder is likely to be missing for yet […]

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The Irons rumour factory

In line with our policy of reporting all things Hammers we will bringing you rumours from here, there and everywhere as and when they arise with the winter window approaching under the above headline. This should allow you to discover any outlets that can be trusted and those which simply have an eye on the […]

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Anderson’s helping hand!

There are many factors involved in settling into a football club and forging your best form. There’s always pressure especially when you have cost £35 million and exceeded a club transfer record by £10 million. This the expectations heaped up as Felipe Anderson took his first steps into the Hammers team and the initial reaction […]

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West Ham Podcast: Christmas bumper special

Episode sixteen of season eight of the popular West Ham podcast Moore Than Just A Podcast is now available. Listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with fellow presenters Nigel Kahn and John Bucci discuss the rin swept to victory against Fulham over the weekend to make it four wins on the bounce. Nigel interviews the new […]

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London Premier League clubs arrest figures revealed

West Ham had sixty-two supporters arrested last season in London by the Met Police of which twenty-one went on to be charged and one ended up with a Football Banning Order. In details obtained by Claret and Hugh from Metropolitan Police under Freedom of Information West Ham ranked second for the number of football arrests in the […]

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Snodgrass goes top of PL form ratings

Robert Snodgrass has been named the Premier League’s most in form player. The extraordinary news – which comes via the Sky Sports Power Rankings – completes and extraordinary few weeks in the 31 year old Hammers career. For it comes as a shock but staggeringly has seen him topple Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah from top spot […]

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London Premier League games cost of police revealed

In a Freedom of Information request submitted by Claret and Hugh to the Metropolitan Police, we can reveal the true cost of policing Premier League football games in the capital last season. Figures reveal that Crystal Palace cost the least to police at £350,097 for the season with zero recovered from the South London club. […]

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Gold tells of the board’s expectations when signing Pelle

CandH Exclusive David Gold talks to founding editor Hugh Southon David Gold has spoken on the board’s expectations when they appointed Manuel Pellegrini back in the summer on a salary of £10 million. With the club approaching the halfway point of the season the co chairman – talking exclusively to ClaretandHugh – said:: “We wanted […]

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