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Antonio tight-lipped on future

Michail Antonio is entirely non committal on whether he will remain an Iron beyond January. The former Hammer of the Year has been regularly linked with a move to Crystal Palace over recent months where manager Roy Hodgson is known to be a big admirer. Asked about his future, Antonio is quoted on London Football […]

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Here come more January names – get the rumour rater out

The Hammers are this morning being reported as holding an interest in Nantes forward Emiliano Sala. The Sunday People claims that ourselves, Wolves, Everton and Palace are all in the chase for the 28 year old and that a £15 million bid could be on the cards. The Argentine is claimed to be ready for a […]

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Rice report emerges again but nothing new here

Declan Rice is this morning being linked with Manchester United despite him having made it clear he intends to stay at West Ham. The Daily Star Sunday has recycled Old Trafford link claiming that Manchester United have joined the race to sign the teenager. The report says United have officially declared their interest in Rice […]

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Austria to make late Arnautovic call

Austria will make a late decision on whether to play key man Marko Arnautovic in their Nations League match against Northern Ireland on Sunday.

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25 points on the big day, Christmas Carroll or not

By Allen Cummings We’ve all got our own wish lists for the festive season. and Michail Antonio recently alluded on Instagram to something on his own list this Christmas, when he posted a picture of Andy Carroll with the words: “everyone needs a Carroll at Christmas”. Who would argue that it will […]

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Poll: Where will the Hammers finish this season

Back in July Claret and Hugh ran a poll asking supporters their expectations of the Premier League season for West Ham and where readers expected they would finish. Full of optimism after spending over £100m on the summer transfer window nearly 72% of 3,000 that voted said a top-eight finish was achievable! Another 23% said ninth or tenth meaning […]

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Husillos set for ‘window’ action

Mario Husillos’ presence at the game between Greece and Finland, where he is believed to have been watching Olympiacos left back Leonardo Koutris, nails all that stuff about transfer window decisions not being considered until January 1. It also recognises that the left back position has become a real problem at the club along with […]

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Wilshere: “Technically, he’s up there with the top players”

Jack Wilshere reckons Felipe Anderson is getting there! The back-in-training Hammers midfielder has been watching our Brazilian boy carefully and speaking to www.whufc.com he declared: “It was difficult for him at the start as he came from Italy and he’s a Brazilian boy and it’s hard in the Premier League week-in, week-out. It doesn’t matter […]

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Joe Cole: Time waits for no man

Joe Cole reflects on his retirement from professional football in an exclusive interview with Tubes from Soccer AM.

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Legal D-Day approaches on Monday for Hammers

West Ham will finally get their day in court next week when the long-running feud over capacity at the London Stadium goes before a judge. Last Thursday West Ham went to the court of appeal to force stadium owners E20 to reveal six crucial emails which they claim contain proof of an ‘off-radar’ discussion which sheds significant light […]

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New voice joins the Arnie debate

Stuart Pearce has entered the Mark Arnautovic debate and where things are likely to go from here! The former Hammers player and assistant boss under David Moyes was part of the set up under which we saw the striker transformed from the wing to central striker. And speaking on talkSPORT, Pearce cast doubts over the Austrian’s […]

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£200k a week Arnie poll: Fans taking firm view

West Ham fans – currently voting in our latest poll are coming to an overwhelming verdict on whether the club should pay Mark Arnautovic £200k a week – or close to it – to remain at the club. ClaretandHugh launched the poll last night after morning newspaper reports claimed that such a demand had been […]

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Husillos on left back lookout in Greece

West Ham appear to be on the left back case with the transfer window just around the corner. A report on Twitter from an account named “Scouts in Attendance” claims that Hammers director of football, Mario Husillos, was watching Greece beat Finland 1-0 last night. It adds that he was sat next to the associate […]

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Arnie: It’s the international break so here we go again

Separating fact from fiction when football transfer talk is the subject would defeat many forensic scientists…except in the case of Danijel Arnautovic when it becomes pretty easy to read. After all, it’s not as though we haven’t been here before and as usual it’s in the international break. When Marko’s future has come under discussion it […]

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Oggy Oggy Oggy “going nowhere”

Angelo Ogbonna has kicked suggestions that the central defender is on his way to AS Roma into touch. The club have been rumoured as being interested in Oggy but his agent, Giovanni Branchini, has denied the possibility. “To date, there has been no contact, Ogbonna still has a contract with West Ham and it seems […]

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Declan on Declan

Declan Rice’s growing command of the Hammers defensive midfield position has drawn some extraordinary facts from the ‘databank.’ The 19 year old has been talking about his development into the role and in doing so has given a clue as to why he was ‘hooked’ at Liverpool in the first game of the season. Since […]

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West Ham’s Zabaleta backs Premier League’s VAR introduction

The league is set to become the latest major competition to use review to assist match officials, and the veteran defender supports the move

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Poll: Should West Ham pay Marko £200,000 per week?

Marko Arnautovic has been at the centre of the headlines all week with lengthy quotes from his agent brother Danijel that he wants to play at the highest level. And today it emerged in the national press and was confirmed by senior sources to ClaretandHugh later that he is asking for a £200,000 a week […]

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‘Riyad was very determined to leave’ – former Leicester assistant discusses Mahrez move

The Algerian winger wanted to leave the club in 2017 but had to wait until 2018 to get his move to Manchester City

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The £200,000 question: Is Arnie worth it?

Marko Arnautovic wants £200,000-per-week to stay at West Ham, but the £200,000 question is: Is he worth it? There is little doubt that £200,000 this season is much like £100,000-per-week last season, given the crazy inflation of the transfer window. But for Arnautovic to warrant the Irons breaking their wage structure, he needs to prove […]

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Another young Hammer stakes first team claim

Andy Carroll grabbed most of the headlines from the behind-closed-doors friendly against Brentford but it was a highly significant game for Nathan Holland. The highly skilled and super-quick winger – back from a two month injury – was in terrific form and looking to catch up with lost time as he laid his first team […]

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Hammers fans beat Man City & Liverpool in attendance rankings

West Ham fans have beaten the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea in the rankings of the highest attendance in Britain! The Irons’ supporters routinely pack out the London Stadium to cheer on Manuel Pellegrini’s men, and they lie fifth in the rankings, per TalkSport. The highest attendance at West Ham was 56,947 against Wolves, only […]

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Hammers confirm Arnie’s £200k a week demand

West Ham have confirmed that Mark Arnautouvic’s brother has hit the club with a £200k week pay demand. The Austrian striker has been in the news all week since his brother Danijel made it clear he could be on his way with Marko apparently saying that he trusted his brother with his best interests. Now […]

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This hideous £5 million golden handshake

Born Richard Craig Scudamore 11 August 1959 (age 59) Bristol, England Nationality British Education Kingsfield School Alma mater University of Nottingham Occupation Executive Chairman, Premier League Salary £900,000 (£2.5 million with bonuses) [1] Spouse(s) Catherine Scudamore Children 5 Not much shocks me in this game anymore! But I have to admit that the Hammers backing a £5 million golden […]

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West Ham’s high wages have knock on effect

Twitter user @EXWHUEMployee has told listeners on the West Ham Way Podcast broadcast on Phoenix FM that high earners in West Ham squad are causing a knock on effect to those what parity. “The problem with doing this and making our interest in Nasri clear and that we’re prepared to pay that wage is it’s […]

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Cresswell excited by Carroll return

Andy Carroll’s return to West Ham action is exciting for Aaron Cresswell! The big striker make his comeback earlier this week, as the Irons beat Brentford 2-1 in a behind-closed-doors friendly. Carroll has yet to play for the Hammers competitively this season. But Cresswell is delighted that the forward is back in contention to play […]

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