Ahead of their first Premier League game as confirmed champions, Manchester City could be given a guard of honour by Swansea – but is it compulsory? We take a look at the tradition and look at some famous past examples.
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Guard of honour explained
Posted on 20 April 2018.
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Hammers or Europe? Wenger makes priorities clear
Posted on 19 April 2018.
Arsene Wenger has admitted the match against us on Sunday will be play second fiddle to his Europa Cup ambitions. The Gunners go into the semi final of the competition next Thursday and not surprisingly that’s where their real ambitions lie rather than in the Premier League with the Hammers as their opponents. Commenting on […]
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COYI – the Gooners have others things on their mind
Posted on 19 April 2018.
By Allen Cummings There’s no disguising the disappointment at not securing three points on Monday evening but Sunday is another day, and there is every chance we can go to the Emirates and take one point – possibly three. Beaten just twice at home this season by both Manchester clubs, City […]
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Report: Leading firm goes head hunting for Irons
Posted on 19 April 2018.
West Ham have employed specialists to find their new head of recruitment as they look to conduct the biggest overhaul at the club since the current board moved in. According to Sky Sports News, industry leader Nolan Partners have been hunting for the right man as the club prepares to change its entire scouting department. […]
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Kouyate knows who takes all the credit
Posted on 19 April 2018.
And there can be little doubt that when this season is well and truly put to bed with another Premier League season ahead of us the Austrian international and our record signing will have become an absolute hero. Kouyate loves the man declaring: “Marko is an unbelievable guy. He is a great player and he […]
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West Ham’s 18/19 Umbro kits could include retro ‘palace’ pattern
Posted on 19 April 2018.
A source close to WestHamWorld.co.uk claims that West Ham’s 2018-19 Umbro kit template has been identified as the ‘palace’ pattern. It seems Umbro have decided to incorporate retro designs with modern apparel technology for the 2018-19 campaign following the popular World Cup 2018 kits, as produced by Adidas. The palace template featured in the England […]
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Hammers clear up director of football ‘myth’
Posted on 19 April 2018.
West Ham will appoint a head of recruitment and introduce an entirely new process in signing players this summer. Additions are being made to the scouting team as the club try to correct past errors and that will involve a major input from the manager. A well placed insider has told ClaretandHugh that the much touted […]
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Wenger admits Europa League is Arsenal’s priority after Premier League away-day ‘failure’
Posted on 19 April 2018.
The Gunners can technically still finish in the top four of the English top flight, but Europe remains the most realistic path back to the UCL
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West Ham to overhaul scouting system
Posted on 19 April 2018.
Recruitment experts are searching for a new head of player recruitment at West Ham as the club concludes a root and branch review of their scouting network.
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West Ham fan survey results revealed
Posted on 19 April 2018.
Yesterday Claret and Hugh replicated an official Everton supporter survey to ask the same questions in a West Ham context. Six hundred Hammers supporters filled in the survey ranking the club between 1-10 on four areas including the loyalty of players, trust in the West Ham board, the loyalty of fellow fans and trust in […]
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Fans split over Andy Carroll’s fate in Summer
Posted on 19 April 2018.
Supporters are split over Andy Carroll in the run-up to the Summer. With a year remaining on his contract this June the striker could be sold if a decent offer comes in for the 29-year-old. On Tuesday we asked over 1,300 Claret and Hugh readers in a poll whether Carroll should be sold at the […]
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Report: Irons accept Moyes recuitment control
Posted on 19 April 2018.
West Ham United are this morning alleged to have abandoned plans to appoint a director of football with the club after David Moyes made it clear he wanted overall control of recruitment issues. The Times, sadly like its sister paper The Sun occasionally prone to misinformation – starts by reporting what we already know – […]
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Wolves set to scupper Hammers last chance
Posted on 19 April 2018.
West Ham look set to miss out on Jack Wilshere should the midfielder make his long expected exit from the Gooners this season. Wolves, who have gained a massive reputation for playing as much pure passing football as possible, are today being reported as being ready to move in on the player. The Hammers have […]
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Man U defender can catch Hammers eye
Posted on 19 April 2018.
Manchester United’s Luke Shaw could become a Hammers transfer target given his near certain departure from Old Trafford this summer. Although his contact ends in June, the club hold a year’s option on him and are likely to hold out for a fee of around £12 million. The former Southampton star has had a woeful […]
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Hammers line up midfielder move
Posted on 19 April 2018.
The Hammers are this morning being reported as tracking the highly promising 19 year old Derby County youngster Luke Thomas. The teenager has been outstanding in the outfit which beat the Irons under 23s 1-0 in their last game and has been catching their eye for some time. The youngster has been in great form […]
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Lanzini in odds shocker
Posted on 19 April 2018.
Manu Lanzini has been named as the most likely to leave the Hammers this summer . Bookmakers Ladbrokes have revealed their favourities to be on the way from every Premier League club and the Argentine playmaker is right at the top of the Hammers pile. There are of course other far more likely departures from […]
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The alternative CandH Hammers awards
Posted on 18 April 2018.
Hughie and Mike Manera of ‘Mike on Monday’ fame with the categories that really count as the gongs season comes around Ok, it’s that time of the year again when the achievement awaeds are handed out although there’s probably only two players who are genuinely in the picture for the club’s official awards. Marko Arnautovic […]
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European giants eye Hammers midfielder
Posted on 18 April 2018.
Domingos Quina is fast emerging as a target for AC Milan and continues to hold out on signing a new deal with the Irons. The 19 year midfielder is also fancied by Ajax and could be on his way at the end of the season after failing to make the breakthrough into our first team. […]
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West Ham season ticket holder murdered after match
Posted on 18 April 2018.
West Ham Season ticket holder Sami Sidhom was murdered outside his home in Forest Gate when four men leapt from two cars to attack him and left him bleeding in the street. The 18-year-old was returning from the Hammers match against Stoke when he was ambushed at 10.50pm on Monday night. He was treated by residents […]
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Liverpool’s Season Back on Track: Lesson for Others
Posted on 18 April 2018.
Last month was one that Liverpool and their manager, Jurgen Klopp, would rather forget due to the bad run they had
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West Ham Fan Trust Survey
Posted on 18 April 2018.
Everton have launched a supporters survey asking whether Toffee fans have high level of trust in their players being loyal and performing at their best for the club, trust in their senior leadership team in making the right decisions for the clubs future, trust in other fans in being loyal and being committed to the club […]
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West Ham’s Declan Rice shares throwback picture with Pablo Zabaleta
Posted on 18 April 2018.
Four years is a long time in football. And West Ham youngster Declan Rice has showed just how much can change in a short period of time with his latest tweet on Wednesday.
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Your alternative team of season?
Posted on 18 April 2018.
The PFA Team of the Year has been announced – and sparked debate on social media. But who would make it into your best team of 2017/18?
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Carroll’s depressing prediction
Posted on 18 April 2018.
Andy Carroll remains unconvinced that the Hammers are now safe from relegation. Having marked his return with a valuable goal the striker has made it clear that there remains a lot to do if we are to see Premier League football at the London Stadium next season. He told the official site: “I think we’re still […]
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PFA Premier League team of the year: Liverpool and Man United dominate
Posted on 18 April 2018.
Looking back through the Premier League teams of the season since the competition began in 1992 reads like a who’s who of English football over the last 26 years.
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Rating the Premier League managers in their performance this season
Posted on 18 April 2018.
Everton fans have been asked to rate the ability of Sam Allardyce to get the best out of his team from zero to 10 in an online questionnaire. But how would the other Premier League bosses rare?
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