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Chelsea have been given an away allocation of 5,200 for the EFL cup game on Wednesday 26 October  just 500 seats under the 10% EFL cup requirement. It was was thought that the London Stadium Security Advisory Group (SAG) which includes the Metropolitan Police would look to drastically reduce the away allocation on safety grounds but […]

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Aaron Cresswell began training with the first-team today after recovering from the knee injury sustained against Karlsruher in the pre-season friendly. And according to co chairman David Gold both he & Andy Carroll could be available for the match against Crystal Palace after the international break. The striker  has been working towards full fitness after […]

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Ok we hate bad language even among fans but this is funny and we can’t resist posting. If you are offended by the F word we advise you to turn away now. That famous East End humour and ability to laugh at ourselves has come to the forefront in this video which is aimed at […]

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Slaven Bilic has insisted that all the summer signings will come good and dismissed suggestions none of them have improved the squad this season. Speaking to the official site he said:”“All the summer signings are good players and they will come good, at least that’s what we expect them to do. “They came to improve […]

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Gokhan Tore has made the sort of West Ham start nightmares are made from and is regularly getting booed from the terraces. Here ClaretandHugh Facebook members @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have their say on the loanee from Turkey. O Slav is not the only West Ham manager to persist with no hopers. Carlton Cole and Boa – Morte […]

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Sam Byram has torn a hamstring and will be out of action for the Iron  for six weeks minimum! The right back overstretched within the first five minutes of the weekend clash against West Brom and was stretchered off – seemingly in agony. Now it has emerged the unlucky defender will be out for a […]

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James Collins is clearly not in any sort of mood to mince his words. After claiming the team cannot keep relying on Dimi Payet to get them out of schtook after Saturday’s game he has gone in even further and accused the squad of slacking. He readily admitted it after the match and today kills […]

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West Ham joint-chairman David Gold took to Twitter on Sunday evening with an injury update ahead of West Ham’s away game against Crystal Palace. Gold said: “Carroll and Cresswell could be available for the Palace game and Ayew the week after.” The news seems to contradict what the head of medical science said last week which […]

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One of the most extraordinary events ever, surely took place in football yesterday – Dimi Payet appeared in the same team as Gokhan Tore. No I won’t repeat that, unbelievable as it sounds. How can such an event take place and how on earth does that happen?? Sorry but I can’t get the thought out […]

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    We feel we simply have to publish this Facebook comment posted by a disabled Hammers fan. Nobody from ClaretandHugh witnessed the alleged incident and we publish it because should it be true – which until proved otherwise we have to – this is seriously out of order. ClaretandHugh has no desire to whip up […]

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A confidential twenty four page Steward briefing booklet was found discarded in a bush near Pudding Mill Lane DLR station only to be found by ClaretandHugh associate editor last night on his way home from the game. The document contained the mobile numbers of a wide number of senior individuals within operators Stadium London 185 […]

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If I heard one person say it after the game I heard a dozen saying the same thing with James Collins and Sky ‘pundit’ Phil Thompson among them. The received wisdom  tonight (Sat) appears to be that we are too dependent on Dimitri Payet who of course scored a goal from our dreams against Middleborough […]

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Dimi Payet scored a goal of which Lionel Messi would have been proud against Middleborough today. It WILL win the goal of the season award…totally astonishing and one of the greatest I can ever remembering seeing. If you were unlucky to miss it, don’t fear because we have found it in all its glory. OK […]

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Fans were facing a difficult journey home from the game after the Central Line was susupended. ClaretandHugh Facebook forum member Graham Hatt reports that Stratford Station has been evacuated and that the travel situation is in chaos.    Graham reports that a customer was taken ill on the train at Leyton but there has been no […]

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Adrian hailed the amazing Dimi Payet equaliser as Messi-like. The incredible Frenchman beat five players within the tightest of spaces before firing his shot past the keeer and defender on the line for which will almost certainly be goal of the season. And afterwards the Hammers stopper was as excited as the faithful who witnessed […]

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James Collins applauded Dim Payt’s extraodinary goal in the 1-1 draw against Middesborough but said: “We can’t keep relying on Dimi to get us out of trouble. “We have to do more defensively and do better going forward but this was a step in the right diction and I thought we were worth three points.” […]

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Upbeat Adrian believes West Ham has a great squad of players but “we have to work harder to fix the mistakes we have been making.” The keeper admitted: “For everyone this is a difficult period at the moment, but we are still optimistic and feel we have a great squad. “We want this situation to […]

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I like Jamie Carragher, have no problem getting past his Scouse accent and believe he speaks as much sense as any in the game and more than most. And for me at least he confirms most of that today when calling for Slaven to remain in his job and addressing the various issues facing us […]

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Former West Ham Harry Redknapp has admitted he discovered that his players bet on the result of one of their own matches, in contravention of Football Association. Redknapp was filmed by undercover reporters discussing a match on which “the lads” had “all had a spread bet” on the scoreline. His players allegedly bet on themselves […]

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Slaven Bilic wants the first team squad to train at the London Stadium as he bids to find a way out of the present slump. Speaking in his London Evening Standard he said: “I have asked about this and, as far as I understand it, we can train on the pitch there as much as […]

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I hope and pray the well publicised squad night out this week comes back to haunt the headline writers tomorrow and the boys really turn it on. I believe there will be a reaction and Slaven’s decision to let them out to sort things on their own over a meal was the right one…it’s the […]

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Slaven Bilic looks set to recall Sam Byram as the Irons look for a morale boosting win over Middlesborough at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat). The right back has been out of favour since a poor game against Watford but the boss looks likely to bring him back with Alvera Arbeola playing on the left side. […]

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Simone Zaza is a nothing centre forward who really should have shown some sort of strong point in his game by now. ClaretandHugh’s chief analyst Leroy Rosenior – as a former whoehearted front man for the Irons – has delivered a damning verdict on the Italian. And he declared: “I am just incredibly pleased that […]

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Former Iron Don Hutchison doesn’t buy into suggestions that themove from Upton Park is to blame for their poor start to the season. Speaking to bwin he said, “I don’t buy into the theory that the new stadium has had a negative effect on the players – they need to roll up their sleeves and […]

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