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The order of ceremony was comprehensive, but long. Fans kept it in as long as they could, were utterly respectful, but enthusiasm got the better of them. They forgot the silence.

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Phil Parkes has joined ClaretandHugh to give his thoughts on all things Hammers during the international break. Yesterday he blogged that Adrian should be rested as he believes a break will help the player a lot. Today he looks at the club’s summer signing policy and where it has taken the club.   By Phil […]

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Slaven Bilic has backed West Ham goalkeeper Adrian in the wake of his costly mistake in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Stoke.

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While the West Ham v Stoke match at the London Stadium went largely trouble free with no arrests and ‘no incidents of note’ questions are being asked about the extra security drafted in to help with yesterday’s game. A new black clad group of security stewards with yellow baseball caps were visible in block 127 […]

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Adrian inexplicably came charging out for a long ball in the 75th minute. He arrived far too late and was subsequently nowhere to be seen as Bojan volleyed into an empty net. West Ham took the lead on 65 minutes courtesy of a Michail Antonio effort which may eventually go down as a Glen Whelan […]

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Mark Noble echoed the famous words that the team has something to “build on” after taking eight points from the last five games. However, he won’t be a part of it immediately after picking up a yellow which will see him miss the trip to White Hart Lane after the international break He explained: “I’ve always […]

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Adrian’s mistake cost West Ham a third straight home win on Saturday as Stoke left with a point, and you can watch his error right here.

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Michail Antonio refused to take prisoners after the game against Stoke and pointed the finger of blame straight at goalkeeper Adrian And the Hammers wideman was deeply disappointed to have had a goal taken off him by the Premier League judging panel. Adrian committed  a shocking error when charging from goal, missing out completely and […]

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The Metropolitan Police will not tolerate any misbehaviour within the London Stadium this afternoon urging fans with intent of ASB (Anti Social Behaviour) or criminal acts to stay away. Police will enter the stadium in numbers today to support the stadium operators, London Stadium 185 and stewarding company OCS responsible for over 1,000 match day […]

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Here we are on matchday and still talking about the issues that have bedevilled the London Stadium. This time it’s Mark Hughes claiming he thinks Stoke are “quite comfortable” with the arrangements being made as police prepare to enter the stadium for the first time. The visitors had expressed concerns over the security immediately following the […]

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Ten Premier League players are nominated for the Best Fifa Men’s Player 2016, including Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante.

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David Gold has chosen to turn a ‘price rise’ argument on its head after complaints about the cost of tickets for the home clash with Arsenal on December 3. The club has announced prices of £80 for the 1966 seats,  £70 in Band 1,  £65 in band 2,  £60 in bands 3 and 4, and £50 […]

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Around 150 West Ham Season ticket holders that had seats in the West Stand Block 114 next to the away fans have been relocated ClaretandHugh have learnt today. The forced move is part of a new five point safety plan to create a new sterile zone between home and away fans and their previous seats […]

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• Failure to find naming-rights partner will also hit finances • Costs of moving seats for athletics may reach £8m a year The former Olympic Stadium, now home to West Ham United, is facing operational losses running into millions of pounds for years to come due to problems finding a naming-rights partner and hugely increased costs for retractable seating, the Guardian can reveal. Related: How West Ham struck the deal of the century…

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Worried Juventus are aware that the Hammers have no intention of allowing Simone Zaza to reach the 14 game target which will trigger a permanent move. And the Italian outfit even sent scouts to watch ther own player in action against Everton at the weekend as their anxieties grow whilst casting an eye over Romelu […]

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It’s all getting a bit too political which means more or less nothing will be done about the London Stadium’s increasing costs other than a good moan up. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has ordered a fresh inquiry into the spiralling costs of the Hammers home with his focus apparently being on the retractable seating. […]

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Some away supporters will be relocated by a recent London Stadium segregation change. Stoke City supporters travelling to this weekend’s Premier League game with West Ham have been asked to check their match tickets due to a change in segregation at the London Stadium following last Wednesday’s troubles. Away supporters to be relocated are in the following […]

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The Hammers have joined the race to sign highly rated 17 year old Argentinian Naza Bazan Vera. The teenager has been training with Velez Sarsfield’s first team and is set for an Under-20 call up for his country ahead of schedule. According to The Sun, Villarreal are interested in taking him to Spain after being […]

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No West Ham striker has scored a goal this season despite ten league games and six  European and domestic cup games played so far.  None of the six recognised Hammers strikers have managed to find the target this season. Antonio currently leads the West Ham goal scorers this season with five, Payet and Lanzini have […]

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Writing his half term reports for Sky Sports, Alan McInally has suggested West Ham have been the most disappointing Premier League team this season considering their pre-season expectations. He says: “I’ve given West Ham an ‘E’ and that’s the worst I’m going to give any team. Disappointed. Dimitri Payet is fantastic but hasn’t done it […]

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Slaven Bilic hinted that Michail Antonio could again lead the line at Goodison Park agreeing that he had made a good case for himself. Speaking at his morning presser he said:“He was really good and that’s why we put him there. He did everything we hoped and expected that he would do. “He used the […]

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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte claims his team were unlucky to lose to West Ham on Wednesday night. ‘The performance was good because we knew they would play a strong game, but I think we played with a good intensity and created many chances to score a goal,’ said Conte. ‘I saw a good spirit in my […]

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West Ham and London Stadium are this morning (Fri) reported as being close to finalising the identification of 200 individuals who will receive stadium bans following incidents of disorder during the club’s win over Chelsea. The club, operators, the Metropolitan Police and Chelsea are looking to work together in the investigation, with extensive CCTV footage being […]

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Read more: Everton 2-0 West Ham recap

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CandH’s associate editor Sean Whetstone was an eye witness to last night’s events being right in the middle of the crowd disturbances. Here’s his report on what REALLY happened Yesterday evening was always going to be difficult evening to navigate without headlines condemning West Ham fans. It became a self fulfilling  prophecy. We arrived at […]

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  Simone Zaza is becoming more confident in the English game declaring:“I knew that when I arrived it would be hard, because it’s a completely different league, but I didn’t think it would be this different. ” I’m gradually getting used to it,  feeling more confident and I’m very positive at the moment.” The Italy […]

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