Slaven Bilic believes there is ‘no other option’ but to introduce technology to assist referees in the Premier League – and says more players should become officials after retirement.
Posted on 28 April 2016.
Slaven Bilic believes there is ‘no other option’ but to introduce technology to assist referees in the Premier League – and says more players should become officials after retirement.
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Posted on 28 April 2016.
Slaven Bilic acknowledged Aaron Cresswell’s ‘great season’ had inevitably attracted interest from higher-profile clubs but insisted the defender is ‘really happy’ at Upton Park.
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Posted on 28 April 2016.
Tony Gale is preparing himself for one of the most emotional nights of his life. He will be doubling up as one of the Hammers favourites during a parade of the legends along with carrying out his Sky duties where he has become a well respected analyst. And in an exclusive interview with ClaretandHugh the […]
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Posted on 26 April 2016.
Former West Ham player, coach and caretaker manager, Kevin Keen has left his position as Colchester United manager following their relegation from League One. The 49-year-old took charge last December, but did not achieve his first league win until March.The team won only five out of 24 games under Keen and relegation was confirmed by a […]
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Posted on 26 April 2016.
Dawson became the 45th man to achieve the ‘feat’ since 1992, taking his seat at a table with place cards written out for a Pick ‘n’ Mix selection of global superstars and forgotten men of yesteryear.
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Posted on 26 April 2016.
Last night, I joined ten thousand fellow Hammers to brave the freezing weather to cheer on the West Ham Academy boys in the Premier League U21 Cup first leg at the Boleyn Ground under the famous lights. Premier League class it was not, but Martin Samuelson stole the show and looked heads and shoulders above […]
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Posted on 23 April 2016.
ClaretandHugh has invited readers to send their best Boleyn Memories as we approach the end. Send yours to claretandhgh@gmail.com. More tomorrow! I was out washing cars during the school holidays in the summer of 86, I was 13. My pal Andy AND I weren’t getting much interest. We got to a house with a dirty […]
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Posted on 22 April 2016.
The return of Diafra Sakho will – as far as I can see – have handed Slaven Bilic a headache. On the face of it, the front pairing of AC and the Senegal striker works but the worry is that we don’t get as much as we should from Sak when he’s played wide. With six […]
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Posted on 22 April 2016.
Another West Ham crest has been installed at the Olympic Stadium today as the WestHamification at the former Olympic Stadium continues. The re-designed crest sees the Boleyn castle removed and the word ‘London’ added underneath two hammers. The shape of the crest represents an old Thames Ironsworks ship. In an online vote, conducted over 48 […]
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Posted on 22 April 2016.
By Claret and Hugh Associate editor, Sean Whetstone Travelling on a bus to Canning town on Wednesday night after our victory over Watford, I over heard a conversation between a West Ham and two Watford fans on the top deck. The West Ham fan said to the two sad Hornet fans “Don’t be so glum, you […]
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Posted on 21 April 2016.
Our fantastic fans reached a new high last night – we all know you are the best in the land but this morning I pay humble homage to you all and indeed Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores. There had been very little publicity given, indeed CandH had been asked to spread the word about the […]
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Posted on 21 April 2016.
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Posted on 19 April 2016.
Diafra Sakho is 100 per cent fit and ready to return to the Irons squad for tomorrow evening’s clash against Watford. The striker has been missing during a key week of the club’s season but ClaretandHugh was assured this morning that he is now fully fit. We were told by our senior source at the […]
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Posted on 19 April 2016.
Cesc Fabregas has named his Barclays Premier League team of the season, with Leicester and Tottenham players unsurprisingly dominating the Chelsea midfielder’s stellar selections.
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Posted on 18 April 2016.
As part of my own personal farewell to Boleyn, I treated myself to a night at the West Ham hotel last Saturday night to have my first and last sleep over at the Boleyn Ground before it is demolished in August this year. £114 bought me a room (box 259) for Saturday night which is […]
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Posted on 17 April 2016.
Claudio Ranieri’s perfect run in has been disrupted with Jamie Vardy’s sending off, and now he needs Riyad Mahrez to rediscover the form that made him favourite to be the PFA player of the year First came the boos, then came the roar. Jonathan Moss, the referee and the man at the centre of the drama, disappeared down the tunnel after being escorted from the pitch and the mood was mutinous. What followed…
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Posted on 17 April 2016.
Hit this link at half time for immediate and live reaction to the first 45 minutes from our mighty Hammers. The boys from Hammers Chat in association with CandH waste no time in getting their view on line and this is the only place you can find them. Gonzo and Geo will be giving it […]
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Posted on 17 April 2016.
Former Hammers striker and top ClaretandHugh analyst Leroy Rosenior has called on the Irons to “sort out the Diafra Sakho situation as quickly as possible.” And he has even offered to sit down with the Senegal front man if the club needs help in getting to the bottom of any troubles he may be experiencing. […]
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Posted on 17 April 2016.
Also featuring: Palermo; striped shirts; and Silvio Berlusconi on press standards Karren Brady: defending West Ham’s £701m public-funded stadium rental deal , six months after voting in the Lords to cut tax credits . Brady set our her position on state aid last year : “I think it should always pay more to work than it should to be a burden on society.” Related: How West Ham struck the deal of the century with Olympic Stadium move Continue reading…
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Posted on 17 April 2016.
Big James Tomkins has had enough of self pity and will put it behind him today as the Irons looks for a fabulous win at Leicester City. He has admitted the Manchester United semi final replay defeat left him shattered but said: “I had trouble sleeping that night. “And it affected me the day after as […]
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Posted on 16 April 2016.
Slaven Bilic has revealed Leicester star N’Golo Kante could have been playing for West Ham this season.
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Posted on 15 April 2016.
David Sullivan last night took on talkSPORT’S Andy Goldstein as the radio presenter did his best to slaughter the West Ham chairman over the Olympic Stadium deal. In the end quietly spoken DS – refusing to rise to any of the inflammatory and OTT interviewing technique – made his point with great force. Here’s some […]
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Posted on 15 April 2016.
David Sullivan doesn’t want Andy Carroll to go to the Euros or any of our players “to go and play for England.” The co chairman – made his position clear towards the end of a talkSPORT interview in which he defended the Olympic Stadium deal struck by the Irons. Asked whether he believed Carroll should […]
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Posted on 14 April 2016.
SIMON JONES: West Ham are showing keen interest in Torino’s highly-rated centre-back Nikola Maksimovic. The 24-year-old is already being followed by Manchester United, City and Napoli.
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Posted on 14 April 2016.
Barry Hearn says his dog could have done “a better deal for the taxpayer” than West Ham’s Olympic Stadium arrangement.
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Posted on 13 April 2016.
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