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Lukasz Fabianski may be suffering a hang ovcr from last season but he sees the cure as being not very far away. The former Swansea keeper suffered a relegation  of course but is now entirely focused on the Hammers as excitement builds among the fan base. However, he has issued a warning to the fans […]

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West Ham’s board has remained largely unpopular for a number of years and the fans opinion dipped further after James Collins’ departure in recent weeks. It’s remarkably stated that the Wales international was only informed of his exit via email, with the club electing not to renew the veteran defender’s contract. However, co-chairman David Gold […]

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“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” – Mahatma Gandhi Is it any wonder that the West Ham masses have become a disillusioned lot of dissenters and pleaders? Each and every supporter would only wish good things for their club and hopes are eternal for those splendid performances and rib-tickling…

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I’ve seen a lot of comments on social media suggesting that those who booed West Ham this weekend against Swansea are “plastic fans” and didn’t deserve to go to the game and back the team. How can they be plastic fans? I have only been a season ticket holder at the club for five years and over the past few games it has been perhaps the most frustrating to watch West Ham play. Our excuse last season for …

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Remembering Mooro today is so easy…because there’s barely a day of my life passes when I don’t. I was honoured that the man who was my greatest hero as I watched from the west enclosure back in the 60s later became a colleague and friend when I ghost wrote his weekly columns and match reports […]

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A mother has made an impassioned plea for justice after callous thugs beat her West Ham supporting son so savagely he was left with permanent brain damage eight years ago today. Marcus Bouskill was 34-years-old when he went to the Racks Snooker Club, in Well Hall Road, Eltham, with friends on Saturday, February 23rd 2008. […]

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Irons fan Eamonn O’Brien is our latest contributor to the Farewell Boleyn series. In this emotional piece he tells of how he can’t reall when the place was never part of his life. Please send your memories to claretandhugh@gmail.com. We will be including every one! When I first went into The Boleyn ground circa 1967 it […]

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Chiek Kouyate’s red card at Blackburn has been overturned. A statement on the FA website reads: Cheikhou Kouyate’s one-match suspension for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity has been withdrawn with immediate effect following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today [Tuesday 23 February 2016]. West Ham United’s claim of wrongful dismissal in relation to their Emirates […]

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It’s the weekend when West Ham’s fans will decide what sort of reception they give Sam Allardyce. Some will undoubtedly be ready to give him a hard time as he steps into the club for the first time since the board decided not to renew his contract last summer. Others will want to show their […]

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Claret and Hugh can exclusively offer a competition to win an extremely rare Dimitri Payet T-Shirt to celebrate his new contract. The shirts have been made by our partners Hammers Chat who’s founder Gonzo took the original picture himself and turned it into a pastel image. Only six have been produced so they are extremely […]

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Reports from France suggest Spurs are in advanced talks to sign West Ham’s summer target striker Michy Batshuayi. The 22-year-old has scored 21 goals in 46 appearances for Marseille and was subject to intense speculation in the January transfer window linking with West Ham, Stoke, Newcastle as well as Tottenham. Despite Marseille’s insistence they want to […]

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West Ham have responded to speculation that whoever gains the naming rights to the Olympic Stadium is ready to invest in the club. The rumour has been circulating on social media and various websites for some time but there is no agreement in place with anyone at this stage. It’s no secret the Davids have […]

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Four games. Three wins. Zero losses. Seven goals scored. I think it’s fair to say we’ve owned Liverpool this season, probably for the first time in any of our lifetimes. We’ve been a thorn in their side, disrupted their season made dominated their nightmares. And Angelo Ogbonna’s 121st minute winner against the Reds at the

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I have no problem with patient football….to a point. Certainly it’s an awful lot better than hoofball which in the context of yesterday’s match against Southampton would have served us no better than the pass and “probe” (I use the word carefully) approach we adopted against a well drilled defence. Yes I understand the team […]

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Slaven Bilic has agreed that the Irons missed out on a “great opportunty” at Southampton yesterday declaring: “Of course we are gutted.” And he added: “It’s a game we didn’t deserve to lose – we made a sloppy start but were the better team for three-quarters of the game.” However, once again he was forced to […]

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Newly-appointed Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has launched a scathing attack on the fans of his former club West Ham United, calling them “deluded” and

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Slaven Bilic, who managed to beat Sleve McClaren’s England 3-2 at Wembley. A stunning new kit we all seem happy with. Linked

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Everyone reckons they’re their club’s biggest fan. Whether you go home and away or never go at all, no one’s a bigger

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