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West Ham are tonight being reported as having Southampton’s Shane Long and Brentford striker Scott Hogan as alternative January targets should Sunderland remain unwilling to sell Jermain Defoe. Defoe, 34, is believed to favour a return to his former club with West Ham also confident he can operate at the top level for another 18 […]

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Leicester City 1 Irons 0 Match verdict Well let’s be honest. They deserved something didn’t they? But if ever a game showed you what’s wrong with the Hammers in the year of celebrity deaths it was the lack of a killer striker and I’ll tell you this – Andre Ayew is never going to be […]

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West Ham can jump up to ninth spot in the Premier League with a fourth back to back win this afternoon. An away win against 16th place Premier League champions Leicester City would put the Hammers on 25 points. A win or a draw for Southampton at home today against West Brom would keep them […]

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As ClaretandHugh speculated earlier, Slaven Bilic has named an unchanged team to face Leicester City. Obiang returns to the bench after his one match suspension and Lanzini also makes the bench after he returned to training early this week. The match kicks off at 3pm at the Kings Power Stadium.

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Slaven Bilic is unlikely to change the winning lineup which started against Swansea in the 4-1 win on Boxing Day. Lanzini resumed training this week  but is someway behind and faces a late fitness test but he is unlikely to be included in the starting lineup this afternoon and won’t be risked for the full 90 […]

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Bookmakers SkyBet have Dimi Payet at 1/4 odds on to remain a Hammer after the January transfer window shuts. Chelsea are the second favourite with long odds of 7/1 to be his next club after 1st February followed by Arsenal at 10/1 and Manchester United at 12/1. PSG are 14/1 as his future club while […]

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Leicester City fans will get free beer this afternoon ahead of their 3pm clash with West Ham. LCFC Chairman Khun Vichai told the official website: “Our fantastic supporters have been central to every ambition we have ever had for Leicester City and the contribution they made to the Club’s achievements in 2016 show just how […]

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Sunderland Manager David Moyes insists he is comfortable about speculation linking his star striker with a move to West Ham, however he says he has received no calls from Slaven Bilic and says his player is under contract for the next three and a half years anyway and is vital to them avoiding relegation. Moyes […]

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ClaretandHugh blogger Pete Ellis takes a quirky sideways look at the Irons week that was! TEARS OVER VALENICA! Valencia has moved to Everton on deadline day, causing many a fan to shed a tear (on merseyside). The deal will become permanent if Enner bags five goals this season, I suspect West Ham have already booked […]

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After the high excitement of seeing Michail Antonio called up for England my interest in the international team was briefly re-ignited. Sam Allardyce made a top call in bringing the Iron into the Three Lions fold and I can’t think of a worthier candidate – so well done to the manager on that. Sadly however, the […]

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David Gold has again called for fans to sit down in the London Stadium. Despite him and David Sulivan calling for the fans to do so in a statement on the official site, a petition has now been started for the possible introduction of a safe a standing area in the ground. However, this remains […]

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Shirts of opposition teams have been popping up across the London Arena prompting the club and operators to take action and ban them. Right or wrong? Hammers fans at the ClaretandHugh forum – https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ – have been responding O Never understood parents taking little Johnny to West Ham wearing a Chelsea or Man U kit…common sense […]

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Dimi Payet made his comeback from injury as he arrived as a second half sub for Manchester United’s Anthony Martial in tonight’s friendly international against Italy. The French are currently leading 2-1 via goals from Martial and Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud and Payet has made just one contribution so far. He saw a right footed shot […]

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Exclusive David Gold couldn’t be happier that his prophecy that Michail Antonio would be calle up for England has come true. He told ClaretandHugh last week that he believed the Hammers sensation was a perfect Sam Allardyce player and so it has turned out with the former club boss calling him into his first squad. […]

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Everton have agreed to pay the whole of Enner Valencia’s wages during his loan spell at the club. Such was Toffees manager Ronald Koeman’s enthusiam to take our mis-firing striker that he gave the thumbs up to paying the entire personal terms in order to get the player into Goodison Park. Koeman left his move […]

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When you hold on to your best and lose one who really hasn’t been doing it for you, then it’s fair to say West Ham United have enjoyed a good transfer window. Dimi Payet stays… Enner Valencia goes – that sounds great doesn’t it but before progressing the thought I will take a breath and […]

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West Ham’s famous ‘Insider’ has confirmed the club are in the market for a right back – on loan with an option to buy. This confirms the news we brought this morning on the site although at this stage no names are in the frame with the ‘Insider’ declaring only: “My sources have confirmed to […]

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Michail Antonio’s amazing England call-up is a reward for dedication and hard work says the man who helped him in his early days – former Three Lions winger  Steve Coppell.   The kid who started out at started out at Tooting & Mitcham was recommended to Coppell when he was manager of Reading by manager […]

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Michail Antonio has admiited he is completely out of words and doesn’t know what to say after being selected for England. But then the brilliant wideman found plenty as he attempted to get close to verbalising his feelings declaring: “I’m overwhelmed. I got slightly emotional when I found out. “It’s just one of those things that […]

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David Sullivan has tonight sent a personal message of congratulation to Michail Antonio after the brilliant Irons winger clinched a spot in the first squad named by England manager Sam Allardyce. Michail’s magical moment has been shared by everybody associated with the club over the last couple of hours and David has now added his […]

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There has been much debate on social media over Dimi Payet’s continuing absence and what it may mean with the transfer  deadline day so close. Given that  the original news was the French midfield maestro had taken a “small knock” in the match against Chelsea, the conspiracy theorists have been out in force. Many believe […]

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Sam Allardyce explains why he picked West Ham star Michail Antonio in his England squad. https://t.co/tBQe5g1ZY5 — Uber West Ham (@UberWestHam) August 28, 2016 Share This:

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Slaven Bilic is looking forward to putting out a very different West Ham team after the international break but praised today’s squad on their gutsy second half display at the Etihad. The West Ham boss decared: “We showed character, spirit and quality up front but the formation didn’t work in the first half. “We didn’t […]

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Ghana FA chiefs have told Andre Ayew to return home so he can be treated by HERBAL MEDICINE and cut his time on the sidelines to TWO WEEKS! The club’s record signing – at £20.5million – has a thigh injury which he has been told will keep him out until the end of the year… or […]

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And so – as we told you – it’s job done. The beaming Simone Zaza poses for the now traditional pic with David Sullivan displaying himself as the latest Hammer. Negotiations started at 7.30 am this morning and it was at around 9pm this evening that a text appeared on my phone from a source close to […]

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ClaretandHugh understands that Simone Zaza has agreed to join the Irons in a loan deal which will eventually be worth £26 million. It will become a record breaking deal and the negotiations – which started at 7.30 am this morning – have now come to a successful conclusion. At this stage it is not clear […]

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