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West Ham have spent £7.5m more in transfer dealings this summer than for the whole of last season figures have revealed. The Hammers have shelled out a total of £42.5m comprising of Ayew £20.5m, Masuaku £6.2m, Lanzini (including add-ons) £10.2m, Tore £2.55m (loan fee), Martinez  £2.55m and Calleri (loan fee) £500k. When you subtract the £10m we received for […]

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Harry Redknapp has hailed Andre Ayew as a superb West Ham signing and believes the Irons will “at least” equal their achievments of last season this campaign . Speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh  our former manager said: “That is a terrific signing, the boy has incredible ability and will bring an awful lot to the table. […]

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Slaven Bilic has killed stone dead the silly suggestion that the Hammers were set to go back with another bid for Alexandre Lacazette. We have regularly rubbished the idea but the manager has now spoken out saying at his morning presser ahead of the Chelsea game: “”100 per cent we will not go for Lacazette. […]

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It’s now widely accepted that West Ham has completed its summer spending spree but don’t count on it! ClaretandHugh has reported several times over the last 48 hours that Slaven Bilic eventually plumped for Andre Ayew as his major summer signing and that the arrival of seven other players had all but completed a busy […]

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David Gold has responded to those who have hit out at the club after a threat  to ban season ticket holders. Vice chairman Karren Brady – in a statement on the official site – says: “It is enormously disappointing that a large number of children, elderly supporters and, in particular, those with disabilities had their […]

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Diafra Sakho has got down to working his way back into favour at the club. Sak has had what one insider described to us today as a “reality check” after failing his West Brom medical and is now determined to make a full recovery and become a part of the Hammers future. We were told: […]

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ClaretandHugh has come out as a hugely popular site among West Ham websites according to a new survey from Iain Dale’s www.Westhamtiidie.com Iain’s extensive survey among his followers show CandH way out in front of the rest in terms of click popularity with 76 per cent saying they went to our button during their visit. […]

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Andy Carroll has been told to become West Ham’s “marquee” man this season. After attempting and failing to sign one of the the two or three top strikers around, the club are looking to AC to become the 20 goals a season man they have been seeking. Despite the £17 million signing never reaching the […]

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Andre Ayew believes he is about to help Dimitri Payet become an even better player after his transfer-busting move to the the club. It sems unbeleiveable that Ayew cost virtually double what we paid for the French superstar but the new boy clearly believes it’s going to be well worth it. He said: “I know […]

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Michail Antonio has made it crystal clear to boss Slaven Bilic he is not a right back! The fans have been in uproar over the ongoing decision to play the midfielder in the role and speaking to Four FourTwo the foremr Nottingham Forest star said: ““I’m hoping that I can be back in my right […]

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Slaven Bilic will make no further moves for Carlos Bacca. The manager believes that with Andy Carroll, Andre Ayew, and Jonathon Calleri and Enner Valencia on board he has enough strikers. However, there could be a new arrival in the winter window should  the Ecuador inernational move on. There has been much speculation on social […]

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by Pete Ellis Social medi-arrgggghhhh!!!! Before I begin, imagine the music from the the old Hovis adverts, the brass band playing that old slow sad song….are you with me? Ok. I miss the days of teletext. The anticipation of waiting for page upon page of stuff you had no interest in, & taking longer to […]

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Andre Ayew has finally landed at West Ham in a £20.5 million deal but the question is “Who are you ” Andre. We know you’ve been at Swansea and are a bit tasty but beyond that most people would see you as a bit of a closed book. So our partners over at Hammers Chat […]

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Mark Noble has admitted that competiting on two different levels – the Premier and Europa Leagues – is very much a Catch 22 position for the Irons. And he admits it’s hard to know how we will do this season explaining: “We’re going to bring in a few new players, for sure. We’re playing Monday, […]

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Andy Carroll was justifiably delighted with his afternoon’s work against Juventus but not unnaturally disappointed with the 3-2 defeat. Speaking after his two goal performance he told West Ham TV he said: “The result didn’t go our way, but it was good to get two goals and start scoring again. “I think it was perfect […]

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French left back from Greece Arthur Masuaku was at the Olympic Stadium yesterday watching the Hammers as they lost 3-2 to a late Simone Zaza goal against Juventus. Masuaka is being brought in from Olympiacos as a replacement and cover for Aaron Cresswell and he should be joined by Swansea’s Andre Ayew during the week. […]

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We had the national anthem….we had fireworks…and we hade a great team as our opposition. BUT nothing – nothing on earth – could compare to our fans signing ‘Bubbles’ at full throttle ths afternoon at the official oprning and if prizes were being handed out for the biggest moment of the afternoon we reckon this […]

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CandH ratings expert Niall McDonald hands out the points at this afternoon’s prestige friendly against Juventus Adrian: Let in three but made several sharp saves. Always encouraging the team to push out 7 Antonio: No defensive aberrations today. Didn’t get long pushed forward after the break unfortunately 5 Reid: Back in his less-preferred right sided […]

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Irons 2 Juventus 3 Match verdict Ok, it was a pre season friendly but at last Andy Carroll showed himself as a guy who may just be the 20 goal a season striker we need so badly. It’s all about keeping him fit! Two fine headers produced the goals that brought the Hammers back from […]

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Slaven Bilic prefers Andre Ayew as the Hammers last big signing of the summer. The Irons had planned to bring in the Swansea player and a striker, with Carlos Bacca the big choice, but the failed medical suffered by Diafra Sakho has changed  that. Despite talk continuing that the club could be involved in moving […]

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Angelo Ogbonna is thrilled to be welcoming his former club to the London Stadium for tomorrow’s massive prestige friendly as we officially kick off life in our new home. Juventus is about as big as it gets and Oggy couldn’t be happier to see the Italian giants providing the opposition in front of a capacity […]

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Reece Oxford is ready for the big step up to Premier League football this season. And ClaretandHugh has learned that the 17 year old’s progress was a factor behind the decision to allow James Tomkins to make his £10 million move across London to Crystal Palace. Oxford received rave reviews after the match against Domzale […]

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Nigel Kahn has been a critic of the move to Stratford from Day One and has never made any secret of it, fighting his corner constantly in declaring we should have stayed at Upton Park. But last night as he trekked into the new stadium we asked him to give us his feelings on his first […]

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David Sullivan has promised that life inside the new London Stadium will get better “game on game” but insists he was delighted with the opening night of football at the stadium. The co chairman and chief shareholder – speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh admitted: “I think we were all apprehensive regarding the views, atmosphere and sound levels […]

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West Ham co chairman David Gold admitted exclusively to ClaretandHugh this morning: “I lost it when I walked out into the stadium last night. “Beyond personal issues such as the birth of children and the like, walking into that cauldron of sound and hearing our amazing fans singing ‘Bubbles’ was the most emotional moment of […]

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The manager gave his initial reaction at the final whistle declaring that the lads had given a “mature performance. He said: “It’s a good feeling, we played well but we ain’t going to go overboard. “It was difficult psychologically for us but for the stage we are at we played really good; we were fit, […]

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