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The Daily Mail is tonight reporting that Diafra Sakho’s move to West Brom is off. And they claim that the striker is now back in the south of France to get fit for the new season after the Baggies pulled out of his £16 million switch. Albion are reported to have concerns after his medical that […]

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Cand H Match verdict Irons 3 Domzale 0 (Hammers win 4-2 on aggregate) No complaints …job done and we move on in our European adventure. Having got off to a perfect start with that early goal from Cheik Kouyate and seeing him complete the frst brace of his career before the break, the Hammers could […]

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Kick Off from The London Stadium @ 1945 Follow ClaretandHugh’s live text reporting here   Domzale lead 2-1 on the first leg 1/Antonio charges forward brought down – no foul!!!!! 8/ Kouyate scores IT’S LEVEL ON AGGREGATE: Noble gets Valencia away down the left, he twists and turns before cutting the ball back to Byram and […]

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Exclusive David Gold admits he’s as excited today as he can recall in a lifetime. The co chairman is heading for today’s opening game at the London Stadium with huge optimism and unashamedly sounding like an X-Factor later stages competitor declaring: “I’m living the dream.” ClaretandHugh spoke to him exclusively this morning and his first […]

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West Ham fans who have not received their tickets for tonight’s game were this morning told to pick them up at the ticket office when they arrive at the stadium. The club are aware that some tickets may have been delayedbut have made the arrangement to ensure that nobody is left disappointed ahead of the […]

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This was the sight outside Westfields shopping centre this morning as preparations were made to direct people attending tonight’s game away from the centre itself. Access to the centre will  be barricaded off and the small entry to the shops will be manned by staff enforcing the no entry plan. A West Ham source told […]

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West Ham need to win and preferably convincingly at the London Stadium tonight if they are to hit the jackpot of attracting top new players. Slaven Bilic made that clear when asked if that was the case and answered: “One or two players,yes” That may well include Carlos Baccas who has been stalling on a […]

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Slaven Bilic has issued a warning that there could be some big adjustment difficulties facing the club  at the London Stadium. ClaretandHugh was told a few weeks ago that Slaven may have fears that “every game is an away game” until life settles down. And yesterday he confirmed that there could be some problems as […]

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When ClaretandHugh emerged as a small blog a few years it’s intention was to provide inside information on transfers and  offer features with players old and new. It wasn’t long before we hit News Now and our audience grew considerably. The comments that came our way weren’t and still aren’t always complementary. That’s the nature […]

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The lads got a big taste of the new stadium this afternoon as they trained on the pitch for the first time ever ahead of tomorrow night’s game. And tracking the session were the lads from our partners Hammers Chat who got this great footage as the manager and his staff put them through their […]

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Carlos Bacca has reportedly been told he has until the weekend to decide wether he wants a move to the Irons. But according to The Daily Express, it’s AC Milan who are calling the shots on the deal rather than us as the Italians look to raise crucial transfer funds. The Serie A club want […]

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Despite having shown the first leg of of our Europa Cup clash in Slovenia neither BT Sport or any other channel in any territory will be broadcasting the game tomorrow evening (Thurs). Quite apart from the fact that the match is delicately balanced and this is the first game ever played inside the London Stadium, […]

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Jonathn Callieri has agreed personal terms at around £40k a week with the Irons. The Argentine – who was hunted by Chelsea last season – has agreed to join the Irons after reported interest from Barcelona and Spurs. The talented 22 year old will need a work permit but that process cannot be completed until […]

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Diafra Sakho has agreed personal terms with West Brom ahead of his proposed switch to the Hawthorns. The club have already agreed a fee, believed to be £16million, and now the player has now settled on the move according to the Birmingham Mail. The Baggies now believe the striker is theirs and a deal could be announced […]

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West Ham are being made to sweat it out as they attempt to land long time target Andre Ayew from Swansea. Ayew has been very much on the club’s wanted list since last summer and as reported here first, the Irons have met the Welsh club’s asking price of £20 million and have agreed terms […]

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Jonathon Calleri’s move to West Ham has finally been sorted accoring to player quotes emerging out of the Argentine media this evening. Curently at Sao Paulo on loan, the Deportivo Maldonado striker Jonathan Calleri,  on loan at Sao Paulo, had the choice of Inter Milan Spurs or West Ham. And tonight the 23-year-old told ESPN Argentina: “All […]

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So, let’s catch up! Thus far we have sold James Tomkins for £10 million and it seems Diafra Sakho will soon be on his way for £16 million to West Bromwich Albion. The arrivals have been Håvard Nordtveit (free) Sofiane Feghouli (free), Gokham Tore (loan), Quina (two year scholarship) and Tony Martinez (£2.5 m reported). […]

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The bookies have decided Dimi Payet  is a cast iron certainty to remain at West Ham. Sky Bet have hm absolutely nailed on to remain a Hammer as he prepares to retun to training tomorrow moring (Mon). The firm  have the Frenchman at 1/12  to stay with us which is as short as anything we’ve ever […]

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West Ham are stong second favourites to sign Liverpool misfit Christian Benteke this summer. The Hammers have long been interested in the former Aston Villa target man but the prohibitive transfer fee of £31 million and wages in excess of £100k a week had thought to have stimied the deal. However, Sky Bet have hm […]

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Diafra Sakho’s long discussed move to West Brom may have come a lot closer with the Hammers claiming they have had a £20 million bid for Andre Ayew accepted by Swansea. Baggies boss Tony Pulis is a long time admirer of the Senegal striker who is demanding a move from the club after falling out […]

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West Hm are believed to be discussing a possible move for £5million rated Sweden left-back Ludwig Augustinsson whilst continuing to chase Hull City’s Andy Robertson.. Hammers boss Slaven Bilic is an admirer of the Swede but Robertson is the priority choice and the Hammers are doing their best to get a deal across the line over […]

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A report that the Irons are keen to do a loan deal for “Manchester United’s left back Cameron Borthwick-Jackson are wide of the mark. The club have made it clear to ClaretandHugh that the injury to Aaron Cresswell will see them sign a regular Premier League performer with Hull City’s Andy Robertson top of their list. […]

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As this day of huge nostalgia on the 50th anniversary of our World Cup victory comes to an end I want to recall recall the man whom I came to know as a work colleague and a friend – the immortal Mooro. This piece was first published a couple of years ago and contains a minor […]

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West Ham have had made an improved offer of £20 million bid for Swansea’s Andre Ayew which is what the Welsh club demanded after our initial bid of £15 million was knocked back However, the Swans have “gone missing ” over the last 24 hours after we decided not to haggle towards a conclusion but […]

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Enner Valencia is not on his way to Galatasaray or anywhere else at the moment. Reports from a generally unreliable Turkish media suggested that the Ecuador international was on his way to the club later this summer. But ClaretandHugh has learned there is not a word of truth in the suggestion with soures close to […]

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I can think of many reasons to worry and I’m trying hard to avoid them but in doing so dishonesty creeps in and that’s not on. Ok, so we are still well alive in the Europa League – an invaluable away goal and another get fit week will help when we enter the London Stadium […]

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