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Slaven Bilic appears to have two problem areas as he heads into the final Boleyn game of all time. He has to decide whether Michail Antonio can again be risked at right back after two extremely dodgy performances against Manchester United and whether Diafra Sakho is close to restoring his position as the club’s No […]

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If we all want to be a part of history on Tuesday night, imagine how the lads must feel as they wait to see if they will be involved in the last ever team to perform at the Boleyn. They will witness the parade of legends which will include the likes of Bonzo, Hursty, Parkesy […]

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The shock defeat by Swansea in our second last Boleyn match has brought a mixed reaction from the fans as did the decision to persist with Michail Antonio at right back. Here’s what ClaretandHugh facebook forum members had to say about the loss of three valuable points.   O What was he thinking… A rollover […]

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West Ham will move in seriously on their striker targets once the season comes to an end. Although the club has identified four serious players they are unable to process any moves whilst the season is is still underway. We understand that Christian Benteke = although unlikely – has not been 100 per cent discarded. […]

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Exclusive Sky Sports will be serving up a Hammers treat for the last game at the Boleyn. Plans are well advanced from the broadcaster to ensure that those unable to get to the game will see the ‘old lady’ get a brilliant send off. Sky regulars Tony Gale and Tony Cottee will be giving hourly […]

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Exclusive West Ham are close to organising how fans will buy their seats to keep as a permanent reminder of their old Boleyn home. ClaretandHugh has learned this morning (Wed) that the club will be dismantling the seats after the final game and those who have sat in the same seat for years will either […]

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ClaretandHugh follower Mick Miller has explained his experience of ordering tickets via the new West Ham system. We were promised a much smoother operation after the problems many have experienced this season. Here’s Mick’s experience when booking for the prestige pre-season friendly. I booked my tickets for the Juventus game this morning and learned a […]

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So called West Ham fans are auctioning tickets for the last two Boleyn games on ebay. David Sullivan jnr has asked fans to explain what the club should do whilst David Gold has said he will deal with the matter today. Fans have been responding to this behaviour on CaretandHugh. Here’s what they have to […]

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Racketeering has broken out on Twitter with an auction being held for tickets at the last two games of the Boleyn season. The picture above emerged on the social media network and a storm of abuse immediately greeted the blatant attempt to rip off Hammers fans to the max. Chairman David Sullivan’s eldest son David […]

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Exclusive West Ham will not be making a move for Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. A story emerged this morning that the Irons had been offered the former England international but we have had it confirmed that there is very little interest from our side. With Arsene Wenger planning a clear out in the summer, the […]

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Enner Valencia could become a Chinese takeaway once the summer transfer window opens. The club is ready to offload the misfiring striker and ClaretandHugh can reveal that options in China are currently being explored. The player has been able to recapture the form he showed when forging a successful partnership with Diafra Sakho on his […]

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Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has reportedly been offered to West Ham . And given the news was broken by friend of ClaretandHugh’s, and Mirror reporter, Darren Lewis we tend to believe the stry can be taken seriously. Darren says in his piece: “Arsene Wenger is poised to stage a clear out this summer following the club’s […]

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Pragamatic David Sullivan doesn’t do sentiment and romanticism that well! So it was no surprise when ClaretandHugh asked him – as a lifelong supporter – for his greatest Boleyn Memory  to be greeted with the words: “The win over Watford….because the last win is always the most important.” However, he did select one game for […]

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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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Lyon’s France international Alexandre Lacazette (above) would be ready to join West Ham if they manage to clinch  place in the Premier League top four. Arsenal are also keen to bring the striker to England in the summer and Liverpool are also interested but have the same top four problem as the Irons. ClaretandHugh has […]

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Diafra Sakho has finally broken his silence after a week of speculation over his future. There have been stories of fall outs with the boss followed by a club announcement that he had an ijury. All very bizarre but this morning the striker made it clear he was 100 per cent onside and ready to […]

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Irons 3 Watford 1 Andy Carroll made it six goals from six games…Mark Noble was super cool from the spot twice…and Adrian saved a spot kick at the end. On the face of it that would all seem pretty exciting yet the victory over Watford was really no more than satisfactory in a match that […]

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West Ham will soon be running their Hammer of the year contest which will be announced at the annual players awards gala event. Claret and Hugh are running a poll this week to find your Iron of the year this season which will give a good indication who will triumph in the Hammer of the […]

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Leicester City 2 Irons 2 I’m not sure when refs decided they should become rock stars but it was too soon. For this afternoon Mr Jonathon Moss made himself the man of this crazy match a with some bizarre decisions which looked at one time as if it would result in finally giving West Ham what […]

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ClaretandHugh’s Niall McDonald rates the Irons Adrian: No chance with either of the shots Leicester managed to get on target 5 Cresswell:  Looked our most comfortable defender today and a fantastic strike 7 Reid:  Looked off the pace again and no doubt relieved to see the back of Vardy. 5 Ogbonna: Relished the physical battles. […]

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David Sullivan jnr has revealed that he and the Hammers VIP party were moved from their seats at full time because of the abuse being aimed at them. The co chairman’s eldest son complained that abuse was being aimed at the party and alleges that security was doing nothing about it. He tweeted: “I really […]

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Slaven Bilic has sprung a couple of big surprises by leaving Andy Carroll and Manu Lanzini on the bench today at Leicester. Here’s how the ClaretandHugh Facebook followers @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/?fref=nf have reacted.   O Why no Lanzini  or Carroll O Why isn’t Carroll starting? (Never thought I’d find myself saying that) no Lanzini either…. Maybe we’re […]

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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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England boss Roy Hodgson is giving Andy Carroll the Mark Noble treatment – BLANKING him. The 68 year old stuck to a well worn line when declaring: “Every time someone scores a goal and he’s English it is ‘why is he not playing for England?’ “I’m certainly not going to pick him on the basis […]

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