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Slaven Bilic has warned that Jermain Defoe is the rop player in and around the penalty area. The 34 year old scored 15 goals  in the Premier League last season and almosy single-handedly saved Sunderand from drop. Defoe ooked to have left the PL bhind him when moving into  major League Soccer with Toronto but has […]

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So there’s no sign of an Andy Carroll return with Slaven Bilic unable to give us anything near a date for a possible comeback. AC’s injury issues are costing the club dear and they face three more years at wages of  £3.8 million with no ceertainty he is going to be fit for an extended […]

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ClaretandHugh Associate Editor, Sean Whetstone spoke to Jason Cundy and Andy Goldstein last night on the Sportsbar at Talksport radio to his preview of the West Ham v Sunderland game. You can listen below:

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This week I caught up with Sunderland fan Pete Sixsmith from www.salutsunderland.com to complete a Q&A for ClaretandHugh 1) What are your expectations for Sunderland this season? Where will you finish in the league? We have greater expectations than Charles Dickens and like Pip’s they never quite come to fruition. This year could be the […]

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David Gold has indicated that two of the returning players may play a part in the Cup match against Chelsea next week. Slaven Bilic indicated that both Diafra Sakho and Andre Ayew are on the way back from injury and it seems – according to the co chairman – they have a chance of making the […]

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West Ham’s best answer to their Andy Carroll dilemma is to put the injury stricken striker out on loan should he be fit come January. That’s the view of ClaretandHugh’s chief analyst Leroy Rosenior who commented: “The issues are clear. We have a striker who we probably can’t sell and for whom we have to change […]

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Guest Post by PC Hammer All are cordially invited to the Hammers Social Club in Castle Street next to the Boleyn Ground for the second meeting to form an independent supporters Trust. Entry to the club is free and doors open at 10am this Saturday. The meeting will take place upstairs in the Trophy Room and begin […]

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Sky pundit Paul Merson has predicted a comfortable 3-0 home win for West Ham this Saturday against Sunderland. Writing on Sky Sports website Merson said: “Sunderland are struggling, and West Ham had a really good result at Palace and played superbly in the first half. I can’t see anything different here. It’s the perfect game for them […]

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A new statement from the Metropolitan police yesterday has reignited the media debate over police inside the London Stadium. Although it says a full Airwave radio solution will now not be available until February 2017 it does say they have a tactical solution in place until then and can enter if needed. A statement read: […]

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Slaven Bilic remains a little detached from the incidents surrounding the infamous players’ night out revealing for the second week that he is focused only focused on the weekend game. But he insists the matter will be dealt with once he has facts to go on saying: “I can deal with what goes on on […]

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Slaven Bilic has sent Sunderland a reminder they should forget all ideas of the London Stadium creating pressure on West Ham’s players this weekend. There have been hopeful sounds coming out of Mackems territory that our poor start at the new home should give them reason for encouragement. But Slav was having none of that […]

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Exclusive West Ham are still unable to put  a date on Andy Carroll’s return and refuse to take a single chance with the  injury-ravaged striker. And ClaretandHugh has learned this morning that Diafra Sakho is in line to make a first team comeback before the big man. We raised the issue in a story on […]

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Slaven Bilic has told reporters of his delight that Andre Ayew is nearing a return to action. “It is a big boost to have Andrew Ayew back in training. He looks good and the medical team have done a great job. We are all delighted. We will try to prepare him for games as quickly as possible. We […]

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Slaven Bilic looks to have a straightforward selection job on his hands this weekend although this man always has the ability to spring a surprise or two. With Aaron Cresswell suspended it will be a surprise if he doesn’t return to a flat back four with Angelo Ogbonna switching to the left back role. Havard […]

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Andy Carroll’s injuries go on forever …Diafra Sakho – despite regular bulletins that he “is getting up to speed” -remains very much on the sidelines. The orignal diagnosis on Carroll when he was injured during the Euro qualfying campaign was that he’d be back by last weekend but the medical staff say he still has […]

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Andy Carroll was injured on August 18 against Astra in the Europa League qualifying game when we were told he would return within four to six weeks. That would have seen him back in action last weekend yet we are still waiting and thus the latest medical update becomes  a bit of a poser. This […]

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Sam Allardyce’s West Ham managerial spell came to an end as a result of his signings policy at the club. Much has been made of his stubborn attitude and “dull” tactical formtions and approach to games but that was never the bottom line reason for his departure according to an allegation from a former Irons […]

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The Daily Star today claim that Slaven Bilic underwent a hair transplant at the end of last season  just days before he started appearing as a TV pundit for ITV during Euro 2016.Hair loss expert Dr Shahmalak has told the Star: “Slaven’s hair is looking fantastic and that is all down to a procedure he […]

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Harry Redknapp has told the Talksport Jim White radio Show that he believes West Ham will beat Sunderland at the weekend. “West Ham on Saturday looked very good,” Redknapp said. “The big problem is Aaron Cresswell will be suspended, so they’ll miss him, but I still think West Ham will be too strong at home for […]

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Fair play to Angela Ogbonna for sending a very clear message to the fans . He has used Twitter to ensure that we will all get the point which is that the Hammers squad are are as united as it’s posible to be. After all the recent criticism the Italian defender has made his point […]

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Slaven Bilic has praised the amazing effort and performance levels of Pedro Obiang after another top dsplay at the weekend. The midfielder made four tackles, four clearances, an interception and 47 passes, including the fabulous ball which led to Aaron Cresswell pass inside for Manuel Lanzini’s match-winning goal. And Slav said: “Pedro waited for chances. […]

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New blog from CandH’s Rich Sprent Slav got his win and the team finally got over that well known ” line drawn in the sand.” We saw some pragmatism  added to the performance at home against Boro. At Palace, the team were given balance in the selection. Many will crow about the tactical changes and […]

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Don’t expect the Irons to be going with the same three at the back system which proved so efffective against Palace when Sunderland come visiting at the weekend. Slaven Bilic has made it clear that Aaron Cresswell is key to playing such a system and with the left back so unfairly out of action for […]

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Alan Shearer hasn’t always been West Ham’s best friend but he came onsde this weekend describing the Irons victory over Palace ” thoroughly deserved.” And like the rest of the country he condemned two outrageous decisions against Aaron Cresswell ho is quite clearly one of the cleanest and fairest players in the Premier League. Commetnting […]

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Adrian has made it clear that the three at the back system which was so successful on Saturday at Palace may not necessarily become a regular feature of the Irons tactical approach. The stopper was thrilled with the victory in south London but said: “‘This system worked for us. Every game is different and we […]

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WEST HAM are reported to be suffering slow tickt sales for their EFL Cup clash with Chelsea. The Sun claims fans have turned their backs on the match despite a pricing policy which has made tickets available for as little as £20 for adults and £10 for children. But the ‘paper claims that over 10,000 seats […]

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