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Slaven Bilic insists  he needs no reminders of his current position as Irons boss. Despite having only one of the team’s first seven games the Croat remains as popular as ever with the majority of fans. Slav has made it clear that any pressure from outside is no worse than that he is putting on […]

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If I heard one person say it after the game I heard a dozen saying the same thing with James Collins and Sky ‘pundit’ Phil Thompson among them. The received wisdom  tonight (Sat) appears to be that we are too dependent on Dimitri Payet who of course scored a goal from our dreams against Middleborough […]

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Slaven Bilic declared himself happy to end the losing run of games but unhappy not to have taken three points from the game against Middlesborough. Speaking after the game he said: “We were looking for three points but the boys showed character, spirit and quality. That’s what I demanded and that’s what they gave me. […]

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Fans were facing a difficult journey home from the game after the Central Line was susupended. ClaretandHugh Facebook forum member Graham Hatt reports that Stratford Station has been evacuated and that the travel situation is in chaos.    Graham reports that a customer was taken ill on the train at Leyton but there has been no […]

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James Collins applauded Dim Payt’s extraodinary goal in the 1-1 draw against Middesborough but said: “We can’t keep relying on Dimi to get us out of trouble. “We have to do more defensively and do better going forward but this was a step in the right diction and I thought we were worth three points.” […]

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Upbeat Adrian believes West Ham has a great squad of players but “we have to work harder to fix the mistakes we have been making.” The keeper admitted: “For everyone this is a difficult period at the moment, but we are still optimistic and feel we have a great squad. “We want this situation to […]

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My admiration for Slaven Bilic knows no bounds….he was humble in the great times last season and remains 100 per cent honest in the current horrendous situation. During the last 24 hours he has covered every single area of our problems from the events of the week, the shocking form, how he can help adjust […]

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Welcome to the wacky world of CandH’s off the wall blogger Pete Ellis taking his regular sideways lookat the Hammers week that was! West Ham were put to the sword (again) this week, and anyone that likes a bet could have told you who the architect of our doom would be. Yes the man that […]

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hat Slaven Bilic has answered two key questions to our season so far – why did Simone Zaza arrive and why did James Tomkins go? Both are issues that have been hot topics among the fans but as ever the manager has been quick to come out and offer honest answers. However, some may feel […]

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Slaven Bilic looks set to recall Sam Byram as the Irons look for a morale boosting win over Middlesborough at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat). The right back has been out of favour since a poor game against Watford but the boss looks likely to bring him back with Alvera Arbeola playing on the left side. […]

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Co chairman David Gold has called on the Hammers faithful to give Stewart Downing a big welcome back when  Middlesborough arrive at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat). The former Hammer returned to his hometown club soon after Slaven Bilic’s arrival complaining the new boss hadn’t given him the vibes that he wanted him. However, Gold […]

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Whichever way I look at it I can’t help believing that West Ham have made a proper dog’s dinner of their striker problems and central to my thinking is Diafra Sakho. Now, I’m fully aware that a section of fans will moan and groan about his attitude and claim they don’t want him at the […]

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Michail Antonio wants another former Irons boss to take over as England boss – Alan Pardew. Having been called up by departed Sam Allardyce the Hammers wideman said: “The manager I really like and who’s done well over the years, I’d say Alan Pardew, I was with him at Southampton and I think he’s a quality […]

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West Ham have decided to widen the probe into the events surrounding thesquad’s night out earlier this week. Whist it was known that the club would look into the allegations against Andy Carroll and Darren Randolph after they were alleged to be out until dawn, the club is now set to make this a wider investigation. […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed to reporters that the night out on Monday night was all his idea but the club will wait until next week to investigate players who allegedly pulled an all nighter which ended in Shoreditch on Tuesday lunchtime. “It was completely my idea, after the Southampton game we had a big meeting […]

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Archaeologists have started a dig in the car park of the Boleyn Ground hoping to find the foundations of the old Boleyn Castle. The land on which the Boleyn Ground Stadium is built belonged to the Stratford Longthorne Abbey from 1135, the Abbey existed until the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII in 1538. The land […]

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Head of Medical and Sports Science, Stijn Vandenbroucke has provided his latest injury update on WHUFC.com He says :” Aaron trained very well with the Under-23s on Wednesday. The Academy kindly put on a very hard session, which Aaron took part in under the supervision of Eamon Swift, our rehab-fitness coach. He will take part in another […]

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The first images of Boleyn Ground demolition has emerged on social media this afternoon. Photo credit: Chris Smith via twitter @ChrisJSmithWH12 Share This:

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The West Ham board may be feeling a little anxious right now as the fall-out from the ‘Sam Allardyce Affair’ continues to raise transfer issues in which he was apparently involved whilst manager of our great club. A resignation from England is one thing but when questions start to be asked about Enner Valencia, Jon […]

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Alan Curbishley believes David Sullivan is a ‘dying breed’ and that Hammers fans are very lucky to have him and David Gold as chairmen. And in an exclusive interview with Blowing Bubbles Monthly, Curbishley believes he could have worked with the pair and had they been at the helm when he was manager, he would […]

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By Sean Whetstone – Associate Editor Claret and Hugh As a lifelong supporter of West Ham and a season ticket holder of many years I want what is best for my club. When I joined ClaretandHugh three years ago I wanted to help Hugh bring the very best and latest West Ham news to the […]

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In 2014 both the Observer and the Guardian  claimed Ravel Morrison was invited to a meeting with agent Mark Curtis and that pressure had been placed on him by then manager Sam Allardyce and then captain Kevin Nolan to sign up with their shared agent. Allardyce dismissed the reports at the time saying  “It’s completely unfounded […]

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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is again being linked with a move to West Ham. He is looking likely to leave Anfield with  Sunderland and Stoke also interested, according to a report. The prolific England international is no longer first choice under manager Jurgen Klopp, following a spate of injuries that allowed Roberto Firmino to become […]

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Sam Allardyce may  face a second investigation after it emerged Cardiff City found evidence of unexplained payments regarding the loan move of Ravel Morrison from West Ham in 2014. The Telegraph is responsible for the story reporting that Cardiff launched their own investigation into the move after questions were raised over fees relating to Morrison’s loan. […]

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