Up The Hammers – Latest West Ham United FC News

 Angelo Ogbonna is a possible AC Milan in the January window. The former Torino and Juventus central defender is understood to have caught AC’s eye and that a bid would be on the cards. Milan’s big spending in the summer has not worked out and they currently sit inn eighth place with Vincenzo Montella’s side have […]

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In our latest ‘Your Shout’ overseas Hammer Paul has sent over a video giving his opinions and early impressions on the appointment of David Moyes.  He might not have been everyone’s first choice as his short contract would indicate but slowly and surely he appears to be installing a more professional set-up at Rush Green. […]

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Operation Moyes is now underway by the club’s media department as they release yet another short video of the Hammers squad carrying out intense training under David Moyes, Alan Irvine and Stuart Pearce. It is as if West Ham’s PR department is trying to send us a subtle message that things have changed at the […]

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Sunderland caretaker manager Billy McKinlay has quit the North East club to join David Moyes at West Ham. The Scot, who was handed the first-team reins alongside Robbie Stockdale after Simon Grayson’s departure, will link up with Moyes again as part of his backroom staff at the London Stadium.  McKinlay had joined Sunderland under Moyes […]

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Phil Parkes has called on the Hammers board for a return to the old days when club affairs were kept much quieter. Considered by many our best goalkeeper ever,  ‘Parksie’ told ClaretandHugh exclusively of his issues when agreeing to join and how John Lyall promised to keep any problems out of the public eye. Phil […]

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David Moyes reckons we are going to love it if he can produce a West Ham team similar to the one he produced at Everton. The Scot led the Toffees to fourth once, two fifth places and two sixth spots plus an FA Cup appearance whilst having them qualify for the Europa Cup four times. […]

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Stuart Pearce, Alan Irvine and Billy McKinlay were appointed as members of West Ham’s coaching staff on Sunday night, joining the Premier League club under new manager David Moyes.

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Nigel Kahn compiles Slaven Bilic’s greatest hits while at West Ham as a player and a manager as a fitting tribute.

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West Ham manager David Moyes says his best attribute is training with players Moyes told reporters yesterday  “I think if you’re asking me my best attribute will be on the grass with the players, training and I hope that we can see something that’s needed there. Once they know they are running and sprinting the […]

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Former Hammers hero Ray Stewart is backing his fellow Scot David Moyes to get things sorted at the London Stadium and believes him to be a “great choice” for the job. Stewart,made 432 appearances for the Irons and was never anything less than fearless and brave – qualities he sees in Moyes. Speaking to the […]

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Newly-appointed West Ham manager David Moyes says he and Karren Brady did not discuss his ‘slap’ incident from his time at Sunderland.

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Tony Cottee appears to have got the right hump that his pal Slaven Bilic has lost his job but sadly logic often gets lost when emotions take over. He has had much to say on Sky Sports and, without naming anybody in particular, it hardly needs a degree  to work out where he thinks things […]

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Former West Ham Manager Slaven Bilic has penned a farewell message to thank the Chairmen, the board, the players, his staff and the fans. “I would like to say how proud I am to have been given the opportunity to manage West Ham United Football Club. It has been far more than just a job for […]

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David Moyes looks a busted flush – a one club manager who has failed to hack it anywhere outside of the blue side of Liverpool. It wasn’t until I started looking at his managerial history closely in order to bring a piece to the site that I realised just how badly his career has gone […]

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Jurgen Klopp and Slaven Bilic have come out in support of Dejan Lovren at the end of the most turbulent week in the Liverpool defender’s career.

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Slaven Bilic has opened up on the issue of promoting under 23 prospects into the first team squad and made it clear they have to start by being given the “right platform.” Three players have been regularly training with the senior players – Declan Rice, Domingous Quina and Toni Martinez with cries for the strikers […]

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Winston Reid and Aaron Cresswell are both fit for the Liverpool game but Michail Antonio and Sam Byram will miss the contest through injury. Reid missed the Palace match with a calf injury while Cresswell came off at half-time and has been suffering with a dead leg but both are available for a key clash. […]

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Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League clash at London Stadium on Saturday evening

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has used her Sun newspaper column to praise three other Premier League managers in the shape of David Wager, Rafa Benitez and Chris Hughton. Writing her Sun column earlier this week Brady wrote “David Wagner, Rafa Benitez and Chris Hughton must have been dreading the start of a season that […]

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Majority London Stadium owners, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will be called to account this Thursday in front of a London Assembly members plenary. Outgoing LLDC CEO David Goldstone will face the music one last time while the London Assembly members will have an opportunity to quiz the new incoming LLDC Chairman Sir Peter Hendy on […]

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West Ham fans have entered an uneasy alliance with Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville after the Sky pundits blasted Slaven Bilic’s squad. Carragher laid into the Hammers players saying he could see little in the team and suggesting they were going the same way as Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers whilst Neville agreed and claimed […]

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Friend of Claret and Hugh and Daily Mirror journalist Darren Lewis confirms that Slaven Bilic remains in a precarious position after the latest Premier League result at Selhurst Park. Lewis told his tabloid readers “Slaven Bilic remains on thin ice at West Ham after his players threw away the chance to lift the pressure on him. […]

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Welcome to our  round-up of  the main stories on ClaretandHugh during Monday. This is your reference point for a nightly catch-up as we bring you the quick links to what’s been happening on the Irons scene. See you tomorrow evening! Angelo Ogbonna gives an official website interview in which he talks about his disappointment at […]

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The Hammers could be facing a massive defensive crisis when Liverpool arrive in the east end on Saturday evening. Slaven Bilic’s  troubles are piling higher and higher as the under pressure boss bids to turn the most difficult of seasons around. But he will be hoping for some major improvement among the back four men as […]

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Spurs have handed out lifetime bans to two supporters who threw urine at Irons fans during the League Cup clash at Wembley last Wednesday. A video circulating on social media shows a man in the home section at Wembley relieving himself into a plastic container before it is launched at the away fans. Spurs have since […]

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Two Spurs yobs involved in the throwing if a plastic pint glass of wee during Wembley cup clash have been banned for life by Spurs. Lucas Louka and a fellow Tottenham supporter were filmed lobbing the urine at West Ham fans last Wednesday. Spurs confirmed yesterday: “This kind of behaviour is not acceptable.We are issuing […]

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