West Ham will insist that security is again beefed up ahead of the League Cup fourth round showdown with Chelsea. Increased segregation has been introduced but the club will pressurise stadium operators LS185 for a game which many will see as being the first potential serious flashpoint of the season. And with former Scotland Yard assitant […]
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Hammers put pressure on ahead of Chelsea
Posted on 23 September 2016.
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Premier League starlets Nathaniel Chalobah, Ben Chilwell, Marcus Edwards were in EFL Cup action… but how did your club’s youngsters fare?
Posted on 22 September 2016.
It has become almost tradition for the third round of the EFL Cup to provide Premier League clubs with the opportunity, or excuse, to blood their youngsters.
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No trouble at the London Stadium
Posted on 22 September 2016.
There were no reports of trouble, no arrests, no ejections and no major incidents at the London Stadium last night ClaretandHugh have been told this morning. Stadium operators London Stadium 185 increased stewarding to more 850 staff last night despite the attendance being 17,000 under the 57,000 capacity of the stadium. Dozens of police was visible […]
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From Arsenal’s Jeff Reine-Adelaide to Manchester United’s Timothy Fosu-Mensah… Sportsmail looks at 15 young stars aiming to step up in EFL Cup
Posted on 20 September 2016.
The third round of the EFL Cup offers Premier League sides the chance to blood young talent. Here, Sportsmail takes a further look at the youngsters you should watch out for.
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Le Tiss’ best PL XI so far
Posted on 20 September 2016.
We challenged Matt Le Tissier to pick his best XI from the opening five games of the Premier League season.
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Jose Mourinho is no quick fix for Manchester United as cracks begin to show after three straight defeats
Posted on 18 September 2016.
JAMIE REDKNAPP: After three defeats in a row for United the cracks are beginning to show. He keeps changing his team around and it looks like he doesn’t have a clue what his best XI is.
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West Brom 4-2 West Ham – Match Report
Posted on 18 September 2016.
Wow. Not exactly the away trip I remember from last season. One being class, one being disheartening. The West Ham way, right? A game that saw us dominate the stats, having over 70% of the possession and being the better team, we still managed to concede four sloppy goals, which now makes it 13 conceded
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Slaven Bilic slams West Ham’s frailties in defence and urges his side to tighten up at the back
Posted on 18 September 2016.
Slaven Bilic will spend a second successive week correcting West Ham’s defensive frailties following another error-strewn performance against West Bromwich Albions at The Hawthorns.
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No excuses left – there’s no fight in this squad
Posted on 18 September 2016.
By Pete Ellis What’s going on? There’s a lot of negativity and I take it with a pinch of salt usually, but when the glass half full brigade like me begin to worry, surely there are things that raise concern. I thought, like most, that the return of Payet, Lanzini and the introduction of Zaza would […]
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Gold expects massive reaction against West Brom
Posted on 17 September 2016.
David Gold is expecting a massive reaction from the West Ham players at West Brom today. The co chairman is just about over the Watford defeat but clearly hopes the players aren’t and are ready to take their anger out in full on the Baggies. Speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh he said: “There are lessons in […]
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Fletcher thanks WBA duo
Posted on 17 September 2016.
Ashley Fletcher has thanked two West Brom players for the help and guidance they gave him when he was growing up at Manchester United. The young striker was keen to sent his gratitude via the official site to Albion captain Darren Fletcher and centre-half Jonny Evans. There’s a chance he could come up against the duo […]
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Slav didn’t understand what was happening!
Posted on 13 September 2016.
Slaven Bilic believes the squad has all the quality to push for a top four finish and is refusing to panic at the slow start. Discussing the current position on the offiial site he said: “We have a team that did so well last year and had leaders and pace and tactical discipline and everything. […]
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Police to enter London Stadium
Posted on 12 September 2016.
Exclusive ClaretandHugh understands that police will return to West Ham games for the match against Accrington Stanley and beyond after high powered talks between the club anbd London Stadium operators today. Urgent day long talks have been going on at the club aimed at finding a solution to the stewarding problems which saw so many […]
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View of the troubles from a Watford fan
Posted on 12 September 2016.
Guest post from a Watford fan at the game on Saturday Walking up to the ground it was nice to see so many families heading to the ground. West Ham have been given a fantastic opportunity to bring in many more fans than they could before and there is a great possibility of encouraging families […]
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Irons reaping what they have sown!
Posted on 12 September 2016.
CandH blogger Rich Sprent gives his views on the stand/sit issue and argues the problem goes back 20 years and that the club is reaping what it has sown. Yes, you really do reap what you sow. The club HAS to take responsibility of 20 years of ‘turning a blind eye’ flouting […]
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Bilic: Bacca turned us down to wait for Arsenal
Posted on 10 September 2016.
Slaven Bilic has broken silence on the marque signings that got away over the summer but accepted he knew it would be difficult to sign any of them. Speaking Italian media outlet MilanNews he said “On our list were [Alexandre] Lacazette, [Simone] Zaza, [Carlos] Bacca and [Michy] Batshuayi, but I knew it would be difficult to […]
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Bilic: Zaza not on penalties
Posted on 09 September 2016.
Slaven Bilic is ready to unleash new West Ham signing Simone Zaza on the Premier League but admits he will not be allowed to take any penalties.
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Let’s wave the reject days goodbye PLEASE!
Posted on 06 September 2016.
Remember the days when we bought the likes of Arsenal’s John Radford, Ian Wright, Teddy Sheringham and Jimmy Greaves and others who ended their days with us having given the best years of their careers to other London clubs. Then there was Mitchell Thomas, Ilie Dumitrescu – bothe from the Spurs who saw us coming […]
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Sam ignores Antonio… right or wrong? Your verdict
Posted on 03 September 2016.
Sam Allardyce – having brought Michael Antonio into his international squad – has left him out of tomorrow’s starting line-up for the match in Slovakia. Right or wrong? ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have their say. O I think it’s a wise decision to give him a chance from the bench. It’s a qualifier, […]
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Payet makes his return
Posted on 01 September 2016.
Dimi Payet made his comeback from injury as he arrived as a second half sub for Manchester United’s Anthony Martial in tonight’s friendly international against Italy. The French are currently leading 2-1 via goals from Martial and Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud and Payet has made just one contribution so far. He saw a right footed shot […]
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Arbeloa set to join West Ham
Posted on 31 August 2016.
West Ham are giving a medical to free agent Alvaro Arbeloa with the view to signing him on a one-year deal, according to Sky sources.
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Hammers hopes rising on right back
Posted on 31 August 2016.
West Ham are confident that they will bring in a right back before the transfer window closes tonight. Claret andHugh has not been given a name at this stage but word is that it may be Real Madrid’s veteran Alvaro Arbeloa. The 33 year old former Liverpool and Spain defender is being touted as the […]
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Michail Antonio has gone from Tooting star to shooting star as he made the journey from non-League to England international
Posted on 29 August 2016.
Wandsworth in south-west London was a playground for Michail Antonio when he was growing up and the local park owner would chase him for ruining his grass. For the record, Antonio was never caught.
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Villa owner rejects Valencia approach
Posted on 29 August 2016.
Aston Villa owner and chairman, Dr_Tony Xia has ended speculation linking Enner Valencia to the club after watching him in action for three games. Like West Ham chairman David Gold, Doctor Xia has taken to twitter to answer fans questions on social media. Fan site ‘The Villa Zone’ held a twitter poll with 4,292 Villa […]
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Michail Antonio morphs from so-called invisible man to shining light
Posted on 29 August 2016.
The midfielder’s compelling statistics that have made him central to West Ham’s blueprint and also add up for England’s Sam Allardyce are no fluke If Michail Antonio feels a little nervous in the company of his England team-mates , he should treat Wayne Rooney and friends to a wonderful ice-breaking anecdote. Related: Ross Barkley’s omission was my biggest decision, says England’s Allardyce Michail Antonio has been selected by Sam Allardyce’s first England World Cup…
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WATCH: Saves of the Weekend
Posted on 28 August 2016.
Watch the best saves made in the Premier League this weekend…
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