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David Sullivan has moved to reassure fans the club is making several moves in the transfer window. The co chairman – after thanking fans for their support against Palace yesterday – said: We have already made a number of bids on players to improve the squad, but the January transfer window is the most challenging […]

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“Focus on @AndyTCarroll‘s wonder goal for f**k sake!” @WestHamUtd boss Slaven Bilic in no mood to discuss @dimpayet17‘s future. pic.twitter.com/S9xj6MYXKj — Hayters Teamwork (@HaytersTeamwork) January 15, 2017

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Exclusive West Ham have received the most derisory of offers from Marseilles for Dimitri Payet which, should a multitude of clauses come to fruition, would have given us just under £20 million. It has been rejected and the French club told to come back when they are ready to start living in the real world. […]

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  CandH’s Niall McDonald has no doubt about his man of the match in this latest set of ratings. He takes it to the max after a great performance from the boys.     Randolph: One sharp save in first half. One regulation save in the second 6 Cresswell: “is he treading water?” a fan […]

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Slaven Bilic poured praise in all directions after a magnificent victory and dubbed the crowd as “brilliant” after a great victory over Palace. The manager said: “”It was a very difficult game for us, a very difficult week. But the team showed everything we asked for – determination, character. The first half was nervous but […]

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These were the special security measures taken by the Stadium this afternoon as the fans arrived ready for a Payet-less West Ham. Frankly nobody at ClaretandHugh Towers would have wanted to swap places with the single security guard so all the best with that mate.

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West Ham will move to replace bad boy Dimitri Payet with a £20million bid for Swansea star Gylfi Sigurdsson claim the Daily Express. The report claim Bilic has singled out Icelandic star Sigurdsson, who has scored five goals this season as the man he wants to step into the shoes of Payet. However, Paul Clement […]

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Simone Zaza is closing in on a move to Valencia that could see him join the Spanish club permanently in the summer say the London Evening Standard. The structure of the deal is similar to West Ham’s deal with Valencia agreeing to buy Zaza in the summer for £16million providing he plays 10 games for […]

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Slaven Bilic has thrown a lot more light on his decision to open up on the Dimitri Payet Affair explaining why he decided to let the news out at his presser ahead of the Palace match Writing in his weekly column for the London Evening Standard, Bilic said: ‘This situation with Dimitri has been developing […]

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Former West Ham DJ Leon Hyde called into Talksport Radio last night to elaborate on the personal problems which have been rumoured to be behind Payet’s reason to want to return to France. Leon told Andy Goldstein and Jason Cundy:“There is two sides to a story, and the other side I have been told is […]

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has said he hopes West Ham and Dimitri Payet could sort out their differences. The Premier League manager says he is completely against the January transfer and says these kind of situations are completely against the spirit of football. Speaking at his pre-match press conference Wenger told reporters when asked: “The […]

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West Ham – according to The Mail’s Martin Samuel – had given Dimitri Payet time off to clear his headahead of yesterday’s revelations the player wants out of the club. In explaining the anger that motivated Slaven Bilic to reveal far more than had ever been intended about Payet’s position  Samuel writes: “One escape route […]

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West Ham have done a U-turn and will do their utmost to sell Dimi Payet for the best price possible. And that has gone down well among some players who believe the sulky superstar has been indulged by the club for too long. Slaven Bilic – in announcing the shock news yesterday (Thurs) that the […]

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Wikipedia have locked down Dimitri Payet’s page on their online encyclopedia after it was continuously vandalised by West Ham fans in the last 24 hours. Pictures of snakes have been posted along with accompanying text to vent their anger on his refusal to train or play for West Ham. His name was changed to ‘Snake in […]

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Slaven Bilic claimed yesterday that Dimi Payet had probably been tapped up. Slav told reporters “He’s probably been tapped up by some clubs or whatever,That is usual at this time of year.” Today French newspaper L’Equipe front page claims Marseille have agreed terms with the 29 year old former player which if true is in […]

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French newspaper L’Equipe are carrying a front page headline that Marseille have reached a contract agreement with Dimi Payet and his advisors to re-join his former team. The report says it is now up to Marseille to agree a transfer fee with West Ham. Payet has been privately citing personal reasons for wanting to return […]

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West Ham remain adamant this evening that Dimitri Payet will not be sold in this transfer window — despite the Frenchman refusing to play for the club again. Payet, 29, was sent to a back specialist on Thursday after claiming he was injured and could not train. The Mail reports: ‘West Ham are sceptical about […]

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    Sebastian Welander – a 23 year old Danish Hammer – has sent this lovely piece to CandH. The English may not be 100 per cent, as he admits, but my goodness feel the heart,..feel the soul. Seb, thank you – a true Iron. Seb lives in Gothenburg and has been admin for the Danish […]

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So it seems that Dimi Payet has developed a pain in the back …yeah and  the rest of us have one in the neck which is described by most doctors I know as “Payet’s Pox”. It’s absolutely amazing what happens in football isn’t it? No sooner has a player told a manager that he will […]

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The Telegraph quote club sources as telling them that Payet told West Ham on Tuesday that he would “never kick a ball again for West Ham” if he did not get a move in the transfer window. Today he allegedly told the club he is now suffering from a back injury  and therefore cannot train and […]

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Insiders have told ClaretandHugh that it is a tough call whether to remove the giant Payet shirt inside the stadium and the Dimi Payet sign featuring his song outside the London Stadium before Saturday’s game against Crystal Palace. Payet’s refusal to play has caused anger amongst Hammers fans today and the fear is some of […]

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The Irons have reportedly blocked an attempt by Rangers to sign Domingos Quina on loan. The Scottish giants wanted the 17-year-old midfield starlet until the end of the season. But Slaven Bilic has put his foot down on such a move with the belief that Quina could get first team appearanaces this season having already […]

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West Ham are being reported as trying to complete a deal for Colombia defender Yerry Mina. The 22-year-old plays for Palmeiras in Brazil and is very highly regarded with Barcelona lining up a deal for next summer. But West Ham are interested and trying to see whether they could do a permanent switch or an […]

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Mark Noble may be approaching the most critical six weeks of his Hammers career… or less if Senegal are kicked out of AFCON earlier than expected. Big question marks have appeared over the captain’s contribution during the course of this miserable season and the recent high challenge at Leicester City which saw him hobble off […]

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