West Ham has entered the world’s top 20 super rich football clubs for the first time, sneaking into 18th place. The annual Deloitte Football money league shows Manchester United has replaced Real Madrid at the number one spot while Barcelona jump up to the number two spot leaving their Spanish rivals in third. Eight Premier […]
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West Ham enter world’s top 20 super rich elite
Posted on 19 January 2017.
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The man who has Payet’s future in his hands
Posted on 18 January 2017.
This is the face of the American billionaire who holds Payet’s future in his hands. His name is Frank McCourt, the new owner of Marseille who sold the US baseball team, The LA Dodgers for £1.5 billion in 2012. In 2004 the former property developer bought the LA dodgers from Rupert Murdoch and News Corp […]
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Payet trains: Before and after pics
Posted on 18 January 2017.
Dimi Payet turned up for training with the under 23s today and these pictures from Chadwell Heath show exactly what sort of state the Frenchman appears to be in right now. That a European superstar should reduce himself to this situation is really pretty mind-blowing but I guess nothing in football should really […]
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Irons duo get away to wins
Posted on 18 January 2017.
Cheikhou Kouyate and Andre Ayew were both on the winning side at the start of the 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Kouyate skippered Senegal to a 2-0 Group B victory over Tunisia in Franceville, and the team now tops the the group following Algeria’s 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe – their opponents tomorrow […]
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Hammers wait on Bilic’s thumbs up
Posted on 18 January 2017.
West Ham are still to make a final decision on the signing of Brentford’s Scott Hogan. Having arrived at an upfront figure of £9 million for the Bees striker, the club are edging towards a deal although his injury record remains a worry. More importantly, however, is getting Slaven Bilic’s final approval on the 24 […]
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Brady meets with the West Ham internet community
Posted on 18 January 2017.
West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady spent a three hour meeting on Tuesday evening with representatives of the many of the West Ham websites, blogs fanzines and social media channel community. Together the sites and social media accounts are read and watched by tens of thousands of West Ham supporters. Present at the meeting included KUMB, […]
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Bust up with Andre Ayew denied
Posted on 17 January 2017.
The Ghana FA has dismissed reports claiming that Asamoah Gyan has stormed out of Black Stars’ 2017 Africa Cup of Nations camp on the night before their crunch clash with Uganda in a dispute with West Ham’s Andre Ayew over captaincy. The GFA was forced to issue a statement on Twitter after a website published […]
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Marseille set deadline for Payet deal
Posted on 17 January 2017.
Media reports in France this morning suggest that Marseille will make one more bid for Payet this Thursday before turning their attentions elsewhere. Marseille’s latest bid of £22m on Monday is nowhere near West Ham’s valuation of Payet of £35-£40m. The report in France says Marseille will likely make one more bid for Payet and […]
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Hammers linked with £15m New Zeland star
Posted on 17 January 2017.
Leeds United have slapped a £15 million valuation on their striker Chris Wood after West Ham have allegedly shown interest according to reports. The New Zealand international has been tearing up the championship this season with his goals firing Garry Monk’s men up to third in the league. Wood has scored 17 times in 29 […]
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Marseille negotiators get a flea in the ear
Posted on 16 January 2017.
West Ham have sent Marseilles negotiators back to France with a flea in their ear for the second time. The Ligue 1 outfit’s top team arrived to try sorting out Dimitri Payet’s move back across the channel but found it hard going with uncompromising David Sullivan in charge at our end.. They had already seen […]
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Mark Noble celebrates with ball boy
Posted on 16 January 2017.
Eagle eyed West Ham season ticket holder George Bucci spotted this classic moment in footage of the Andy Carroll goal celebrations. Mark Noble runs over to the celebrate with his team mates and picks up the West Ham ball boy. Bet the young lad had something to brag about at school this morning. Mark Noble […]
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Carroll’s odds for goal of season
Posted on 16 January 2017.
Andy Carroll’s goal against Crystal Palace has been dubbed “the best in Premier League history” and less ambitiously “the main contender for Goal of the Season.” AC himself has dubbed it the best he’s ever scored and good judges everywhere have gone entirely overboard about it. However, even if it’s to become the goal of […]
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Caroll talks about his wonder goal
Posted on 16 January 2017.
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West Ham fans United at London Stadium
Posted on 15 January 2017.
For probably the first time this season West Ham supporters were UNITED in one simple common goal. No difference of opinion about standing or sitting, the popcorn, the stewards, the distance from the pitch or the walk to and from the station. Everyone was UNITED in their disgust of Payet’s behaviour in his refusal to […]
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Life after Payet – the fans give their views
Posted on 15 January 2017.
West Ham responded like men possessed after Payet had walked away from them in his act of treachery. And the ClaretandHugh’s FB group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have given their reactions. O Outstanding second half. Totally dominated Hope Payet was watching!!!!! OPrediction. Lanzini will continue to grow. He’ll be better than that other bloke could ever hope to […]
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Payet’s shirt was never a permanent fixture
Posted on 15 January 2017.
Payet’s giant shirt in the London Stadium was never intended to be a permanent fixture ClaretandHugh understand and its was only there by virtue he was crowned Hammer of the year. In May last year the official club website said: “Newly-crowned Hammer of the Year Dimitri Payet is the latest West Ham United hero to adorn […]
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Operators gave permission to ‘Palace Ultras’ to drum
Posted on 15 January 2017.
Operators London Stadium 185 gave the self styled Crystal Palace ‘Ultras’ prior permission to bring in a drum despite prohibiting all musical instruments which could cause a nuisance. Under the security and safety section of the stadium’s official website it says: “Unlicensed musical instruments: trumpets, drums and other devices capable of causing a disturbance or […]
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Slav makes his feeling very clear FFS lol
Posted on 15 January 2017.
“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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West Ham laugh off first Marseilles bid
Posted on 15 January 2017.
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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It’s all been so West Ham and it’s why we love this amazing club with everything in our beings – IRONS!
Posted on 15 January 2017.
Us Hammers moan a lot – we’re really good at it but then to be fair we have had a lot of practice down the years when the sun comes out briefly before fortune starts hiding all over again. Paul Ince, Jermain Defoe, yo yoying between divisions on far too many occasions, Dean Ashton’s agony, […]
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Gold’s magical end to a horrible week
Posted on 14 January 2017.
Exclusive Emotional David Gold described the win over Crystal Palace as the best day of his season so far and “right up there with the best during my time in charge.” Describing the victory over Palace as “beautiful” he declared: “It was special for so many reasons – the second half was amazing to watch […]
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What a goal by Carroll!
Posted on 14 January 2017.
West Ham beat Sam Allardyce’s Crystal Palace the London Stadium to show they can play without Dimi Payet. Goals from Feghouli, a screamer from Andy Carroll and a chip from Lanzini. Michail Antonio got a hattrick of assists to become the new assist king of West Ham. Payet who? GOAL OF THE SEASON 16/17 BY […]
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On Payet guard – all the best with that mate!
Posted on 14 January 2017.
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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Today’s game will show us so much – COYI
Posted on 14 January 2017.
Today’s performance against Crystal Palace will go some way to demonstrating our future. I do not expect a a faultless display with players suddenly released from the miseries of having a sulky prima donna infecting their oxygen. But from all reports there has been a tension in the camp among some players who believe Payet […]
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Hammers reveal the price for Payet
Posted on 13 January 2017.
West Ham are still looking for a fee in advance of £30 million for disgraced Dimitri Payet. Despite the declarations by manager Slaven Bilic that he is not for sale the club are privately looking for offers at what they consider is the current value. And a top insider told ClaretandHugh this evening: “In the […]
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The Zaza Pantomime: He is leaving, Oh No he’s not!
Posted on 13 January 2017.
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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