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West Ham striker Andy Carroll has been pictured out drinking again. The photos and video published by the Daily Mirror show Carroll and former Hammer Joey O’Brien drinking pints in the Slug and Lettuce pub in Canary Wharf as the Hammers beat Crystal Palace win on Saturday. There will be raised eyebrows that Andy Carroll […]

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Aaron Cresswell will have to sit out a ban after  two wrongful decision at the hands of referee Martin Atkinson. Two entirely undeserved yellow cards – the first of which was given when a penalty should have been awarded for a foul on the left back – wrecked Cressie’s long awaited return. Fortunately the Hammers […]

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David Gold has sent a personal thank you message to the West Ham fans. For he believes that thousands of them played a major part in yesterday’s much needed boost as the Hammers beat Palace with a Manu Lanzini goal. It would be impossible overstate the importance of the game after the Hammers had gone […]

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On any other day this season an event such as that which saw Aaron Cresswell would have seen the Hammers hoist white flags – NOT TODAY! Slaven Bilic described Martin Atkinson’s decision as “very harsh,” former ref Howard Webb said the same on BT Sport and Harry Redknapp called it “utterly disgusting and diabolical which […]

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Slaven Bilic was a changed man and it was so good to see him laughing and joking after the game. Told by studio pundit and former Hammers boss Harry Redknaopp what he was delighted to see the team win and loved the way he had set the tam up SB smiled and said: “Thanks boss…I […]

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 Rob Robinson – a passionate Hammer whose father Bill was assistant manager at the club – has  been addressing the thorny issue of the new stadium. Rob has been a CandH supporter since we arrived on the scne three years ago and are glad to have the opportunity of presenting his answer to the qustion: […]

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Straight talking Pedro Obiang reckons it’s time for the team  to make its own luck. The midfielder looks a certain starter this evening at Palace says: “The season is very long, we know that, and I would use the word ‘tough’ to describe it so far, but we have a good team and the club […]

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Cheikhou Kouyate has put more pressure on his manager after reportedly telling Senegalese media he plays better for Senegal than West Ham because his national team manager is a better motivator than Bilic. Sometimes these interviews are lost in translation so we can’t be exactly sure what Kouyate meant by his comments. The original interview can be […]

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West Ham’s ticket trader or ticket exchange as it now called has been launched for the Sunderland match next Saturday. The new Ticket Master scheme was supposed to launched at the start of the Premier League season but a variety of technical and safety issues have prevented the official launch until now. The club has been […]

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West Ham are understood to be one of several clubs who will watch Club Brugge centre-back Stefano Denswil in his side’s clash at Sporting Charleroi on Friday. Denswil, a 23-year-old former Ajax youth product, is believed to be the target of many  watching scouts, which also includes one from Newcastle. The left-sided centre-back has been in […]

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Slaven Bilic has named four players who have particularly impressed him in training during the international break. Speaking to the  London Evening Standard he named Pedro Obiang, Mark Noble, Simone Zaza and Jonathan Calleri as impressive. Slav pushed those players available to him through a tough training regime as he attempted to iron out the faults he […]

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Mark Noble has spoken out about the team’s attitude to the current slump and how much they care and how much he wants the fans to get right behind the team. He said: “If you can’t support the team through times like this, why support us at all?” Here’s how some of ClaretandHugh’s Facebook members […]

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Mark Lawrenson is tipping the Irons to take a point off Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park this weekend. He’s not ready to offer us a boost by predicting a much needed win but declares: “Crystal Palace are one of the form teams in the country at the moment. It’s safe to say that West Ham aren’t,” […]

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Alan Pardew has no doubt that Slaven Bilic will turn the Irons form around. The former Irons boss – who takes Palace into action againt us tomorrow – made his point during the pre-match press conference. The club tweeted him as saying: “No doubt that Bilic will get it right sooner rather than later.” Meanhile […]

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I can see us coming away with something from Palace tomorrow. The international break came at a good time for the Irons and has given all the gloom and doom a chance to disperse a bit – they can start tomorrow with a clean sheet. The return of Aaron Cresswell will make a big difference […]

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Slaven Bilic looks set to forsake his normal safety first policy and throw Aaron Cresswell straight into the action at Slhurst Park tomorrow evening. The manager has generally re-introduced previously injured players slowly but seems in no mood to do that as the team looks for a big lift against Palace. He explained: that Creswell has […]

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Two weeks that have seemed like a lifetime are about to come to an end with our trip to Selhurst Park for the 5pm Saturday fixture. Perhaps a rest was what the team and the fans needed but the international break has been like the death of a thousand cuts as the media have taken […]

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They do say that when things are really rubbish getting your hair done is one answer. Now far be it from us to suggest that manager Slaven Bilic has been involved in such an exercise but he certainy appears to have undergone a bit of hair growth. Remember the brutal barnet he exhibited back in […]

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Slaven Bilic has brushed off suggestions that the London Stadium is responsbile for the team’s awful start to the season. And he has claimed that he would far sooner be meeting Crystal Palace at home this weekend than having to travel to Selhurst Park. Speaking at his presser ahead of the game he said: “The […]

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Tony Cottee believes there’s a chance Dimitri Payet will soon be on his way from the Hammers in pursuit of medals. The former Hammers striker makes it clear he really doens’t want it to happen but believes the two Manchester options represent a serious option. Here’s how ClaretandHugh Facebook forum members @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ responded to TC’s comments. […]

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Andy Carroll nd Diafra Sakho – despite hopeful noises from inside the club – aren’t ready for the weekend game at Palace although Jonathon Calleri is now back in full training offering at least one fresh front line option. Giving his latest update on the injured players the club’s head medic Stijn Vandenbroucke says: Aaron Cresswell, Havard […]

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Reece Oxford is tonight (Thurs) being reported as having scoffed at suggestions he is close to signing a new contract at West Ham. The young Hammer took to social media to laugh off speculation he is likely to pen fresh terms. Having seen the reports, the 17-year-old tweeted: ‘Been hearing some funny stuff recently’. And […]

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The diggers have moved into the Boleyn Ground today to begin the proper demolition of West Ham’s old ground. West Ham’s former stadium was initially purchased by Gallaird homes from West Ham for a reported £38m but it was later sold on to residential property developers Barratt London in August. Herts based company Rye demolition […]

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Tony Cottee believes that Dimi Payet could be lured away from the Hammers. Despite insisting Payet is happy in London, Cottee believes the chance of winning trophies could tempt the Frenchman away from the club. “First and foremost, I know Dimitri’s happy at the club. His family’s settled in London, he’s got a huge contract […]

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West Ham are keen to see Martin Samuelsen get a run of games with his loan club Blackburn Rovers after his goalscoring international apparance against San Marino for Norway last night. The exciting youngster has managed just three appearances for Rovers who are currently in an identical Championship position to the Irons in the PL […]

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Karren Brady has welcomed the decision to take West Ham Ladies into the club’s family and she said it was a solution “my board have long sought.” She said: “”Not only does it secure the long term future of the Ladies’ side, but also guarantees that current and future supporters, players and staff of the […]

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