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    We feel we simply have to publish this Facebook comment posted by a disabled Hammers fan. Nobody from ClaretandHugh witnessed the alleged incident and we publish it because should it be true – which until proved otherwise we have to – this is seriously out of order. ClaretandHugh has no desire to whip up […]

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Trouble at London Stadium has been widely reported in the main stream media this evening with West Ham getting the brunt of the accusations for their behaviour. Troubles flared when Middlesborough scored on 51 minutes when many of the away supporters had not returned from the bar at half time, over one hundred fans came […]

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Dimi Payet scored a goal of which Lionel Messi would have been proud against Middleborough today. It WILL win the goal of the season award…totally astonishing and one of the greatest I can ever remembering seeing. If you were unlucky to miss it, don’t fear because we have found it in all its glory. OK […]

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James Collins applauded Dim Payt’s extraodinary goal in the 1-1 draw against Middesborough but said: “We can’t keep relying on Dimi to get us out of trouble. “We have to do more defensively and do better going forward but this was a step in the right diction and I thought we were worth three points.” […]

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Upbeat Adrian believes West Ham has a great squad of players but “we have to work harder to fix the mistakes we have been making.” The keeper admitted: “For everyone this is a difficult period at the moment, but we are still optimistic and feel we have a great squad. “We want this situation to […]

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My admiration for Slaven Bilic knows no bounds….he was humble in the great times last season and remains 100 per cent honest in the current horrendous situation. During the last 24 hours he has covered every single area of our problems from the events of the week, the shocking form, how he can help adjust […]

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I like Jamie Carragher, have no problem getting past his Scouse accent and believe he speaks as much sense as any in the game and more than most. And for me at least he confirms most of that today when calling for Slaven to remain in his job and addressing the various issues facing us […]

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A group calling themselves Night Scape have released footage on youtube of themselves breaking into the London Stadium unchallenged, running on the pitch, sitting in the managers chair and scarily hanging from the roof in a dangerous stunt which could have seen one of the young men killed. The short film raises a number of […]

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hat Slaven Bilic has answered two key questions to our season so far – why did Simone Zaza arrive and why did James Tomkins go? Both are issues that have been hot topics among the fans but as ever the manager has been quick to come out and offer honest answers. However, some may feel […]

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Former West Ham Harry Redknapp has admitted he discovered that his players bet on the result of one of their own matches, in contravention of Football Association. Redknapp was filmed by undercover reporters discussing a match on which “the lads” had “all had a spread bet” on the scoreline. His players allegedly bet on themselves […]

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Slaven Bilic wants the first team squad to train at the London Stadium as he bids to find a way out of the present slump. Speaking in his London Evening Standard he said: “I have asked about this and, as far as I understand it, we can train on the pitch there as much as […]

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Simone Zaza is a nothing centre forward who really should have shown some sort of strong point in his game by now. ClaretandHugh’s chief analyst Leroy Rosenior – as a former whoehearted front man for the Irons – has delivered a damning verdict on the Italian. And he declared: “I am just incredibly pleased that […]

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Former Iron Don Hutchison doesn’t buy into suggestions that themove from Upton Park is to blame for their poor start to the season. Speaking to bwin he said, “I don’t buy into the theory that the new stadium has had a negative effect on the players – they need to roll up their sleeves and […]

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Michail Antonio wants another former Irons boss to take over as England boss – Alan Pardew. Having been called up by departed Sam Allardyce the Hammers wideman said: “The manager I really like and who’s done well over the years, I’d say Alan Pardew, I was with him at Southampton and I think he’s a quality […]

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West Ham have decided to widen the probe into the events surrounding thesquad’s night out earlier this week. Whist it was known that the club would look into the allegations against Andy Carroll and Darren Randolph after they were alleged to be out until dawn, the club is now set to make this a wider investigation. […]

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The first images of Boleyn Ground demolition has emerged on social media this afternoon. Photo credit: Chris Smith via twitter @ChrisJSmithWH12 Share This:

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West Ham fan, Flynn Johnson has admitted he landed himself in hot bother with the law after he bunked into the Bolyen Ground on Tuesday to watch a football tournament and liberate some unused stadium seats. Flynn posted on twitter on Tuesday “Jumped into the Boleyn, nicked some chairs. Now in a police van. Irons. Farewell […]

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Slaven Bilic has given his usual pre-match conference ahead of Saturday’s home game against Boro. “The team bonding was completely my idea. I told Mark Noble to take the guys out and go for a meal. Spend some time together. I am totally concentrated on the game on Saturday. It is good for us all to […]

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The West Ham board may be feeling a little anxious right now as the fall-out from the ‘Sam Allardyce Affair’ continues to raise transfer issues in which he was apparently involved whilst manager of our great club. A resignation from England is one thing but when questions start to be asked about Enner Valencia, Jon […]

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Time and again fans on the ClaretandHugh forums ask the same question: Who is responsible for the club recruitment of players at the club. It’s a perfectly justifiable question although in many cases some have decided the answer before it can be answered depending on how the team is performing and who they like or […]

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By Sean Whetstone – Associate Editor Claret and Hugh As a lifelong supporter of West Ham and a season ticket holder of many years I want what is best for my club. When I joined ClaretandHugh three years ago I wanted to help Hugh bring the very best and latest West Ham news to the […]

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Since the story of a so called ‘West Ham player bender’ was carried in the Sun newspaper on Wednesday we have been doing some fact checking of our own to see how much of it stands up. We have had it confirmed by a West Ham insider that Slaven Bilic did have a meeting with […]

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Every story that comes out of West Ham is bound to have an entirely negative twist put on it right now as we saw in The Sun this morning when the lads were on a night out which would clearly have been sanctioned by the manager. I’ve seen the pictures, read the words and there […]

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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is again being linked with a move to West Ham. He is looking likely to leave Anfield with  Sunderland and Stoke also interested, according to a report. The prolific England international is no longer first choice under manager Jurgen Klopp, following a spate of injuries that allowed Roberto Firmino to become […]

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