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The person in charge of health and safety at the London Stadium is a retired senior police officer. Steve Riley is a former chief inspector with the Metropolitan police  and was also a member of the borough Senior Command Team and leader of the Events & Operations team with responsibility for managing the policing operations […]

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Here’s the first headline I saw this morning: WATCH WEST HAM FANS FIGHT AMONG THEMSELVES IN DISGRACEFUL SCENES AT THE LONDON STADIUM. Beaten 4-2 in a game we were universally expected to win, 17th in the League, fighting in the stadium because of a lack of segregation and the standing issue rumbling on. Players under-performing…two […]

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The increase in capacity at London Stadium from 57,000 to 66,000 would help to fund rail seating in our new home, David Gold has told Blowing Bubbles.In an exclusive interview with the monthly magazine the co-chairman spoke excitedly about his vision of the Hammers having the biggest stadium in London. But urged the claret and […]

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ClaretandHugh have received multiple eye witness accounts of fights and trouble at today’s Premier League game against Watford. The main areas of trouble appear to have been in block 127 in the corner of Bobby Moore Lower and the East Stand at the London Stadium and in the Sir Trevor Brooking Upper stands between the divide […]

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Slaven Bilic made it quite clear that the Hmmers will be on the wrong end of a lot of results if they continue to defend as they did against Watford. Disussing the awful 4-2 defeat at The London Stadium he said:“The bottom line is that if we defend like this, we’re not going to win […]

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Not to heap more misery on the beleaguered West Ham ticket office but a picture doing the rounds on social media tonight shows that a ticket booking for Accrington Stanley on 21st September has been billed as an UEFA Europa League game. Now that should shift a few more tickets and I am sure the Stanley […]

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Dimitri Payet and new signing Simone Zaza look certain to start against Watford Manuel Lanzini, Sofiane Feghouli and Havard Nordtveit are also back from injuries but Michail Antonio looks certain to get the shout on the right wing berth. Watford have worries with defender Brice Dje Djedje doubtful with a foot problem and Craig Cathcart, […]

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West Ham will take their maximum 2,800 supporters to the Hawthorns on Saturday 17th September after they sold out their full allocation this week. The £30 tickets went on sale on Monday to priority points holders before going on sale to season ticket holders on Tuesday, Claret members on Wednesday reaching general sale on Thursday. […]

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Stewarding at the London Stadium continues to be a significant challenge for French stadium operator London Stadium 185 Ltd. The operator was appointed by stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP for the next 20 years to run and manage the stadium day to day and in turn they appointed former Office Cleaning company OCS to assist […]

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The West Ham ticket office and their new partners Ticketmaster continue to be dogged with multiple teething issues since the move to the London Stadium. Delayed season ticket access cards, paper tickets, long telephone waiting queues on Premium rate numbers and technical problems with access cards are just some of the early problems to affect […]

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David Gold is this morning celebrating his 8oth birthday and has been sent a gift for the man who has everything – a Twitter follower’s overdraft!. ClaretandHugh rang the joint chairman this morning to wish him personally the best day of his life on behalf of our followers. And in cheeky style he immediately came […]

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Finally, Slaven Bilic has made the comparison between Messi and Payet! With the Hammers playmaker supreme on his way back to the action tomorrow, the boss declared: ‘Every big club is suffering if their best player is not playing,’  ‘They are not panicking at Barcelona but they are saying Messi is injured they are at least […]

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Actor David Bautista – who will be starring in the movie Final Score to be set at Upton Park – will watch his first ever game of football at the London Stadium this week. David – who will play opposite Pierce Brosnan – declared: “I am going to this one. – it is my first football […]

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Slaven Bilic has poured contemot on the amount of cash being splashed in the transfer market dubbing fees as “crazy” but has admitted he would have signed Paul Pogba if he could have. Manchester United took Pogba back to Old Trafford for a world record fee after selling him for a humble  £800,000. And the […]

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David Gold admits that he was confident but couldn’t guarantee that Dimi Payet would be in the claret and blue this season. As the co chairman prepares for the clash with Watford he told ClaretandHugh exclusively:  “It was the talking point of the summer of course particularly after his Euro 2016 performances. “I knew how […]

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Exclusive West Ham season ticket holders will receive a personal letter from the two Davids over the next few days pleading for unity over the standing issue at the London Stadium. Sadly, the dilemma has dominated the headlines over the last couple of weeks as the club attempt to get the stadium up to its […]

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Mark Noble is in “bring it on” mood as the Hornets head for the London Stadium. Watford will be the first club to feel the sting of a rapidly recovering Irons side in which Dimi Payet is likely to make his first start of the season along with the expensive loan signing up front – […]

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David Gold has made it clear nothing less thn a win at the London Stadium at Watford on Saturday will be good enough. He really sees it as win or bust as the Irons bid to move on from a point a game status to at least a point and a half by winning. Speaking exclusively […]

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Top Hammers medic Stijn Vandenbroucke has given an upbrat report on the returning international players revealing that “we have not suffered any injuries and all  should be available for selection on Saturday against Watford. Head of Medical and Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke said: Dimitri Payet and Havard Nordtveit both played for their countries, France and Norway respectively, […]

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Michail Antonio sitting with his feet up waiting to appear against Slovakia – will have recalled Billy Bond’s England fate for many Irons fans who nearly 40 years ago missed out on becoming the best defender never to play for England. Then general manager at the Irons, Greenwood brought in new faces for the World […]

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Gotta love Ginge…as nice a man as he is a tough defender. The story of how he managed to smash a thunderbolt wayward shot into a young Wales fan during a warm up for the FIFA World Cup qualifying tie with Moldova at Cardiff City Stadium has been well told but loses nothing in the […]

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Diafra Sakho is well and truly on the comeback trail. It follows speculation the striker might have seen his West Brom move resurrected on transfer deadline day but that was never going to happen. ClaretandHugh was told a few minutes ago the player has come to terms with his life and is determined to make […]

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Andy Carroll is unlikely to be back for the match at the Hawthorns on September 17. Some reports have declared the big man will be back in the squad by that date but club insiders believe that to be optimistic. The well respected website which charts Premier League injuries – PhysioRoom.com  – has AC down […]

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Ashley Fletcher has impressed everybody during his appearances since arriving at the club but he may have been impressed even more by the Irons fans. Speaking to the official site he said: “It’s incredible, hearing 57,000 fans signing Bubbles it’s amazing, I got goosebumps the first time I heard it, I’d never heard it live before, […]

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Alvaro Arbeloa has explained how why West Ham was a more attractive option for him than AC Milan – indeed why is was the best place on earth after a Real Madrid. The new right back – still a couple of weeks away from fitnes told how he was in advanced talks with the Serie […]

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