By Scott Alsweiller How nice at this stage of the season that we can all breath a healthy sigh of relief. We’re safe from the relegation most pundits were predicting for us and we’ve seen just how good this squad is, led by the tireless Mark Noble, and managed by Slaven Bilic – a man […]
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Raise a glass to the Hammers family – that’s US!
Posted on 25 March 2016.
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Should Sullivan give Slav deal now? fans verdict
Posted on 25 March 2016.
David Sullivan has announced that he’s likely to hand Slaven Bilic a new contract – probably next January. He says that he has to be assured that the manager is not a “one season wonder” so will bide his time on the decision. Is he right? ClaretandHugh’s readers have been offering their opinions at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ […]
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Former West Ham defender Izzy Iriekpen jailed for over three years for glassing bouncer
Posted on 23 March 2016.
Izzy Iriekpen, who was part of West Ham’s 1999 FA Youth Cup-winning side alongside Joe Cole and Michael Carrick, severed two arteries in Simon Williams’ neck in a row over a black Porsche.
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Former Hammer is jailed
Posted on 23 March 2016.
Former West Ham youth player, Izzy Iriekpen has been jailed for over three years for glassing a bouncer. The Old Bailey heard that Simon Williams needed 61 stitches stretching from his temple to his shoulder after the attack outside a pub in Notting Hill in July 2014. Iriekpen, who captained the 1999 FA Youth Cup […]
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Most exciting PL season yet?
Posted on 23 March 2016.
The 24th Premier League season has been a thriller. But is it the most exciting ever? Here are 24 stats and facts which suggest it is…
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BBC to show FA Cup replay
Posted on 22 March 2016.
West Ham’s FA Cup quarter-final replay with Manchester United at the Boleyn Ground will kick off at 7pm on Wednesday, 13th April and the game will be broadcast live on BBC One. The winners of the quarter-final replay will face Everton in the last four, with the semi-finals taking place at Wembley on St Georges […]
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FA Cup replay date could be in doubt
Posted on 22 March 2016.
West Ham have been forced to amend their official website with updated details on the FA Cup replay with Manchester United in April. Originally on Friday night, the club confirmed the date was set was for Wednesday 6th April at 7pm. That page mysteriously disappeared by Saturday morning and today the club have been forced […]
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Sullivan bemoans Hammers’ spot-kick fortunes
Posted on 21 March 2016.
West Ham joint-chairman David Sullivan claims his club have been getting a raw deal with penalty decisions for years.
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The picture that says it all – no words necessary!
Posted on 20 March 2016.
I’d promised myself I would not fall into the temptation of mentioning him again but I found this on Twitter from owen@OwenWHU and couldn’t resist. The picture was accompanied with the words: “Little old West Ham fighting for a place in the top 4 – be careful what you wish for!” None of my words are necessary. […]
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Two midfielders to be signed
Posted on 19 March 2016.
Early transfer dealings are a good thing! It has been widely reported in the press that West Ham United have concluded deals for two midfielders, ready for the 2016/17 season. Slaven Bilic has confirmed what we already knew about Manuel Lanzini; that our other star midfielder is joining on a permanent contract. It is wonderful news for the club, as when in the team, he offers us the opportunity to move up the pitch. His ball retention…
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Keep Saturday evening 23rd April free
Posted on 18 March 2016.
Our potential FA Cup semi-final at Wembley stadium against Everton will be played on Saturday 23rd April with a 5.15pm kick off so keep that date keep just in case. Watford’s semi-final with Crystal Palace at Wembley will be played on Sunday April 24th at 4pm Each club will get an allocation of 31,500 for […]
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The Flutter Zone: Get to grips with best football bets – another first from CandH and Hammers Chat
Posted on 18 March 2016.
Ok, here we go with another ClaretandHugh/Hammers Chat first and if you love a bet on the weekend footie this is a must for you. Making money out of the beautiful game can often be a nightmare – how many times dos that banker bet let you down. It can be an absolute minefield. But […]
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Premier League brothers
Posted on 17 March 2016.
For the second time in the Premier League, the Ayew brothers are set to face each other when Aston Villa travel to Swansea on Saturday Night Football – live on Sky Sports.
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FA Cup Semi Final draw Live on BBC1
Posted on 14 March 2016.
West Ham are not in the last four just yet but they are in the draw for the FA Cup semi-finals. West Ham will host Manchester United next month for their quarter-final replay to settle what we started yesterday. Crystal Palace, Everton and Watford are already through to the semis following the eliminations of Reading, Chelsea […]
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OK Slav…what’s with the Emenike thing?
Posted on 14 March 2016.
Slaven Bilic has me confused for the first time! Sorry Slav but I’m afraid I really don’t get the Emenike thing at all. As fas as I can make out he has had one decent game against a Championship side in the last round of the Cup. By common consent he performed OK against Rovers […]
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Sad Van Gaal dubs Dimi a diver
Posted on 14 March 2016.
Manchester United’s excuse finding under pressure boss Louis van Gaal ridiculously claimed that Dimi Payet dived in a bid to win yesterday’s match. Mind you, he had little if anything to say about his team’s equaliser which should have been ruled out at a stroke after goalkeeper Darren Randolph was clearly fouled in the build-up. […]
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Noble joins Slav: FA cup over Champions League
Posted on 13 March 2016.
Hammers skipper Mark Noble has joined manager Slaven Bilic in wanting the FA Cup over Champions League football. Nobeswas disappointed to have come away from Old Trafford with just the draw declaring: “We should have been two up in the first ten minutes. “We then took the lead through a fantastic free ick from Dimi […]
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DG’s ‘perfect storm’ becoming Hammers hurricane
Posted on 12 March 2016.
David Gold has regularly been referring to the final Boleyn as “a perfect storm.” Tomorrow it can become an unstoppable Hammers hurricane. The incredible league form, the FA Cup run, the form of our new signings, Dimi Payt’s magic and fifth place are all making it possible that this – our final season at the […]
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McAvennie booted Di Canio for ignoring fan
Posted on 12 March 2016.
Former Hammer, Frank McAvennie revealed has told how he kicked Paolo Di Canio for ignoring a fan waiting in the rain. Speaking to the Scottish Sun The former West Ham star said: “I don’t get all that with players now, they’re getting so much money and they want to sneak out the back door. “All […]
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Defiant Louis van Gaal adamant three-year Manchester United plan on track
Posted on 11 March 2016.
• ‘We are in three different competitions and a lot of others cannot say that’ • Manchester United preparing for Cup tie at West Ham after Liverpool loss If Louis van Gaal is fighting for his Manchester United future after the humbling defeat at Liverpool in the Europa League, his defiant response was to point out that his side were still fighting on three fronts and claim his three-year plan is working. “We are in three different competitions, and at this…
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Exclusive: Irons to help hammer Spurs again
Posted on 11 March 2016.
Exclusive West Ham are looking to deliver another Hammer blow to Spurs next week by lending the Boleyn to their European opponents, Borussia Dortmund in the build-up to the Europa league match . Borussia embarrassed the Lilly Whites last night with a three nil thrashing at Signal Iduna Park following the Premier League defeat at the Boleyn last […]
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Gold cannot eat until Hammers go two goals up
Posted on 10 March 2016.
West Ham co-owner David Gold gets so nervous watching West Ham he ‘barely eats’ and doesn’t relax until West Ham go two goals to the good, according to his daughters. In a joint interview with Blowing Bubbles Monthly, West Ham United heiresses Jacqueline and Vanessa Gold lift the lid on what their father is like […]
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Spurs lady stamps on Hammer’s head
Posted on 10 March 2016.
Shocking video footage has emerged from Tuesday night’s game when West Ham Ladies beat Spurs Ladies at the Boleyn ground. There was an incident that would have caused national paper headlines if it had happened in the men’s game 6 days earlier but went largely unnoticed with a crowd of 1,741. As the Spurs ladies […]
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West Ham fans are the best in the UK
Posted on 10 March 2016.
West Ham fans can claim to be the best in the UK after research revealed that their stadium has been 99.75 per cent full on average this season. With a league average of grounds being 95.86 per cent full, Premier League stadiums are also more full than Europe’s other major three leagues, the Bundesliga, La Liga […]
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Gold on Dimi’s Everton revenge
Posted on 08 March 2016.
David Gold has refused to pull his punches in discussing the amazing win over Everton and Dimi Payet’s part in it. The ‘Upton Park Zinedine Zidane’ suffered the biggest low of his season when ruthlessly challenged by James McCarthy in the first encounter at the Boleyn. That put him out of action for two months […]
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Ballot for last three games at the Boleyn Ground
Posted on 08 March 2016.
West Ham has revealed they will hold a ballot process for the last three home games to played at the Boleyn Ground – but you need to be an Academy member to be eligible to apply. Fifth-placed West Ham play third-placed Arsenal on 9th April at 12.45pm with what appears likely to be the penultimate game against […]
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