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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Irons duo get away to wins
Posted on 18 January 2017.
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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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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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Payet looks glum as he leaves training early
Posted on 17 January 2017.
Dimitri Payet was pictured looking glum as he left the Chadwell Heath training ground at 9.45am this morning. The Daily Mail published a photo of the 29 year old French player behind the wheel of his £90,000 AMG CLS63 S sports car. ClaretandHugh understand that Payet is doing one to one training with the Academy […]
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Irons seek apology but talks will go on
Posted on 17 January 2017.
West Ham have told Dimi Payet to apologise to their fans and show some loyalty to the club after rejecting a fresh bid from Marseille. The club dismissed a £20million offer on Monday for the disgraced 29-year-old playmaker, who is currently on strike. However, it would be a huge shock should Payet to do so […]
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Investors could put a stop to Calleri’s return to Brazil
Posted on 17 January 2017.
Brazilan team São Paulo have confirmed their interest in signing Jonathan Calleri during a press conference. Football director José Jacobson Neto said the club want the player despite problems with his third party ownership. He told reporters: “I think we lack a number nine, otherwise, I think we’re well prepared for this first semester. Calleri is interested, but […]
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Mooro & Bilic was not the same as Payet request
Posted on 16 January 2017.
Inevitably comparisons have been made by non West Ham supporters of the time Slaven Bilic wanted to leave West Ham for a ‘bigger club’ namely Everton and Bobby Moore tried desperately to leave West Ham for Spurs in 1966 before winning the world cup with England. While both facts are true, both players were professional […]
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Mooro was mistaken as a drummer
Posted on 16 January 2017.
This interview with former West Ham physiotherapist Rob Jenkins talks about the old days when the physio was based in a flat at 540 Green Street above Bobby Moore’s sports shop. Rob explains how his dad rented the flat from Bobby’s agent, Jack Turner for nine pounds per week. Rob took over from his dad […]
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Merson reacts to Carroll’s bicycle kick goal
Posted on 16 January 2017.
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Slav and board must learn from Payet affair
Posted on 16 January 2017.
Let me say at the very start of this piece that I love Slaven Bilic as a manager and a person. I’m among his biggest fans. We saw his tactical nous on Saturday when he went 4-4-2 to put old Allardyce in his place and then his humanity as he briefly lost it to the […]
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Payet U-turn chances under discussion
Posted on 16 January 2017.
West Ham believe the chances of Dimi Payet doing a U-turn are about one in ten but remain insistent that he won’t be allowed to leave the club on the cheap. Publicly the Hammers are insisting that he’s not for sale but in reality the Frenchman appears to have burned every bridge and it would […]
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Noble loses contact with Payet
Posted on 16 January 2017.
Mark Noble has made hs position clear on the Dimi Payet situation adding: “I haven’t really spoken to him for the last two or three weeks. The captain declared: “I have always said that he is up there with one of the best players I have ever played with and I had – and I say […]
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Hammers ship flop out to Spain
Posted on 16 January 2017.
Hammers flop Simone Zaza has finally completed his move to Valencia according to The Mirror. The Italian striker – who failed to score in 11 appearances for the Hammers – having been left out of recent games – has now completed a move to Spain. The 25-year-old joins Valencia from parent club Juventus for the remainder […]
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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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Slaven: “Fans were magnificent…the boys amazing”
Posted on 14 January 2017.
Slaven Bilic poured praise in all directions after a magnificent victory and dubbed the crowd as “brilliant” after a great victory over Palace. The manager said: “”It was a very difficult game for us, a very difficult week. But the team showed everything we asked for – determination, character. The first half was nervous but […]
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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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Gold breaks silence on Payet situation
Posted on 14 January 2017.
West Ham joint Chairman David Gold and vice-chairman Karren Brady have noticeable absent on social media since news broke of Dimi Payet refusal to play for West Ham seemingly as part of a deliberate policy not to add more fuel top the fire in twitter outbursts from the two high profile board members. Even Jack […]
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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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Payet is not bigger than West Ham
Posted on 13 January 2017.
They say no one man is bigger than the club, that was true of Bobby Moore, Paolo Di Canio and now Dimitri Payet. In a strange way his departure may revitalise the team as Bilic appeared to build the team around Payet so when he didn’t turn up, the team didn’t seem to work. For […]
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The other side of the Payet story
Posted on 13 January 2017.
Former West Ham DJ Leon Hyde called into Talksport Radio last night to elaborate on the personal problems which have been rumoured to be behind Payet’s reason to want to return to France. Leon told Andy Goldstein and Jason Cundy:“There is two sides to a story, and the other side I have been told is […]
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Wenger hopes Irons/Payet issue is sorted
Posted on 13 January 2017.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has said he hopes West Ham and Dimitri Payet could sort out their differences. The Premier League manager says he is completely against the January transfer and says these kind of situations are completely against the spirit of football. Speaking at his pre-match press conference Wenger told reporters when asked: “The […]
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Hammers in Payet U-turn
Posted on 13 January 2017.
West Ham have done a U-turn and will do their utmost to sell Dimi Payet for the best price possible. And that has gone down well among some players who believe the sulky superstar has been indulged by the club for too long. Slaven Bilic – in announcing the shock news yesterday (Thurs) that the […]
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Marseille accused of tapping up Payet
Posted on 13 January 2017.
Slaven Bilic claimed yesterday that Dimi Payet had probably been tapped up. Slav told reporters “He’s probably been tapped up by some clubs or whatever,That is usual at this time of year.” Today French newspaper L’Equipe front page claims Marseille have agreed terms with the 29 year old former player which if true is in […]
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