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Former West Ham manager Sam Allardyce looks to be in hot water with the FA despite just one in charge after agreeing in principle, to a £400,000-a-year deal to represent a company he had never heard of which could be considered a conflict of interest. An under cover investigation by the Daily Telegraph also has […]

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Diafra Sakho is now pain free and will be ready to make his Irons return after the international break. The controversial Senegal striker has had a recurring back problem which was created when away on international duty and  led to a big row between club and country. However, he has not helped himself after seeking […]

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Away from the disastrous on the pitch results is a related phenomenon of season ticket holders not turning up for games. West Ham boasts 52,000 season ticket holders at the London Stadium but many of these are already giving the games a miss on the third home Premier League match. Empty white seats can be […]

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Sky pundit Jamie Redknapp savaged the West Ham performance against Southampton saying: “That was utterly shambolic and it could and perhaps should have been six.” And he added “It’s all well and good talking about confidence and the new stadium but the fact is the players aren’t doing their jobs. “I knew this would be […]

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The only thing more worrying than an entirely inept Irons performance over 90 minutes against Southampton was Slaven Bilic’s post match interview with Sky TV. Quite simply he looked utterly distraught and could offer no positive answers to what was a pretty gentle questioner . He started by admitting that Southampton had “deservedly won the […]

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We put the spotlight under returning defender Winston Reid as ClaretandHugh’s Brian Neil Gay continues his PlayerWatch series. Here’s the Kiwi’s blow by blow involvement and Brian’s verdict. 1st Half 00:00 lines up in the CB right side position with Nordveit on his right, Ogbonna on his left 01:30 – Reid had filed in for […]

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Mark Noble gave an entirelyhonest interview  in front of the Sky cameras declaring: “It can’t get any worse.” The captain – one of many who under-performed big time against Southampton could not have been more pessimistic after another shocking Hammers defensive display. Pulling no punches whatsover he said: “Eleven goals in three games? It’s just […]

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That’s four defeats on the trot and 14 goals conceded and however much we love the manager as a bloke it has to be said: “How long can he survive?” A personal assessment would tell me that were he to lose the next  that would have to be the end regardless of the loyalty the […]

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Michail Antonio has been talking of the days when he grew up amid South London street gangs and how it impacted on himself and his friends. He lived in an affluent area squeezed between the housing estates of Battersea and Tooting, where gang violence was prevalent. And it it was impossible to remain unaffected by the […]

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Daily Mirror journalist Neil Moxley claims that West Ham have been offered the services of left back Kevin Constant who is a free agent. Moxley claims: “The Eastenders have also been offered free agent Kevin Constant. The ex-AC Milan defender is training with Nice after failing to get his six-month contract with Bologna renewed. Constant, […]

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 In 2013, a then nine year old West Ham fan called Jack Howard underwent a year of grueling chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as having his kidney removed. Jack went into remission in February 2014 but the cancer returned in December 2015. All treatment has failed in the UK and his only hope is a […]

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Michail Antonio has revealed that it’s not only the fans who expect Dimi Payet to hit the net when he  shapes to take a free kick! Antonio said: “We had a few ­opportunities in the first half against Accrington and we had a few in the second half, which we still didn’t take. But that […]

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This time last year West Ham were sitting in second place briefly in the Premier League on an impressive twelve points after six games above eventual champions Leicester City on goal difference.  We had beaten Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool away for the first time in decades. We had beaten Newcastle at home while keeping […]

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West Ham are this morning reported to be tracking Cesc Fabregas. They are allegedly ready to offer him an escape clause out of Chelsea if he is unable to break into new manager Antonio Conte’s first-team on a regular basis. The former Barcelona and Arsenal star’s situation is apparently very muh under review following the […]

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West Ham captain Mark Noble has pre-recorded a message to fans on Sky Sports appealing for calm amongst fans at the London Stadium today. The midfielder told Sky: “It’s a fantastic stadium but first and foremost we need to sort out the differences among ourselves there, with the fans and the club. The board are doing everything […]

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David Gold clearly belives it’s impossible not to over emphasis the importance of Dimi Payet to the Hammers. Speaking ahead of tomottow’s game aainst Southampton he said: “We will be hoping to build on the midweek victory over the resilient Accrington Stanley and you cannot underestimate the importance that a win can do for a […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that “complacency” after the amazing first season under his management was the main topic he discussed with the squad in pre-season. And he warned them that they had to continue to earn their success with ‘the basic things’ despite the obvious adventure, excitement and creativity in the squad. West Ham have […]

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Chelsea have the largest amount of armchair fans in London with 33% admitting they have never seen them play in the flesh. Arsenal were second worst in the capital with 29% admitting they had never been to the Emirates. Despite 26,000 new season ticket holders and a new 57,000 capacity stadium in Stratford, 23% of […]

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Hammers both past and present have unveiled plans for a £400million social housing project in Luton. Current skipper Mark Noble, former Academy graduate Rio Ferdinand and former Hammer Bobby Zamora hope to build 1,300 homes on a 22-hectare site near Luton, in partnership with Bedford County Council. Speaking to the Guardian, Noble said: “At first […]

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Slaven Bilic has again insisted that his contract is of no importance right now but that one brick has been placed in the wall by the win over Accrington Stanley! The Hammers board have made it clear they won’t be offering anything in terms of a new deal until January at the earliest and the […]

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ClaretandHugh is to join forces with the Football Supporters Federation (FSF). Although we are first and foremost – and always will be –  a West Ham news website, raising supporter related issues to wider audience has been one of the cornerstones of our online offering since we stared this operation. Last week we applied to […]

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Former Hammer, Matthew Etherington has compared West Ham’s start to the season with his other former club Stoke. “Mark Hughes has done a fantastic job there,” Etherington told Talksport radio. “In patches Stoke have been doing ok and looking a decent team but defensively at the minute they’re just all over the place “It’s kind […]

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