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David Gold is continuing to fence off regular criticism of the club’s move to the London Stadium after events during the Watford gamecreated a media circus. Amid a tirade of obectionable tweets, allegations that Karen Brady was spat upon and calls for the board’s resignation, the 80 year old co chairman continues to keep his […]

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Adrian is confident that a winning performance! – is on the cards at West Brom this weekend. He admits it’s alays tough at the Hawthrns but says: “If we look at ourselves and if we give 120 per cent like we did many times last season, we have a great chance to win. “We have […]

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West Ham’s stars Dimitri Payet and Sam Byram gave young cancer patient and huge Irons fan Jack Howard reason to smile with a Facetime call. Brave Jack is fighting kidney cancer and has been given weeks to live but his family is refusing to give up the battle as they bid to raise £250,000 to […]

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Ex policeman and member of the ClaretandHugh Facebook Group Brian Neil Gay cannot believe what he is seeing inside the London Stadium and pulls no punches in this brilliant blog.  I have supported the Irons since the late 60s but as someone involved in frontline policing back in the 80s and 90s including policing numerous […]

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  Ok let’s get down to business beause there is too much going on to play games anymore! So much has been made of the standing/sitting issue that bigger problems are disappearing off the radar and given the dangers involved that is not on. ClaretandHugh Facebook Group member Marion Boswell has detailed her anxieties and […]

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David Gold has pledged the stadium troubles will be sorted as the club continues intense talks with the operators. West Ham fan are being vilified throughout the media despite the vast majority behaving themselves perfectly and members of the ClaretandHugh FB forum have not been slow to give their views. Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ for your say […]

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Slaven Bilic believes the squad has all the quality to push for a top four finish and is refusing to panic at the slow start. Discussing the current position on the offiial site he said: “We have a team that did so well last year and had leaders and pace and tactical discipline and everything. […]

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CandH blogger Rich Sprent is getting a little tired of how many times we will see “the season start here!” Here he takes a look at the campaign thus far and asks soe pertinent questions as the Irons continue to find getting going a major problem. West Ham have a very talented squad. Despite many […]

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A former criminologist told talkSPORT today there should be a kind  of paramilitary policing presence because of the perimeters and the concourse at the London Stadium when West Ham play Spurs, Chelsea or Millwall. The Spurs fan who claimed to an expert in crime prevention who used to lecture on football hooliganism  claimed that violence will continue if the club […]

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West Ham have launched an investigation into the £6.2million transfer that saw Arthur Masuaku move to the club from Greek champions Olympiacos in the summer claim the Daily Mail. The paper claims the club are trying to ascertain whether someone has been paid who was not declared on the official transfer document. An investigator has been charged […]

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Among the pages and pages of media reports on Saturday’s stadium troubles was one quote in the Guardian which caught our eye this evening. The Guardian claimed “A West Ham spokesman said the London Stadium did have a family section, with two blocks reserved in the Bobby Moore stand, and thus complied with Premier League […]

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Mark Noble has made it clear heads must not go down in the Hammers camp after the defeat by Watford. And he has called on the players to make sure they keep going hard and repay the fans for the weekend. Noble told the official site:  “That is the best we have played for a […]

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Guest post from a former West Ham steward now working at the London Stadium for OCS who has asked to remain anonymous. “I’ve read on your site lots of stories about how bad the stewarding is and although most complaints are justified I feel that the Stewards who did come over from Upton Park are […]

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David Sullivan jnr ( above left with brother Jack) has claimed a member of the board was spat at by fans during the Watford game. Following West Ham launching an investigation promising a “full review” of security at the former Olympic Stadium after the “segregation line” between Watford and West Ham fans was breached the co […]

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Michael Antonio is sick and took no enjoyment from his goals against Watford. The ultimate team man made his feelings clear to the official site saying: ”I’d rather not score and win the game than score two goals and lose it. “We came out raring to go and started well, but after we got two-up I […]

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One West Ham supporter has alerted us to sorry state of the West Ham memorial garden at the Boleyn Ground in Green Street. These pictures below shown the quick state of disrepair of the garden within the old players car park and the images have angered many whose loved ones are remembered there. One fan […]

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A West Ham chief steward with 24 years of experience has described yesterday’s management of stewarding as a disgrace and a shambles. Writing on his personal twitter account she wrote: “Yesterday at West Ham, It was an absolute disgrace. In my 24 years as a steward I have never seen such a shambles from the new […]

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The Football Association will assess reports of crowd trouble at West Ham’s match with Watford on Saturday before deciding if further action is required claim the BBC. The FA are also expected to contact the Hammers and stadium operators on Monday about the events in the stands at the London stadium on Saturday afternoon. The […]

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I took my camera to the game v Watford and got far more than I bargained for. What had initially had started out as a very uneventful vlog actually ended with fans fighting, children crying and a number of inept stewards making the situation worse. You know the game result yourselves and indeed although the […]

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West Ham United’s joint chairman David Gold has told ClaretandHugh in an exclusive interview today the club will bring all its experience to bear on the London Stadium terracing issues which are harming our season and reputation. And he has explained that “Karren Brady and her team” are working 24/7 with the stadium operators to […]

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London clubs pay very little to the Metropolitan Police for policing with their stadia and police need to be invited in before they will attend any football match. Under a freedom of information request for last season the Met revealed Chelsea paid the most of the London clubs at £94,388, Spurs paid £38,568, Arsenal paid […]

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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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West Ham has released a statement condemning violence and promising a full review of stewarding and security. The statement on WHUFC.com reads: West Ham United unreservedly condemn the behaviour of the individuals involved in incidents during today’s fixture against Watford.While these isolated incidents were quickly brought under control, this behaviour has no place in football […]

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On the eve of his 48th birthday Slaven Bilic learned the honeymooon really is over. But my overwhelming emotion at the end of this horrible affair was one of the greatest sympathy for the magnificent Michail Antonio. An all action performance of pride and purpose plus two more headed goals shows him to be one […]

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We are receiving reports  this that West Ham fans are being forced the long way round to the reach the London Stadium this afternoon. Thousands of fans walking through Westfield shopping centre from Stratford train and underground stations were able to take the direct route for the first four West Ham games taking an exit […]

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