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Gareth Southgate faces his second game in charge this evening, surpassing Sam Allardyce’s tenure as England manager. Michail Antonio was called up by Sam Allardyce for his one and only game in charge, the World Cup qualifying win over Slovakia but was disappointed after becoming an unused sub. Antonio was again in Southgate’s England squad […]

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West Ham are looking to start training at the London Stadium over the next couple of weeks. The manager is close to taking up the option of using  the London Stadium to help the squad prepare for home games. But with the international break intervening and the next home game – against Sunderland – not […]

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Slaven Bilic wants the Irons to put another brick in the wall this weekend by following up the point against Middlesborough with a clean sheet at Selhurst Park. The boss has had the non internationals squad members in every day for intensive training  and much of his and the coaching staff’s energies have been concentrated […]

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West Ham has the most expensive away tickets for young people despite boasting affordable family football for home West Ham fans.  West Ham have heavily promoted affordable football with under 16 season tickets sold for £99 and adult season tickets as cheap as £289.  Over ten thousand junior season tickets were sold for the London Stadium […]

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Gary Neville has revealed why Mark Noble wasn’t picked for England for the Euro championships this summer. Talking to Talksport radio Neville revealed Roy and himself didn’t pick players on form as they already invested in Ross Barkley and believed he was a more talented player. “We didn’t pick Mark Noble, even though he might have been […]

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Ravel Morrison’s hopes that a return to the Irons may be on next January have hit a brick wall inside the club. With Lazio ready to let the midfielder out on loan in the next transfer window after he has failed to nail down a regular frst team place, speculation has been rife that the […]

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West Ham’s slump form in the new stadium is nothing new – Southampton and Manchester City have both been there and done that! City experienced an awful season when they left Maine Road for the Etihad Stadium fnishing in a lowly 16th place in the Premier League on 41 points just above the relegation zone. […]

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ClaretandHugh has run a couple of controversial opinion polls over the last week for which we have taken some criticism from fans. Our first was whether the London Stadium would ever feel like home and the second on whether the fans still backed the two Davids. Some believed we were attempting to stir up discontent, […]

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Slaven Bilic has called non international players in for training every day since last weekend. The manager is reported to have viewed with concern data showing they are below their normal levels, and put on hard sessions from Monday to Friday with a practice game arranged against the club’s under-23s. He has been boosted by the […]

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West Ham’s owners have received a massive vote of confidence from the club’s supporters. The two Davids have often come in for noisy attacks on social media where David Gold has chosen to make himself prominent as he bids to answer the issues raised by fans. ClaretandHugh – perhaps controversially –  decided to put some […]

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The bookies have Slaven Bilic as a clear favourite for the axe. He’s at 6/4 with some firms whilst David Moyes and Tony Pulis are seen as the next most vulnerable Premier League bosses. Here’s what ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/?fref=nf have to say about that.   O Bookies need to naff off tbh. O […]

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Slaven Bilic is facing the biggest selectiondecision  his West Ham reign as he heads into yet another crucial match against Crystal Palace. And it centres on the captain Mark Noble who having started every game in pre-season and since could be rested after showing nothing like his best form. Word from the training ground is […]

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West Ham stalwart Winston Reid has admitted the Irons players started to doubt themselves during the Watford game and now need a bit of luck. But he made it clear there’s no easy fix for the team’s present form saying: “We have to work hard to get out of the situation. There’s no big solution […]

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Jonathon Calleri has vowed to do his utmost to follow in the footsteps of Carlos Tevez declaring: “I have a lot more to offer.” Speaking to the official site the Argentine striker  said: “The style of play here is very different and it can take a few months to settle in. “I remember it took a […]

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A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon. The teenager was arrested on Friday morning in Benfleet, Essex and was taken to an East End police station for questioning. On Wednesday evening Karren Brady told the Supporters feedback panel that four arrests had been made at the […]

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David Gold has produced another classic put down of a fan attempting to give him a hard time on Twitter. As the discontent contines to rumble on over summer signings, Gold made it clear why the club was unable to sign Carlos Bacca. And he used a colourful explanation of why that was the case. […]

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Hammer Tony Cottee remains totally convnced that Slaven Bilic is the right man to lead the club into a brighter period starting at Crystal Palace next weekend. TC was one of the Croatian’s biggest supporters before hisl appointment and said: “Slaven has earned the right to put things right after his first season. He has […]

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West Ham are preparing to offer Michail Antonio a new deal after his amazing rise from the fringes of Hammers  selection last November  to the England team just over a year later! The wideman has been an astonishing signing for £7 million and it comes as no surprise to hear that the club want to […]

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Karren Brady has used her Sun newspaper football diary to re-enforce that she believes in West Ham’s move to London Stadium and says the noise will disappear once when the Hammers start winning home games. He points out we can never go back so we have to look forward together. Early feedback from our poll […]

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This weekend’s poll seeks to discover when fans expect  the London Stadium feel like our new home? There have been widely publicised problems which the club have called “teething issues” after our move to the London Stadium. While any move to a new home takes time to settle we ask the simple question how long […]

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David Gold has sent his best to Michail Antonio ahead of tomorrow’s Word Cup quaifier against Malta. Talking to the official site the co chairman says: “This is another fantastic opportunity for him and the key for him now is to keep getting selected in the squad and eventually his chance will come. There is […]

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Chelsea are demanding the full 5,700 away allocation for the evening EFL cup match against West Ham at the London Stadium later this month.  They have released the following statement on their official website: “Under EFL Cup rules, away clubs can claim up to 10 per cent of the stadium’s capacity which in the case […]

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West Ham player Enner Valencia is alleged to have faked an injury to escape from police during Ecuador’s victory over Chile last night. The striker currently on loan to Everton was confronted by police officers upon arriving at the stadium on Thursday over unpaid child maintenance bills.  The 26-year-old started Ecuador’s 3-0 victory and but it […]

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A super computer is predicting a finishing position of 13th for the Irons this season. After seven matches the Hammers are third from bottom with just one win and four points but will finish the campaign in 13th a drop of six places from last season according to the talkSPORT’s super computer Sunderland will finish bottom […]

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Today ClaretandHugh are calling for an end to the Premium line rip off number for the ticket office. Many supporters continue to receive large mobile phone bills after calling the West Ham ticket office. 0871 numbers are regarded as premium numbers and not included in any mobile call plans. West Ham do point out the costs […]

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Enner Valencia has been met by police and lawyers in Ecuador following a training session while on international duty. The striker a was faced by authorities holding a judicial order, with lawyers representing the mother of his five-year-old daughter seeking an alleged £13,350 in maintenance,reports the Liverpool Echo. The 26-year-old was greeted at the Atahualpa […]

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