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Pedro Obiang remains a doubtful starter for the match at Burnley this weekend despite recovering from a muscular injury. Although the squad is physically fit apart from James Collins and Domingos Quina, a question mark hangs over the midfielder who only rejoined the first team for training yesterday (Tues). And it seems unlikely that manager […]

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Reece Oxford insists has declared he’s as fit as he’s ever been and ready for his Borussia Monchengladbach chance. The teenager is yet to make an appearance for Monchengladbach this season but said:  “I think I’m fitter than ever now. I’ve done pre-season with Gladbach, I feel good and ready. I’m just waiting for my opportunity. […]

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Frank McAvennie has hit back at Lou Macari declaring him to be the “worst manager with whom he ever worked.” The striker was heavily criticised by the ex Hammers boss in recent a Moore than just  Podcast for not being a great trainer and not being fit. But ‘Frankie Mac’ has made his feelings crystal […]

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In normal times it would look like a bit of a doddle…but very little is a doddle  to West Ham at the moment. We face  Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday , before welcoming  Brighton to the London Stadium next Friday night and then heading off on the short trip to Selhurst Park for the London […]

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Declan Rice has his fingers crossed he will be involved on the ground where he made his first Hammers appearance this weekend – Turf Moor. The 18 year of is back from international duty and can be expected to be in the squad for a game which is critical to the team’s recovery after a […]

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Jack Wilshere’s much discussed “move” to West Ham remains on according to morning media reports. It is widely known that the midfielder sees the London Stadium as his preferred destination and the Hammers could go in with a bid of around £7 million in the winter. The Hammers were ready to take the player on […]

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Frank McAvennie reckons Slaven Bilic is giving off the appearance of a man “caught in the headlights” as he bids to get the Hammers right back on track. But he believes this weekend represents his biggest test so far in what’s proving a tough season given he has a near fully fit squad. Speaking exclusively […]

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Stuart Attwell has been announced as the Premier League referee for West Ham’s trip to Turf Moor this Saturday and the man in black hasn’t officiated the Hammers since the fateful day in 2009 when he wrongly dismissed Carlton Cole. As a young 26-year-old graduate he sent off the former Hammer in a Wednesday night […]

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West Ham United Supporters Club closed its Castle street doors to the public recently for essential maintenance.  Claret and Hugh have been told this was carried out primarily to health and safety concerns as the clubhouse needs a major refurbishment to open safety again after years of maintenance neglect. The Hammers social club are now attempting […]

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Reece Oxford and Nathan Trott played their part in helping England U20s in a 4-0 friendly win over the Czech Republic at St George’s Park. Both young Hammers started for Keith Downing’s team at the National Football Centre in Staffordshire. Trott, 18, was making his second appearance at this level, while Oxford, also 18, earned his […]

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West Ham will not be forced to play a 4pm game on Christmas Eve although a 1.30pm game will be televised that day with Arsenal v Liverpool the obvious choice. That was the news from a Premier League meeting today with representatives from Premier league trusts/associations affiliated to the Football Supporters Federation. The West Ham United Independent […]

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David Gold has revealed the Irons have an entirely fit squad for the trip to Burnley with two exceptions. Only James Collins and Domnigos Quina have failed to recover from injury as the squad face a trip to the Premier League surprise packets. So far the Clarets have beaten Chelsea away, and draw at White […]

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West Ham fans still don’t know whether they will face the prospect of a Christmas Eve match following  a meeting at which the issue was discussed with an independent fans organisation. Instead the PL appear to be hedging their bets and there has to be a possibly they will arriveat some sort of fudged compromise […]

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Pablo Zabaleta has become a paid up member of the Diafra Sakho fan club and is a believer in understanding players’ situations. The Argentine believes the striker can have a big impact on the Irons season saying: “He’s a great player, but it is all about confidence. “He’s not been playing much in the Premier […]

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Former West Ham manager Lou Macari has revealed he turned down an offer to manage Chelsea weeks before he took over at West Ham. Speaking to Moore Than Just A Podcast in an exclusive interview about his West Ham reign Macari said: “Before West Ham, I had an interview with Ken Bates at Chelsea, he wanted me […]

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Former Hammer Dani Carvalho says he “cried every day” during his time on loan at West Ham in the nineties under Harry Redknapp. Speaking to Tribuna Expresso, Carvalho said: “For the first two or three weeks I cried every day. “I spent hours on the phone with my parents. I was 18, alone in London, […]

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Former Hammer Ravel Morrison opened his account for  Mexican club Atlas against Club America at the weekend with a fine goal. After an unsuccessful stint in Italy with Lazio, Morrison’s landed himself a surprising loan in Mexico at top-flight outfit Atlas. In his fifth appearance, the 24-year-old has scored a first goal for the Guadalajara-based club.  The […]

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Hammer Marko Arnautovic assisted Austria’s only goal as his country rounded off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory in Moldova. Austria went into the game knowing they could not qualify for the World Cup above Serbia, the Republic of Ireland or Wales at the top of Group D but they finished with pride […]

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It really shouldn’t need saying again but there is one way for Slaven Bilic to save his job via a top eight finish. Top teams have big players and in Chicharito the Hammers have – for the first time in a long time – a name that’s right up there with the very best. If […]

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The West Ham media team may have been sending Slaven Bilic a not so coded message when describing Chicharito’s input to the Mexico World Cup campaign. In reporting the striker’s contribution to the game against Trinidad on the Irons official website the writer made it clear perhaps where his feelings laid on using the player […]

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There have been 12 red cards in the Premier League this season – but are we seeing more dismissals than in previous years?

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By Tom Coles It has not been a good start and Slaven Bilic remains in the firing line for the poor performances on the pitch. The pressure has again been mounting but in recent weeks there are marginal signs he is slowly starting to turn things around. The narrow 1-0 victory over Swansea last week […]

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West Ham will meet a team at Burnley on Saturday who appear to have developed the art of defending down to a near fine art. After seven games the Clarets have conceded a mere five goals – four of  them coming on away trips to Chelsea, Spurs  and Liverpool where they were unbeaten. And the […]

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Pedro Obiang has been praising the virtues of a man tipped to become a successor to Slaven Bilic. Midfielder Obiang  was signed by Sampdoria when the former Watford boss was in charge of the the Serie A outfit. Obiang, 16 at the time, speaking of his time  under the manager and ahead of a game […]

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No sooner has an international break than the ‘Andy Carroll for England” bandwagon starts to roll. This time it’s Aaron Cresswell leading the charge by declaring that “of course he can” bag a 2018 World Cup spot. The same argument is presented every time – that the big man offers a different way of playing […]

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Earlier today ClaretandHugh associate editor Sean Whetstone blogged a defence of Jack Sullivan after ageing pundit Greme Souness chose to tell the teenager his use of social network to be unacceptable. It was of course met with the usual mix of pro and anti comments with the usual whinge that ClaretandHugh is in the pay […]

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