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Bacary Sagna is one of several defenders set to leave Manchester City this summer along with Gael Clichy and Pablo Zabaleta also allowed to leave. The Daily Mirror claim Sagna has already been offered a one-year deal by West Ham while Zabaleta and Clichy have been told they are free to find new clubs. Last week […]

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The summer window does not open until July 1st and yet transfer silly season already appears to be in full swing. West Ham has been linked with a host of players inside the past fortnight. Belgian publication Het Nieuwsblad has suggested that the Hammers could be a potential summer destination for Napoli forward Dries Mertens. In […]

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Sky Sports has published an article poking fun by suggesting that Slaven Bilic is toying with the idea of playing a right back in the right back position later today. The article says  “West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is toying with a novel idea for the visit of Leicester – playing a right-back at right-back.The Hammers’ […]

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West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has told Dimitri Payet to move on with his life in her weekly Sun football diary saying he told her his family were unhappy in England as his primary reason to leave West Ham. She added that a decent professional doesn’t withdraw his services. “Payet says he got bored when West Ham […]

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Thug Nathan Sargeant left a West Ham fan with a broken jaw – after taking exception to his Cockney accent. The 27-year-old was drinking in the Market Tavern in Hanley, Staffordshire, close to Stoke when he started an amicable conservation with two Hammers supporters in the toilets. But the conversation turned nasty when Sargeant criticised […]

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West Ham captain says that some younger players are affected by comments on social media and keyboard warriors they should think about their actions and remain positive on social media. While he claims he is not fussed about personal criticism of himself he questions whether social media would have got Curbishley sacked or Tevez dropped […]

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West Ham Captain has clarified his absence this weekend by admitting he had been playing with an injury in recent games but he seems to indict he will be there at the London Stadium to support team to hopefully celebrate a win despite being given a week off. He also clarifies comments he made in […]

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Today West Ham has launched a new policy to curb the amount of one-minute applause’s at the London Stadium due to the sheer volume of requests. The club plan to hold two memorial games per season with the first being against Spurs on 6th May. A Statement on WHUFC.com read: “Every season, West Ham United […]

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The final design of the Claret and Hugh monster flag for the London Stadium can be revealed today. The 24ft x 12ft flag has been funded by generous donations from Claret and Hugh readers through a crowdfunding site. The club has pre-approved the size and design as part of the London Stadium flag initiative and […]

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West Ham co-Chairman David Gold has appealed to Hammers season ticket holders to help fellow fans by putting seats not being used tomorrow on the club’s ticket exchange system. David Gold exclusively told Claret and Hugh this evening “We have a facility, a ticket exchange system, and we believe fans who won’t be there should be helping […]

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Slaven Bilic could be tempted to spring a surprise tomorrow after using Arthur Masuaku at right back in training ground sessions sparking suggestions that Sam Byram may again be named as a sub. It had been thought that Masuaku’s sending off in the Premier League 2 match against Newcastle this week would carry forward into […]

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Whichever way you look at it and whatever the real reasons for the decision it is right that Mark Noble will be rested for tomorrow’s match against Leicester. He has needed it for some time and we’ve been told it’s due to injury along or the little TV outburst about fans not understanding the game. […]

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Leicester City arrive at the London Stadium tomorrow without a single away win to their name this season and just three points collected on the road. Ok, that sad record for them is there to be changed but such stats may bring a smile to the face of the Hammers squad knowing that they need […]

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Almost thirty thousand West Ham season ticket holders say they will renew their season tickets at the London Stadium for next season but that leaves twenty-two thousand who are less certain. A sneak preview of the London Stadium survey results completed by 6,185  match supporters has revealed that 57% plan to renew with a further 26% […]

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Sofiane Feghouli admits that his West ham future is not entirely certain at the end of the season. The Algerian winger is desperate to put on another good display tomorrow against Leicester City but says he will hold talks with Slaven Bilic over his future at the end of the season. He was close to […]

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has vented his “unhappiness, frustration and anger” at the growing costs of the London Stadium, which he warned would have to be “subsidised for the foreseeable future. Khan has been quoted in the London Evening Standard as saying “My unhappiness, frustration and anger is that the cost associated with the […]

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Slaven Bilic’s job prospects may have been causing a few more frowns than usual this week but he can take another step towards securing his future tomorrow. The upturn in results has of course helped enormously but a mini slump needs to be correctted fast at the London Stadium tomorrow. Given how deep in the […]

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Enner Valencia has made his position clear that he would like to leave West Ham to stay at Everton which he calls a massive club. “I’m having a great time,” he told evertonfc.com. “They are a great group of lads and I’m at a massive club. I’ve struck lucky to be amongst some good teammates and […]

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Former West Ham star Dimitri Payet is ‘one of the best players in the world’ according to Marseille team-mate Doria, who has played alongside Neymar and Ronaldinho. 

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So the uncertainty and dramas of another typically bizarre Hammers week comes to an end with Mark Noble going away for a holiday. Before getting into the thing in any sort of depth it has to be said that the guy needs it badly after being a near regular since the Europa Cup qualifiers. And […]

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Slaven Bilic has told Reading boss Jaap Stam he wishes he’d never sent the  Hammers most highly regarded prospect Reece Oxford to Reading. The Royals boss threw doubts over the Irons training ground methods by implication when claiming the teenager had been surprised by the intensity of the Championship club’s regime in that area. Bilic […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Mark Noble’s state of mind is as responsible for his absence from the game against Leicester City as his body. This was a situation first suggested  on ClaretandHugh that the manager may leave the captain out of the team following his comments about “some fans not understanding the game” after […]

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Noble has picked up an injury and will miss West Ham’s home next match. The 29-year-old club stalwart might benefit from a getaway after coming in for some criticism for his recent performances.

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West Ham skipper mark Noble is out of Saturday’s game against Leicester City. The club has tonight announced that the captain is struggling with inhury and won’t make it against the Foxes. In the “From the Treatment Room” column Head of Medical and Sport Science Stijn Vandenbroucke says: “Injury-wise, we will be without Mark Noble […]

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Predictable Mark Lawrenson is back in the old routine – predicting a West Ham defeat. He has shown time and again that guessing outcomes to games isn’t really his forte yet the BBC continue to allow his dreary barely sourced predictions to bother their website. It’s become a habit to draw attention to this ageing […]

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Slaven Bilic has given Jaap Stam the perfect answer to his claim that Reece Oxford was “surprised at the intensity of training at Reading”  – a suggestion that it isn’t at Rush Green and Chadwell Heath. Stam made his claim in a press conference saying: “Reece Oxford has been surprised at the level of intensity […]

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