Aaron Cresswell is looking forward to facing off against Victor Moses tomorrow night (Mon) He remembers the Chelsea wide man from his days at Tranmere Rovers days when a 15 year old Moses inspired Palace to an FA Youth Cup fourth round. victory at Selhurst Park Moses was the star of the show, and left […]
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Cressie ready for friend turned foe
Posted on 05 March 2017.
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Chelsea boss points to Hammers dangers
Posted on 05 March 2017.
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has warned his squad of the Andy Carroll threat. As the league leaders prepare for the massive London derby the Italian declared: “Andy Carroll is a really good player, very strong physically and we must pay great attention. “But we must pay attention to the whole West Ham team because in […]
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Bilic says West Ham have gained experience this season
Posted on 05 March 2017.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic would not change a thing about the club’s topsy-turvy campaign, saying both he and his players were stronger for the ‘priceless’ experience.
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Bilic blasts out player warning after Payet
Posted on 05 March 2017.
Slaven Bilic has told of how he went to the Irons board and demanded they got shot of Dimitri Payet. In an extraordinary interview the irons boss declared: “We were living with that situation with him for some months, that is why I decided it could not continue. “The club eventually decided but it is […]
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Lanzini loves the team relying on him!
Posted on 05 March 2017.
Manu Lanzini is playing out of his skin and has stepped up to the plate big time over recent games. He has recorded man of the match and near mom performances in several since being handed almost total responsibility for the creative side of the Hammers game. And one sublime back heeled ball to set […]
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Antonio tells of club who wouldn’t pay £7 to sign him
Posted on 05 March 2017.
Michael Antonio has revealed very clearly how AFC Wimbledon rejected the chance of signing him when refusing to pay his £7 registration fee when he was a teenager. Whille playing for non league Tooting & Micham the leading Hammer of the Year contender was offered the opportunity to trial for both Queens Park Rangers and […]
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Bilic names his key man
Posted on 05 March 2017.
Mark Noble has had his critics but Slaven Bilic isn’t amongst them – quite the opposite. Hammer to the core Nobes has become the key player the manager’s squad and Bilic simply won’t hear a word against him. Speaking ahead of the Chelsea game Bilic said: “He has been very, very important for me. You need the […]
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Hammers on trail of PL striker
Posted on 05 March 2017.
West Ham have added Burnley’s Andre Gray to the list of striker targets they will be considering this summer. With a year left on his current deal and no talks having taken place on a new deal the 25 year old looks set to leave Turf Moor. Gray grabbed 23 goals last term and has […]
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Brady tells AC to be more like Antonio
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Karren Brady has taken a big jab at Andy Carroll and his constant injuries. And the vice chairman has made it clear that it’s a prayer of hers that he can sort himself out once and for all. Lady Brady rarely minces her words and she was clearly in mood to do so when discussing […]
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Big Ray’s “f..k him” message to the Frenchman.
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Ray Winstone doesn’t mess about and has never been known to mix one single word. And he made sure it would be business as normal when questioned about Dimitri Payet when attending the premiere of Iron Men in the week. Speaking to the Mirror he said: : “It just shows how easily footballers can be upset. […]
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Stalemate over London Stadium capacity increase
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Plans to increase the London Stadium to a capacity of 60,000 have hit a stalemate. With nine trouble-free games West Ham had hoped the stadium operators LS-185 would apply to Safety Advisory Group (SAG) for a 3,000 capacity to allow the sale of partial season tickets until the end of the season. The stadium operators […]
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Slav’s super season as “nobody stopped believing”
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Slaven Bilic readily declares the Hammers turned their season because nobody would stop believing! And he added of the season: “I wouldn’t change it. I would change September and October. But after that, when you’ve made it and you get out of that, the experience is priceless and you benefit from it in the future. […]
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Hammers hero’s delighted as Slav heads for new deal
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Hammers hero Frank McAvennie is delighted a new deal is on the way for Slaven Bilic. The former Irons striker told Press Association Sport: “It has been hard for West Ham. We go back to people being scared to visit Upton Park, nobody is scared or intimidated going to the new stadium. So they have to […]
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Antonio …England and selfies!
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Michail Antonio on his England call-up last year pic.twitter.com/JeibdJrC99 — West Ham News (@WHUFC_News) March 4, 2017 Michail Antonio is a straight down the middle guy who still obviously can’t believe how far he has travelled these last couple of years. And in this video talking to BBC 5 Live Sport he reveals how […]
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Ranieri and Irons: The truth
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Reports surfacing in Italy that West Ham are planning a swoop for Claufio Ranieri are sheer nonsense. Tuttomercatoweb reckon that ourselves and Stoke City are eyeing a summer raid for the former Leicester chief but ClaretandHugh can firmly deny that any such move is on. As sensationalist journalism goes this one really does take the […]
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Video: Preview with Jack Collison
Posted on 04 March 2017.
We’re back again with our preview of Monday night’s game which sees league leaders Chelsea visit the London Stadium. This week we’re joined by former West Ham favourite Jack Collison who sits alongside myself and Geo to discuss tactics, the opposition, Andy Carroll and our starting line-up.
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Young Hammer’s big new deal
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Declan Rice has pledged his long-term future to West Ham by signing a new contract to keep him at the club until 2020. The 18-year-old is captain of the PL2 side and has enjoyed a brilliant season. Rice was also on the bench for Slaven Bilic’s first team in the Boxing Day win at Swansea […]
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When Chelsea were bang ordinary!
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Former West Ham shot stopper Phil Parkes has pulled no punches ahead of Chelsea’s visit to London Stadium on Monday evening. Writing his column for Blowing Bubbles Monthly, in association with Claret and Hugh, Parkes says the west London side were “mediocre for many years’ before Roman Abramovich’s billions transformed their fortunes. He said: ‘I […]
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Noble’s admission on Carroll
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Mark Noble has admitted he doesn’t know how to keep Andy Carroll fit but insists the striker is a “massive plus” when he is available. Noble declared: Andy is massive for us whenever he is fit and everyone knows it. He was fit for eleven matches over Christmas and New Year and scored six goals, so […]
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Today’s key games for Irons league position
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Results in today’s games could have a big effect on the Hammers league position as they go into Monday night’s home game against Chelsea. Each of the three teams who can leapfrog us in the table look to have relatively decent chances of doing so but of course we know that’s not the way this […]
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Hammers are the last hope
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Karren Brady has claimed West Ham are the last hope for teams chasing Chelsea. Writing in her Sun Diary she said: ” They need us to take at least a point on Monday to provide even a whiff of hope of catching the league leaders. These include Liverpool and Arsenal who meet at Anfield tomorrow […]
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Slav reckons he’s a much stronger boss after troubles
Posted on 04 March 2017.
Slaven Bilic readily admits this has been one of the toughest of his managerial career. And he has spoken about the pretence involved when at home as he tried to come to terms with an utterly disastrous early season which put him under enormous pressure for his job. He said: “You pretend at home that […]
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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic to be offered a new deal
Posted on 04 March 2017.
EXCLUSIVE BY KIERAN GILL: Bilic’s current deal expires at the end of next season, but a two-year extension until 2020 is in the pipeline. Talks due to be held in January were put back.
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Warrant issued for Snodgrass
Posted on 03 March 2017.
A warrant has been issued for West Ham forward Robert Snodgrass after he failed to turn up for a court trial.
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London Stadium fit for Cricket and Baseball
Posted on 03 March 2017.
The London Stadium has been deemed suitable for International Cricket and American Baseball. Operators London Stadium 185 confirmed to ClaretandHugh earlier today that feasibility studies had been carried out for both sports in the London Stadium earlier this year and concluded both could be played in Athletics mode within the current stadium dimensions and sight […]
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Scaffolding firm win LS seating contract
Posted on 03 March 2017.
The tender process for the award of the five year seating transition contract for the London Stadium has been concluded with London Legacy Development Corporation Investment Committee and E20 Board approving the appointment of the successful contractor called PHD Modular Access Services Ltd. On their own website PHD describe themselves as “The World’s ‘Go-To’ Scaffolding […]
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