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Former Irons favourite Ian Bishop has lashed out at Spurs defender Danny Rose on Twitter. Highly skilled Bish was not impressed with the antics of Rose during the Premier League in yesterday’s (Sat) game  at White Hart Lane. The 51-year-old has criticised Rose for diving during the match, and has also expressed his disappointment for […]

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West Ham fans are almost split down the middle on captain Mark Noble’s immediate future. Noble was missing from the team at Spurs yesterday (Sat) where the Irons were beaten in the dying minutes having held a 2-1 lead. But the team probably performed better than at any time this season with Pedro Obiang producing […]

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 Quite how West Ham and Juventus came to agree a fee of approaching £25 million for Simone Zaza should he join the Irons permanently is a total mystery and non starter according to one highly authorative source. Before reading on please realise this transfer won’t happen but on a quiet Sunday after a viciously disappointing […]

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Michail Antonio is close to becoming a becoming Premier League record holder. Should he managed to put four more headers into the net he will overtake former Everton striker Duncan Ferguson’s nine currently the most ever scored via a player’s head in the PL. Michail’s opener against Spurs took him to winin three of the […]

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Of course we’re all bitterly disappointed. That defeat at Spurs was as hard to take as it gets. But it wasn’t all bad and here ClaretandHugh’s FB members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have their say on teh 3-2 defeat at White Hart Lane. O Bilic should not have subbed in that last 10 mins.We were in control. OYesterday […]

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Did the Irons miss Mark Noble yesterday and should be be brought back for the game at Old Trafford next weekend?

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Michail Antonio admits he felt ’embarrassed’ after West Ham lost 3-2 to London rivals Tottenham.

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Don’t be down…don’t be depressed – hard though that maybe because yesterday West Ham produced the best performance I have seen from them in the Premier League this season and that of course includes the win at Palace. Make no mistake Spurs are a very good side but we were brilliant for 99 per cent […]

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It’s a hard one to swallow and right now I haven’t managed it just yet! But despite everything that occured in those dreadful last few minutes at White Hart Lane there was so much to admire in the Irons performance. And there is a question that needs asking as a result: Do we bring Mark […]

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West Ham are hopeful that Reece Oxford will finaly put pen to paper on a new deal over the next week to ten days. The young Hammer had been believed to have already agreed the five year offer but a club source told ClaretandHugh late last night that they are still awaiting his signature. Discussion […]

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Slaven Bilic found defeat hard to swallow but insisted his West Ham team have nothing to fear despite sliding closer to danger at a time when they prepare for a daunting trio of fixtures.

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Michail Antonio could hardly contain his ‘pain’ after the game. The brlliant wideman had headed home his sixth of the season but Harry Kane late brace left Antonio and the team utterly devastated. He said: “I don’t even know what to say. It was one of those games where we were in the lead and […]

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You do absolutely everything right and one person ruins it all. Sorry but it has to be said: Havard Nortveidt was entirely responsible for a defeat which was as hard to take as anything I’ ve known in a lifetime of watching the Hammers. The home side only got behind us twice such was the […]

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 ClaretandHugh’s Niall McDonald rates the Irons Randolph: Didn’t have a shot to save in the first half. Pulled off a miraculous save from Dier at 1-1, will wish he’d not got a hand to the cross that led to their second 7 Kouyate: Clattered into the technical area by Janssen then suffered a nasty clash of […]

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A Harry Kane double snatched a dramatic late win for Tottenham as they beat West Ham 3-2 on Saturday evening and maintain their unbeaten run in the Premier League.

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Slaven Bilic made light of the decisions he has made for tonight’s match and simply declared: “Randy (Darren Randolph) deserves his chance and that’s it. “It’s not a particualrly attacking side. It’s a good side – a balanced side. We are free of most injuries and have good players in all positions. “We can name […]

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Harry Redknapp reckons Slave Bilic has named a team that can hurt Spurs at White Hart Lane tonight. Speaking on BT Sport the former Irons boss welcomed the return of Diafra Sako saying: “He (Slaven) obviously has great confidence in him and he needs him – he needs goals. “Slaven has named a very attacking […]

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Few will argue wth Slaven Bilic’s call to bring in Darren Randolph and drop Adrian to the bench at Spurs this evening. And our unpredictable boss has also plumped to start Diafra Sakho despite the striker having suffered a six month absence from action. Adrian has been in shaky form over recent games and needs […]

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Harry Kane will line up against West Ham on Saturday at White Hart Lane hoping to add to his impressive record in London derbies with Tottenham.

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News emerged this week that the money men in Qatar could eye up West Ham. This news has been met with laughter, hope and a few unprintable words. Knowing our luck though, the second they did take charge, every car, ship and plane would suddenly run solely on electric and render the Sheikh pointless. One […]

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Slaven Bilic has a Cheik Kouyate decision to make as we head for White Hart Lane and an appointment with Spurs this evening. ClaretandHugh understands that with Mark Noble unavailable through suspension the big man is likely to be pushed forward into midfield with James Collins, Winston Reid and Angelo Ogbonna forming the back three. […]

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David Gold has expressed his frustration at the ongoing Andy Carroll injury saga. And he has admitted that the medical staff are unprepared to take a single risk with a man who spends more time off the pitch than on it. Diafra Sakho has won th race to return to action long before AC despite […]

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Over-reaction and football are words that fit together very well indeed. Barely a day passes without some minor piece of nonsense dominating the headlines! Think Wayne Rooney getting rat ended and Jose Mourinho blaming the Football Association for not looking after him! Well, we won’t even consider personal responsibilty from an England skipper then and […]

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Manuel Lanzini wants bragging rights over his close pal Erik Lamela at White Hart Lane tonight. The pair are mates from their days at Argentine outfit River Plate back in Buenos Aires where they enjoyed a successful relationship on and off the pitch. Lanzini said: “It is always great to see familiar faces. I played […]

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By Niall McDonald This week has seen loads of debate and opinions on our striker crisis. Diafra Sakho is set to take some part in the action but Irons fans heading to WHL this evening worrying where the goals are coming from might want to turn the clock back to 6th October 2013. Of course […]

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West Ham joint Chairman David Gold has responded to the rumour that the Qatar Sovereign Wealth fund could buy West Ham United by suggesting he would always do what is in the best interest of the club. Asked on Twitter whether the 80 year old would sell up to the filthy rich middle east state to […]

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