West Ham have sold just 262 away tickets for tonight’s first leg against NK Domzale in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. The tie was switched to the modern 16,155-capacity Stozice Stadium in the capital city of Ljubljana – ten miles south west of the town Domzale but the Hammers only managed to sell 262 […]
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Hundreds of Hammers make Slovenia trip
Posted on 28 July 2016.
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Cheers Bobby
Posted on 28 July 2016.
UK brewer Greene King is giving England and West Ham football fans a reason to cheer with the launch of a new beer to mark the 50th anniversary of England’s 1966 World Cup victory. Bobby’ is a light blonde British beer dedicated to World Cup-winning England and West Ham captain, Bobby Moore and, in a […]
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Lowdown on Irons Euro opponents
Posted on 28 July 2016.
West Ham’s Europa Cup opponents Domzale qualified for the Europa League’s first qualifying round with a third-placed finish in the Slovenia league last season. Andthey beat Andorran side Lusitanos 5-2 on aggregate to reach the second qualifying round. There they saw off Belarus’ Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3-2 on aggregate with a 2-1 win at home in the second […]
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Bacca’s agent looking at Napoli
Posted on 28 July 2016.
Carlos Bacca’s agent appears focused on a deal with Napoli for the striker and hasn’t mentioned the Irons in his latest comments on the his future. Despite the Hammers having had a £26 million offer accepted by AC Milan, Bacca has consistenty played down our hopes of signing him. Napoli have sold Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus […]
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Noble’s best ever season!
Posted on 28 July 2016.
Mark Noble has declared that the arrival of Slaven Bilic coincided with the greatest year of his own career . The captain was in fabulous form last term and was most peope’s pick for an England midfied slot. That wasn’t to be but it seems nothing can take the gloss offa campaign which wil live […]
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Ambassador Payet’s big welcome
Posted on 28 July 2016.
Dimitri Payet – having been made an ambassador for his home island of Reunion – received a fabulous welcome back when returning to his birthpace. Dimi is due back in training on Monday but during his break following Euro 2016 he went home to adoring crowds in the Indian Ocean territory. Payet has recently been appointed […]
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Slav names the first big target!
Posted on 28 July 2016.
Slaven Bilic has made it clear the season’s first big target is 40 points! The Irons step into Eurpean action tonight against Slovenia’s NK Domzale but the boss knows that the safety from re;egation target is the one that really matters. Speaking ahead of tonight’s game he said:” “I am a confident, over-optimistic person but apart from […]
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Major supermarket in frame for naming rights
Posted on 28 July 2016.
West Ham’s new home could be known as the Tesco Stadium after reports emerged that the supermarket giant is poised to join the race to secure the naming rights for the Kondon Stadium. Owners E20 Stadium LLP had been expected to complete a £6million deal with Indian company, the Mahindra Group, a technology giant and […]
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West Ham’s Olympic home could be rebranded the Tesco Stadium with supermarket chain set to bid for naming rights
Posted on 28 July 2016.
EXCLUSIVE: West Ham’s new home could be known as the Tesco Stadium after it emerged the supermarket giant is poised to join the race to secure the renaming rights for the Olympic Stadium.
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Hammers issue Carr statement
Posted on 27 July 2016.
The Irons have tonight confirmed Tony Carr’s departure from the club and issued the following statement on the official site: West Ham United can confirm that Tony Carr has left the Club with immediate effect after his two-year contract as Club Ambassador came to an end. Tony took on the role of Ambassador after departing […]
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WHUFC.com confirms lower tiers have gone on sale
Posted on 27 July 2016.
Whufc.com has confirmed that the repositioning of the lower tiers on three sides of the Stadium began on Sunday in readiness for the Stadium’s European fixture, the visit of Slovenian outfit NK Domzale in the return leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. The club say that thanks to a great […]
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Fabric Olympic Stadium wrap goes up
Posted on 27 July 2016.
The first of sixty eight 12m high fabric panels was installed at the former Olympic Stadium today. These will soon be joined by the new West Ham United illuminated marquee sign which arrived at the London stadium last week. The claret and blue themed fabric panels on the new alternative wrap will contain five West […]
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New Bobby Moore sculpture to be displayed as part of FA’s 1966 World Cup exhibition at Wembley
Posted on 27 July 2016.
The 50th anniversary of England’s only glory will be marked this weekend by the unveiling of another bronze figure of the captain whose statue stands above Wembley Way.
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Tony Carr wasn’t underpaid at West Ham… he earned £1.6m since 2005 but no academy players came through after 2008, says David Sullivan Jnr
Posted on 27 July 2016.
David Sullivan Jnr spoke of his ‘respect’ for Tony Carr but was adamant that at the age of 66 he had been more than fairly compensated for his work over the past 11 years.
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Europa Preview
Posted on 27 July 2016.
Gonzo, Geo and Tom discuss tomorrows Europa Cup game away to NK Domzale. They talk striking options, weakened teams, Thursday night football and of course Cresswell’s horror injury with the usual predictions thrown in for good measure. Share This:
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Gold breaks silence over Carr
Posted on 27 July 2016.
West Ham Co-Chairman, David Gold has broken silence over Tony Carr’s situation confirming much of what ClaretandHugh reported earlier today. Responding to a West Ham supporter who asked David why he sacked Tony Carr, Gold replied on twitter: “Not sacked. Tony’s two-year, full-time ambassador contract came to an end. He declined an ongoing part-time role […]
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OS Lower Tiers tickets to be sold in stages
Posted on 27 July 2016.
ClaretandHugh has received confirmation that West Ham will soon start selling tickets in the West, North and South lower Stands for the upcoming Europa League game next Thursday after it was granted permission from the stadium owners and operators this morning. The West Betway stand will go on sale to season ticket holders in stages […]
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Tony Carr: Pay-off talks not at an end!
Posted on 27 July 2016.
Getting our heads around the Tony Carr news is difficult indeed. Yes a club legend who, with his chief scout Jimmy Hampson, unearthed some of our greatest names from Tony Cottee through Michael Carrick, Rio, Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Glen Johnson. His name is written large in our Hammers Hall of Fame. His and Jimmy’s […]
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Slav gets a Randolph warning
Posted on 27 July 2016.
Irons boss Slaven Bilic has been warned he will only be able to keep Darren Randolph happy for a certain period of time. Former Hammers goalkeeping hero Phil Parkes – speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh – reckons there could be a problem looming for the manager unless he can solve the dilemma of having two quality […]
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New laws for the PL season
Posted on 27 July 2016.
A number of new laws will come into force for the first time in the Premier League when the season kicks off on August 13…
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West Ham given green light to sell lower tier tickets
Posted on 27 July 2016.
The heavy lifting cranes and air skate equipment are busy moving the remaining three lower tier stands forward 15 metres in time for the Europa second leg match on Thursday 4th August. One surprise addition to the former Olympic Stadium is new West Ham branding spotted in photos published today. The welcome sight of Claret crossed […]
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Tony Carr redundancy – the fans react
Posted on 27 July 2016.
The news that Tony Carr has been offered just £14,00o redundancy payment after 43 years with the whole process handled by faceless HR people has been met with huge disappointment and shame by West Ham fans. Even the chairman’s son Jack Sullivan took to twitter to say “I would like to say Not everything the […]
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Carr disappointed with redundancy
Posted on 26 July 2016.
Former West Ham academy director Tony Carr has been angered by the club’s decision to make him redundant after 43 years. Carr took up an ambassadorial position in 2014 when Terry Westley took over the Academy but now that role is keen surplus to requirements as the club move to former Olympic Stadium. Sixty five year […]
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West Ham’s third kit revealed
Posted on 26 July 2016.
West Ham’s third kit will be officially released on 1st August and pay homage to the Thames Ironworks kit of 1897 ClaretandHugh understands. The kit is said be Oxford blue in colour and will be themed heavily on Thames Ironworks who played in dark blue in recognition of founder Arnold Hills who played for both […]
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U21 Premier League scrapped
Posted on 26 July 2016.
Premier League 2 is a new competition that replaces the Under-21 Premier League from 2016/17, with a greater focus on a level of play in terms of technicality, physicality and intensity to bring players as close to first-team experience as possible. The age limit for players has risen from Under-21 to Under-23. The league will take […]
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No decision to move Bobby Moore statue to OS
Posted on 26 July 2016.
Today ClaretandHugh asked Newham’s council press office about progress to relocate the Champions statue on the corner of Green Street and Baking road we were told: “There is no further update to this at this stage, the comment we previously gave the Newham Recorder is below is still valid” A council spokesperson said: “No decision has been […]
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