West Ham have shrugged off all suggestions that Reece Oxford is being hunted by any club. Sky Sources suggested yesterday (Tues) that the Hammers would be ready to entertain bids of around £10 million for the youngster rather than face picking up compensation of much less in 18 months time. They also implied that he […]
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Hammers end rumours over defender
Posted on 18 May 2016.
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Mahindra insider returns
Posted on 18 May 2016.
The Club’s ITK has returned today without the Boleyn moniker. He or she has been renamed the Insider although perhaps the Mahindra insider might be a better name. The insider talks about the £31m Lacazette turned down but the club will now move on, it also discusses £20m bids made for UK players, thought to be Wilson and […]
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Boleyn Ground Last game cancelled
Posted on 18 May 2016.
The proposed game between West Ham Ladies and a West Ham ‘All Stars’ team scheduled for Sunday June 5th has been cancelled. The Club has taken the decision to call off the match in response to direct comments from supporters, a poll conducted on the official website and fan feedback on social media. West Ham […]
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Rugby World Cup OS agreement revealed
Posted on 18 May 2016.
The venue hire agreement between Olympic Stadium owners E20 LLP and England Rugby 2015 Limited has been the latest contract published under Freedom of information laws this week. There has been a domino effect of publication of previously confidential agreements since a coalition of football supporters fought for the publication of West Ham’s rental agreement […]
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Come on Eddie Howe – time to man up mate
Posted on 18 May 2016.
Not quite sure what got into Eddie Howe’s head as he launched his bizarre outburst against West Ham following Bournemouth’s defeat against Manchester United last night (Tues). He chose to make it clear that the Irons had bid for pair of players and even explained that it wasn’t the reported £25 million. Maybe being Bournemouth […]
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Hammers speak for first time on Bournemouth bid
Posted on 18 May 2016.
Exclusive West Ham are unapologetic over making a bid for Bournemouth pair Callum Wilson and Matt Ritchie claiming they never made it public! The club has exclusively revealed to ClaretandHugh this morning (Wed) that they did indeed make a bid but are clearly taken aback that the world now knows about it after it made […]
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Report: Lacazette deal is dead
Posted on 18 May 2016.
Jason Burt from the Telegraph reports that the Lacazette deal is now dead and West Ham has now walked away unwilling to make a third offer. Burt claims the latest offer was 33 million Euros (£25.8m) and not the reported £31m by the Sun and Sky Sports News. Speaking on his personal twitter when the […]
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The Soccer Saturday awards
Posted on 18 May 2016.
Who provided the best players, goals and moments from the 2015/16 Premier League season?
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Lacazette calling shots on his future
Posted on 17 May 2016.
West Ham’s failed £31 million bid for Alexandre Lacazette is believed to be more to do with the player’s wishes than his club Lyon. ClaretandHugh has discovered the striker remains determined to play Champions League football and wasn’t convinced anyway that West Ham are the right club for him. Sources in France have told us […]
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Eddie Howe fuming after West Ham’s double bid for Callum Wilson and Matt Ritchie… as Bournemouth boss insists it was wrong of them to make offer…
Posted on 17 May 2016.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe was left fuming at West Ham’s double bid for Callum Wilson and Matt Ritchie, labelling their timing as ‘bizarre’.
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Give us Samuelsen plea going to Davids
Posted on 17 May 2016.
Exclusive Peterborough United director of football will again attempt to Martin Samuelsen back to the club next season after appointing former Hammer Grant McCann as the new Posh boss. The Posh replaced manager Terry Westley with the 36 year old Irishman as they want a return to the free flowing Irons-type football they love to […]
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Hammers have £31m bid rejected
Posted on 17 May 2016.
West Ham have had a 40 million Euro bid (£31m) for Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette rejected by the Ligue 1 side, Sky Sports sources claim this evening backing a claim made by the Sun earlier today. The news has still been confirmed the Chairman’s 16-year-old son Jack Sullivan saying “Sadly this one is true” West […]
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Reece Oxford valuation revealed
Posted on 17 May 2016.
Sky Sports News say West Ham will entertain bids in excess of £10 million for West Ham youngster Reece Oxford rather than face picking up compensation in a year and a half’s time after his alleged refusal to agree to a new contract. Oxford has 18 months left on a two-year contract he signed in December […]
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2016/2017 West Ham Kit design leaked
Posted on 17 May 2016.
Sketches rumoured to be close to the designs of the West Ham home and away kits for the 2016-2017 season have been leaked on social media by a twitter user called @ArchiAAL The sketch suggests that 2016.2017 Home West Ham shirt will have a white collar, claret shirt base with a diamond pattern, light blue sleeves […]
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Irons summer wages pot boosted by departures
Posted on 17 May 2016.
Exclusive West Ham are sitting on a fresh £7 million wage pot after the departure of loaned players from the season. The club have seen Carl Jenkinson (£2 million in loan fee and wages) return to Arsenal following injury and others who will now be on their way back plus one who will be released […]
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Hammers under the hammer
Posted on 17 May 2016.
A cache of unique pieces of footballing history will be up for auction from Wednesday as West Ham begin to sell off memorabilia and furnishings from the Boleyn Ground.
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Irons to sign relegated players? No No No
Posted on 17 May 2016.
So the silly season is officially underway with Sky Sports and the Sun setting hares running which simply do not exist. And along the way they are leaving the impression that West Ham United is very much the same sort of club this year as it was last. After a season which most see as […]
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Boleyn auction raises fans’ anxieties
Posted on 17 May 2016.
The club has announced that the first of three end of season auctions for Irons memorabilia begins tomorrow morning (Wed). And in the picture above you will see some of the items the club has decided to put under the ‘hammer’. The club says in its website announcement that “Wednesday’s auction presents an unique opportunity […]
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West Ham Academy clear out
Posted on 17 May 2016.
According to the reliable WHUFC Youth blog, several of the clubs U21s and second year scholars will depart the West Ham Academy in the summer. In addition to Elliot Lee who has already confirmed he is leaving, Leo Chambers, Jaanai Gordon, Nathan Mavila, Amos Nasha, Ross Elsom, Tim Brown, Clarke Bogard and Matt Carter will all leave […]
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Nordveit believes we’re “something special”
Posted on 17 May 2016.
Havard Nordtveit believes that West Ham is the perfect club for him because the team has something special. Speaking to the official site he said: “It has always been a dream for me to play in the Premier League and now I have a big opportunity to do that for West Ham – I cannot wait […]
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Season ticket holders snub Juventus
Posted on 17 May 2016.
Claret and Hugh understands less than fifty percent of the 52,000 Olympic Stadium season ticket holders took up the option by Monday’s midday deadline to buy tickets for the Juventus friendly game on Sunday 7th August. Season ticket holders were asked to pay between £31-£51 per adult ticket for what was billed as the first […]
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Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce more than a survivor, he deserves credit for changing his spots to secure club’s top-flight status
Posted on 17 May 2016.
ADRIAN DURHAM: One of the best books I’ve read this season has been Sam Allardyce’s autobiography ‘Big Sam’. Like the man himself, it’s gritty, brutally honest and it’s quite ‘sweary’.
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No bids for Cherries duo
Posted on 17 May 2016.
Reports from Sky Sources that Bournemouth have rejected a £25m bid from West Ham for striker Callum Wilson and midfielder Matt Ritchie are wide of the mark Claret and Hugh understands. Sky Sports claim the Hammers have been told Wilson and Ritchie are not for sale and, at the moment and conveniently added the Irons […]
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2015/16 top-flight manager grades
Posted on 17 May 2016.
Former Manchester United and Stoke City defender Danny Higginbotham has given us his verdict on how each manager has fared during the course of the 2015/16 Premier League season.
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West Ham bid for Wilson, Ritchie
Posted on 16 May 2016.
Bournemouth have rejected a £25m bid from West Ham for striker Callum Wilson and midfielder Matt Ritchie, Sky sources understand.
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New CandH poll result on a final Boleyn game
Posted on 16 May 2016.
ClaretandHugh today launched a new poll into what has been dubbed the ‘Final final Boleyn game.’ A poll on the club’s official site was hijacked by a Manchester United twitter account urging Reds fans to ensure they recorded a yes vote. The game was planned to involve West Ham Ladies and a celebrity X1. The […]
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