Buried in the small print of the rental agreement for the former Olympic Stadium between West Ham United and stadium owners Newham and LLDC is a clause that West Ham must agree to certain legacy benefits. One of these legacy benefits is a target that 75 per cent of all West Ham employees working within the […]
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Newham twist in OS agreement
Posted on 21 April 2016.
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Boleyn Memories: I’ll never forget my Dad’s last words: ‘Did we win’ and ‘what was the score’
Posted on 21 April 2016.
Ground of a million memories It’s almost all over – just 180 minutes of football left at The Boleyn after staging 112 years of football. But it’s not only the beautful game that will be remembered by many when the final whistle blows on football in Green Street for the final time. Today we start […]
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Blatter’s love affair with the Boleyn
Posted on 21 April 2016.
Disgraced former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has launched his new book today in Sonnenberg in the Brandenburg area of Germany. He reveals in his new book, printed only in German, that West Ham’s Boleyn ground is the second best destination for football romantics. Interestingly FIFA was founded in France in 1904, the same year West Ham […]
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Sak has no problems – the fans react
Posted on 21 April 2016.
Diafra Sakho has finally broken his silence after a week of speculation over his future. There have been stories of fall outs with the boss followed by a club announcement that he had an ijury. All very bizarre but this morning the striker made it clear he was 100 per cent onside and ready to […]
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We want your best memory and message as we send the ‘old lady’ off with our love and goodwill
Posted on 21 April 2016.
Ok everybody here’s the challenge! We have two games left left and in one paragraph (ok maximum two) please send me your greatest Boleyn memory and we will run a page or ten before the end of the season !. Here’s the model from Christine J Pethers of the ClaretandHugh Facebook Group @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/:” I’ve never ever […]
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Hammers route to Europe
Posted on 21 April 2016.
A top eight finish in the Premier League this season for West Ham could be enough to qualify for European football again next season. West Ham currently occupy sixth place, three points behind fifth placed Manchester United, four behind fourth placed Arsenal and five behind third placed Manchester City. Liverpool are breathing down our necks […]
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The agonsing Boleyn Farewell perfectly put!
Posted on 21 April 2016.
So we are almost at the end …just 180 minutes of football left at the Boleyn and every word you can think of, and some others, are being used to try and describe the feelings of those who will never pass through those gates again, It will leave a hole which can never truly be […]
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Irons fan lock-in is blag of a lifetime
Posted on 21 April 2016.
One West Ham supporter pulled off the blag of a lifetime after he deliberately got locked in after last night’s game. Danny Jefford claims he stayed for ages after the match ended to find himself locked in for his last game at the Boleyn ground. He then walked across the hallowed pitch and down the […]
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Sakho breaks silence
Posted on 21 April 2016.
Diafra Sakho has finally broken silence after being noticeable absent on social media for the past few weeks. Heo took to his personal twitter and instagram to send a personal message to the fans after his return to the starting line-up during yesterday’s 3-1 win over Watford. The striker posted a photo him embracing Slaven […]
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We salute Irons fan power and the Watford boss
Posted on 21 April 2016.
Our fantastic fans reached a new high last night – we all know you are the best in the land but this morning I pay humble homage to you all and indeed Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores. There had been very little publicity given, indeed CandH had been asked to spread the word about the […]
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Talk a good Game – Hammers revenge
Posted on 21 April 2016.
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WATCH: Sky Sports’ Sean Bean promo
Posted on 21 April 2016.
To celebrate 25 years of Sky Sports, we take a look back in the vault at the 1996/97 season promo, starring Sean Bean.
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Bilic: West Ham had point to prove against Watford
Posted on 20 April 2016.
The Hammers lost 2-0 at Vicarage Road in October, but dished up a dose of revenge thanks to goals from Mark Noble and Andy Carroll much to the delight of their manager
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We’ve got Pele
Posted on 20 April 2016.
James Collins showed he remains a firm favourite with the fans after they invented a new take on the Dimitri Payet Song. Supporters in the Sir Trevor Brooking lower stand sung “We’ve Pele, Ginger Pele! I just don’t think you understand. He’s Super Slavs man, he’s better than Zidane. We’ve got Ginger Pele!” The Ginger […]
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West Ham striker Andy Carroll not listening to Roy Hodgson as he continues to prove he is more than just a flavour of the month
Posted on 20 April 2016.
MARTHA KELNER AT UPTON PARK: Andy Carroll may not have been listening when Roy Hodgson compared the clamour for him to go to Euro 2016 as the ‘latest flavour of ice cream’.
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Irons v Hornets: CandH special guest ratings
Posted on 20 April 2016.
ClaretandHugh Facebook Group member Simon Perry is tonight guest match reviewer – here’s his first ever report for the site. Well done Simon! Pre-match thoughts: Strong squad – thought Moses would have started after recent performances, also thought Antonio would return to his natural position now the squad is fully fit. Post-match thoughts: It was […]
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West Ham 3-1 Watford: Mark Noble nets twice from the spot and Andy Carroll scores yet again to boost their European hopes
Posted on 20 April 2016.
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT UPTON PARK: Even the great wall of Heurelho Gomes could not stop West Ham. Four days after Watford’s goalkeeper stopped a pair of penalties from Saido Berahino.
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West Ham United 3-1 Watford
Posted on 20 April 2016.
Andy Carroll and Mark Noble help West Ham beat Watford, as Troy Deeney misses the third penalty of the game.
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Slav reveals Irons were on special Hornets mission
Posted on 20 April 2016.
Slaven Bilic admitted after the game that the Irons were on a special mission against the Hornets. After a convincing, if not entirely special 3- win, the manager explained why the match had a special significance for him and the lads. He said: “We wanted to prove to Watford that we are a much better […]
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Job done as AC and Nobes keep cool
Posted on 20 April 2016.
Irons 3 Watford 1 Andy Carroll made it six goals from six games…Mark Noble was super cool from the spot twice…and Adrian saved a spot kick at the end. On the face of it that would all seem pretty exciting yet the victory over Watford was really no more than satisfactory in a match that […]
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West Ham 3-1 Watford: Noble’s penalty double keeps Hammers in the hunt for Europe
Posted on 20 April 2016.
Slaven Bilic’s men continue to breath down Manchester United’s necks after setting a new club record for avoiding defeat on home turf, their captain profiting from reckless fouls
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Listen to West Ham LIVE
Posted on 20 April 2016.
Listen to the audio commentary of West Ham v Watford on BBC London Kick is 7.45pm http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_london West Ham have won just one of their last seven matches against Watford in all competitions (W1, D2, L4). The Hammers have won 12 of the 16 league meetings at home (D2, L2). West Ham are unbeaten in […]
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Mooro would be so pleased with last day news
Posted on 20 April 2016.
It’s a huge relief to be able to reveal that a hologram of Bobby Moore will NOT be making it’s way across the Boleyn on the final day of the season. There’s a very simple reason for this – the technology to create a walking image in these hi tech terms simply doesn’t exist. Reports […]
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Mahindra may be a Hammers magic wand
Posted on 20 April 2016.
Should Indian company Mahindra, win the naming rights for the former Olympic Stadium it could open up the massive Indian market for West Ham. India has a population of over 1.27 billion people which is growing and expected to surpass China by 2050. Star sports owns the TV rights to broadcast all the Premier League games […]
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Hammers miss out on £60m OS windfall
Posted on 20 April 2016.
Reports coming out of India, claim that American company International Management Group (IMG) were originally the front runners for the naming rights for the former Olympic Stadium. The report from www.sportskeeda.com alleges that IMG were initially approached as stadium naming partners but negotiations failed. IMG is a global leader in sports, events, media and fashion, operating […]
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Great aerial images of our new OS home
Posted on 20 April 2016.
ClaretandHugh’s Facebook follower and friend Chris Hart caught these brilliant shots of the OS on hs flight from London to the west country earlier this week. Many thanks for sending them to us Chris! Share This:
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