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Spanish radio station Taronja is reporting that a deal to sign Valencia starlet Antonio Martinez is now agreed with West Ham. The news follows similar reports from Spanish media yesterday. The reports suggested  the Hammers would pay an initial 1 million Euros which could rise to 3 million Euros on certain performance factors . Martinez has […]

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West Ham star Dimitri Payet has very much forced himself into the reckoning for France’s Euro 2016 squad with excellent performances in their friendlies against Holland and Russia.

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Cheik Kouyate appears to be a major doubt for the weekend match against Palace. The all-action midfielder missed Senegal’s 2-1 win over Niger last night with reports claiming he had bronchitis and a slight fever. It will be a blow to the Hammers, but should he miss the squad depth is such that it will […]

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There were birthday celebrations for both N’Golo Kante and Dimitri Payet who were among the goalscorers as Euro 2016 hosts France beat Russia 4-2 in Paris.

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As well as selling out season tickets at the former Olympic Stadium, West Ham has sold out each and every corporate entertainment seat at the new stadium, all 3,600 of them! The club insisted corporate members commit for three years which is scheduled to bring in around £36m of revenue over the next three years or around […]

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You don’t actually tell people they were your heroes do you but Ian Bishop most certainly was one of mine. He’s been a pal for a very long time and one of the best playmakers ever to grace the Boleyn. He’s also been a great fried to ClaretandHugh since our launch and it’s a real […]

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The Mark Noble didn’t quite follow the script. Sorry to ruin the illusion but the real life fantasy football match was finely scripted to finish in a six all thriller and then go to a penalty shoot up but the referee didn’t follow the plan by ruling Marlon Harewood’s goal offside which entirely failed to […]

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With the 54,0000 capacity of the former Olympic Stadium already sold out and the extra 6,000 seats  announced last week a certainly to sell out too, Claret and Hugh has taken a look at the possible financial windfall from ticket sales in our new 60,000 seated stadium. An estimated 8,000 seats have been sold at […]

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Several  West Ham supporters have been asking what happened to the former Hammers scheduled to make an appearance at Mark Noble’s testimonial who failed to show. Claret and Hugh understands Robert Green could not get permission from QPR to play in the testimonial whilst Paul Konchesky, also on loan to QPR from Leicester, was also unable […]

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The club’s in-house ITK has reacted to a few pre-transfer window transfer rumours with Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the top of his lost as a non starter! The insider says “Fresh reports in the last 24 hours have suggested the Hammers are close to making a move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic. My understanding is that […]

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West Ham are close to signing  Toni Martinez for £2.4 million according to reports in Spain repeated by the Daily Mail today. Martinez has starred in Valencia’s youth teams for the past few years, scoring over 100 goals in four seasons, but he’s grown tired over his lack of first-team opportunities. It is claimed the […]

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Congratulations to Sherri Hough, Linda Curtis and Annette Oliver who have each won a signed copy of David Sullivan’s new movie ‘Fall of the Krays.’ ClaretandHugh’s exclusive competition asked a simple question – what was the name of the elder brother to the twins – Reggie and Ronnie? The answer was of course Charles and the three copies […]

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Ravel Morrison has sent a heartfelt message to Mark Noble after failing to appear in the captain’s testimonial yesterday. He didn’t explain his absence but in an Instagram message said: “Was a honor to play with you & today is your day a day you deserve. “What a Great footballer & what an amazing person […]

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West Ham are in talks with Valencia over a £2.35million deal for youngster Toni Martinez. Valencia want a buy-back option for the forward who has figured for their second string this season.

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Forgive me for a few minutes – age has its downsides but that Manchester United replay tickets are officially sold out with all the problems many have experienced along the way got me thinking. Like many others out there I recall the days vividly when I queued up around the Boleyn for tickets – there […]

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WEST Ham have announced that all tickets for the  FA Cup sixth-round replay against Manchester United on Wednesday 13 April at 7pm have sold out to Season Ticket Holders and Members. The match, which will see the winners go through to face Everton at Wembley on Saturday 23 April at 5.15pm, will be screened live […]

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Former Hammer Taylor Tombides has paid a moving tribute to his late brother Dylan after scoring a deft chip during West Ham All Stars’ 5-6 defeat to West Ham XI in Mark Noble’s testimonial match on Easter Monday. His act bought a lump to the throat to the 35,000 capacity crowd as well as the […]

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Andy Carroll has made it clear the squad is targeting the Champions League. With Saturday’s game against Palace almost demanding three points as the Hammers keep up their charge AC said: “We want a top four spot. “We’ll have to concentrate game by game and see how it goes, I’m really looking forward to it, […]

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It was an afternoon of pure joy and nothing summed it up better than the amazing run by Adrian which saw him cover the length of the pitch before scoring in Mark Noble’s testimonial. And here it is in all its glory. Later of course the Spaniard missed a penalty in the shoot-out but will […]

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David Sullivan – like Slaven Bilic – would like to bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic to West Ham but nether are sure whether he could be tempted. Bilic – whilst admitting earlier he would like the 34 year old at the club – added that he didn’t believe a player of that kind was likely to join […]

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Dean Ashton’s incredible goal in Mark Noble’s made all the headlines  on the back of his amazing scissor kick in yesterday’s Upton ark festival. Talk about rolling back the years – this was as good as anything you will see any time any week on any ground at an Premier League club. And if there […]

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Billy Bonds and Joe Cole believe West Ham have every chance of qualifying for the Champions League this season.

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Mark Noble has spoken about his perfect day and his deep rooted affection for the fans after a brilliant testi monial event. Speaking to West Ham TV he said: “To be honest there are no words to describe how thankful I am of the fans. I know there were a lot of travel issues, the […]

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Exclusive David Gold summed it up perfectly when declaring: “Mark Noble’s testimonial transcended football – it was a wonderful day out for players old and new, their families and the fans. it was magical.” As another landmark event in the history of the Boleyn this was another classic as the players old and new took […]

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EXCLUSIVE Ian Bishop was thrilled to provide the assist for goal of the season qualifier from Dean Ashton in Mark Noble’s fabulous testimonial this afternoon (Mon). The great former midfielder was the oldest player on the pitch at 50 but barely looked a day older than when he was in his Hammers pomp. And speaking […]

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