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Paul Merson has dubbed the Hammers v Saints game a 30 minute game believing the the Irons have to be winning after half an hour or find themselves deep in trouble. He believes that if they don’t have their noses in front after  30 minutes, the atmosphere inside the stadium “will be toxic.” He told Sky […]

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David Moyes has turned all the “get behind the players” spin from the Hammers media office and elsewhere on its head and told the boys on the pitch to change the mood. Not before time the manager has made it clear that the squad must be the people who sort out the issues inside the […]

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Aaron Cresswell cares about nothing but three points on Saturday. He has no other issue in his mind than that and tells the Official programme:  “As long as we get three points or we get a result, I couldn’t care less who scores, who sets the goals up or what position I play in.” He […]

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Co-chairman David Sullivan hopes a move for the Russia captain could go some way to thawing the cold war with West Ham’s fans with the club perilously close to the relegation zone.

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Quite rightly, many questions have been asked of the West Ham United board and the move to the London Stadium. We have seen the protests and whatever side of the fence anyone sits on there is surely nobody would question anybody’s right to ask the questions. Certainly not us! All the arguments have had an […]

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Fyodor Smolov is today being reported as wanting to join the Irons before the World Cup. Sky Sports claim that a  source close to the player says West Ham “can end the Cold War” by signing the Krasnodar striker. The 28-year-old scored for Russia in the country’s defeat by France in midweek and also found […]

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Take a look at Saturday’s match in total isolation to everything else going on at the bottom of the table and it looks one of those MUST WIN games. In reality of course it’s not and although I expect us to win it’s my view that a draw would be a  reasonable outcome at this […]

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Gareth Southgate has indicated that Joe Hart will be in his plans for the World Cup but that may be based on other factors than a position as No 1. Hart is currently a back up goalkeeper in the international squad with both Jack Butland and Jordan Pickford  ahead of him. However, the England manager is […]

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Julian Dicks has defended the fans right to protest as new demonstrations are planned for Saturday! The Terminator  – choosing to give an interview to The Sun – declared: “I don’t agree with the fighting, the coin throwing and the violence — but fans must be heard “They are deeply frustrated with the way things are […]

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ClaretandHugh blogger Allen Cummings has touched on the sub plot which will be played out between his former boss Mark Hughes and himself on Saturday afternoon when Southampton come calling. Arnie suffered some merciless barracking and abuse from the locals when he went back to the Potteries with the Irons last December when Hughes was […]

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Karren Brady was asked about her meeting with Sadiq Khan at the Supporters’ Advisory Board on Monday evening. Brady admitted saying “She doesn’t think the London Mayor understands how difficult the situation is but acknowledged it is not easy for him to sort out. In reality, he has got an £8m bill to move the […]

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Sir Trevor Brooking met with the West Ham Supporters’ Advisory Board chaired by Karren Brady on Monday evening at the London Stadium. Brooking addressed the meeting, first reflecting on his first hand experiences of the Burnley game describing it as a very sad day, and personally for him to be sitting in that area where […]

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Met Police have revealed they are in the dark over the organisers of two protests planned outside the London Stadium on Saturday. One protest involves a stroll from Stratford park to the Stadium at 12.30pm while another planned static demonstration tells supporters to ensemble at 1 pm at Stratford station for wait for further instructions. […]

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London mayor Sadiq Khan’s claims of a co-ordinated protest by West Ham fans during the match against Burnley have been knocked down by police. Khan – speaking at Mayor’s Question Time – had said:  “More than a dozen fights broke out in the stands between fans. 26 individuals tried to get on the pitch and 22 […]

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David Moyes watched Nigerian and Serbia at The Hive Stadium in Barnet last night as he took himself off on a personal scouting mission. All Nigeria Soccer reports hat representatives from both West Ham and Newcastle United were in attendance as Serbia ran out 2-0 winners thanks to a double from Toon striker Aleksandar Mitrovic. The […]

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David Moyes will leave decisions over the involvement of three players against Southampton until Saturday as their various ‘injury’ issues are addressed. The Irons boss will check out Manu Lanzini, Cheik Kouyate and James Collins ahead of the Southampton match with the Argentinian midfielder currently rated the most doubtful. The player has suffered a muscle […]

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Manchester City, United, West Ham and Bayern Munich have all made approaches to the Holland youth international but teenager Braaf and his family have an agreement in place with Chelsea.

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I’m not sure how many Irons players have been trotted out over recent days pleading with the fans to behave themselves on Saturday and give massive support to the team. Skipper Mark Noble is the latest to emerge doing so in what appears to be another piece of media office thinking. It’s not as though […]

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National newspaper journalist and  mega Manchester City fan Scott Loney has sent ClaretandHugh this very personal blog to remind Hammers fans their current London Stadium problems are not unique. By Scott Loney Sheikh Mansour dropped roughly £210m of his estimated £20 billion fortune when he acquired my beloved club Manchester City back in August 2008. […]

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Marko Arnautovic is on fire as the highly critical match against Southampton approaches this weekend. The club’s record signing grabbed his third goal of the international break in Austria’s 4-0 friendly international win over Luxembourg. Arnie had netted twice in Austria’s win over Slovenia on Friday and was again on target  within four minutes at […]

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  By Allen Cummings   Saturday 4th August 2012. A date now etched in this country’s sporting history. Forever remembered as Super Saturday. It was the day the Olympic Stadium, as it was known then, produced a noise and an atmosphere rarely heard before or since at any kind of sporting event in this country. The […]

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The London Stadium is forecast to lose £23m in this financial year come close to next month. Athletics is often touted as the problem but in fact represents just 50 per cent of the problem. UK Athletics pay just £35,000 per year as a maintenance fee plus a share of ticket profits on crowds larger […]

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“There needs to be a complete and utter overhaul at the club, at probably every level,” Former Hammer Tony Cottee has told Sky Sports “Can you do that now? I’m not so sure. There are eight games left. It is important that everybody sticks together, the fans, the players, the management.Everybody has to stick together […]

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Crowd safety barriers will go up on the walkway in front of the director’s box at the London Stadium before Saturday to prevent a repeat of the protest that marred the West Ham v Burnley match. One disabled season ticket holder told KUMB.com that they have been moved from their normal seat to allow the erection […]

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Mark Noble has taken the unusual step of writing an open letter to the fans opening with the words ‘Dear fellow Hammer’ as he bids to play into their passion ahead of Saturday’s game. In fairness to the club’s official site www.whufc.com it’s not a bad promotional technique as the club prepares for its biggest […]

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Way back in 2016 ClaretandHugh published this article explaining the huge difference in the amounts of money paid for the use of the London Stadium by West Ham and UK Athletics. In the light of recent events we thought it worth running again given the tensions that are apparently surfacing between the stadium owners and […]

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