Footballers are renowned for loving a spot of fishing and while Andy Carroll would much rather be with England at Euro 2016 this summer, he is not dwelling on being allowed to slip through the net.
Posted on 08 June 2016.
Footballers are renowned for loving a spot of fishing and while Andy Carroll would much rather be with England at Euro 2016 this summer, he is not dwelling on being allowed to slip through the net.
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Posted on 07 June 2016.
West Ham United have issued the Club’s official retained List of players at the end of the 2015/16 season. As expected, Joey O’Brien will be released when his contract expires on 30th June after five years as a loyal Hammer. The full-back joined on a free transfer in summer 2011 under former manager Sam Allardyce. […]
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Posted on 07 June 2016.
West Ham will only listen to offerf for Diafra Sakho should they start at around the £15 million mark. And with the club also being ready to allow Enner Valencia to move on they could be looking for two strikers this summer rather than the one. Sakho is highly regarded by Slaven Bilic but the […]
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Posted on 06 June 2016.
The fabulous West Ham App – launched by ClaretandHugh’s partners Hammers Chat and upon which we provide the news service has stormed into the weekly top free apps chart at No 34. Ony launcheda few days ago it is the only five star app in th top 50 and way ahead of the Barcelona and […]
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Posted on 05 June 2016.
A document claiming to show the fixtures for the new Premier League season emerged on Twitter this evening. ClaretandHugh cannot confirm the details contained withn https://www.docdroid.net/syClcJY/premier-league-fixture-list-2016-17.pdf.html. However, we are bringing it to your attention as a matter of course given that it has now entered the public domain. Share This:
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Posted on 05 June 2016.
It seems that Sky Sports are refusing to give up on their Diafra Sakho to Sunderland for £11 million story despite West Ham revealing the bid is entirely unacceptable. Sky have today new spin to the tale claiming the player wants a swift resolution on his future amid the speculation. Well, given the story was started […]
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Posted on 04 June 2016.
West Ham summer target Jamie Vardy could reportedly become an Arsenal player within the next 24 hours if paper reports are to be believed. Last night, it emerged that negotiations with the 29-year-old were being fast-tracked after the Gunners triggered the release clause in his contract. According to the Daily Mail, talks have progressed at […]
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Posted on 04 June 2016.
Sources close to West Ham say they have put in a bid for a winger and are patiently waiting for an answer after the player returns from a holiday in Dubai. The player in question could well be Marseille winger Georges-Kévin N’Koudou linked by the Guardian in a report this morning. Manchester United, Liverpool and […]
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Posted on 04 June 2016.
Exclusive West Ham co chairman Davd Sullivan is a huge fight fan – a love developed in his very eariest years – and today he has spoken exclusively to ClaretandHugh of his memories of ‘The Greatest’ – Muhammad Ali. We are grateful to David for taking the time to add his memories of a man […]
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Posted on 02 June 2016.
Despite continuing rumours suggesting that both Diafra Sakho and James Tomkins are fancied by Sunderland, there has been “absolutely no contact” between the Hammers and Black Cats. The local newspaper – the Northern Echo is again linking Sak strongly with a Sam Allardyce reunion which given the atmosphre beteen the pair seems odd in the […]
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Posted on 01 June 2016.
Leading French daily L’Equipe has paid Dimi Payet the ultimate compliment by comparing the brilliant Irons midfield ace with Ziedine Zidane. The ‘paper having made the case said: ” ‘When you score one, then two, then three, the crowd expect that you score every time.’ Dimi may now be the most-feared deadball specialist from any nation going […]
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Posted on 01 June 2016.
Local Newham residents have started a petition to Newham mayor, Sir Robin Wales asking for the World Cup sculpture containing Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst to be left on the corner of Green Street and Barking Road. The petition by Cecilia Welsh says: “We request that the World Cup Sculpture/Bobby Moore statue stays where […]
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Posted on 31 May 2016.
We always do our best to get there first and this is a taste of things to come later this evening. Our partners Hammers Chat have been passed some exclusive pics which will be formed into a new video for publication ONLY ON CLARETANDHUGH hopefully later this evening. They will show the progress being made […]
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Posted on 31 May 2016.
He’s already got a reputation as a free-kick specialist, and West Ham United and France star Dimitri Payet has admitted fans now expect him to score with every set-piece he takes.
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Posted on 30 May 2016.
Anyone else notice that the usual European bargains are a thing of the past due to the money we’ve all recieved this Summer? Basically when any PL team enquires for a player on mainland Europe the price instantly goes up a good 5-10 Million. It doesn’t matter who either, whether it be Man City or Bournemouth the price goes up. So in fact this cash has been a right pain in the arse, so hard decisions…
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Posted on 30 May 2016.
Agent Barry Silkman has furiously denied that he has ever claimed Juventus midfielder Roberto Pereyra is the subject of a £10.8 million bid from West Ham. The “story” appeared on Twitter earlier today (Mon) where it was declared: “BREAKING: Football agent Barry Silkman says West Ham have made a £10.8m bid for Roberto Pereyra of […]
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Posted on 30 May 2016.
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Posted on 30 May 2016.
Claret and Hugh understands that 138 West Ham stewards from the Boleyn Ground are registered to carry on working at the former Olympic Stadium, 53 of whom are already working at the new Stadium stewarding previous non-football events. While some stewards have opted not to transfer when they were told that their location within the […]
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Posted on 30 May 2016.
Sky Sports News HQ will be reviewing the 2015/16 football season from top to bottom throughout the day on Tuesday.
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Posted on 29 May 2016.
ICYMI: Big Sam dancing in Marbella yesterday. Bellyful of gravy. A dream come true. (thanks @ChrisMcCrory18) pic.twitter.com/3DdDR7eVcm — Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 29, 2016 Share This:
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Posted on 28 May 2016.
Dimi Payet has poured cold water over suggestions that he could be on his way from West Ham declaring: ” “Journalists have placed me everywhere! But I currently have no contact [with other clubs] and I signed a very long contract with West Ham. It is very likely that I’ll still be here next season.” Payet […]
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Posted on 27 May 2016.
Roma have shown an interest in reprted West Ham target – Newcastle forward Georginio Wijnaldum. Hs agent Humphrey Nijman, told RomaNews: ‘Wijnaldum’s situation right now is very simple. Newcastle have been relegated to the second division, so now the player has to think about his future. The Holland international – who cost Newcastle £14.5 million – […]
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Posted on 26 May 2016.
ClaretandHugh has learned that West Ham did an extraordinary piece of business in convncing midfielder Havard Nordtveit to join the club on wages of around £35k a week. The former Borussia Moenchengladbach man joins the club on July 1 with the Hammers reportedly beating off off competition from several top European outfits to land their man. Nordtveit, 25, […]
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Posted on 26 May 2016.
West Ham’s hopes of landing top players this summer are being handicapped by the massive influx of TV money next year. The club has admitted through Jack Sullivan’s twitter account that they are struggling to find value for money in the market place. With, for example, around £100 million available to the bottom placed club […]
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Posted on 25 May 2016.
West Ham has confirmed the signing of Chelsea youth attacking midfielder, Domingos Quina. The official site says the exciting former Benfica schoolboy will report to the Hammers in July, having recently been crowned a UEFA European U17 champion, with West Ham beating some of Europe’s leading sides to the 16-year-old’s signature. The 16-year-old midfielder signed after […]
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Posted on 25 May 2016.
West Ham season ticket holder Mark Gevaux, better known as the Rib Man for his succulent baby-back pork-rib meat stuffed into floury buns and topped with a lava-like splodge of his own hot sauce has moved to Stratford ahead of West Ham’s move to the Olympic Stadium. Nicknamed the “godfather of street food”, Gevaux spent […]
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