West Ham play three back to back away games in the remainder of November before facing Arsenal at home in the London Stadium at the beginning of December. The away action starts this weekend at White Lane Hart where West Ham sold out their 2,300 allocation within an hour. Following this Saturday’s match against Spurs […]
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West Ham Away, Away, Away
Posted on 14 November 2016.
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Magnusson says “tear it down and start again”
Posted on 13 November 2016.
Former West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson believes the London Stadium is a disaster and needs to be torn down and rebuilt! Talking to the Sun he said: “You cannot build an Olympic stadium and then make it a football stadium. You begin with football in mind. What we have now is a mess, the stadium is […]
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Mixed fortunes for Hammers internationals
Posted on 13 November 2016.
Our four international representatives enjoyed mixed fortunes in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying yesterday. Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Darren Randolph and Italy striker Simone Zaza – were both victorious. However, Senegal’s Cheikhou Kouyate and Algeria winger Sofiane Feghouli were on the losing side in their respective qualifiers. Randolph was again impressive keeping a clean sheet […]
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Big wage release as duo head for door
Posted on 12 November 2016.
The imminent release of Gokhan Tore and Simone Zaza is set to release a big wage bonus with which the Irons can play in the January window. Tore’s farwell now looks nailed on with the Hammers surrendering the £2.5 million loan fee in favour of a £40k a week salary saving and Zaza all but […]
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Zaza agent welcomes Napoli interest
Posted on 11 November 2016.
The Italy international striker has struggled in the Premier League, which is like “another world”, and his father says that he would be open to reported interest from Serie A
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West Ham v Chelsea debriefing
Posted on 10 November 2016.
ClaretandHugh attended a meeting with the Metropolitan Police football unit yesterday in Lambeth as part of a debrief about the policing and security on the night of the West Ham v Chelsea EFL Cup match. The supporter meeting arranged by Football Supporters Federation case worker, Amanda Jacks included representation from operators London Stadium 185 and […]
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The ‘real’ Premier League table: Liverpool top, Burnley fourth, West Ham bottom | Simon Burnton
Posted on 08 November 2016.
Some teams have had harder starts, some spent more money, some sneaked results they never should have. We crunch the key numbers to produce the Premier League table of justice Liverpool fans are no doubt finding the Premier League table extremely attractive but the truth is that at this stage of the season it remains deeply flawed, skewed as it still is towards teams that have had favourable fixtures and …
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Poll: Dimi Payet Sell or Keep?
Posted on 08 November 2016.
West Ham are being accused of having become a one man team – too reliant on Dimi Payet! The player has left his future open in a recent interview on French TV so do you believe we should cash in if the right offer is made or continue to build the team around him. Should […]
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Hammers linked to Chelsea midfielder
Posted on 08 November 2016.
The Irons may be ready to make a move for Cesc Fabregas in the January window. The former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder has only appeared once for Chelsea this season and the south west London outfit are now reportedly ready to let him leave Stamford Bridge. This story has clearly gathered pace with the much […]
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Aaron Cresswell called up by Gareth Southgate as Danny Drinkwater pulls out of England squad with injury
Posted on 07 November 2016.
Aaron Cresswell has been handed his first England call-up after Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater withdrew due to injury. Cresswell has impressed since joining West Ham in 2014.
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£20m bid incoming, but West Ham must not consider selling star
Posted on 07 November 2016.
Andy Carroll is being targeted by two clubs in the Chinese Super League, according to the Express. Carroll has only played 90 minutes of Premier League football this season following a number of setbacks, which have delayed his return from a knee injury. And with the club clearly struggling for goals in the striker department, […]
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West Ham United Independent Supporters Association
Posted on 07 November 2016.
West Ham United Independent Supporters Association – Update The meeting was attended by about 75 people. A new interim committee was elected. A website will be up and running in a few days for people to join. A joint committee of WHUISA and the HSC was also formed to begin work of sourcing premises in […]
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Exclusive: Parkes passes his Adrian judgement
Posted on 07 November 2016.
Hammers goalkeeping hero Phil Parkes has joined ClaretandHugh for a series of blogs as we enter the international break.Phil remains an Iron to his backbone but called it a day on attending matches when the club left the Boleyn believing it could never be the same for him again. However, he’s been keeping up with […]
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Fans verdict: Sterile stadum… poor performance
Posted on 06 November 2016.
West Ham revisited the bad old days against Stoke City, after recent performances and here the members at the ClaretandHugh Facebook forum deliver their verdict: – Time to give Randolph a chance. I’m sick and tired of Adrian being untouchable. Obiang and Antonio played well. Can’t say same about others. – Obiang did OK. He […]
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Carroll linked with move to China
Posted on 06 November 2016.
Andy Carroll is set for a £300,000 a week move to China this January transfer window reports the Sunday Express this morning. The West Ham striker has only managed four appearances this season because of a knee injury and the tabloid claims Slaven Bilic is ready to cut his losses. Carroll, 27, has scored 23 […]
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Stoke and Bojan Krkic deny West Ham victory as home troubles continue
Posted on 05 November 2016.
Many criticisms have been levelled against the London Stadium since West Ham made it their home in the summer and this weekend was no different. The latest problem? The pitch is too slow. After crowd violence and trouble with segregation, stewarding and fans who refuse to sit down, the Hammers were able to enjoy a relatively calm afternoon off the pitch on Saturday. Extra stewards and police in the ground for the first time maintained a controlled atmosphere. Related…
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West Ham 1-1 Stoke City: Bojan denies Hammers victory
Posted on 05 November 2016.
Slaven Bilic’s side looked to be heading for victory when Michail Antonio headed them in front but a mistake from their goalkeeper allowed the Potters to rescue a point
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Manager reveals system for Stoke clash
Posted on 05 November 2016.
Slaven Bilic will not desert his three at the back system today against Stoke despite the absence of Winston Reid who has been awesome since the change was made. Instead who looks set to being in James Collins alongside Cheik Kouyate, away from his usual midfield role, and Angelo Ogbonna. Slav said: ‘Winston has been excellent, […]
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Stoke “quite comfortable” over LS security
Posted on 05 November 2016.
Here we are on matchday and still talking about the issues that have bedevilled the London Stadium. This time it’s Mark Hughes claiming he thinks Stoke are “quite comfortable” with the arrangements being made as police prepare to enter the stadium for the first time. The visitors had expressed concerns over the security immediately following the […]
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3-5-2, two strikers: The changes West Ham must make to beat Stoke
Posted on 04 November 2016.
Following the disappointing loss to Everton, we are once again faced with the continuing challenge of goal scoring. We did have some good chances in the first 25 minutes or so, but failed to convert. From this moment, our midfield five lost its shape, players suddenly appeared static and we were reduced to pushing vertical […]
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Hammers need Brit backbone
Posted on 04 November 2016.
Ex-Hammers captain Nigel Reo Coker has pointed to the lack of British players in the team being one of the […]
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London Stadium safety officer resigned over fears
Posted on 04 November 2016.
The designated safety officer of the London Stadium resigned back in May this year after becoming deeply concerned about the retractable seating and its impact on the structure of the ground’s lower tier, the Guardian have reported. Chris Baker, an experienced, career stadium safety officer, is understood to have resigned shortly before the concert by […]
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Carroll return date finally revealed
Posted on 04 November 2016.
At last we have a return date for Andy Carroll. Andy hasn’t managed to start a game this season and the ongoing saga of his and Dafra Sakho’s absence has contributed to many column inches both on this site and elsewhere. But finally it seems the long wait is coming to an end and unless […]
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We’re not going there to take pictures – Hughes on West Ham trip
Posted on 03 November 2016.
Stoke City visit a new ground on Saturday, but Mark Hughes insists his side are not going to London Stadium to act as tourists.
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DG sends a London Stadium message
Posted on 03 November 2016.
David Gold has adopted a new catchphrase as the issues at London Stadium continue to dominate the headlines. With the mood appearing to change among some media types in favour of the club and stateents from the main Irons characters limited in the extreme Gold has broken his silence. Two reports in the moring press […]
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Slav predicts goals are on the way
Posted on 03 November 2016.
For all his disappointment the team aren’t scoring goals, manager Slaven Bilic is delighted the team are making chances. Seaking at his morning presser the boss said: ” I would rather have us creating chances and waiting for a moment to convert them than not create them at all. We are disappointed with the Everton result […]
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