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West Ham are unlikely to be able to tempt Burnley boss Sean Dyche into the London Stadium before next summer the earliest. Dyche is at the top of a long list of candidates to take over from Slaven Bilic at the end of his contract although the possibility of a caretaker boss remains should things […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic insists he is not thinking about the rumours that persist about his future.

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Suggestions by the Sun newspaper that West Ham could be locked out of their ground or made homeless if Stadium owners E20 Stadium  LLP went bust are completely wide of the mark. The Thursday report claimed: “The Mayor of London and Newham Council will move heaven and earth to avoid the humiliation of the Hammers […]

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Manuel Lanzini has warned his West Ham team-mates they have no time to sit back and celebrate their win over Tottenham as their real test will be beating Crystal Palace on Saturday.

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Spurs are investigating after one of their own fans threw a cup of urine over West Ham away fans including women and children during Wednesday’s Carabao Cup game at Wembley stadium. Following the Hammers’ 3-2 comeback, a video emerged on social media which shows a Spurs fan filling a cup with his own Urine before […]

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It was one of those nights that only West Ham can produce – a team with the movement and passion of scarecrows in the first half who decided to put on their super hero cloaks in the second. It was unbelievable, emotion sapping stuff against Spurs at Wembley last night and here the fans respond to […]

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Match Report: Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United: Carabao Cup Round Four 26th October 2017 Spectacular Hammers Comeback Saves Defiant Bilic An incredible second-half fightback from an inspired West Ham United side defeated a flabbergasted Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium last night, to progress into The Carabao Cup Quarter-Finals for the second consecutive season. The hosts had looked unstoppable in a one-sided first period, cruising into the lead with goals …

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By Hugh Southon Why do I love our wonderful old football club? Can’t answer for you but last night summed up exactly why I have had a lifelong affair with WHUFC – all perfectly demonstrated in 90 of the most incredible minutes we’ll probably ever see. For 45  this was the Irons which so often […]

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Slaven Bilic revealed his words of inspiration that turned the game against Spurs as the dejected Hammers sat in the dressing room at half time. He said: ‘The mood was down a bit, of course, but not that down like against Brighton. The result was bad, 2-0 for them, but we played good football. OK we […]

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IAN LADYMAN AT WEMBLEY: The visitors’ cause looked hopeless at half time, after goals from Moussa Sissoko and Dele Alli put Spurs in control and on course for the last-eight of the Carabao Cup.

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A long overdue report into the London Stadium commissioned last year by the London Mayor, Sadiq Kahn will blame the ‘onerous’  99-year agreement the public body entered into with West Ham when the report is released at the beginning of November. Moore Stephens were paid £140,000 to produce an independent report on the narrative explanation of the history […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed he knew all about a players meeting hosted by Mark Noble but refused to reveal what was said. Bilic told reporters when quizzed about the meeting ” Yes, I know about that. It was yesterday, first I had a meeting with Mark [Noble] and then after that the players had one which I […]

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Adrian has made his feeling very clear on his West Ham “future” claiming that if he gets the chance he wants a move. However, he is determined to give everything to the cause should he – as expected – find himself with the sweater for tomorrow night’s League Cup clash against Spurs at Wembley. And […]

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A vast majority of West Ham fans want Slaven Boic removed as manager of the club NOW. ClaretandHugh ran a poll which resulted in the biggest vote ever with a total – so far – of 3,007 casting their votes. We offered four options on the manager’s future. A a total of 2,337 votes were […]

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Slaven Bilic confirmed in his column in the Evening Standard on Friday that his players would benefit from having the area surrounding the pitch in the colour of claret, with the club prepared to pay the estimated cost of £200,000. “We have a great stadium but we want to improve it even more though, to make it […]

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Academy boss Terry Westley has told his under 23 squad they all have a chance of forcing their way into the first team with a top performance tomorrow (Sun). Westley – like everybody else was devastated by the first team’s 3-0 defeat by Brighton – but told the youngsters: “When things like that happen there’s […]

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West Ham loanee Reece Oxford has ruled out an early return to West Ham this January saying he will remain in Germany and is only focussed on training and the chance to play. The 18-year-old did confirm he has a clause to return early but says he is not looking to activate it. “It’s true […]

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Sky Sports has announced 17 live matches in December, with both the Manchester and Merseyside derbies to be shown on one Super Sunday.

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Prince William and Kate who recently announced they are expecting the baby in April were joined by Prince Harry at London Stadium for a graduation for 150 sporting apprentices. West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady was on hand to meet and greet and show the royals around the stadium. Kate accepted personalised West Ham shirts for Prince […]

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Spurs have struggled to sell tickets for the League cup clash against West Ham next Wednesday with tens of thousands of tickets unsold. West Ham sold out their 4,800 in a matter of days with tickets only going to season ticket holders with eight or more priority points. A club insider told Claret and Hugh they […]

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Hooray, The Premier League is finally back and what a weekend of Matchday Eight action it truly was, as the City Train proved unstoppable for yet another week and our Hammers tasted late heartbreak at Turf Moor. Reds Held To Anfield Stalemate In what was arguably the weekend’s most exciting matchup on paper, there would be disappointment for audiences the World over as Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho shared the points. In …

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Winston Reid is one of the most laid back guys in the game but he makes no bones about the fact the Irons must beat Brighton. Like his fellow defender Jose Fonte there are no ifs and but about it -the south coast side have to be brushed aside on Friday night at the London […]

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We welcome new blogger Max Willow to ClaretandHugh. Max is based in Australia and has been a fantatical Hammer since the early 1960s. He is a regular contributor to the CandH forum and also writes for West Ham World. In his first blog he puts the spotlight on Pedro Obiang as he looks back at […]

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Trevor Sinclair has warned Slaven Bilic he will be making a big mistake if he decides to fine Andy Carroll for his sending off offences against Burnley. Speaking out on Twitter the former Hammers favourite claims the manager will be creating a very dangerous precedent if he decides to take such an action. But  in […]

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Some of the great things in this wonderful game happen purely by accident – ask Tony Cottee! It was the toughest luck in the world that Paul Goddard damaged his shoulder during the opening 1985-85 season opening at Birmingham at St Andrew’s and when Frankie Mac grabbed two in the next game somthing bigger and […]

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Slaven Bilic doesn’t believe there is any comparison to be made between the Turf Moor point and the way the team has performed in earlier games. And he is looking forward to Brighton and beyond with serious optimism so long as the lads can continue to play in the same way. He said: “If you are […]

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