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David Gold today told the BBC that the Premier League is a little bit further along the road towards safe seaing following the chairmens’ meeting today. DG is a firm advocate of the introduction of sch an experiment and told the BBC:  “The Premier League took the first steps today towards safe standing. But Dan Johnson, […]

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Aaron Cresswell’s England debut has received mixed reviews from fans on social media, with some non West Ham supporters blaming the defender for allowing Spain to score two times at Wembley Stadium. Interim England manager Gareth Southgate handed Cresswell his first cap for the Three Lions after he brought the 26-year-old on for Danny Rose […]

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Slaven Bilic is thrilled to see Diafra Sakho back in contention for a place in the team on Saturday evening at Spurs declaring: ““We are delighted that he is back. “We have been missing him since the start of pre-season so it has been a very long period, but he is back now. Speaking to […]

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Well done Aaron Cresswell – the 40th Hammer to wear an England shirt. The left back got 11 minutes of action against Spain and certainly looked comfortable when replacing Tottenham Hotspur’s Danny Rose – who he could face at White Hart Lane on Saturday. No player in our squad has earned his place in the […]

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Spurs appear to be involved in a mounting injury crisis ahead of their clash against the Irons with Christian Eriksen the latest player to pick up an injury. He suffered what is being described as a minor knock during a Denmark international and joins several others fighting to make it into the weekend game. Mousa […]

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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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Darren Randolph has repeated his pledge to make life as difficult as possible for Adrian as he pursues a first team spot. Earlier this week he was in the media expressing his frustration but promising not to be knocking on the manager’s door …just yet anyway. But in a new interview he has explained his […]

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Angelo Ogbonna can’t wait for the next big test – against Spurs at White Hart Lane next weekend. The Italian reckons the vibe over last season’s clash against them at the Boleyn was one of the best he’s felt in the English game. The central defender said: “We all know the next game is a […]

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The vast majority of Irons fans do not believe Aaron Creswell will get a start in tomorrow night’s match against Scotland. Gareth Southgate has called up the Hammers left back but most of those voting in a ClaretandHugh poll believe our left back will be cold-shouldered just as our wideman Michail Antonio was before eventually […]

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Operators London Stadium 185 and West Ham United will introduce a new independent appeal process for anyone facing a stadium ban. Anyone banned from the London Stadium this season has been the result of collaboration between the Stadium Safety Officer and West Ham’s Chief Operating Officer. Once the evidence is collated a letter is sent […]

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ClaretandHugh suggested in a blog that five players – Tore, Feghouli, Zaza, Callieri and Nortveidt – would not be missed if they left in the transfer window. Here’s how members of the CandH Facebook forum @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/    responded: O I agree, i just can not see any of them improving. I dont think they have […]

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Our mate and partner Gonzo from Hammers Chat suddenly gets hit by a wicked realisation ….read on! I spoke to Hugh on the phone today and whilst discussing our striking options the realisation and full implications of our striker situation hit me full force. That we are desperate  – despite all the talk of big […]

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West Ham defender James Collins has withdrawn from the Wales squad ahead of Saturday’s World Cup Qualifier against Serbia.

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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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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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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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Slaven Bilic has made it clear that Adrian remains his No 1 goalkeeper. He reasons that the Spaniard has bailed us out many times in the past and tht it is unfair to judge keepers on one error. Here’s hw ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/  responded to the manager’s view.   O Good to cheer […]

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Michail Antonio is still smarting over the dropped points against Stoke declaring: “We made a mistake for their goal and when we get on top we need to keep it going and hold onto the lead.” Speaking to the official site he said: “There are no easy games in the Premier League and we just […]

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Adrian’s form had already come under scrutiny prior to the Stoke match, but West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has no desire to turn to Darren Randolph and will stick with his first choice.

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 Sir Trevor Brooking believes the moveto the London Stadium ‘was too good to squander.’ Despite the move having had plenty of probems Sir Trevor refuses to sway from the view that the owners made the right decision. Speaking to 5 live Sport, he said: “Yes it has it’d problems, but you can go up to […]

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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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Tony Gale appears to have changed his tune a little from the recent statement that the London Stadium  is a tinterbox. The former Hammer is acting as a pundit on one of the various streams covering the match this afternoon against Stoke. And after stating the self evident that ” the Hammers have had a […]

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London Stadium bosses have started to dish out bans and revoke season tickets of West Ham fans identified engaging in ‘anti-social behaviour’ during last week’s EFL Cup win over Chelsea.

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Join the Hammerschat lads as they discuss whether or not we can return to winning ways when Mark Hughes brings his Stoke team to the newly fortified London Stadium.  

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Dimitri Payet’s strike against Middlesbrough has been shortlisted for the Carling Goal of the Month for October. The West Ham star scored individual goal that saw him collect Winston Reid’s pass on the left touchline, beat five defenders and finish past Victor Valdes. You can vote for Payet, who has added five assists in eight […]

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I’m really not impressed by the fact that tomorrow’s opponents Stoke beat Swansea on Monday because I believe the Welsh outfit have been relegation certs since the start of the season – they are a poor side. And having had a look at the Potters I  expect Slaven Bilic to record his 20th League win […]

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