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Slaven Bilic wants to add “game-changers” to his West Ham squad this summer as he attempts to mastermind a push for the top-six next season.

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West Ham is on target to exceed an eighty percent renewal rate a source close to the club have told Claret and Hugh.  Premier League clubs work on an 80/20 rule where eighty percent of current season ticket holder renew each season. However, we have been told the club are on target to exceed this […]

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Should West Ham consider selling Sofiane Feghouli over the summer transfer window or has he proved his place in the squad? French-born Algerian Feghouli started his career in France with Grenoble before he got his big move to Spanish giants Valencia in 2010. He became a key player for Valencia, scoring 30 goals in 198 […]

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Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez has won the Sky Sports Power Rankings this season.

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Antoine Griezmann is wanted by just about everybody in Europe. But Bilic insists West Ham has to be realistic about their transfer targets this summer. “We are not looking at that level, take out those,” he said. “We are not looking for the Griezmanns. We know it’s out of our range to get them. We […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady has used her football diary in the Sun Newspaper to advise Slaven Bilic that we need greater experience in defence and better consistency to move up the Premier League table next season. Her comments on experience have been seen as a big hint that the deal to bring the experienced […]

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West Ham will be loaned out teenagers Reece Oxford and Domingos Quina for next season.  18-year-old Oxford is viewed as a future West Ham skipper and has also been tipped to captain England. 17-year-old Quina played in West Ham’s Europa League qualifiers last summer and has been an unused substitute for Bilic this season. The youngster […]

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West Ham are leading the chase to sign Winston Reid’s International team mate Chris Wood, according to the Daily Mirror. The Hammers were linked with the Leeds striker back in January. The 25-year-old has gone on to score 30 goals in the Championship this season, making him the league’s top scorer, and his form has […]

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West Ham striker Andy Carroll’s stunning bicycle kick goal against Crystal Palace was no accident, according to his team-mate and the man who provided the cross, Michail Antonio.

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Terry Wesley watched his young Irons gain promotion to Premier League Division One last night with the gutsiest performance in the world and said: “The boys deserve to be praised for an outstanding season. “They’re delighted but they’re spent and they’ve given it all which shows their real character. You work with these boys every day; we […]

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Manu Lanzini is “not for sale at any price.” New reports have surfaced this morning that Everton are keen to bid for our star midfielder given the likely loss of Ross Barkley in the summer. Toffees boss Ronald Koeman is an admirer of Lanzini who has also been linked with the other merseyside outfit Liverpool […]

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According to The Mirror, Michy Batshuayi is still likely to be sold by Chelsea this summer despite his title-winning heroics. West Ham United are in the hunt for Michy Batshuayi but face competition from a duo of French clubs for his signature. The Belgium international is also on the radar of his former club Marseille […]

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West Ham United are keen to add some pace to their attacking options this summer. Without Michail Antonio, there is a lack of genuine blistering pace and the Hammers are hoping to bring in one or two forwards with plenty of speed in the summer window. One target that has popped up is Napoli’s Dries […]

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Let’s start by taking a look at some of the key statistics from yesterday’s 0-4 defeat to Liverpool at The London Stadium. Possession The possession statistics from yesterday’s embarrassing defeat at the hands of The Reds almost echoed those of our heroic 1-0 Victory over Spurs last week, but the result was to be so much different. Last week our distinct lack of keep ball was contradicted by our good performance, but yesterday afternoon our 33.2 percent…

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West Ham stand-in skipper Winston Reid wants the Hammers to be harder to beat at the London Stadium but will have to wait until next season to help Slaven Bilic’s side fulfil his ambition. The Hammers suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat at home to Liverpool yesterday to conclude an indifferent first season at the new ground after leaving the Boleyn Ground last summer to make the switch. Jurgen Klopp’s side set about…

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• Manager delighted with players after 4-0 victory at West Ham • Victory against Middlesbrough would guarantee top-four spot Jürgen Klopp insisted Liverpool have proved they can handle the pressure after a convincing win against West Ham United tightened their grip on a top-four finish. The manager hailed a “perfect afternoon” as his team defeated West Ham United 4-0 to climb to third position and within three points of securing a place in the Champions League next season…

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David Gold has attempted to settle a controversial debate among Hammers fans by explaining Slaven Bilic always has the final decision on transfers at West Ham. It’s unlikely he will be believed by all the fans but he repeated what he has told ClaretandHugh many times in a latest tweet. Many believe that David Sullivan […]

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Arsenal’s crucial clash with Sunderland will now be shown live on Sky Sports 2 on Tuesday as the battle for the top four hots up.

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Fifty years ago today a 21-year-old  clean-shaven Billy Bonds signed for West Ham United on 13th May 1967 for the princely sum of £49,500 from Carlton Athletic. The Legendary West Ham player and captain who lifted two FA Cups and made a Club record number of first team appearances hung up his boots at the […]

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West Ham will be investing over £200,000 to replace the Green Astroturf which surrounds the London Stadium pitch this summer. In a continued effort of WestHamification of our new home, the club has decided that replacing the green Astroturf will have a massive visual impact for next season and the new pitch surround will be […]

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The future of the Hammers Social club remains in limbo this week after an Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Sunday failed to come to a conclusion on its immediate future. Financial accounts for the year were rejected by the twenty plus members present and they complained there was no formal agenda or plan with regards […]

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West Ham’s passionate fans and global support helped Hammers winger Michail Antonio make his mind up on penning a new four-year deal worth £70,000-a-week, he has revealed. Antonio, 27, was a target for Premier League title shoo-ins Chelsea but yesterday signed an improved contract to stay at the London Stadium. And while he is more than happy with the general direction the club are going on the pitch…

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  It was a year ago to the day – May 10th – that West Ham United played it’s last ever game at our  legendary home of Upton Park. It resulted in a fantastic 3-2 win over Manchester United but the sheer joy and sadness of that night could be measured in virtually equal parts […]

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Michail Antonio, Chek Kouyate and Diafra Sakho are all missing from the players’ awards tonight due to medical grounds. As reported earlier Kouyate and Antonio had operations in the past 24 hours. The West Ham United Player Awards 2017, in aid of The Academy, are taking place on tonight at The InterContinental London hotel hosted by […]

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Sky Sports News are reporting that Cheikhou Kouyate will not feature for West Ham United again this season. West Ham mathematically confirmed their survival in emphatic style this weekend, beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at the London Stadium to move clear of the drop zone. Now that the Hammers’ safety is confirmed, Cheikhou Kouyate will undergo surgery […]

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West Ham co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold net wealth have been valued at over £1.5bn in the 2017 Sunday Times rich list published yesterday, a combined increase of £260m on last year’s figures. David Gold’s estimated net wealth has increased from £300m to £460m moving him up from the 350th richest man in Britain […]

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