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Of course we’re all bitterly disappointed. That defeat at Spurs was as hard to take as it gets. But it wasn’t all bad and here ClaretandHugh’s FB members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have their say on teh 3-2 defeat at White Hart Lane. O Bilic should not have subbed in that last 10 mins.We were in control. OYesterday […]

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Slaven Bilic admitted the Tottenham defeat was bitterly hard to take! We collapsed from the brink of a magnificent victory to a hideous defeat and Slav gave his assessment of the 96 minutes to the official site. He said: “We are extremely disappointed. We were 2-1 up with three or four minutes to go and […]

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Tottenham Hotpsur’s unbeaten run remains intact but a far more crucial fact for Mauricio Pochettino at the end of this classic encounter will be that his team’s winless streak, dating back to 2 October, has ended. Spurs dominated for long spells of this pulsating London derby but it was not until Harry Kane, the most prolific of goalscorers against local rivals, scored twice in the final two minutes that a first defeat of the season was…

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Harry Redknapp reckons Slave Bilic has named a team that can hurt Spurs at White Hart Lane tonight. Speaking on BT Sport the former Irons boss welcomed the return of Diafra Sako saying: “He (Slaven) obviously has great confidence in him and he needs him – he needs goals. “Slaven has named a very attacking […]

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See more here: Video: Slav speaks about Spurs

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Original post: Tottenham 3-2 W Ham recap

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Former Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic is reported to be a possible Hammers target should, as seems certain, Sione Zaza leave in January. The 27 year old scored eight goals for Manchester City between 2013-15 and managed six in 26 for Inter Milan last season but has so far to find the net after four […]

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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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JAMES DUTTON: After 11 games we are almost a third of the way into the Premier League season and Sportsmail have rated and slated every summer signing based on their performances so far.

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Friends of a teenager who tragically died after collapsing during a Sunday league football match last week have called for a special tribute during Spurs’ weekend clash at home to West Ham this weekend. 18 year old Spurs fan Jack Atkinson  been playing for local side Holland Football Club when he suffered a cardiac arrest […]

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West Ham are  certain to refuse requests form the London Stadium operators to pay a share of the increasing security costs affecting the stadium. Widespread newspaper reports last week suggested that the arrival of police into the stadium and the heavier costs generally could lead the stadium officials towards making the request. However, we understand […]

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Reece Oxford is close to signing a new long-term contract at West Ham, according to Sky sources. Reece is apparently is expected to put pen to paper on his new deal this week following lengthy negotiations. Contract talks between Oxford and the Hammers began earlier this year, but after rejecting the initial terms the 17 […]

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Julian Dicks – having regularly been overlooked as an international – reckons its par for the course that England bosses ignore West Ham players. He’s delighted to see Aaron Cresswell with the international squad but reckons the call up has been too long coming. He said:  “It surprised me that he  didn’t get a call-up […]

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Pedro Obiang has insisted the squad “must keep the right mentaity over the international break” and he s entirely aware of that a visit to Spurs means to the fans. Speaking to the official site he said: “We were disappointed that we could not get the victory against Stoke but we have to keep the right […]

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David Gold will be giving full backing to a safe seating proposal which will be discussed at thet Premier League meeting next Wednesday. The Hammers co chairman – speking from Portugal to ClaretandHugh a few imutes ago – made it clear the time had come for the experiment to be given the go ahead by […]

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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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Darren Randolph admits life in Adrian’s shadow is intensely frustrating but says he is not ready to seek a move or go knocking on the manager’s door. Speaking while on international duty the goalkeeper said: “There’ll be a time when it does come – I don’t think anyone wants to just sit and not play. […]

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James Collins has made it clear the Adrian error is a thing of the past and that it’s tme to get on with things again. He said: “I’ve had a long career and I’ve probably made more mistakes than anyone, so I cannot really comment on it! “I was there to get the ball and […]

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West Ham United have today released a new UK rate 03 telephone number for the club’s ticket office which will save fans up to 68p a minute. The club has explained calls to 03 numbers must count towards any inclusive minutes included in mobile, BT or other fixed line packages. The new number for fans […]

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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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West Ham have tonight confrmed that Aaron Cresswell  has been called into the senior England squad. The Hammers left-back has been rewarded for two outstanding seasons by being called into  Gareth Southgate’s squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier with Scotland and friendly international with Spain at Wembley. Speaking exclusively whufc.com, the 26-year-old said: […]

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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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Dimitri Payet has insisted he won’t close the door on leaving West Ham in the January transfer window. Featuring on a live TV interview on French channel TF1 he was asked whether he would be leaving West Ham this winter. Translated from French Payet said  “Leave West Ham this winter? I am asking myself other […]

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This will not be a headline you will be reading in the Sunday papers because it will not be considered news worthy. The Metropolitan police and operators London Stadium 185 have confirmed NO arrests were made inside or outside the stadium and there were NO incidents of notes. Met Police told us: “No arrests, No […]

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Trying to build a venue suitable for both football and athletics in east London has proved far more costly than planned and West Ham’s new home is still serving up controversy Never mind The Play That Goes Wrong , the longest running farce in London is playing in the east rather than the West End. The Olympic Stadium Mystery took another twist this past week when it emerged that not only had the overall cost of converting…

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Stoke boss Mark Hughes raised a big question about the London Stadium playing surface in his post match assessment. The Potters boss made it clear it wasn’t the best and may have gone some way towards explaining why we have looked so laborious and laboured at the place this season. Hughes said: “We felt we went […]

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