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Gonzo took his young son to his frst ever Irons game yesterday and the little lad left saying: “If only we’d gone to another game.” Theat’s where we’ve got to with even the youngste among us knowing that this is about as bad as it can get – to quote skipper Mark Noble. In Gozo’s […]

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Manuel Lanzini suffered heavy bruising following a first half challenge against Southampton. The playmaker was subbed at half time to the surprise of many with Sofiane Feghouli taking his place. There were suggestions the Argentinian had been removed from the action because he wasn’t at his best but a club insider denied that to ClaretandHugh […]

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There is an overwhelming sense that we are waiting for the inevitable. The sight of and sounds coming from Slaven Bilic in his post match interview following the 3-0 defeat against Southampton was about as depressing as it gets. Prior to the match captain Mark Noble had called for what e described as “the West […]

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West Ham have lost five of their opening six Premier League games for the first time in their history. So we have officially had the worst start to any Premier League season after yesterday’s embarrassing 3-0 defeat. After scoring in the last 18 Premier League matches we failed to score a goal for the first time […]

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Sky pundit Jamie Redknapp savaged the West Ham performance against Southampton saying: “That was utterly shambolic and it could and perhaps should have been six.” And he added “It’s all well and good talking about confidence and the new stadium but the fact is the players aren’t doing their jobs. “I knew this would be […]

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The only thing more worrying than an entirely inept Irons performance over 90 minutes against Southampton was Slaven Bilic’s post match interview with Sky TV. Quite simply he looked utterly distraught and could offer no positive answers to what was a pretty gentle questioner . He started by admitting that Southampton had “deservedly won the […]

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That’s four defeats on the trot and 14 goals conceded and however much we love the manager as a bloke it has to be said: “How long can he survive?” A personal assessment would tell me that were he to lose the next  that would have to be the end regardless of the loyalty the […]

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BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson has predicted West Ham will return to winning ways today and come out on top as 2-1 winners this afternoon. Lawro writes on the BBC website: “Southampton have the lowest shot conversion rate in the Premier League, just 6.45%. Shane Long is probably most to blame for that, but Charlie Austin […]

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West Ham captain Mark Noble has pre-recorded a message to fans on Sky Sports appealing for calm amongst fans at the London Stadium today. The midfielder told Sky: “It’s a fantastic stadium but first and foremost we need to sort out the differences among ourselves there, with the fans and the club. The board are doing everything […]

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Tony Cottee believes Darren Randolph is our best keeper and should replace Adrian in tomorrow’s clash with Southamton. Here’s how ClaretandHugh Facebook group members have reacted to Cottee’s call. O He’s never et us down and Adrian looks to be out of touch after seeing eight goals go  past him in 180 minutes. Give it […]

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Chelsea have the largest amount of armchair fans in London with 33% admitting they have never seen them play in the flesh. Arsenal were second worst in the capital with 29% admitting they had never been to the Emirates. Despite 26,000 new season ticket holders and a new 57,000 capacity stadium in Stratford, 23% of […]

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Slaven Bilic has again insisted that his contract is of no importance right now but that one brick has been placed in the wall by the win over Accrington Stanley! The Hammers board have made it clear they won’t be offering anything in terms of a new deal until January at the earliest and the […]

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Alvaro Arbeloa is likely to fill in the left back  role on Sunday with Arthur Masuaka out injured for at least six weeks and Aaron Cresswell not due to return until mid October at the very earliest. The 33 year old veteran right back is said to be very comfortable on the left side and […]

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ClaretandHugh have been told that the lack of the emergency services radio system inside the London Stadium has been exaggerated and blown out of proportion in the media. We have been told the police and other emergency services can use their radios in the vast majority of the London Stadium and there are only a […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman, Karren Brady has used her football diary in The Sun newspaper to suggest the club is picked on by those jealous of the Hammers move to the London Stadium. The 47 year Baroness penned in the tabloid: “The club have been disappointed by recent defeats. We are doing everything possible to correct […]

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  Off the wall ClaretandHugh blogger Pete Ellis looks at the Irons week that was Masuaku and the Bilic sweats The curse of the West Ham United defender struck again this week. Arthur Masuaku is out for six  weeks, meaning an already nervous Bilic  is now sweating more than a 15 year old boy that’s […]

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Southampton boss Claude Puel claims he’s unworried by the threat posed from Dimi Payet. Frenchman Puel admits his countryman is a “very good player” but insists the team won’t be distracted by the free-kick specialist. He said: “It (a free-kick from Payet) would be a good opportunity for them and of course defending is important, […]

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Reece Oxford’s mum Youmna is tonight being reported as having been relegated to the stands to sit next to the away supporters at Wednesday’s EFL Cup match against Accrington Stanley. And she and her family were allegedly unimpressed their two complimentary tickets did not allow them them to watch the match in the comfort of London […]

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Dimi Payet reckons the win over Acringron has boosted the squad’s confidence and is delighted to have smashed home a wonderful free kick to win the game. Speaking on the official website he said: “It was a bit of a tricky match on Wednesday. “They played well, were well-organised and they kept their shape.“We are […]

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Tony Cottee has called for Darren Randolph to get a first team call up for the clash against Southampton on Sunday and claims in his opinion he is our No 1 keeper. TC – as anxious as everybody else at our lack of form – said: “He has never let us down. In fact he […]

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West Ham managed to do a ‘first ever’ on Wednesday night against Accrington Stanley. No, it wasn’t a great performance and yes we did get through much to everybody’s relief, but what was sad was that for the first time an Irons team failed to include a single Englishman over the 90 minutes. This was […]

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There’s only one word to describe West Ham United at the moment – EMBARRASSING! Last week’s defeat at West Bromwich Albion was shocking…awful…possibly the most heartless performance I’ ve ever seen from a team in the  claret and blue. It horrified me and there is something very very wrong with the set up at the […]

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This graphic based on Opta statistics shows Dimitri Payet remains the world’s free kick king Cristiano Ronaldo can only manage a 9% conversion rate for Real Madrid while Lionel Messi can do a little better on 11%.  Payet smashes it managing a free kick conversion rate of 17% scoring five goals from 30 free kicks […]

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Hopefully a West Ham team buoyed by that last gasp Payet inspired victory against Accrington can take some confidence into Sundays game against Southampton. We discuss who should start up front, Oxfords omission from the mid-week game and of course how we can fill the void at left back. . . . . .   […]

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