An independent commission has ruled that the elbowing of Winston Reid by Aguero was a “brutal” incident that “clearly endangered the safety” of the Hammers player. Aguero earned a retrospective three-game ban for the action based on video evidence after the August 28 meeting between the two clubs. In written reasons published by the Football Association […]
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FA commission rejects Aguero’s appeal
Posted on 14 September 2016.
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Bacca’s agent: ‘Milan said No to West Ham’
Posted on 14 September 2016.
Carlos Bacca’s agent Sergio Barila claims there were a number of offers on the table in the closing days of the summer transfer window, but Milan turned them all down. He told calciomercato.it: “West Ham? In the last week of the market, many offers arrived, and not only West Ham ones. At the end Milan said no.” Barila […]
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Tearful little lad and Dad get better stadium position
Posted on 14 September 2016.
ClaretandHugh has learned that the little boy – seen so anxious and apparently worried at events unfolding during the Watford game – had only one problem…he couldn’t see the game! And the club has told us through our usual highly informed sources that he and his father have now been relocated in the Bobby Moore […]
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Segregation issue solved!
Posted on 14 September 2016.
West Ham believe the segregation issue which caused so many problems during the Watford game has been solved with an greement that six rows of seating instead of the present three will be introduced for forthcoming games. This is the first positive outcome between the club and operators as intensve talks go on to bring […]
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Video: Gonzo speaks his mind!
Posted on 14 September 2016.
Our partners Hammers Chat have rapidly become the leading video makers on the West Ham scene and we are thrilled that they have been on board with us almost from Day One. In top man Gonzo they have a gifted producer who is passionate for this club and everybody within it – proud to have […]
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Baggies await …and that’s what really matters!
Posted on 14 September 2016.
Let’s get back to the football. Like you – no doubt – I have become seriously depressed following the events of the weekend to the point where I wanted to walk away for a week, come back and be told: “All the problems have gone away.” I have changed my view on where the faults […]
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Corden wants points not rabonas
Posted on 13 September 2016.
The Irons have been criticised for signing too many attacking players over the summer and not enough defenders, and now Jamie Redknapp has had his say. Speaking to the Daily Mail, pundit Redknapp revealed what comic James Corden told him about the game, stating that he didn’t want rabonas, but wanted points instead. Redknapp attacked […]
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Ex cop’s outrage at “unbelievable” stadium security
Posted on 13 September 2016.
Ex policeman and member of the ClaretandHugh Facebook Group Brian Neil Gay cannot believe what he is seeing inside the London Stadium and pulls no punches in this brilliant blog. I have supported the Irons since the late 60s but as someone involved in frontline policing back in the 80s and 90s including policing numerous […]
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“I was for this move but am so disappointed”
Posted on 13 September 2016.
Ok let’s get down to business beause there is too much going on to play games anymore! So much has been made of the standing/sitting issue that bigger problems are disappearing off the radar and given the dangers involved that is not on. ClaretandHugh Facebook Group member Marion Boswell has detailed her anxieties and […]
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Criminologist calls for paramilitary policing at OS
Posted on 12 September 2016.
A former criminologist told talkSPORT today there should be a kind of paramilitary policing presence because of the perimeters and the concourse at the London Stadium when West Ham play Spurs, Chelsea or Millwall. The Spurs fan who claimed to an expert in crime prevention who used to lecture on football hooliganism claimed that violence will continue if the club […]
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Hammers launch probe into Masuaku transfer
Posted on 12 September 2016.
West Ham have launched an investigation into the £6.2million transfer that saw Arthur Masuaku move to the club from Greek champions Olympiacos in the summer claim the Daily Mail. The paper claims the club are trying to ascertain whether someone has been paid who was not declared on the official transfer document. An investigator has been charged […]
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Mystery of the London Stadium Family section
Posted on 12 September 2016.
Among the pages and pages of media reports on Saturday’s stadium troubles was one quote in the Guardian which caught our eye this evening. The Guardian claimed “A West Ham spokesman said the London Stadium did have a family section, with two blocks reserved in the Bobby Moore stand, and thus complied with Premier League […]
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Noble admits faults
Posted on 12 September 2016.
Mark Noble has made it clear heads must not go down in the Hammers camp after the defeat by Watford. And he has called on the players to make sure they keep going hard and repay the fans for the weekend. Noble told the official site: “That is the best we have played for a […]
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London Stadium Steward tells all
Posted on 12 September 2016.
Guest post from a former West Ham steward now working at the London Stadium for OCS who has asked to remain anonymous. “I’ve read on your site lots of stories about how bad the stewarding is and although most complaints are justified I feel that the Stewards who did come over from Upton Park are […]
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Irons reaping what they have sown!
Posted on 12 September 2016.
CandH blogger Rich Sprent gives his views on the stand/sit issue and argues the problem goes back 20 years and that the club is reaping what it has sown. Yes, you really do reap what you sow. The club HAS to take responsibility of 20 years of ‘turning a blind eye’ flouting […]
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Hammers push for police presence
Posted on 12 September 2016.
West Ham are as angry with the way the London Stadium is being run as the fans and will today ramp up the pressure for big and radical changes. The Hammers want a police presence at the stadium but it’s up to the operator to take that option. As tenants, the Irons can only suggest […]
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Stadium operator releases statement
Posted on 12 September 2016.
Stadium Operators, London Stadium 185 have released a statement following events on Saturday: “London Stadium have identified a number of supporters involved in incidents of disorder during Saturday’s Premier League match between West Ham United and Watford. Our stewards and response teams were called to address isolated instances of violent confrontation which resulted in ten supporters […]
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Gonzo explains how it all kicked off
Posted on 11 September 2016.
I don’t write much, I’m not very good at it and quite frankly find it far easier to stand in front of a camera and give my opinion. However after speaking to Hugh on the phone this morning he was quite keen that I share with the C&H readers my experience of yesterday which saw Watford […]
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Boleyn Memorial gardens left in sorry state
Posted on 11 September 2016.
One West Ham supporter has alerted us to sorry state of the West Ham memorial garden at the Boleyn Ground in Green Street. These pictures below shown the quick state of disrepair of the garden within the old players car park and the images have angered many whose loved ones are remembered there. One fan […]
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Chief steward blows whistle
Posted on 11 September 2016.
A West Ham chief steward with 24 years of experience has described yesterday’s management of stewarding as a disgrace and a shambles. Writing on his personal twitter account she wrote: “Yesterday at West Ham, It was an absolute disgrace. In my 24 years as a steward I have never seen such a shambles from the new […]
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Stadium violence – your views
Posted on 11 September 2016.
West Ham’s name is being dragged through the mud again. The issues inside the Olympic Stadium grow from game to game and here members of the ClaretandHugh Facebook Group @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have their say. O Not allowing the police in the stadium is a joke, no one listens to stewards. there has to be a problem […]
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Policing at London Stadium explained
Posted on 11 September 2016.
London clubs pay very little to the Metropolitan Police for policing with their stadia and police need to be invited in before they will attend any football match. Under a freedom of information request for last season the Met revealed Chelsea paid the most of the London clubs at £94,388, Spurs paid £38,568, Arsenal paid […]
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The bad old days are returning – deal with it WHUFC
Posted on 11 September 2016.
Here’s the first headline I saw this morning: WATCH WEST HAM FANS FIGHT AMONG THEMSELVES IN DISGRACEFUL SCENES AT THE LONDON STADIUM. Beaten 4-2 in a game we were universally expected to win, 17th in the League, fighting in the stadium because of a lack of segregation and the standing issue rumbling on. Players under-performing…two […]
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Video: Payet’s incredible assist
Posted on 11 September 2016.
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Video: West Ham v Watford | Reaction
Posted on 10 September 2016.
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Club comdemns violence and promises steward review
Posted on 10 September 2016.
West Ham has released a statement condemning violence and promising a full review of stewarding and security. The statement on WHUFC.com reads: West Ham United unreservedly condemn the behaviour of the individuals involved in incidents during today’s fixture against Watford.While these isolated incidents were quickly brought under control, this behaviour has no place in football […]
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