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It has been reported by Sky Sports News HQ today that West Ham are interested in bringing Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney to London Stadium this summer. Here are five reasons why it would be a fantastic move for both West Ham and Rooney… West Ham need a striker Rooney is a record breaker when […]

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Just when you though this season couldn’t get any worse, it does.  Poor results, difficulties with the new stadium, players playing out of position and several under-par performances from players, it’s fair to say 16/17 hasn’t been the best season West Ham have had. And now, just two days after the disappointing home defeat to […]

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Bilic regrets slow start Our under pressure manager Slaven Bilic rues the way in which we started yesterday’s game conceding twice in the opening 10 minutes. The Croat was speaking in his post math press conference and said “It was another Jekyll and Hyde display”. Our boss was referencing to our contrast in play between awful defending and scoring frequently on the attack. Bilic has come under a lot of pressure in recent weeks and yesterday was …

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David Sullivan has declared that after yesterday’s defeat by Leicester City “all we can do is ‘sorry’ to the supporters.” And he admits that the next few games have become vital to the season with two away from home and a third against Swansea at the London Stadium. He said: “As I have learned in my […]

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Whichever way you look at it and whatever the real reasons for the decision it is right that Mark Noble will be rested for tomorrow’s match against Leicester. He has needed it for some time and we’ve been told it’s due to injury along or the little TV outburst about fans not understanding the game. […]

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West Ham will welcome Leicester City to the London Stadium tomorrow, a team fresh off the back of a famous last 16 win over Seville. The Hammers will be hoping they can capitalize their opponent’s potential Champions League hangover. The Opponents: This will be a tough task despite West Ham’s superior league position following a fine run of form for the East Midlands outfit. Since Leicester’s controversial decision to replace Claudio Ranieri…

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has vented his “unhappiness, frustration and anger” at the growing costs of the London Stadium, which he warned would have to be “subsidised for the foreseeable future. Khan has been quoted in the London Evening Standard as saying “My unhappiness, frustration and anger is that the cost associated with the […]

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Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday’s Premier League game between West Ham United and Leicester City.

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Images of goals being scored often stay with us for years, especially the important ones. But how well can you remember who the goalscorer is if they have been blurred out in the image?

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West Ham skipper mark Noble is out of Saturday’s game against Leicester City. The club has tonight announced that the captain is struggling with inhury and won’t make it against the Foxes. In the “From the Treatment Room” column Head of Medical and Sport Science Stijn Vandenbroucke says: “Injury-wise, we will be without Mark Noble […]

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Slaven Bilic is ready for the Foxes but knows full well they are a totally different team to the one we would have met a few weeks ago. And he makes his feeling quite clear on the turnaround which reached a peak when they got a great result against Sevilla this week declaring: “I don’t […]

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Aaron Creswell may face the chop when the Hammers go into action against Leicester City on Saturday afternoon. The left back’s very average season hot the depths at Bournemouth at the weekend when he was widely panned for his worst performance since arriving at the club. Pundit Tony Gale was particularly scathing during a commentary […]

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England boss Gareth Southgate is this morning reported to be  considering an international recall for Andy Carroll. The player’s four goals in six games has put him back in the manager’s mind  and he could be joined by Michail Antonio in the next squad. A rash of injuries up front, with Tottenham’s Harry Kane, skipper […]

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West Ham skipper Mark Noble – in defence of criticism of his form this season – has explained that some fans don’t understand the game . He told Sky Sports HQ: “If I am really honest, a lot of people who now go to football don’t really understand the game. Football is a game of […]

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West Ham have confirmed that they want either Manchester City’s Pablo Zabaleta or Bacary Sagna as their permanent right back signing. Speculation has been on the go for some time that the Irons are interested in both and it seems likely that Pep Guardiola will reward only one with a new deal at respective ages […]

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West Ham had a record breaking day in the Ticket Office yesterday with over 9,360 supporters renewing their season tickets at the London Stadium for next season. The number is a new record for the club and accounts for eighteen per cent of the current fifty-two thousand season ticket holders. A club insider explained that […]

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Sixty per cent of West Ham’s 52,000 season ticket holders plan to renew their season tickets at the London Stadium following the announcement of the renew process  today with a renewal deadline of 31st May. A snap social media poll of  four hundred season ticket holders has revealed this afternoon that forty per cent of […]

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Now it’s not like ClaretandHugh to normally ask such a question but we have to wonder whether the manager has been reading these pages overnight! 🙂 For yesterday in this story http://www.claretandhugh.info/time-to-give-this-iron-real-game-time/ we pleaded the case for record signing Andre Ayew of given a run of games. The £20 million record signing has been brought on […]

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West Ham have published an official London Stadium seating for the first time to show seating banding categories. The publication coincides with the announcement of season ticket renewals with a deadline of 31st May. Season ticket holders will be able to relocate their seat subject to availability elsewhere. A new website for season ticket renewals […]

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West Ham joint chairman David Sullivan has spoken of his disappointment and frustration after the Hammers lost 3-2 in their Premier League game against AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium yesterday. And Sullivan is adamant that Slaven Bilic and his players must redouble their efforts to bounce back for the reverse against Eddie Howe’s men on the south coast. And they get the chance to do when the Hammers take on Leicester City at the London…

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West Ham co-chairman David Gold said last Wednesday “I think the majority of fans are happy with the Stadium given the alternatives and if all goes to plan it will be the biggest in London. dg” On the back on Mr Gold’s statement, Claret and Hugh ran a poll to ask West Ham supporters the very […]

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Joshua King scores a hat-trick as Bournemouth boost their Premier League survival hopes by beating West Ham.

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David Gold has told Dimitri Payet to stop “insulting the intelligence” of West Ham fans after giving yet another version of his reason for leaving West Ham. The Frenchman had initially claimed personal circumstances but has since said in a L’Equipe interview: “Our way of approaching matches, the defensive system put in place did not […]

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Sky Pundit Paul Merson has predicted a draw for West Ham this weekend against Bournemouth. Speaking on Sky Sports website Merson says: “This is a big game. Bournemouth have to win otherwise they could be in real danger. Bournemouth let in too many goals and they are now missing Tyrone Mings through suspension. He will […]

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Wembley Stadium’s official twitter account poked a little fun at West Ham joint David Gold yesterday after he claimed the London Stadium was the biggest stadium in London. Gold tweeted “Having the biggest stadium in London and second in the PL is a meaningful and valid point and we should be proud of it. dg. […]

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West Ham took a big vault into the social media world today when Slaven Bilic’s press conference ahead of the Bournemouth game was shown live on Facebook. And we received a perfect ‘broadcast’ which was great given the problems that particular medium sometimes suffers with no breaks in the transmission and sound levels perfect. Slav […]

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