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West Ham will be asked to contribute to the cost of policing the London Stadium on match days according to a new media report. The Daily Mail’s sports business journalist Charlie Sale reports that the requestw ill follow the need for a vastly increased police presence at the London Stadium Our deal with the London […]

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West Ham are tracking Chelsea’s on loan teenager Tammy Abraham who is proving a goalscoring sensation at Bristol City. With class strikers so thin on the ground, the Irons scouting staff have been watching the 18 year old who has been scoring for fun with the Championship outfit Since agreeing a season long deal with […]

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We have a nominee, a Ballon d’Or nominee, I just don’t think you understand… But seriously, I’m not sure some do understand. Dimitri Payet is world class. He is without doubt our best player. He is the catalyst that the team look to. Last year, his virtuoso debut against Arsenal was the spark that ignited […]

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Two West Ham season tickets were threatened with civil arrest on Saturday at the London Stadium after an altercation with stewards when they tried to leave after being accused of swearing. One supporter asks the steward “On what grounds are you throwing us out?” The steward claims the supporter can not supply a valid ticket […]

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Andy Carroll is being targeted by two clubs in the Chinese Super League, according to the Express. Carroll has only played 90 minutes of Premier League football this season following a number of setbacks, which have delayed his return from a knee injury. And with the club clearly struggling for goals in the striker department, […]

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West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Stoke leaves the Hammers in a precarious position just above the drop zone and, with the club’s hardest period of the season just around the corner, it is time for David Gold and Sullivan to make the big decision. Although the Irons picked up league wins against Crystal Palace and […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear that Adrian remains his No 1 goalkeeper. He reasons that the Spaniard has bailed us out many times in the past and tht it is unfair to judge keepers on one error. Here’s hw ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/  responded to the manager’s view.   O Good to cheer […]

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West Ham United Independent Supporters Association – Update  The meeting was attended by about 75 people. A new interim committee was elected. A website will be up and running in a few days for people to join. A joint committee of WHUISA and the HSC was also formed to begin work of sourcing premises in […]

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The Potters are now up to 11th in the table after a seven-game winless run at the start of the season

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Ex-Hammers captain Nigel Reo Coker has pointed to the lack of British players in the team being one of the reasons behind the club’s poor start of the season. In a wide-ranging interview with the monthly magazine, which is donating all profits from this month’s issue to the Bobby Moore Fund, Reo Coker has compared […]

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The Metropolitan Police will not tolerate any misbehaviour within the London Stadium this afternoon urging fans with intent of ASB (Anti Social Behaviour) or criminal acts to stay away. Police will enter the stadium in numbers today to support the stadium operators, London Stadium 185 and stewarding company OCS responsible for over 1,000 match day […]

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With Winston Reid suspended for Stoke’s visit to the London Stadium on Saturday, Slaven Bilic will be looking to his squad to fill the void in his three-man defence. The obvious choice would be James Collins – the 33-year-old Welshman already having featured eight times in Claret and Blue this season – but what about […]

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Rumours over the last few days are suggesting Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette looks set to leave the Ligue 1 club. The only two clubs to have declared a serious interest in the past is Arsenal and West Ham. In fact, West Ham are the most serious out of the two after officially having a £30m+ bid […]

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Get the latest team news and stats ahead of the Premier League clash between West Ham United and Stoke City at the London Stadium.

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David Gold has adopted a new catchphrase as the issues at London Stadium continue to dominate the headlines. With the mood appearing to change among some media types in favour of the club and stateents from the main Irons characters limited in the extreme Gold has broken his silence. Two reports in the moring press […]

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Slaven Bilic has hailed Andy Carroll as ‘a really brave man’ following his gun-point drama escape and says the shock of his targeting will not put the West Ham striker off his injury rehabilitation.

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The West Ham striker is alleged to have been threatened by two men on motorbikes on Wednesday

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At long long last a top media voice has been raised against the ill judged criticism of West Ham’s role in the London Stadium negotiations. The Independent’s Ian Herbert insead wades into Sebastian Coe and Boris Johnson for the mess which has left our great club and it’s board being knocked from pillar to post […]

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London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has jumped on the ever rolling London Stadium bandwagon and appears ready to make as much political capital as possible over the “escalating costs.” He is calling for an investigation but at the same the Tax Payers Alliance reckons it’s wrong to blame West Ham for the issues at Stratford. Here’s […]

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Slaven Bilic is considering a move to bring Carl Jenkinson to West Ham for a third time, according to the Daily Star. The 24-year-old was sensational for us during his first loan spell at the club two seasons ago, but struggled for form under Bilic last season before seeing is campiagn tragically ended by a serious

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After numerous incidents at the London Stadium, the Hammers have made changes to the segregation plans at their new home ground

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Aaron Cresswell is feeling fine and entirely at home with a new plan. After an extended period on the sidelines followed by a suspension Cressie remains in remarkably good spirits. Talking to the official site he said: “I am enjoying the new system. It’s nice to get forward in that formation, trying to create and […]

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The Hammers are right in the middle of a striker crisis with n front man having registered on the score shet snce competitive action started. Carroll and Sakho are of cloourse both sidelined and loan signing Zaza has been about as disappointing as it gets. Jonathon Calleri has had no chance to show what he’s […]

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The Hammers disappointng defeat at Everton was taken badly by Hammers supporters. The team had started well but had little to offer when Everton stepped on the gas and Sofiane Feghouli and Simone Zaza were given the bird by fans disappointed with the summer recruits. Here’s what ClaretandHugh forum members had to say about Sunday’s […]

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Join ClaretandHugh associate editor Sean Whetstone with fellow podcast presenter John Bucci on the latest episode of the West Ham podcast called Moore Than Just A Podcast out this evening. We discuss the up and downs of the week discussing the magnificent win over Chelsea in the EFL cup before discussing the downs of the […]

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No West Ham striker has scored a goal this season despite ten league games and six  European and domestic cup games played so far.  None of the six recognised Hammers strikers have managed to find the target this season. Antonio currently leads the West Ham goal scorers this season with five, Payet and Lanzini have […]

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