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West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

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Nolan has given a full and frank interview with the Daily Mail in which he speaks about Slaven Bilic’s chat with him before leaving West Ham, David Sullivan Junior’s cruel remarks about him, his mate Andy Carroll and his view on the whole Dimi Payet saga. On leaving West Ham and that chat with Slav: […]

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Slaven Bilic has told Dimitri Payet there is a right way and a wrong way to leave West Ham, defending his own exit as a player.

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Slaven Bilic and the West Ham squad have become Dimitri Payet’s best hope of an early escape route out of  the club. The manager’s anger with the player is such that he is  is insisting behind the scenes that the sooner the 29 year old is sold the better. And the squad too are furiously […]

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    By Pete Ellis     With news that Payet was on strike, wanted away, and on the back of two abysmal results versus City and United, you could be forgiven for thinking that this was going to be the straw that broke the camel’s back in West Ham’s season  of woe. The thought […]

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This season has become more about the issues surrounding our move to London Stadium instead of performances on the pitch.  Problems with stewarding and the stadium’s surrounding areas have been high on the list of things fans have been moaning about most since the beginning of the season, and rightly so. Fans have been demanding […]

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Payet’s giant shirt in the London Stadium was never intended to be a permanent fixture ClaretandHugh understand and its was only there by virtue he was crowned Hammer of the year. In May last year  the official club website said: “Newly-crowned Hammer of the Year Dimitri Payet is the latest West Ham United hero to adorn […]

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The Frenchman is surprised by his compatriot asking the Hammers to leave but believes having a winter window unsettles players

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Today’s fluff sat on the roof and kicked up the moss Dimitri Payet is either unavailable or up for sale, depending on which paper you read. Slaven Bilic insists, “We’re not going to sell him, not whatsoever,” but the Mirror says “it could take £30m to persuade the Hammers to sell” their wantaway forward, while the Times seems pretty sure they would let him go for a figure between £35m and £40m, well over …

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Slaven Bilic claimed yesterday that Dimi Payet had probably been tapped up. Slav told reporters “He’s probably been tapped up by some clubs or whatever,That is usual at this time of year.” Today French newspaper L’Equipe front page claims Marseille have agreed terms with the 29 year old former player which if true is in […]

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League Two Cheltenham Town sign defender Alex Pike on loan from West Ham United for the rest of the season.

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“Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer.” If you think West Ham are in trouble, look across the Thames and see how Millwall are getting on. Despite their 3-0 FA Cup home victory against Premier League side Bournemouth, trouble off the pitch has threatened the club’s existence due to the area of Bermondsey […]

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Slaven Bilic’s future appears to be very much on a two game line. The national media – like ClaretandHugh last evening – has latched onto David Sullivan’s website statement that the upcoming games against Palace and Middlesbrough are critical to the manager’s future. And CandH has learned today that there is no question that Palace must […]

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Individual errors at vital moments left West Ham on the wrong end of a 5-0 scoreline against Manchester City and Slaven Bilic looking for a hole to climb into Nowhere in English football does the manager appear more isolated than at the London Stadium. This match had a television audience of millions, a stadium attendance of tens of thousands, a matchday staff in the hundreds, a few dozen players, coaches and physios and beyond them all, standing …

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It appears Slaven Bilic and the club are extremely eager to bring Jermain Defoe back to East London this January. BBC Sport reported a couple of days ago that Sunderland had rejected an initial £6m bid for the 34-year-old but it is being widely reported that we’re ready to go back in with a bigger before […]

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EXCLUSIVE ClaretandHugh can confirm there has been definite contact between West Ham and Sunderland as the Irons move in on their prime target – Jermain Defoe. Reports arose early this afternoon that the Hammers have told the Black Cats to name their price for the 34 year old hitman who left the club in 2004…and […]

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West Ham will appeal the red card picked up by Sofiane Feghouli in the 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on Monday.

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The London Stadium will face the biggest safety test since the troubles when Chelsea visited on 26th October. There will be no repeat of the scenes when the Manchester United team coach was pelted on the corner of Green Street when it arrived late in the crowded roads around  the Boleyn Ground in May last […]

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West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph insists the Hammers’ confidence remains intact ahead of their clash with Manchester United. They were beaten 1-0 at Leicester on Saturday.

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Slaven Bilic is unlikely to change the winning lineup which started against Swansea in the 4-1 win on Boxing Day. Lanzini resumed training this week  but is someway behind and faces a late fitness test but he is unlikely to be included in the starting lineup this afternoon and won’t be risked for the full 90 […]

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Bookmakers SkyBet have Dimi Payet at 1/4 odds on to remain a Hammer after the January transfer window shuts. Chelsea are the second favourite with long odds of 7/1 to be his next club after 1st February followed by Arsenal at 10/1 and Manchester United at 12/1. PSG are 14/1 as his future club while […]

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Michail Antonio has scored more goals in 2016 (15) than Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy and Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino (14 each). Antonio scored his eighth Premier League goal of the season on Boxing day in a 4-1 demolition of Swansea City adding to the seven goals he scored last season from January this calendar year. Another […]

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West Ham have surged away from the relegation zone on the back of three straight wins, including the 4-1 demolition of Swansea on Boxing Day.

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Slaven Bilic has admitted the absence of Pedro Obiang from the Hammers team for tomorrow’s clash with Swansea is a big blow. The first half booking received by Obiang against Hull , means he will now miss the Boxing Day clash due to suspension In deeply philosophical mood the manager used an unusual turn of […]

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Mark Lawrenson is tipping the Hammers to win at Swansea on Boxing Day. The often ultra-critical BBC pundit has come in for a lot of stick from Irons fans down the years but this season appears to have changed his tune. Giving his weekly verdict on the upcoming games he said: “The Hammers have picked […]

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Valencia will reject an obligatory purchase option linked to a certain number of appearances if they take over West Ham’s loan of Simone Zaza in Januaryu it has been claimed. According to Italian  media outlet Tutto Juve,  Valencia only want to reserve a straight option at the end of the season to make Zaza’s move […]

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