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Aaron Cresswell’s England debut has received mixed reviews from fans on social media, with some non West Ham supporters blaming the defender for allowing Spain to score two times at Wembley Stadium. Interim England manager Gareth Southgate handed Cresswell his first cap for the Three Lions after he brought the 26-year-old on for Danny Rose […]

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According to Matt Law in the Daily Telegraph, Slaven Bilic’s friendship with Antonio Conte has prompted West Ham to inquire about a number of Chelsea players including promising youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Dominic Solanke. Chelsea head coach Conte and Bilic have already met each other twice this season, in the Premier League and the League […]

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West Ham United are one of England’s most established clubs. With a firm Essex fan base and working class factory roots, they represent the pure essence of the English game. The Irons, formerly The Thames Iron Works Football Club, and also famously known as The Hammers, left their Boleyn Ground home, otherwise known as Upton […]

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West Ham’s striker problems continue to dominate the agenda among the club bosses and fans with our inability to attract a 20, or even 15 a season man at the root of our current problems. The failure to bring in a goalscorer in the summer – even with an apparent willingness to pay up to […]

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David Gold has made it clear in an interview with ClaretandHugh this evening that he’s ready to press harder and harder for safe standing when the Premier League chairman meet on Thursday. Speaking excusively to this website he declared: “The world has moved on and there can be no complaints on health and safety grounds […]

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West Ham are weighing up a shock January move for Troy Deeney say reports in the Daily Mirror. The tabloid claims Hammers have Watford skipper Deeney in their sights as they renew their attempts to land a big-money striker. They point out that the Hammers tried and failed to secure one during the summer window […]

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David Sullivan has made it clear it is “very much the club’s intention” to keep Dimi Payet at West Ham for years to come. Speaking to the official website he explained how he had watched the England game against Scotland with his two sons whilst channel hopping to keep an eye on Dimi who was […]

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ClaretandHugh is pleased to bring a new blogger to its readers today – long term Iron RICHARD IAN ORAM who has a near lifetime’ love of the club. Richard lives in  Texas and says: “From the first time I went to Upton Park, they were my club.  West Ham has a culture that I’ve never witnessed anywhere […]

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ClaretandHugh attended a meeting with the Metropolitan Police football unit yesterday in Lambeth as part of a debrief about the policing and security on the night of the West Ham v Chelsea EFL Cup match. The supporter meeting arranged by Football Supporters Federation case worker, Amanda Jacks included representation from operators London Stadium 185 and […]

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Darren Randolph admits life in Adrian’s shadow is intensely frustrating but says he is not ready to seek a move or go knocking on the manager’s door. Speaking while on international duty the goalkeeper said: “There’ll be a time when it does come – I don’t think anyone wants to just sit and not play. […]

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West Ham fans have voted for talisman Dimi Payet to stay at the club. ClaretandHugh ran a poll on whether the club should sell or keep the player should what may be considered a proper offer be made by some club in January. The poll followed a controversy over an interview given by the player […]

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Former Hammers summer transfer striker target Alexandre Lacazette has scored 10 goals from 8 starts for Lyon this season in the French Ligue 1.  West Ham failed with a reported £37m bid for the in form striker over the Summer transfer window but the player refused to move to East London. His impressive statistics highlight […]

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Phil Parkes has joined ClaretandHugh to give his thoughts on all things Hammers during the international break. Yesterday he blogged that Adrian should be rested as he believes a break will help the player a lot. Today he looks at the club’s summer signing policy and where it has taken the club.   By Phil […]

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Michail Antonio is still smarting over the dropped points against Stoke declaring: “We made a mistake for their goal and when we get on top we need to keep it going and hold onto the lead.” Speaking to the official site he said: “There are no easy games in the Premier League and we just […]

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The striker, 27, ordered two Cane Corsos mastiff dogs because he feared for his family before he was targeted by armed bikers as he drove home.

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Slaven Bilic has said that Andy Carroll will be back for the game against Spurs after the international break. We all seem to have been here too many times before of course and here’s how ClaretandHugh’s Facebook group  members @www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ responded to the news after  after another toothless perforance against Stoke City today (Sat).   […]

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Andy Carroll’s ordeal at the hands of alleged gunman has remined Karren Brady of a smiliar incident she suffered when at Birmingham City. She said in her Sun column: “The incident brought back to me my terror when two men jumped my car at traffic lights in Birmingham. “One of them stood by my door […]

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David Gold has again insisted that Diafra Sakho will be back in action soon. The co chairman has been regularly questioned about the player on Twitter and has made it clear that the striker is now close to a return. However, he has now explained that the player’s injury has been “complicated” which hasn’t helped […]

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Sky Sports football pundit Paul Merson is back with another round of Premier League predictions – and this week he is going head-to-head with his son!

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Ten Premier League players are nominated for the Best Fifa Men’s Player 2016, including Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante.

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Police will deploy more officers inside the London Stadium for West Ham’s Premier League clash with Stoke City on Saturday. ecurity has been a major issue since the Hammers’ move to the ground.

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I’m really not impressed by the fact that tomorrow’s opponents Stoke beat Swansea on Monday because I believe the Welsh outfit have been relegation certs since the start of the season – they are a poor side. And having had a look at the Potters I  expect Slaven Bilic to record his 20th League win […]

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Manchester United are more likely to be relegated from the Premier League than win it, Sky Sports ‘ new Premier Predictor has revealed.

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Former bodyguards to the Queen reckon football had better start waking up to te threats footballers are going to face to their seurty. Andy Carroll excaped when two armed robbers tried to attack im in broad daylight as he drove home from training on Wednesday. Simon Morgan, Head of Operations at Trojan Consultancy, leads a team […]

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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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Mark Noble says the victory over Chelsea at the London Stadium has really made the place feel like home and can’t wait to get back there at the weekend. Speaking to the official site he said: “We have beaten Bournemouth, Sunderland and Chelsea at home and have not really struggled despite what some reports have […]

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