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It was a horror show…a performance so extraordinarily bad that it was hard to find words. However, between them ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members have found quite a lot. Here’s some random views after the Irons leaked four goals before deciding to give it a go at West Brom today.   O Carry on like this, […]

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After a tedious week of negativity surrounding our new stadium, it is time to move on, starting by bringing three points back with us from the Hawthorns. I am not going to comment on much surrounding this past week but instead focus more on the game and what we can do to replicate our success against

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West Ham have sold 278,805 tickets for the first five games at the London Stadium, breaking the home attendance record three times in the process. All official football attendances are based on tickets sold rather the number of supporters through the turnstiles so the absence of the ticket trader has meant a few hundred empty […]

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Chris Allison CBE, who was the London 2012 National Olympic Security Coordinator, has been brought in following scenes of violence during West Ham’s defeat against Watford on Saturday.

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Mark Noble has called for calm following the club’s disappointing start to the 16/17 season. After the success of last season, many of us have been scratching our heads at what has been an unexpected beginning to this term. After our Europa League elimination at the hands of Astra Giurgu for the second successive season,

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Arthur Masuaku’s £6.2m transfer to West Ham this summer doesn’t appear to have been as squeaky clean as the club initially thought, as reported by MailOnline. According to the report, the club have launched an investigation into his move from Olympiacos as they are concerned they have overpaid by almost £1m for the left-back. They have

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David Gold has reaffirmed his desire to see thousands of West Ham supporters on their feet in the Olympic Stadium in designated safe standing areas. But in an exclusive interview with Blowing Bubbles Monthly the co-chairman said the club needs to show the stadium is safe and supporters aren’t being anti-social. “Don’t get me wrong,

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Although he did not get on the pitch, Hammers boss Bilic is concerned that an international call-up can have a detrimental effect on a player’s lifestyle and is keen not to let that happen to Antonio.

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David Gold is this morning celebrating his 8oth birthday and has been sent a gift for the man who has everything – a Twitter follower’s overdraft!. ClaretandHugh rang the joint chairman this morning to wish him personally the best day of his life on behalf of our followers. And in cheeky style he immediately came […]

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Shirts of opposition teams have been popping up across the London Arena prompting the club and operators to take action and ban them. Right or wrong? Hammers fans at the ClaretandHugh forum – https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ – have been responding O Never understood parents taking little Johnny to West Ham wearing a Chelsea or Man U kit…common sense […]

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Co-chairman David Gold has sent a personal goodwill message to Enner Valencia after his loan move to Everton. And he believes that the move north will give the striker the confidence shot he requires to get his career back on track. There can be no denying that the Ecuador international has become far less effective […]

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Hammers Expect Payet to Return for Watford Clash Following calls for clarity regarding the future of the talismanic Dimitri Payet after the midfielder was left out of the squad for the weekend defeat at Manchester City

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With the transfer window now shut for the year, we bring you an XI of the best loans of the summer.

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Barry Fry remains as close to the two Davids today as he was at Birmingham City where, despite being fired, the laugh-a-minute Peterborough Director of Football has maintained a long friendship with the Irons owners. He was a guest at the prestige pre-season friendly against Juventus. The Hammers always give Posh a pre-season friendly and […]

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Stadium operator will refuse entry to supporters attempting to enter the London Stadium with a club shirts or clothing associated with another rival team which is not West Ham or the specific away team we are playing that day. West Ham released a statement on WHUFC.com saying: “West Ham United have been made aware of […]

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Diafra Sakho will remain a West Ham player and will not be joining West Brom or any other team before the transfer window slams shut at 11pm. Chairman’s son Jack Sullivan speaking on a transfer deadline special radio show on Phoenix FM confirmed Sakho would be staying a Hammer and would work hard to prove West […]

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Head of Sport for the Daily Mail and West Ham fan Lee Clayton claims the Diafra Sakho move to West Brom could be back on. Clayton tweeted: “West Brom and Sakho *could* be back on #WHUFC , although the person who told also said ‘if’ six times after that. It’s an ‘if’ story.” Tony Pulis would […]

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Doneil Henry has joined Danish Superliga club AC Horsens on a season-long loan. The 23-year-old centre-half will link up with the Jutland-based club when he returns from international duty with Canada. Henry will gain more valuable first-team experience with The Yellow Danger, having previously made 93 appearances for MLS club Toronto FC and spent two spells […]

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Lyon turned down an offer of £43million of Alexandre Lacazette from West Ham this summer, according to Lyon’s owner. Sky Sports’ Journalist Kaveh Solhekol posted on his personal Twitter account today that Lyon’s owner Jean-Michael Aulas told French channel SFR Sport he had personally turned down the offer from the Hammers. “Lyon owner Jean-Michel Aulas tells […]

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West Ham’s Michail Antonio is the only uncapped player named in Sam Allardyce’s first squad since becoming England manager.

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Slaven Bilic is looking forward to putting out a very different West Ham team after the international break but praised today’s squad on their gutsy second half display at the Etihad. The West Ham boss decared: “We showed character, spirit and quality up front but the formation didn’t work in the first half. “We didn’t […]

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More complicated than the Carrick deal..

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Manu Lanzi will definitely be part of the squad for tomorrow afternoon’s clash with Manchester City but there remain doubts surrounding Dimi Payet’s fitness. Lanzini may feature from the start but given the manager’s care with returning players more likely as a sub with Gokhan Tore possibly the one to be subbed or dropped depending […]

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Slaven Bilic may again give the thumbs up to a move for Carlos Bacca – should the striker show an interest in joining the Hammers – after tonight.. The club believe entry into the Europa Cup proper tonight could have a bearing on Bacca’s attitude towards finally agreeing to come to the club. And Bilic […]

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Strange times at West Ham; so many positives, and yet so many concerns. The frustrations are nothing new, they should be worn as a badge of honour and they’ve been aired articulately by the fan base already, so I’m only going to mention them in passing. So let’s talk about the positives. It feels like

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Martin Samuelsen is likely to be sent out on loan after agreeing a new four-year contract with the club. His father Frode  has revealed that “interesting” clubs are monitoring the teenager who is already a full Norway international. The 19 year old explained: “I think it’s either going to be another loan or first team football […]

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