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By Pete Ellis Watching the teams above us panic, and the ones below squirm is amusing.  Arsenal ( for who I personally have a lot of  respect ) seem to specialize in possessing a self destruct button that goes off every season without fail, ruling them out of the running for CL and PL titles […]

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West Ham Chairman, David Sullivan appears to have confirmed the Manu Lanzini deal is now complete. ClaretandHugh announced on Saturday the deal would be sorted within and revealed week to ten days and that has now happened. During a Daily Mail interview Sullivan replied to a question about Champions League qualification: “I know it’s worth about […]

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Harry Kane emerged as the new front-runner for the Premier League Golden Boot.

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Slaven Bilic – whilst bitterly disappointed late ‘penalty that never was ‘- has half suggested the Irons only had themselves to blame for yesterday’s draw at Stamford Bridge. Our  manager has always told it as it is and usually refuses to apportion blame on officials or anything else accepting the game’s variables with common sense, […]

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Loic Remy’s name was being thrown around regularly as a Hammers target a while back – yesterday he showed  that was a bullet swerved. One eminent London website – in handing out their ratings – gave the striker a mere three points  declaring that two of those were for lacing up each boot. Remy had […]

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Andy Carroll has joined boss Slaven Bilic in admitting his disappointment at today’s result against Chelsea. Speaking to the official website he said: “It is disappointing to only come away with draw. We conceded just before half-time and then just before the end which is upsetting. “But we worked really hard and we did deserve […]

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Once again Slaven Bilic nailed it in a couple of short sentences. No arguing like some of us – no moaning. He just gets on with it and his assessment of the Irons performance against Chelsea was succinct and to the point. He simply said: “I don’t look too much at the table but what […]

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Cheik Kouyate celebrated his new five year Hammers contract with a brilliant performance at the Bridge today and stakd a claim as man of the match. And it made co chairman David Gold’s comments on his decision to sign the deal all the more special. Gold told www.whufc.com: “I am thrilled that Cheikhou Kouyate has […]

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David Gold has warned the Hammers fans to ensure they DO NOT use mobiles when trying to book tickets for the FA Cup replay against Manchester United. Problems arose this morning (Sat) when supporters tried to book tickets believing them to be on sale which was not the case. ClaretandHugh immediately received reports of the […]

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Another Saturday – another huge game against teams with great recent records. So when did we last go to Chelsea with absolutely no fear of being beaten – years and years but that’s where we find ourselves today. Chelsea will be tough even without the likes of Diego Costa but they will be equally concerned if not […]

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West Ham have tonight admitted the club has been tracking Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette but have warned fans not to get fixated on the odd one or two strikers mentioned in the media. We were told by our most senior source: “He is one of 12 we have been looking at. We scout a huge […]

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This weekend is another big game for us Hammers fans to enjoy – an away trip across the city to Stamford Bridge where we face a very unusual Chelsea team. This is quite possibly the worst season the Blues have had during the Roman empire, and is probably the start of a slow decline towards

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West Ham under 21’s beat Liverpool under 21’s in the Barclays Premier League Under 21 Cup Semi Final this evening at Rush Green. Martin Samuelson was drafted back from Peterborough for the evening.  Liverpool opened the scoring on 12 minutes with Pedro Chirivella getting the early goal. Doneil Henry equalised from close range just after the […]

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Top ClaretandHugh blogger Pete Ellis has been casting his ironic eye over the weekend events at Old Trafford and clearly can’t handle some of the stuff coming out of the Manchester United camp but finds it impossible to suppress a grin. As we all know, Sir Alex Ferguson loved a good bottle of red and […]

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West Ham will be hosting a special memorial service at the Boleyn Ground on Sunday 20 March at 10.30am to remember all those Hammers fans who sadly will not be able to join us on the journey to the Club’s new Stadium on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The service will especially commemorate all those loved […]

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Three days on and the great Dimi Payet penalty debate continues with Manchester United’s Chris Smalling offering his predictable opinion on the matter. It’s a very long time since a West Ham player attracted so much publicity which demonstrates the effect Dimi is having on the League and Cup. However, there’s not many who would disagree we […]

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It’s the worst cliche in football but it is the only one we can use after the drama of Old Trafford today: We were robbed.” ClaretandHugh chief analyst Leroy Rosenior had said in his preview  of the game the Hammers would win if there were no dodgy refereeing decisions – sadly there were and both […]

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Slaven Bilic is no moaner but he was upset with two crucial decision which cost the Hammers big time at Old Trafford this afternoon. Dimi Payet was clearly brought down in the box by Marcus Rojo but refereeMartin Atkinson allowed play to go on when it was clear the fould ha been committed. And if […]

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Listen as the panel debate Rafa Benitez’s appointment as Newcastle manager, Diego Costa’s latest indiscretion and whether another FA Cup triumph would be enough to constitute a successful season for Arsenal.

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By Hugh Southon I can’t remember a time when such a wave of belief has surrounded West Ham on a trip to Manchester United. Despite the bookies still making United favourites, virtually everybody I speak to believes this is the Irons moment and there has never been a better time to meet the old foe. […]

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West Ham are finalising a deal for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Havard Nordtveit. The Norway international was previously captain of Arsenal’s reserve team.

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ROB DRAPER: It is not just West Ham who are lucky to have Dimitri Payet. The Premier League and the football world in general have a certain Alain Payet to thank that we are enjoying his season.

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Visitors to the Stratford Reservation Centre today have been told less than 900 season tickets remain on sale for the Olympic Stadium and those are expected to sell out within days leaving tens of thousands on the priority list hopes dashed. This week, the club confirmed it has sold 8,000 Under 16 season tickets for […]

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West Ham played Arsenal at Highbury in the 1975 FA Cup Quarter Final in front of a 54,672 crowd on a muddy pitch. Alan Taylor came into the team to replace Bobby Gould and it was Taylor who scored both goals to make the Hammers the two nil winners on the day to disappoint the […]

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SAM CUNNINGHAM: The formidable striker is out of contract at Paris Saint-Germain in the summer and has admitted he is interested in a new challenge at the end of his glittering career.

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