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West Ham’s support of the top six clubs in the TV cash row that is threatening to destabilise the  Premier League   is starting to crumble. Any defection by the Hammers would come as a big blow to the clubs wanting wanting a bigger slice of overseas television rights. The Irons have always been considered as […]

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Head of Medics Gary Lewin is certainly not having an international break as he and his team continue to work hard to get the squad up to full fitness in time for Burnley. And speaking to the official site he has given an update on the position concerning key players. He reports: “These two weeks […]

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Legendary three-time World Cup winner Pele has teased West Ham fans  that he could have teamed up alongside close friend and adversary Bobby Moore in claret and blue. Pele resisted the advances of Europe’s finest clubs in the 1960s and 70s to stay with his beloved Santos, before a stint with New York Cosmos, and […]

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Slaven Bilic has been given a boost by the bloke who brought him to West Ham – former boss Harry Redknapp. Despite some screaming for his head on social media, Redknapp reckons the manager’s critics need to take a coser look at their boss’ record this season. Writing in the Daily Mail, Redknapp said: “You […]

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West Ham – having scouted SPAL defender Francesco Vicari – have now been joined by Watford who ran the rule over the centre back at a recent game. Hornets scout Paolo De Toffol looked the player over at the Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara on Sunday following a visit by Hammers scouts a few weeks […]

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The Premier League are considering an idea to show televised football on Christmas Eve and West Ham’s fixture against Newcastle could be involved.   But is that really the greatest idea in the world on a night when friends and  families are focused on kids, food, travel, presents and keeping the excitement of the big […]

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Terry Westley saw his under 23s beaten 3-0 by Villareal at Dagenham last night but was happy to see his team challenged in a different way during the Premier League International Cup. Striker Adrian Dalmau’s hat-trick killed off our youngsters but despite the scoreline we had our chances with two shots cleared off the line. […]

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Joe Hart will pass Gordon Banks when he wins his 74th cap against Slovenia at Wembley tonight. And that would put him just one behind former Arsenal keeper Dave Seaman’s appearance total. Peter Shilton is still way out in front with a massive 125 caps. Hammers No 1  keeper Hart admits  he is also still […]

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Newcastle United have been accused of making “secret” payments to agents and players including in the transfer of Demba Ba. A report in the Mirror this morning reveals the Tyneside club are fighting accusations the club   “systematically abused” the tax system. A court heard yesterday that HM Revenue and Customs are investigating striker Ba’s transfer […]

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West Ham United’s board are tonight again being reported as being  behind manager Slaven Bilic despite heavy speculation still linking him with the axe. ClaretandHugh reported several days ago that the board intended to stick with the Croat until the end of the season and now the London Evening is saying the same. The Standard […]

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Photo courtesy: Getty – contributor Sir Geoff Hurst is deeply concerned that the part Martin Peters played in in England’s World Cup triumph is being erased from his mind forever by the evil disease -Alzheimer’s . Peters played a major part in the victory over West Germany 51 years ago when between them Moore, Hurst […]

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Big signs that the Academy has sprung into something of which we can be justifiably proud have appeared during international fortnight. After promotion last season the growing list of young representatives of their various nations can be seen right across the Hammers squad. And academy director Terry Westley declared: ““The number of international call-ups for […]

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Premier League clubs have agreed to further talks over new proposals to change the way they receive money from overseas broadcasting deals. The clubs who met today to discuss the issue unanimously agreed to adjourn the meeting to allow further discussions to take place. The clubs have not rejected any proposals regarding the distribution of […]

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A big majority of West Ham fans would prefer the club to sell Andy Carroll this January rather than Diafra Sakho. Just under 50 per cent voting in a new poll want to see the Geordie gone before any of the other strikers with just over 10 per cent preferring a Sakho departure whilst 37 […]

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14-Time World Champion WWE Wrestling star Triple H has offered to give a motivation team talk to Hammers. Speaking to Sky Sports Soccer AM after the 1-0 win over Swansea Triple H said “It’s a win, last second, but a win is a win, now we hope we can capitalise on that win and make […]

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Theo Walcott has just 18 months left on his current contract and Arsenal are yet to offer him a new deal. The England International has struggled to nail down a starting spot at the Emirates this season with just three substitute appearances in the league this season, totalling 47 minutes. But according to recent media reports, […]

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Former Hammer Stuart Pearce has told Yahoo Sports he believes West Ham’s fortunes will improve as the season goes on. Pearce told the website “To start this season with three away games was not helpful, because you know what it is like, if you pick up a win in your first game, it brings confidence […]

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Media speculation has suggested that West Ham could receive multi offers in January for Andy Carroll which could reach as much as £20m. Carroll will have 18 months remaining by the next transfer window and the club could be tempted to cash in considering the 28-year-old’s injury record and high wages of £85,000 per week […]

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A Claret and Hugh poll on whether football should be played on Christmas Eve has received massive thumbs down with nearly 87% of supporters saying football should not be played the day before Christmas. With 1,274 voting, 1,108 (86.97%) said No football should not be scheduled on that day and only 166 (13.03%) said Yes they had […]

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David Gold has given a provisional thumbs up to the prospect of televised Christmas Eve football. The Premier League are considering the prospect of allowing cameras into grounds for the first time and there’s a possibility that the Hammers could be seen in action against Newcastle on the 24th. And Gold made it clear that […]

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Carlo Ancelotti has announced he intends taking a 10 month break from the game after being sacked by Bayern Munch. And that means there is no likelihood of him taking the West Ham job now – or indeed in reality – for the the 2018-19 season. His had been the first name linked to the […]

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A report claims that West Ham along with Everton, Man City, Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool are backing a change the way overseas Premier League TV money is split at a Premier League meeting in London today. Premier League boss Richard Scudamore has been lobbying clubs over the distribution of the next round of multi-billion […]

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The West Ham Supporters Club in Castle street next to land on which once stood the Boleyn Ground has shut its doors. A statement on the Hammers Social Club Website said: “It has been necessary to temporarily close our Castle Street premises in order to carry out significant and essential maintenance and refurbishment works.” “The Executive […]

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Slaven Bilic knows that he will have unhappy members of the squad as more and more players return to full fitness. Manuel Lanzini is set for a permanent place in the team and Michail Antonio will be fully over  groin injury when the international break ends. It’s a refreshing problem to know that once all are […]

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Honest Pablo Zabaleta has admitted the Hammers have a big problem – giving the ball away to cheaply. And he has declared that they musyt introduce more consistency into their game – which is certainly not an issue in his own displays. Discussing the issues surrounding the recent poor performances the right back came closer […]

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Slaven Bilic is pleased to see the international break as he bids to get the squad up to full fitness. The manager is particularly pleased that the pearl in the pack – Manu Lanzini – will be able to work his way up to  a peak ahead of the next game against Burnley. He said: “I […]

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