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German coach Thomas Tuchel is today being reported as having rejected advances from West Ham to become a potential runner in a race to replace Slaven Bilic. The Hammers, however,  immediately rubbished the idea when ClaretandHugh approached its top source this afternoon (Tues). Mirror Sport revealed last month that the Hammers were already considering alternatives […]

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Mark Noble can be expected to hold onto his place on Saturday against Swansea despite Pedro Obiang having been reported ready to return from injury. Obiang has been suffering from a muscular injury but is expected to take his place in midfield – possibly at the expense of Cheik Kouyate who – apart from a […]

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Mark Noble has made it clear the team cannot give away games like the one that Andy Carroll handed Spurs on Saturday. The captain enjoyed a fine comeback against the north Londoners at the weekend and was disappointed that immediately following the Antonio injury the visitors were handed a soft opening goal. He said: “It was […]

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Manu Lanzini looks ready to make his long delayed return to action on the bench at Burnley after the international break. There have been reports that he could even be involved against Swansea at the weekend but that looks impossible despite the midfielder continuing to train well. Slaven Bilic is desperate to inject Lanzini’s pace […]

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Any hopes West Ham may have had of temping Rafa Benitez into the manager’s job have taken a dent with Newcastle reportedly attempting to woo their manager into a new deal. As ClaretandHugh revealed last night, the Irons board and Magpies owner have had a frosty relationship and such a switch would never have been […]

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Honest Joe Hart admits the lack of concentration and sloppy play is killing the team. Discussing the match against Spurs he said: “It seems that lapses in concentration are killing us. You can isolate nearly every single goal and the frustrating thing is that it’s not necessarily quality that’s beating us, it’s sloppy play and […]

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West Ham are not hunting for a new manager nor do they have a short list of names they might consider. Like it or not, Slaven Blic appears to be in place for a middle to long haul with the board remaining true to form as reluctant sackers. The idea that they will march into […]

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Big queues built-up on the bridges on Saturday due to overcrowding on bridge 5 and later on bridge 1. Security checks are now carried out on the bridges but ticket holders are encouraged to use the bridge closest to their turnstile.  Bridge 5 became the busiest bridge on Saturday with queues reaching 20 minutes. Bridge 1 […]

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West Ham are being linked with a a move for Serie A league outfit SPAL’s defender Francesco Vicari, Calciomercato.com claim the Hammers will look to raid the Italian club  after being impressed with the defender’s performances in Serie A this term. But the reality is that at this stage the Hammers are merely scouting the […]

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Former West Ham loanee striker  Simone Zaza and Jonathan Calleri have outscored West Ham in the league this season managing 7 goals between them in the La Liga to the Hammers combined six in total. Former-West Ham striker Simone Zaza looks to have turned his career around since exiting The London Stadium earlier this year, […]

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Michail Antonio will be available for the game against Burnley immediately after the international break. The Hammer of the Year limped off after 28 minutes against Spurs to be replaced by Andy Carroll – an injury which most agreed changed the game. Early fears that  Antonio had suffered a hamstring injury were shown to be […]

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Matt Law says in the Telegraph today that Swansea is a must win game if Slaven wants to keep his job. Law writes ‘Slaven Bilic knows the script. After every defeat comes a must-win game, a game which he will be told he cannot afford to lose if he wants to continue as West Ham United […]

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A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm in connection to the attack which saw six people injured, including two West Ham fans, when they were sprayed with acid near the Stratford Shopping Centre just before 8pm on Saturday. Witnesses of the horrifying crime described how a gang of men sprayed […]

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By Mick Brown Of all West Ham’s intriguing summer signings the one that really got the pulses racing was that of Javier Hernandez. Mexico’s all-time leading scorer had been a revelation at Man Utd and held one of the Premier League’s all-time best goals per minutes ratios, and in the mix with Thierry Henry, Sergio […]

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Thousands of season ticket holders were missing on Saturday as the Hammers on Spurs at the London Stadium. The London derby was a category A game with 56,988 tickets sold so technically a sell-out but thousands of seats were empty throughout the game. Sky TV cameras picked up thousands of empty white seats at kickoff […]

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There’s one question above all others from yesterday’s game which is being asked on every CandH forum and needs an answer – not that we expect to get one. How when you start a game with Chicharito as your main striker do you decide to bring on an entirely different type of striker when injury […]

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Cheik Kouyate has told the squad to stop making mistakes against very good teams but believes Michail Antonio’s injury had a big impact on the match against Spurs. He told the official site :“We started the game very well and played very good for 30 minutes but we lost Michail Antonio after that, then we […]

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Real Sociedad have revealed detailed plans of how they plan to remove their running track while continuing to use their Estadio Anoeta stadium. Work has already started this summer and over the next two seasons, they will reconstruct their stadium to remove the Athletics running track while continuing to play there. The pitch will be […]

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Dress up in claret and blue to join bike riders on Saturday 30th September to celebrate the special link between the old Boleyn ground and West Ham Cycling from the Bobby Moore statue to the club’s new London stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, you’ll be part of a mass ride, on a mainly off-road […]

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Pablo Zabaleta claims there were a lot of positives from yesterday’s game notably their attitude after the third Spurs goal. Speaking to the official site he said: “Of course, it’s a disappointing afternoon when you don’t win. It was a huge game for us, a derby, and we knew three points would take us to […]

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Artuur Masuaku was a major plus for the Irons against Spurs after his arrival on the pitch in the 73rd minute. He added the thrust and pace required down the left side and has again put Aaron Cresswell’s position under keen scrutiny again. His cross for Kouyate’s thumping header which dragged the Irons back into […]

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West Ham are this morning reported as having added German coach Thomas Tuchel (right) to that of Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri should they sack Slaven Bilic. The 44 year old Tuchel managed Borussia Dortmund for two years. In his first season at Dortmund, Tuchel led the club to the quarter-final stage of the Europs League where […]

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Slaven Bilic says he was disappointed in West Ham’s result against Spurs but not the performance insisting his team defended well, didn’t give space and showed pride to come back. In his post-match interview he said: “We are disappointed with the result. We started really well. We defended well, with shape and didn’t give them pockets […]

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Slaven Bilic says he has spoken again to Chicharito saying he started as a centre-forward but had to change after the introduction of Andy Carroll after Antonio’s injury. Again Bilic claims Chicharito was not played wide on the wing but as a striker. He admitted he is not easy to play him along side Carroll, Arnie and […]

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Slaven Bilic has told reporters post-match that it was difficult for Andy Carroll to get up to speed when he was thrown into the London derby after Michail Antonio pulled up injured. Internet rumours before the game suggested that Carroll took also took a knock in training and that was one of the reasons he […]

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Slaven Bilic denied he took a risk with Michail Antonio on Saturday but admitted he passed a fitness test. Before the game internet rumours suggested Antonio had taken a knock in training and faced a late fitness test. Another rumour suggested he was only 70% fit but would be started to see how he got […]

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