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Manu Lanzini’s contract talks could start as soon as January or go on the end of season agenda. Newspaper reports have been inaccurately claiming the little midfielder is either in negotiations with the club or is about to be. The Hammers are ready to offer a new deal but there’s no hurry from club or […]

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By Nuno Moreira de Almeida reporting from Lisbon for CandH Sporting Clube de Portugal’s president Bruno Carvahlo last night gave a two hour interview to the club’s TV channel, – a decision which may not have been the wisest of his career. He waded into some controversial issues which included the William Carvalho affair in a […]

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In times like these it is perhaps as well to remember some West Ham history and ask: “Should I be this wound up given what’s gone before at this club?” The last few days have been intense and social media makes things feel so much worse – we live with it or choose to turn […]

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Iain Dale from West Ham Till I Die joins the Moore Than Just A Podcast crew of Sean Whetstone, John Bucci and Nigel Kahn for a one off emergency one-hour podcast to discuss the problems and melt down that have set our beloved club in recent weeks. The lads give their personal opinions on who is […]

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Manu Lanzini’s knee problem will today be examined by Gary Lewin’s medical staff after the midfielder’s return from the Argentine yesterday. The player was eventually forced to travel to South America at the insistence of his international bosses who wanted to check out that the injury was “real.” It recalls the days when Diafra Sakho […]

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The club made a point to release a video on Facebook yesterday of players not on International duty training hard at Rush Green.  Ogbonna, Sakho, Noble, Carroll, Collins, Adrian, Byram, Antonio,  Reid and Zabaleta were all featured in the video. Marko Arnautovic (Austria), Andre Ayew (Ghana), Chicharito (Mexico),  Conor Coventry (Republic of Ireland U19), Aaron Cresswell […]

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Speaking to the French magazine So Foot Dimitri Payet says that Bilic managed him like a father but the real reason why he left was West Ham’s objective differed from the previous season and he feared for his career. Payet said: “He managed me like a father. We spoke every day. He quickly understood how I worked. […]

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West Ham have registered twenty-two places from a maximum of twenty-five in their first-team squad. Players under the age of twenty one do not require registration. Despite the transfer window closing last Thursday there are still a number of free agents which could be signed by the Hammers to fill those three remaining spaces should there […]

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Portuguese website O Jogo claims that Sporting Lisbon never received a bid equalling or in excess of William Carvalho which seems in direct contradiction to comments made by Bruno de Carvalho and his communication director last week. The report says the president of Sporting, Bruno de Carvalho, called William Carvalho following the collapse of the […]

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Former West Ham and England striker Dean Ashton has revealed that he tried to forget about being a footballer altogether after his career was ended by injury. In an interview marking nine years since his last appearance for the club, West Ham’s former record signing told Blowing Bubbles magazine that total shutdown was the only […]

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These are  troubled times at the old club but those who have been on the dark side for a few years or more will probably be muttering “What’s new?” Let’s focus on something else briefly, let’s look at a player who for me is – as he was in difficult times last season – a […]

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Aaron Cresswell wants to help stop the intense speculation around Slaven Bilic’s job and knows how big the game against Huddersfield has become. The left back admits it is “massive” declaring that three defeats on the spin is simply not good enough. And speaking to talkSPORT he said: “It’s our first home game and we really […]

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  Ok, let’s all take a break for a few minutes and remember why we are all Hammers. Nigel Kahn – producer of Mock the WHUFC Week – has put it perfectly in the video here as he time travels over the years of West Ham history. This video takes us from the beginning of […]

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Edimilson Fernandes has suffered an injury while on International duty with Switzerland U21’s. Rumours circulated social media that he had broken his foot and was currently in hospital but club sources have played down the severity of his injury. A club source told Claret and Hugh this afternoon that they are still awaiting the results of various medical […]

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Phil Parkes has regularly said that the move from the Boleyn to Stratford was a bad idea and nothing he has seen since has changed his mind. And speaking to ClaretandHugh in discussing the massive unrest towards the board, he has made it clear he believes it’s that which lies  at the heart of the […]

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West Ham’s version of transfer events has been called into question twice this week. Sporting Lisbon questioned David Sullivan’s statement on the West Ham official website by claiming they had never received a formal bid from the Hammers and today a French newspaper claimed West Ham agreed on a deal with Rennes for Sakho only […]

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After fever pitch speculation that Rafa Benitez could take over as West Ham manager as early as October, media reports produced a U turn suggesting he has committed himself to Newcastle until the end of the season. Last week the Telegraph claimed Benitez has been left disillusioned by the blatant lack of ambition this summer and his […]

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Roberto Mancini has emerged as a front runner to replace Slaven Bilic as West Ham manager, should results not improve significantly says the London Evening Standard. The Zenit St Petersburg boss is the bookies second favourite behind Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez if West Ham decide to make a change says the London paper. Normally we would […]

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It really does seem to be open season on the West Ham board at the moment. The latest revelation coming out of France today is that West Ham initially agreed to let Diafra Sakho go only to change their minds later. French newspaper L’Equipe reports that Rennes believed a transfer was on the way, which they […]

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West Ham United legend Tony Cottee has been lined up to give London Stadium tours in September. On Sunday 24th September, supporters can enjoy a tour of London Stadium led by the former West Ham striker. Cottee netted some 146 goals in two spells through the 1980s and 1990s for the Hammers, including that famous […]

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West Ham are set to have the entire squad fit for the clash with Huddersfield – although Marko Arnautovic will serve out the last game of his suspension. And that could see Slaven Bilic  put out the strongest West Ham team we have seen in months and months. ClaretandHugh has learned that both Winston Reid […]

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Andre Ayew could be missing from the Irons team which takes on Huddersfield next Monday night. The Ghana international’s run of poor form continued against the Congo in a World Cup qualifier last week – a performance that was widely condemned by supporters of his nation on Twitter. Ayew was taken off with 25 minutes […]

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Andy Carroll is  confidently predicted to be in the squad which meets Huddersfield Town on next Monday evening. And that is causing alarm bells to ring in Yorkshire where one local paper made a lead story of his likely return this morning. Carroll has now been missing for months with a recurring thigh injury but […]

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Nuno Almeida is a Lisbon-born blogger, a top ClaretandHugh Facebook Forum member and a passionate football man. A Sporting Clube de Portugal fan and member since the day he was born 🙂 he is also a huge fan of English football and West Ham. He’s been a Hammer since 1980, the day he watched the FA […]

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I’m talking about West Ham of course and specifically the the amount of fuel we seem to continuously donate to fuel the media’s fire. This first international week is supposed to provide meagre pickings for those who seek to fill the column inches and 24 hours news channels.  The qualifying break has just started which usually […]

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Nigel Kahn has been the most prominent public critic of the West Ham board for several years. And as the fans go into a furore over the situation at the club right now, CandH invited Nige to give his view on the state of things as he sees it. We are grateful he has interrupted his […]

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