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Pedro Obiang admits that he is having to learn to trust himself again after returning from his injury. The midfielder as a little off the pace at Old Trafford but has pledged to get right back to his best over the next games. He said: ” “It’s been difficult to come back to the team because […]

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William Carvalho has not trained again with the rest of the Sporting Lisbon squad. In the countdown to a game against Guimarães, tomorrow at Estádio D. Alfonso Henriques.  The club say the defensive midfielder did conditioning and specific work due to a shoulder injury so remains in doubt after picking up a further knock a report in […]

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Aston Villa are set to have major rivals in Sunderland for Robert Snodgrass. The Scot has no West Ham future and Black Cats boss  Simon Grayson has revealed his interest in the former Hull midfielder. Snodgrass,29, has been told he can leave th London Stadium after arriving in January and asked if he could be […]

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Slave Bilic’s belief tells him there will be a reaction to last week’s 4-0 humbling at Old Trafford. The boss’ positive words aren’t always matched by the level performance we require but hey it’s Friday and optimism runs high so I’ll shelve the cyncism for now! Slav’s mantra is familiar as he declares: “I believe […]

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UK Athletics have announced the date of next years Muller Anniversary Games on 27th and 28th July 2018 just three days before the stadium must be contractually handed back to West Ham in full football mode. The UK Athletics Diamond meeting is usually held much earlier in July but with a current Athletics to football mode […]

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Michail Antonio is one of the most honest guys in the game but his comments about Phillipe Coutinho’s position at Liverpool will have raised a few eyebrows this morning. Without ploughing through all his quotes again he belives essectially that the player should be allowed to leave for Barcelona; that he’s been forced into asking […]

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Slaven Bilic looks set to make some big changes as the Hammers head into their second game of the season against Southampton at St Mary’s tomorrow. The 4-0 hammering at Old Trafford has focused minds inside the Irons camp and the boss will be thrilled to have powerhouse Hammer of the Year Michail Antonio back […]

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Michail Antonio believes Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho should be allowed to leave the club for Barcelona. And his controversial view appears to conflict with that of his boss Slaven Bilic has offered his sympathy to bosses with players seeking to force their way out of long-term contracts. The Dimitri Payet Affair appears to be raising its head […]

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Aston Villa  have made their first move for Robert Snodgrass just a week after the club’s owner dismissed the widely reported speculation as a “made up rumour.” But tonight we have learned that Villa supremo Dr Tony Xia ha made his interest known to the Irons but wants a wage sharing season-long deal. The ‘Snodgrass for […]

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Slaven Bilic has no fears whatsoever that Liverpool will be moving in on Manu Lanzini. A conspiracy theory that the midfield playmaker has been held back from West Ham action to ensure he won’t become injured ahead of  Liverpool move has been rbbishedby the boss’ latest comments on the Argentine’s position. He said: “I said […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady appeared on Sky Sports Premier League The Debate last night. Brady and former Hammer Craig Bellamy joined Geoff Shreeves on Wednesday night to discuss the future of the transfer window, problem players and more. Brady spoke about why she and her club are backing proposals to close the transfer […]

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West Ham new boy  Sead Haksabanovic has his eyes on a first team place ….and as soon as possible. The 3 million euros signing was in great form during his first appearance against Swindon Town in the Checkatrade Trophy and said: “It felt good to be on the pitch in a West Ham shirt for the first […]

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London Stadium seating contractors Project 7 construction have published a video to show how the lower tier seats move from football mode to music concert mode. The video shows seven rows of seats removed from the East stand before the West stand is pushed back section by section on air skates. The north and south lower stands […]

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David Gold finds himself in “personal” approval with the Premier League’s proposal that the summer transfer window should close on the opening day of the new season. The issue has been put on the agenda for the next meeting of Premier League chairmen on September 7 and sources close to the negotiations are confident that […]

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Villarreal have confirmed the signing of former West Ham transfer target Carlos Bacca from AC Milan on loan for the season with a view to a permanent move. Villarreal have the option to sign the player next summer for a knockdown price of €15.5 million (£14.1m), with the initial loan costing the La Liga outfit €2.5m (£2.2m). Bacca’s […]

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West Ham sent scouts to Portugal on Monday night to watch Benicia’s Raul Jimenez claims Portuguese media outlet www.ojogo.pt today. They claim foreign scouts from Manchester United, Spurs, Aston Villa, Montpellier and Anderlecht were also present. From Portugal, FC Porto, Sporting, Aves, Tondela, V. Setúbal and Rio Ave sent scouts to watch Benfica beat Chaves 1-0. […]

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West Ham are today playing a  waiting game as Sporting Lisbon consider their latest offer from William Carvahlo. The Portuguese club have been regularly moving the goal posts throughout negotiations and the Irons have laid down the law saying they have made their final offer.. The Hammers have twice believed the deal is about to […]

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West Ham hospitality restaurants Arnold Hills, The Royal East, and the Great Briton suites in London Stadium; have all been selected by industry experts for prestigious international awards. Portview Fit-Out designed and created the suites. The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards is a globally recognised competition dedicated to the design of food and beverage spaces. This […]

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London Stadium owners E20 Stadium say their agreement with West Ham does not require draught beer to be provided. The concessionaire agreement with the Hammers has a comparable club clause which is defined as leading football clubs with London as their registered home address which has a capacity at their home ground of more than, 40,000. […]

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Work is now underway to convert the London Stadium back to football mode following the completion of 2017 IAAF World Championships on Sunday. Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP are contractually obliged under the contract with West Ham to return the stadium to football mode by August 25. E20 Stadium say: “All four of the stadium’s stands […]

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West Ham still haven’t reached agreement with Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP to increase the football capacity to 60,000 or 66,000. ClaretandHugh understands no formal request has been made by operators London Stadium 185 to increase the London Stadium football capacity to 60,000 for this season. Operators LS185 will need to make a formal request to […]

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Leroy Rosenior has repeated his belief that Mark Noble’s day is done as a regular first teamer. The former Hammer – and big pal of Claretandhugh – has made it clear in the past on this site that he reckons the captain can now longer expect automatic selection. And he has again declared that Noble’s […]

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Trott – Not called upon for anything spectacular but solid when needed to be and great save at end to keep 3-2. 8 Pike – Fairly solid throughout, probably our best defender of the four. 6 Akinola – Couldn’t defend crosses, specially aerially but good playing the ball out from the back. 5 Pask – […]

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Sporting CP Manager Jorge Jesus claims he is the dark about William Carvalho’s proposed move to West Ham.  Speaking a pre-match press conference this afternoon he was asked whether Carvalho would leave Sporting Lisbon to join West Ham. He replied: “I do not know how to respond, because either you journalists know more than I do […]

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West Ham are still negotiating with Sporting Lisbon for William Cavahlo despite media reports that they are ready to turn to  Porto midfielder Danilo Pereira. The Mirror is claiming the Irons are becoming frustrated with the Carvalho saga although that is not CandH’s  understanding as negoiations continue. Talks were put on hold today with Sporting facing […]

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A report in a Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias bizarrely claims that West Ham have offered Sporting Lisbon €30m (£27.2m) for both Adrien Silva and João Palhinha if the deal for William Carvalho can not be completed. A Sporting Lisbon source told Jornal de Notícias that the rumour was ‘completely false’ but the paper have decided to […]

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