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I’ve known Robbie Savage for many years and despite the seriously bad press he often gets from the fans it really is ill deserved. To be fair he’s a top lad who loves a laugh. However, you don’t really need an opinion when Sav is around. He  has them all and in this video he […]

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Mark Noble has thanked the fans for their fantastic support  during yesterday’s game and said: “That was probably the best atmosphere, for a game of that pressure against Swansea, that we have played in at this Stadium and I thought the fans were great and really helped.” Talking to West Ham TV he said: “I […]

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Bookmakers have lengthened the odds of West Ham getting relegated to a remote 66/1 overnight after a scrappy one nil win over Swansea at the London Stadium. Betway, Coral and William Hill had the Hammers as 10/1 for the drop pre-match yesterday but those fears have now eased after earning three valuable points. West Ham […]

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Manu Lanzini has made it crystal clear that he wants Slaven Bilic to remain at the club. The Argentine’s game has come on leaps and bounds since the Frenchman’s departure and the team’s playmaker suggests that is down to the confidence shown in him by the manager. He explained: “Slaven has shown a lot of confidence […]

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West Ham are this morning reported ready to join the race  for Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford. Everton and Arsenal are also keen but the Irons have been tracking the  23-year-old has been ahead of a possible summer move. They want the England Under-21 star after a season where they have often  looked weak between the […]

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Cheik Kouyate’s cracking 44th minute goal will live in the memories of us all for a long time. And the man himself reckons it’s the most important goal he has ever scored for the club – no arguments there mate! After the game he said: “This victory is very important for the team because we have […]

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Slaven Bilic came close to collapsing with relief as the final whistle blew on the 90 agonising minutes against Swansea and immediately declared: “It is a huge win and I congratulate the boys. The spirit, team-work. We were solid and dangerous. We deserved to win. “It was much-needed. There was big pressure, not on me, but […]

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Slaven Bilic made a deliberate decision to protect his two main strikers Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho this afternoon although both or either could have appeared had they been DESPERATELY  needed. Carroll was still feeling a problem from a sore groin and Sakho was suffering from some bumps and bruises and general fatigue following the […]

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    The most important game for so long and here’s Hughie’s ratings with Niall McDonald away on his holidays   Randolph: Some horrific keeping at times  and usually  bailed out by the excellent Ginge. Truly scary when Swansea pressed towards the end and nowhere near two dangerous crosses 4 Byram: His best performance so […]

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West Ham 1 Swansea 0 First things first – well done crowd – every single one of you…you were magnificent from start to finish on one of the most anxious afternoons any of us have experienced. From the loudest ‘Bubbles’  in a long time at the start until the relieved crescendo of noise at the […]

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Slaven Bilic dropped a massive bombshell by going without a natural striker for the crucial game against Swansea. Here’s how ClaretandHugh’s Facebook group members responded. O We’re down, Bilic gone, O So much want to get behind the team today, then I see the team sheet…why aren’t we going to upfront and trying really do […]

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Vodafone plans to transform the technology available in the London Stadium if it concludes a six-year £20m naming rights deal for the former Olympic Stadium. The LLDC and Vodafone are locked in talks to strike a deal before the kick-off of the new season in September but the deal will average £3.3m per year which […]

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Sometimes you can only shake an entirely bemused head and ask “WHY?” Last night many people including ourselves were calling for all the negativity to stop as we focus on giving the team and manager our 100 per cent backing in this rather important game against Swansea. We continue to call for the same this […]

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Slaven Bilic will not be sacked should the team fail to beat Swansea today but Karren Brady has admitted there is growing anxiety inside the club over its position. As revealed by ClaretandHugh several days ago, Michail Antonio’s contract talks have been put on hold until the Irons are safe as the board does preliminary […]

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The Irons have agreed a £1m deal for Ashley Fletcher having come to terms with Manchester United without the necessity for a tribunal hearing as a free signing. But West Ham have now made a fresh offer and that may now also allow Slaven Bilic to pick the 21-year-old striker on a more regular basis. […]

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West Ham Supporters should note that the Docklands Light Railway is closed on Saturday between Bow Church and Stratford, meaning Pudding Mill Lane DLR station will be out of action yet again. DLR tweeted out “This weekend Crossrail work at Pudding Mill Lane means no service between Stratford & Bow Church” TfL Overground Rail services […]

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The West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association (WHUISA) will be meeting at the Hammers Supporters Club in Castle Street from 11am on Saturday 8th April. An update on the progress of the association will be provided while there are a number of other items on the agenda including elections and manifesto. The meeting is expected […]

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Andy Carroll’ recurring groin worries will be ignored when Slaven Bilic selects the x1 who will do battle against Swansea tomorrow afternoon. The striker has been restricted in his match programme for several months as it now impossible for him to perform for 90 minutes three times a week. So he will in all probability […]

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The importance that a determined and driven fanbase can have for the club should never be under-estimated. A positive atmosphere can have a massive influence on the players. The aptly named twelfth man, can deliver just that. It can make the home side feel like they have the numerical advantage, it can make them appear […]

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Bookmakers Paddy Power have West Ham as 14/1 outsiders to be relegated from the Premier League this season despite losing five league games in a row and being winless in seven games. Sunderland is odds on favourite for the drop at 1/80 with Middlesbrough at 1/18. Our opponents tomorrow, Swansea City are 11/10 for the drop […]

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BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts a West Ham win on Saturday. Despite being winless in seven games and losing five games in a row Lawro thinks we can overcome the Swans. Lawro writes in his prediction column for the BBC “Swansea have been playing well but have only one point to show for it from their […]

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Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson believe West Ham could be relegated if they lose against Swansea on Saturday. Merson told Jeff on Sky Sports “I watched them at Hull and thought they could have easily got a draw but when your confidence is down and in the end they got beat, and that is what […]

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Newcastle are tonight reported to be poised to join the summer chase for Jermain Defoe. With the Geordies heading for promotion, new reports have emerged that he is fancied by Sunderland’s deadliest enemies. But assuming the Irons pull clear of the relegation battle the club remains favourite to sign a player who according to close […]

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This is a personal message from me as a lifelong fan rather than as the bloke who founded and runs this website with Sean. I have heard every argument for and against everybody involved in the positions that matter at this club – the directors, players, manager – whoever. The moans and groans are relentless […]

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BBC pundit and former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has blamed the Irons board for the teams problems this season and urged them to stick by Slaven Bilic. Wright made it clear he doesn’t believe the Croatian boss simply has been given the funds required to improve his team, and it isn’t his fault that West […]

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The Hammers spent  £9.5 million on agent fees between 2 February 2016 to 31 January 2017. A  Football Association report shows that the Hammers paid intermediaries £9,486,397 for transfer deals done during that period. It is recorded as the sixth highest in the Premier League. Manchester City and Chelsea were the big spenders during the […]

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