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Bookmaker PaddyPower is taking advantage of the pressure on the West Ham manager to give odds on the next permanent manager. Roberto Mancini is the clear favourite at odds of 5/2 followed by Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe at 8/1 Marcelo Bielsa and Rudi Garcia are both 10/1 with Newcastle’s Rafa Benitez are 11/1 and Unai Emery […]

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Darren Randolph hasn’t picked up a single clean sheet in the last five games, while he has conceded an average of 2.2 goals per game. With a record of two saves per game, it means that the stopper has made 0.91 saves per goal conceded over the course of the last five fixtures. One stat […]

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West Ham fans have sent a clear message to Slaven Bilic on their preferred midfield option following Pedro Obiang’s departure for the rest of the season with injury. That was a second hammer blow for the team after Angelo Ogbonna was ruled out of the campaign several weeks ago and the Irons went into the […]

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West Ham admit they have little chance or real interest in signing Wayne Rooney on a deal which over two years – WITHOUT a transfer fee – could cost them as much as £28 million. But given Manchester United would probably want a minimum of £10 million for the 31 year old who rises 32 […]

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e CandH Exclusive Slaven Bilic has received a massive vote of confidence and told: “You have had so much to cope with and are still on line for a decent finish in the club’s most difficult season ever!” Former Hammers striker John Hartson puts vast majority of blame on the shoulders of Dimitri Payet for […]

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A new survey – the most comprehensive yet with 6,356 match going supporters filling it in – we are able to publish today a true reflection of West Ham fan’s perception of the London Stadium. The survey was put together by several West Ham websites, blogs and social media channels led by ClaretandHugh and WestHamTilliDie.com. […]

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With Pedro Obiang reportedly out for the remainder of the season. Who should join the return of Mark Noble in midfield? With Obiang out for the rest of the season. Who should join Noble in midfield?

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Reece Oxford’s experience will be vital as England’s under 19s go for qualification in the UEFA European Championship Finals over the next few days according to England U19 manager Keith Downing. The youngsters face Norway, Spain and Belarus in the UEFA Elite Round Qualifiers with the group winners advancing to the tournament in Georgia this summer. […]

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Slaven Bilic has seen his odds nearly halved of being the next boss to lose his job. Back to back defeats and and quite probably the new injury crisis has influenced Sky Bet to slash his odds from 40/1 against getting the chop to 22/1 – fifth favourite. Bookies odds better than any other yardstick […]

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Slaven Bilic appears to have three midfield options to partner the now clearly returning Mark Noble when we go into action against Hull City in a fortnight’s time. He will be looking at Edmilson Fernandes, Havard Nortveidt or Cheik Kouyate as his options and one can only hope that he returns ‘Ginge’ to the back […]

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West Ham have been hit by the worst possible injury crisis as it emerged this morning that we have suffered a TRIPLE injury blow. Pedro Obiang is ruled out for the rest of the season and Michail Antonio and Winston Reid are set to miss the next month. Obiang was stretchered off against Leicester City before […]

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Jose Fonte has come in for some regular moaning over recent weeks but the central defender is the first to admit that he’s not found life easy at the club. He arrived as a Euro 2016 winner but claims it’s time we forgot about that and that he simply gets on with getting it together […]

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Slaven Bilic has again given a details reaction to the defeat by Leicester City and is determined to tighten the defence against sloppy set piece defending. Addressing the Foxes goals he said: “We weren’t open in that first half. We’re not talking about counter-attacking, and four-against-three. “We’re talking about the first goal, we were behind [the […]

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Slaven Bilic will need to wait until January or summer of next year to discover whether he will get a new deal from the West Ham board. He needs a top ten finish to ENSURE he remains in charge at the end of this term but only a complete collapse of results will see him […]

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Claret and Hugh Associate Editor, Sean Whetstone was asked by the BBC to speak about the future of Slaven Bilic as West Ham manager on the Sunday Sport show on BBC London radio on Sunday evening. Slaven has come under further pressure after a third defeat in a row and only one win in seven. […]

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Winston Reid’s injury problem leaves me feeling very anxious on several fronts. Those close to the situation believe he could easily be out for several weeks as we approach a really difficult run in against the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs and Everton along with others which will prove very difficult. Should the injury turn […]

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Winston Reid looks to be out for some time if early reports of the injury he suffered against Leicester  City prove accurate. The defender went off early in the first half aided by two of the backroom staff and the signs immediately looked awful and ensured he would be absent from the upcoming international against […]

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Diafra Sakho could be back to boost the Hammers on April 5 for the game at Arsenal. The striker has played just one and a half games this season before finally receiving surgery on his back injury and is now declared 100 per cent okay physically. And in reporting on his position Head of of […]

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So today we put out the strongest team available to us in weeks with only Angelo Ogbonna and Diafra Sakho missing and, with an £8 million signing at central defence, plus the excellent Winston Reid we are two goals down in eight minutes! The first goal is down to the keeper in my book – […]

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West Ham’s defeat by Leicester City making it a hat-trick of defeats in the last three games is seeing the fans’ mood change towards manager Slaven Bilic. Here’s how followers of the ClaretandHugh Facebook forum @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/responded to today’s defeat and whereas previously the boss has been an untouchable, the complaints about his management style […]

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Slaven Bilic had only bad news and frustration to report after the defeat at home against Leicester City. Talking immediately after the game he said: “It is very frustrating for us to lose the game. We didn’t start well and what is really disappointing is the way we conceded three goals. “The first goal was […]

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West Ham 2 Leicester City 3 Here’s the truth of it….if you don’t start playing until you are 3-1 down you don’t generally deserve anything although the Hammers might argue differently after this defeat. To say they battered the Foxes after the break does an injustice to the word but their first half performance had […]

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By Pete Ellis The loss of a friend or family member is obviously a massively traumatic time, and trying to find a way to honour them, and give a public nod in recognition of the respect and love.you had for them is totally natural and acceptable. This year more than most it seems, we have […]

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Manager Slave Bilic has ordered his team to stop Jamie Vardy! He believes the player who at one time was a target for the Irons last summer is the man who could cause massive problems at the London Stadium today. He said: “We have to stop Vardy. It was Vardy from last year against Seville […]

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Slaven Bilic has indicated he may make some surprise changes in the line-up to meet Leicester City today at the London Stadium. With Mark Noble missing through injury, the boss may be ready to shock one or two other regular first teamers after the dire performance at Bournemouth. He describes the much called for swap […]

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Bacary Sagna is one of several defenders set to leave Manchester City this summer along with Gael Clichy and Pablo Zabaleta also allowed to leave. The Daily Mirror claim Sagna has already been offered a one-year deal by West Ham while Zabaleta and Clichy have been told they are free to find new clubs. Last week […]

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