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A total of 38 fans have been banned by the club in the aftermath of the disorder against Chelsea earlier this season. According to reports this morning a total of 97 fans were giving their marching orders after CCTV  footage had been studied. But vice chairman Karren Brady CBE confirmed to Claret and Hugh this […]

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West Ham are carefully watching the situation surrounding Reece Oxford at Reading where the outstanding Irons prospect has failed to feature since joining on loan. The 18 year old is with the Royals until the end of the season and there is disappointment within the club that he has been ignored so far by manager […]

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West Ham are in ninth place in the Premier League table on 33 points with twelve games remaining. But what will be the points tally at the end of the season? These are the remaining fixtures: West Ham United v Chelsea Bournemouth v West Ham United West Ham United v Leicester City Hull City v West Ham United Arsenal v West […]

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West Ham have invested over £4m refurbishing Rush Green training ground over the summer. There are five constructed pitches at Rush Green in total with room for a sixth. Two of the pitches are Desso Grassmaster constructed pitches measuring 105m x 68m  which is the same as London Stadium and the same specification used by the Premier […]

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Everton are looking to get involved in negotiations for Irons keeper Adrian this summer. The Spanish stopper is heading for new talks with the Irons as Slaven Bilic attempts to woo the current No 2  into agreeing a new deal. Slav wants  to hold onto him and Darren Randolph as his two front line keepers […]

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It’s business as usual for Monday night’s game against Chelsea with the club believing nine trouble free games have set the tone for life at the London Stadium. Beyond the five point plan introduced after the previous EFL game game against Chelsea in October the club, operators and police are planning no extra precautions. ‘The […]

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Andy Carroll’s West ham future is now very much under the microscope following the news that the Hammers have rejected three bids from China for the injury prone striker. And club explanations that the advances were rejected simply because we were suffering a shortage of players at the time is hardly a glowing confirmation of […]

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Andre Ayew’s chances of being involved from the start against Chelsea on Monday night look to have been advanced by Michail Antonio’s absence through suspension. Slaven Bilic could see him as Andy Carroll’s partner for the night and this could be the moment when the Ghana international kck starts his £20 million record transfer. His […]

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Former Hammer Mauro Zarate has been ruled out for the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The 29-year-old twisted his knee badly against West Ham on Saturday in the 1-1 away draw. He required oxygen on the pitch before he was taken off after nine minutes of treatment. Zarate, making his third appearance […]

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Slaven Bilic is bitterly disappointed that Michail Antonio will be unavailable to unsettle a slowing central defensive partnership at the heart of the Chelsea defence next Monday evening. The manager believes suspended Antonio would have proved a real handful for Gary Cahill and David Luiz who aren’t the quickest across the ground. Now, however, he […]

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Marseille president Jacques-Henri Eyraud has publicly – and perhaps rather smugly – expressed his  delight at grabbing Dimitri Payet on the cheap at £25 million.. Despite being valued at £40 million plus the midfielder  got away from the Irons on the back of ‘strike’ with personal reasons apparently being used as a backdrop to his […]

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West Ham are already on the hunt for a Premier League proven right back ahead of the summer. Byram  is not seen as the solution and that he remained on the bench yesterday against Watford after the early mistake by Cheik Kouyate that led to Watford’s penalty showed that clearly. Byram is now seen very […]

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Slaven Bilic has declared himself “hopeful” Andy Carroll will be fit for the Chelsea clash but will go no further than that. It really is a case of sweating it out over the next eight days as we prepare to meet the League leaders at the London Stadium. With Michail Antonio definitely ruled out through […]

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Classy Mark Noble has revealed why he has never pursued a cap for the Republic of Ireland – and the reasonis pure quality. Mark of course has played for England throughout every youth level, but has never broken into the full international side. He had the chance of an Irish call-up as a result but […]

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West Ham has leap frogged Everton in terms of turn-over to become the club with the seventh largest turn over. Historically the clubs with the largest turn over and wage-bills consistently finish the season relative to the amount they have spent. Last year West Ham sat in ninth position in the Premier League’s turn-over table […]

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Watford v Irons match verdict         by Hugh Southon Imagine what might have happened had the Irons gone a goal behind via a sloppy mistake a few months back …it’s not hard to recall. We would have shown nothing and lost! Yesterday there was a world of difference at Watford – who in […]

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The London Stadium is moving closer to hosting cricket matches in the 2019 World Cup after a full inspection of the ground in January found that the pitch dimensions complied with requirements for one-day cricket internationals. A final decision on the use of the stadium is expected in the coming months, but the former Olympic […]

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Exclusive David Gold sent ClaretandHugh a couple of pictures of his own from Dubai after the team’s performance in grabbing a point against Watford. And the co- chairman – having watched the 1-1 draw at The Nelson pub with a bunch of Hammers supporters – told us: “It was fantastic to be with hard core […]

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CandH ratings man Niall McDonald hands out the marks for the Irons against Watford.  Randolph: Watford’s high press put his distribution under pressure. Not much to do apart from picking the penalty out his net 5 Kouyate: No excuses for the lazy tracking back and clumsy tackle for their pen, even if you argue he […]

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Andre Ayew was delighted with his equaliser as the Hammers added another precious point to their Premier League tally. The Ghana star was in the right place at the right time to nudge home his effort after Antonio’s effort had rebounded off both posts. And afterwards he said: “It was one of those games where […]

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West Ham Joint Chairman David Gold dropped in on the Dubai Hammers supporters club to watch the Watford v West Ham Ham this afternoon in a pub called Nelsons. Gold revealed he was in the Middle East on business and tweeted: “I’m in Dubai on business but I will be watching the game against Watford […]

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West Ham paid off its remaining external bank debt on 15th July last year – the  same day the sale of the  Boleyn Ground was reported at  £38m. Icelandic shareholders CH Holdings and David Sullivan acted as joint bankers in 2013 loaning  over £32m . The remaining £14.76m payment was paid in full in July […]

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West Ham owners appear to have rewarded West Ham Vice Chairman, Karren Brady with a 40% pay increase according to the accounts  revealed today. The highest paid West Ham director employed by parent group WH Holding was paid £907,000 up from £646,000. Her £261,000 increase came in the last season at the Boleyn Ground as […]

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Slaven Bilic looks all set to name the same team as played against West Brom last weekend unless Andy Carroll comes through a fitness test. The striker is undergoing the test right now as he bids to gain a place in the squad for tonight’s game at Vicarage Road with the odds will believed to […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it crystal clear that the Hammers are still not safe but has no intentions of looking over his shoulder for too much longer. That’s why today’s game at Watford is of crucial importance and another win would probably take the pressure off everybody entirely. Realistic Slav declared: ” First of all […]

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By Sean Whetstone – CandH associate editor West Ham’s newly announced financial accounts show increases in all areas as the club continues on a big upward curve. The main areas show: O a turnover increase of  17.7% to £142.1m and within that ticket sales for the last season at the Boleyn Ground rose to £26.9m […]

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