West Ham will be training at the Dubai Sports City complex from next Thursday as they have in previous years and are probably staying over night within the complex itself which includes residential apartments. Unlike previous Slaven Bilic will not be taking club staff and no media employees will make the journey to UAE. West […]
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Hammers to train at Dubai Sports City
Posted on 10 February 2017.
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Slav puts his big decision on hold
Posted on 10 February 2017.
Slaven Bilic will not make a decision on Andy Carroll’s involvement in tomorrow’s game against West Brom until the latest possible moment. The big man trained for the first time this week earlier today and the manager had exlplained ahead of that he would make a decision on his match action chances today (Fri). But […]
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Gold drops Carroll hint
Posted on 10 February 2017.
David Gold has dropped a heavy hint that Andy Carroll will be involved at some stage against Wet Brom tomorrow afternoon. The co chairman – an admitted big fan of the striker – declared : “He has a little niggle at the moment but we are managing it in the right way and he will […]
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Amazing response to CandH flag appeal
Posted on 10 February 2017.
A huge thank you to all those who have donated to the massive ClaretandHugh flag which will take a place of honour in the London Stadium. It will be 24ft by 12ft and thus far is the biggest approved by the operator and club. We are amazed that our supporters should rally to the cause […]
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Pulis faces defensive dilemma against Irons
Posted on 10 February 2017.
Tony Pulis faces a defensive dilemma with central defender Jonny Evans available for tomorrow’s match after hobbling off in the 3-1 win over Hull at the beginning of January. In his absence, Jonas Olsson started the matches against Derby and Tottenham and of late Craig Dawson has impressed in his favoured position alongside Gareth McAuley. Dawson, who […]
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Bilic has only one thing on his mind
Posted on 10 February 2017.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has just one thing on his mind at the moment – 40 points! And he knows it will be tough to advance beyond the 31 we have already hgathered when we meet West Brom at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat). The manager has been impressed with Tony Pulis’ side saying: “They […]
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Top award for Carroll
Posted on 10 February 2017.
Andy Carroll’amazing strike against Crystal Palace has been named January’s Goal of the Month. The unforgettable goal came at the end of a great move which helped the Irons to a 3-0 victory over the Eagles at London Stadium. Andy’s strike was judged better than Olivier Giroud’s scorpion-kick by a panel including Sir Alex Ferguson […]
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Leroy: We need to know what we’ll get every week
Posted on 10 February 2017.
It would have been next door to impossible to get a better response from the Irons as we saw at Southampton – they were full of pace, power and poise to crush their opposition after the Manchester City debacle. But now comes another acid test – West Brom – and the Irons really need to […]
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Help hoist the huge CandH stadium flag
Posted on 10 February 2017.
ClaretandHugh is all set to hoist it’s own huge flag at the London Stadium and you can take ownership of the 24ft x 12ft banner! This crowd funded monster flag will be installed at the London Stadium to be flown at West Ham’s home games as part of the club’s new supporter flag initiative. Anybody […]
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Bilic’s star could ‘help any world team’
Posted on 10 February 2017.
Slaven Bilic has insisted that Andy Carroll would make not only England a better team but any side in the world! AC is back on the interntional radar for next month’s friendly away to Germany on March 23 and a home World Cup qualifier against Lithuania four days later. And the West Ham boss said: “Andy […]
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Hopes AC may have a dream partner
Posted on 09 February 2017.
West Ham are hoping Andy Carroll and Andre Ayew can form the “little and large” dream partnership. Ayew – the club’s record signing at £20 million – is in the running for a place in the team against West Brom and according to co chairman David Gold could be the man to capitalise on the […]
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Carroll hopes rise
Posted on 09 February 2017.
Hopes are rising that Andy Carroll will be fit to take his place leading the line against West Brom on Saturday. AC is desperate to play his part and although he hasn’t trained this week word is that he is a real chance he will see some action in the home clash against Tony Pulis’ […]
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West Ham in talks in Man City right back
Posted on 09 February 2017.
French magazine Le10 Sport claim that the Hammers are in early talks with Manchester City right back Bacary Sagna who will be out of contract at The Etihad at the end of the season. Other reports claim Everton and Marseille are interested in the 33 year old. Sagna made headlines for the wrong reasons recently […]
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Deja Vu feeling as Sturridge is linked yet again
Posted on 09 February 2017.
West Ham are in pole position to secure the signing of Daniel Sturridge in teh Summer claim the Sun newspaper. While the claim helps the Sun stand up their story that the extra funds would help Liverpool buy Borussia Dortmund hotshot Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang it has little other credibility other than what has been repeated many […]
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Friends ask West Ham family to remember fan
Posted on 09 February 2017.
Friends of a young West Ham supporter called James Miles are asking that fans remember him 28 minutes minutes into the match on Saturday after he tragically passed away last Friday from cancer which he had been battling for four years. One fiend wrote on Social media “Jimbo was only 28 year old, the one […]
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Bilic: “Cresswell, Carroll & Kouyate have not trained”
Posted on 09 February 2017.
Slaven Bilic has briefed the press at this morning’s pre-match press conference and started by telling reporters three key players have not trained. Bilic told the press: “A few players have not trained like Cresswell, Carroll and Kouyate but we will wait and see tomorrow. It is not anything major. Andy felt something similar to what […]
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Win a chance to play on the London Stadium pitch
Posted on 09 February 2017.
Premium drinks brand Heineken and West Ham United have teamed up to offer Hammers fans prizes at the London Stadium. Over four home games, against West Brom (11th Feb), Leicester City (18th March), Everton (22nd April) and Liverpool (13th May) a new initiative called HAMMERHEADS will give fans the chance to win a number of […]
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Agent values Kouyate at £21m
Posted on 08 February 2017.
The agent in charge of West Ham midfielder Cheikou Kouyate’s representative company has publicly discussed on the value of the Hammers player as a comparison. Jacques Lichtenstein was speaking to Belgium website L’Avenir when gave an example how his client Kouyate has increased in value since joining West Ham. Liechtenstein, who is the director of Kouyate’s […]
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Carroll is touch and go for Saturday
Posted on 08 February 2017.
Head of Medical and Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke hints Andy Carroll is a doubt for Saturday and looks like he is getting his excuses in early. Stijn tells WHUFC.com “Andy Carroll came off with an injury at St Mary’s. He had a similar problem in the game at Middlesbrough, but we were able to prepare him […]
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West Ham youth to play at London Stadium
Posted on 08 February 2017.
West Ham Under 23’s will play three upcoming games at the London Stadium over the next eight weeks. The West Ham academy will take on Fulham youngsters in the Premier League 2 fixture on Monday 20th February followed by another Development team match against Stoke City on Tuesday 7th March. They will also play Middlesbrough’s […]
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Will West Ham’s stadium move pay out?
Posted on 08 February 2017.
After a stunning final season at Upton Park, hopes were high about West Ham United’s move to their new stadium. The first half season at the London Stadium has been difficult, but there is still great optimism the move will pay off. The rental cost of £2.5 million per year (with additional payments to be […]
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West Ham to tour China and Hong Kong
Posted on 08 February 2017.
Every two years, the Premier League Asia Trophy sees three sides from the Premier League and one local outfit play out a mini tournament. In 2017, this will be split across Hong Kong and Shanghai, with West Ham in talks to join Liverpool and Southampton in the competition ClaretandHugh understand. The tournament will take place […]
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Another Hammer on the way back
Posted on 08 February 2017.
Arthur Masuaku is two weeks away from being fit for Hammers action in another boost for manager Slaven Bilic. The left back has been sidelined for several weeks with a knee ligament injury but is apparently set for a return by the end of the month. There were some worries over Aaron Cresswell’s form before […]
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Irons star set for wait on bench
Posted on 08 February 2017.
Andre Ayew will almost certainly have to wait for his first team chance after arriving back from the African Nations Cup. With the team having convincingly beaten Southampton, Slaven Bilic is in no mood to change a winning set-up as he goes into battle against West Brom on Saturday. And that means the Ghana international […]
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Mancini questions London Stadium atmosphere
Posted on 08 February 2017.
Speaking to Italian daily newspaper La Stampa this week, Mancini has commented on the atmosphere at the London Stadium after attending last Wednesday’s match when Manchester City put four past West Ham. ‘I believe in the Juventus Stadium effect – the stadium gives Juventus seven or eight points more a season. You want to know […]
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Robert Snodgrass is better than Mesut Ozil
Posted on 08 February 2017.
Most Premier League chances created in 2017: Christian Eriksen (19) Alexis Sánchez (14) Robert Snodgrass (13) Mesut Özil (12) As the statistics, Snodgrass, who signed for the Hammers in the January transfer window has created 13 goalscoring opportunities in 2017, which is one more than Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil. Snodgrass has produced just one fewer chance […]
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