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Irons 1 Burnley 0 It was absolutely horrible, as poor a game of football as you will ever see at this level. And I hate to say it but had the ultra defensive Burnley not paid one of the most nervous West Ham teams you will ever see so much respect – notably in the […]

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Wednesday 14 December Premier League London Stadium KICK OFF  19:45 Slaven Bilic has picked perhaps his strongest team of the season as the Irons prepare to do battle with a team that hasn’t won on the road this season and has just one point from their travels. The manager has thrown Andy Carroll in from […]

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Slaven Bilic admits he has been waiting for tonight’s game against Burnley and those that follow to come around but will take nothing for granted against any side. He said:  “Burnley are doing great. I am not just comparing it to a few years ago when they were in the Premier League. They are doing […]

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By Rich Sprent Burnley are to be admired. They can play attractive football. They have some very good players all over the park. They are a very tactical team and work hard to get the best out of what they have. They defend for their lives and manager Sean Dyche, is honest and seems to […]

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Tonight’s match will kick off at 7.45 and unfortunately for those unable to attend will not be shown live on TV. However, ClaretandHugh intends to bring live text reporting from the match which you can follow from the moment the teams are announced usually an hour before the start. It’s a key game and  we will […]

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Slaven Bilic is hoping he will see Andy Carroll play a big part in proceedings against Burnley tonight (Wed). Carroll – with service from the likes of Michael Antonio and Aaron Creswell along with Dimi Payet  – could be the main weapon of destruction as the visitors set up a four on four formation at […]

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Slaven Bilic has spoken in depth of life with Dimi Payet and how he has handled the player during the present campaign. He explained that he’d spoken with the play maker during the week declaring: “We speak often. It wasn’t like, “Come to my office, we h ave to sit down, we have to talk […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed Mark Noble’s declaration that Dimi Payet is 100 per cent focused on West Ham and helping the team to climb the league. Noble stressed earlier in the week during a talkSPORT interview that he had a close relationship with the Hammers play maker and that he knew he knew him to […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Cheik Kouyate will return to the Hammers side for tomorrow evening’s Premier League clash against Burnley. ClaretandHugh revealed last night the defender/midfielder would be back and at his presser today  the manager said:  “He trained normally on Monday with all the guys. He looked alright and looks fit for tomorrow. […]

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Andy Carroll will be the key man for tomorrow night’s game against Burnley given the way Sean Dyche’s teams like to set up away from home. Not that it’s done the Claret’s boss much good so far this season away from Turf Moor because they have yet to win a game. He will have two […]

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Mark Noble has given Slaven Bilic a massive vote of confidence declaring him to be “the right person to lead this football club.” Noble described the boss as ” passionate” and ” who really wants to do well for this club and the fans” adding: “He played here and wants to do so well for the […]

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Aaron Cresswell touches the ‘This is Anfield’ sign and all hell breaks loose over a possible summer move. The morning press is claiming now of course that Kop boss Jurgen Klopp is ready to make a summer move for the Hammers latest international after the left back was pictured touching the sign- a bit of […]

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West Ham fans are confident that the team’s next four games will see them collect a harvest of points which will lead them away from the lower reaches of the table. ClaretandHugh asked its followers how many points they believed the team would collect from games against Burnley, Hull, Swansea and Leicester City. And after […]

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West Ham are very hopeful that a third key player will return to the team on Wednesday evening when Burnley are the visitors. Cheik Kouyate will have a late fitness test on his groin injury but the backroom staff are confident the defender/midfielder will be ready to take his place in the team. And that […]

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David Gold is vastly relieved to be out of the bottom three but realises the team only made “one small step” at Anfield. Speaking on Twitter about yesterday’s match against Liverpool the co chairman said: “I realise it’s only a small step and there is a long way to go but right now it feels […]

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Dimi Payet typified everything that was right about the Irons at Liverpool and I am not only talking about his goal. He was fortunate not to concede a penalty at the hands of the often card-happy Mark Clattenburg as he chased back into the box alongside Adam Lallana with the heat being turned up. On […]

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How many points will we take from the next four games?

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FORMER England international and West Ham United FA Cup winner Peter Brabrook has died of cancer at the age of 79. Capped three times for his country, including an appearance against the USSR in the 1958 World Cup finals, Brabrook was signed by Hammers boss Ron Greenwood from Chelsea for a fee of £35,000 in […]

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West Ham managed to come away from Anfield with what most would believe was an unexpected point after the Arsenal horror. How did the fans see it – here are the views of many on the ClaretandHugh Facebook forum at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O A point is still a great result, Randolph knew his mistake cost us all […]

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Former Liverpool stars Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher paid tribute to the Hammers for a “really big performance” at Liverpool. Redknapp – commenting on Sky Sports where he was acting as a match pundit said: “Make no mistake. I was expecting them to be beaten comfortably but they showed real togetherness and it was a […]

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Manager Slaven Bilic was thrilled with the team’s reaction after they went behind but was disappointed with the second half performance. He said: “We showed a great reaction after they were one up. In the first half we were very good. “I wasn’t happy with the second half because I expected us to be better […]

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 ClaretandHugh’s ratings man Niall McDonald brings you his thoughts and marks on today’s game:   Randolph: So did he cost us two points or save us one? Caught at the near post for their second Randolph then pulled off a magnificent save from Henderson 6 Reid: Played well, again. Looks solid and is clearly the main […]

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Michail Antonio believes the Hammers showed their tremendous resilience after the events of last weekend claiming we showed courage. He said: “We showed we have determination and grit and what happened in the past doesn’t affect us. A great point away and we have to push on and build on this. “I managed to finally […]

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Liverpool 2 Irons 2 You wanna talk about intensity – they were intense! You wanna talk about about guts and passions – they had both! You wanna talk about whether the manager should be sacked…no of course not because this performance showed that every single player on the pitch was ready to sweat blood for […]

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West Ham are being tipped to return for Rafa Benitez as their managerial choice should they decide to fire Slaven Bilic. The Hammers are ready to give Bilic time to turn the club’s fortunes but the former Liverpool boss was their number one choice when they were looking to replace Sam Allardyce and could be […]

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Rafa Benitez is the man West Ham want if they decide to sack Slaven Bilic claims the Daily Mirror today. West Ham were within hours of signing Benitez as West Ham manager before Real Madrid came in for him in 2015. David Sullivan previously told the London Evening Standard: “Rafa Benitez was within three hours […]

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