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Former West Ham shot stopper Phil Parkes is convinced Slaven Bilic is the right man to steer the Hammers away from relegation woes and to a brighter future. In his first column for Blowing Bubbles Monthly, in association with ClaretandHugh, Parkes explains his position on the manager. “He loves everything to do with West Ham […]

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Right at the bottom of every problem Slaven Bilic has at the moment is Dimitri Payet. His  dip in form, his body language and the fact that he looks overweight is the main issue because didn’t Slaven say last season that the team was built around him. If that’s the case – and there’s no […]

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The bookies are weighing right into the middle of the West Ham managerial issue by naming Sam Allardyce as favourite to take over as manager. Fantasy of course Also on their list are the same old names as were being mentioned when the shamed former England manager was allowed to leave….McLaren, De Boer, Redknapp etc. […]

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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is understood to have started his training ground shake-up after his weekend outburst about a lack of intensity from the players. We understand from sources at Rush Green that the manager, who has until now, allowed day to day training routines to be supervised by first team coach Edin Turzic […]

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Bookies pulling lists of odds together on the back of stories that are denied within three hours is one of the most ludicrous aspects of this game we all love so much. It only took one misinformed story in the national media followed up by Sky Sports WHICH WAS DENIED LATER for the odds makers […]

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Exclusive by Hugh Southon Hammers co chairman and chief shareholder David Sullivan has revealed exclusively to ClaretandHugh that he is NOT in crisis talks with manager Slaven Bilic. We reported this morning there is no appetitie to sack the manager and that reports to the contrary in The Mirror and on Sky Sports were inaccurate. […]

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Former Hammer Rio Ferdinand has allegedly offered his services to the West Ham board as a defensive coach according to a report in the Daily Mail. Yesterday, we raised questions about Slav’s backroom staff after the manager himself admitted the intensity of training at Rush green is not up to scratch. Questions have been asked […]

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    By Rich Sprent     Look up the definition of ‘Intensity’ and you will be given a list: Strength, power, potency, concentration, eagerness, energy as well as zeal, emotion and passion are all mentioned. That the manager of an under performing Premier League club has come out and described that his players lack […]

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Morning reports that Slaven Bilic’s job is “hanging by a thread” and that he today heads into crisis talks with the board are 100 per cent untrue. The report says the board will decide today whether to persist with Bilic or to give him the two games after Sunday’s Liverpool fixture – both at home […]

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We all live so intensely in a West Ham bubble it’s sometimes difficult to see what’s going on around us particularly when things are going as badly as recently. Last season’s champions  Leicester City are currently sitting just two points above us and only one point better off, whilst one weekend victory by Palace – […]

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Slaven Bilic is totally confident we will not be in our present position in a month’s time. The manager has remained honest and upbeat throughout the current troubles and has now gone into the prediction business with confidence. Explaining his and the team’s position he declared: “”I am positive that we aren’t going to be in […]

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Amid all the disaster and misery I nearly forgot to mention one of the most memorable moments of the season arrives on our screens tomorrow evening (Monday) For all our current misery the 3rd round FA Cup draw remains one of those magical moments. As we look for  more intensity on the training pitch and a […]

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It’s  been a day long inquest – following the worst defeat and display of the season at the London Stadium. And trying to make some sense of it all is the legend that is Marlon Harewood who joined our partners Gonzo and Geo on the Hammers Chat barge following the nightmare. Marlon – one of […]

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West Ham fans have voted strongly that the club stick with Slaven Bilic as their manager despite the horrendous current problems. ClaretandHugh launched a multi-answer poll which aimed to accurately assess the manager’s position in the eyes of the fans after they were kicked out of the EFL Cup at Old Trafford before suffering a […]

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Slaven Bilic – having publicly criticised the lack of the intensity of players in training – may now be forced into shake- up of his backroom staff. Whilst the manager is responsible for tactics, formation, man management, team selection and identifying transfer targets, he relies heavily on first team coach Edin Turzic and his No […]

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Former Hammer Rio Ferdinand said players should take Bilic’s comments about training intensity personally and says yesterday’s 5-1 defeat looked like a charity game for West Ham. Speaking post match with another former Hammer Ian Wright and presenter Jake Humphrey Rio told BT Sports viewers: “I would be taking that as a personal insult if I […]

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Former Hammer Trevor Sinclair has questioned the time Slaven Bilic spent doing punditry over the summers for ITV for the Euros in France saying he spent too much time doing TV punditry when he should have been out scouting players. He is the not the first time Sinclair has criticised the West Ham manager, on […]

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Andy Carroll has backed manager Slven Bilic’s controversial training ground comments declaring: “We just need to keep working hard in training and there is a great bunch of lads in the team.” And he also made it clear that everyone is standing with the boss calling him a “great manager.” The striker’s words follow Bilic’s admission […]

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The oldest stand in the Boleyn Ground stadium is no more.  The East stand was the oldest and smallest stand in the stadium, being built in 1969 and holding just 5,000 seats due to its narrow width. It was still called the Chicken run by many, however the real ‘Chicken Run’ was an old wooden stand […]

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A planned protest organised by a group called “Fans not bans” failed to materialize on Saturday evening. The group who are calling for Karren Brady to be sacked asked for Hammers supporters to delay taking to their seats at the 5.30pm kick off against Arsenal yesterday. The majority of the 57,000 crowd were present for the […]

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Two West Ham supporters were assaulted while leaving the London Stadium after yesterday’s defeat yesterday evening. The lower risk category B game with Arsenal was largely trouble free inside and outside the stadium but the father and son claim they were assaulted just outside the turnstiles C close to the away segregation barrier. Police officers […]

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There were so many excuses for the defeat but for almost every one there was a valid counter view. However, in not reaching for one of them Slaven Bilic demonstrated why he retains the affection of a big section of Hammers fans including me. He could have pleaded injuries – his predecessor most certainly would […]

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The remaining season ticket holders in block 114 in the lower West Stand next to the away supporters were under close surveillance again during yesterday’s defeat against Arsenal. At least two people wearing grey wool hats spent the whole match taking video and close up still photos of supporters in the West Ham home troubled […]

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Dimi Payet is this morning being reported as target for Arsenal. The Sun declares that should the north Londoners still be flying high in January the French midfielder will become an attractive option for Wenger as he bids to put the finishing touch to a title winning campaign. Payet, 29, just fits the Arsenal manager’s […]

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The discussion has been raging since our last two horror results. Should Slaven Bilic continue as West Ham manager and if so for how long?. In this poll ClaretandHugh gives you various options as we present the most comprehensive vote on the issue. This is not an attempt at a sensationalist poll but one which […]

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Cheik Kouyate joined Michail Antonio and Aaron Cresswell on the injury list in training on Friday after suffering a slight injury. However, all three players – who have issues in the groin area – are expected to be back in action next weekend for the crucial trip to Liverpool as the manager comes under more […]

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