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Pedro Obiang is heading for the weekend game with confidence and optimism. The midfielder has been performing like a new signing this season as he has added energy and verve to the midfield. Manager Slaven Bilic has made it cler that if he continues to perform to his current standards the position in the middle […]

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West Ham will not be buying or loaning Besiktas midfielder Kerim Frei …or any other player from the Turkish League come to that. Having made the decision to bring in Gokhan Tore on an an expensive loan as the manager’s ‘must have ‘ signing Claret and Hugh understands they are now adopting a “once bitten […]

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Sam Allardyce’s West Ham managerial spell came to an end as a result of his signings policy at the club. Much has been made of his stubborn attitude and “dull” tactical formtions and approach to games but that was never the bottom line reason for his departure according to an allegation from a former Irons […]

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A former West Ham employee has told ClaretandHugh that in his opinion that we just need a couple more wins at home and everyone will feel much better about everything suggesting the board would generally calm down after a couple more wins too. He explained the previous manager’s relationship with the board ultimately  broke down […]

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Fair play to Angela Ogbonna for sending a very clear message to the fans . He has used Twitter to ensure that we will all get the point which is that the Hammers squad are are as united as it’s posible to be. After all the recent criticism the Italian defender has made his point […]

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West Ham are being linked with an unlikely move for another Besiktas’ player -midfielder Kerim Frei. Frei played under Slaven Bilic at the club and could be available for £3m. However, the Irons will look very closely at any future swtches from the Turkish Super Leaague which is some way inferior to the PL. And […]

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New blog from CandH’s Rich Sprent Slav got his win and the team finally got over that well known ” line drawn in the sand.” We saw some pragmatism  added to the performance at home against Boro. At Palace, the team were given balance in the selection. Many will crow about the tactical changes and […]

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David Gold – thrilled with the victory at Palace – has told the squad: “Now let’s start making the London Stadium feel like home  with another important win.” Out-of-sorts Sunderland arrive on Saturday and the co-chairman believes the players have a fabulous opportunity to make it six points from two games with a new stadium […]

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David Gold is still angry with Aaron Cresswell’s sending off nearly 48 hours on from the incident And he makes a very good case for the anomoly – some would call it stupidity – within the existing rules. Everybody across the land who saw the events leading to the red card have roundly condemned referee […]

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Simone Zaza produced an outstanding stat during his performance against Palace at the weekend. For the frst time this season the Italian striker drew some much needed accolades from the Hammers fans as he attempts to show he is worth a £20 million move to the club. And the Daily Mail highlighted his performance as […]

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Alan Shearer hasn’t always been West Ham’s best friend but he came onsde this weekend describing the Irons victory over Palace ” thoroughly deserved.” And like the rest of the country he condemned two outrageous decisions against Aaron Cresswell ho is quite clearly one of the cleanest and fairest players in the Premier League. Commetnting […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear the much discussed system wasn’t necessarily resonsible for victory over Palace on Saturday …but ATTITUDE! He explained: “For me, it wasn’t about the system, even though I could say now ‘Yes, it was the system!’ but it was more about attitude. It wasn’t that we didn’t want it in […]

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Slaven Bilic was thrilled with Simone Zaza’s display against Palace declaring: “That’s the Zaza I know from Italy.” The manager made a point of congratulating the 25 year old after the game and said: “He was different class. I told him after the game that this is the Zaza I know from Italy. The goals […]

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Andy Carroll’s well known liking for beer has been back in the headlines for days for one reason – social media in general and Twitter in particular. That footballers lubricate their lives with alcohol is hardly a shock although I can recall being stunned when I learned that Mooro, Jimmy Greaves, Brian Dear in Clyde […]

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David Gold is again pleading for the introduction of new technology after the shocking sending off of Aaron Cresswell. The co chairman has been a long term advocate of a link between an off pitch adjudicator and the referee and Martin Atkinson’s terrible decision to red card our left back appars to back him to […]

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A plan to fund and erect a statue of Bobby Moore in his birth town of Barking is failing to attract backers to make the project a reality. A crowd funding page was launched six months ago by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham but has only managed to attract just 2% (£2,712) of […]

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Mark Noble hasn’t been slow to justfy the players night out after the win at Crystal Palace. And he has also been at pains to describe how much it hurt as the team received so much early criticism. The team were savaged  over their appalling defending – and of course the Slav-sanctioned night out – […]

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I took my camera to Selhurst Park yesterday in the hope of catching a turnaround in fortunes and I wasn’t disappointed. Our fans were superb yesterday, Crystal Palace deservedly have a reputation for noisy support but us hammers made all the noise in South London. All the big incidents are included and of course all […]

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West Ham are keeping every option open on Simone Zaza’s loan spell and will make no quick decisions on the Italian international. Zaza – along with the rest of the team produced a good performance at Palace on Saturday – and is showed glimpses of what he is all about. The 25 year old worked […]

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West Ham striker Andy Carroll has been pictured out drinking again. The photos and video published by the Daily Mirror show Carroll and former Hammer Joey O’Brien drinking pints in the Slug and Lettuce pub in Canary Wharf as the Hammers beat Crystal Palace win on Saturday. There will be raised eyebrows that Andy Carroll […]

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Howard Webb on Aaron Cresswell pic.twitter.com/a8ssUkAMEJ — West Ham Football (@westhamfootball) October 16, 2016

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David Gold has sent a personal thank you message to the West Ham fans. For he believes that thousands of them played a major part in yesterday’s much needed boost as the Hammers beat Palace with a Manu Lanzini goal. It would be impossible overstate the importance of the game after the Hammers had gone […]

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World class penalty from Benteke pic.twitter.com/MTMYg5amwn — West Ham Social (@WestHamSocial) October 15, 2016   There was much talk that we were ging to buy him but in the end it was Palace who decided to shell out nearly £30 million for Christian Benteke. Quite apart from missing numerous chances the Palace centre forward managed […]

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Mark Noble was a relieved Hammers skipper as he declared after the 1-0 victory at Palace: “I’ve been the first to admit it – we have been bad this season and it is no good talking about injuries. Every club has them. “But players like Aaron Cresswell are so important to us as was shown […]

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Slaven Bilic was a changed man and it was so good to see him laughing and joking after the game. Told by studio pundit and former Hammers boss Harry Redknaopp what he was delighted to see the team win and loved the way he had set the tam up SB smiled and said: “Thanks boss…I […]

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Zaza has been the name on everybody’s lips this week – this is how various CandH Facebook Forum members saw the Italian’s first half against Palace.   O Thirteen minutes in and we look different. Better, more focused, playing with intent O Let’s hope Zaza is starting to  settle into the premiership. O Let’s give the guy […]

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