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David Gold has never made any secret of his admiration for Pedro Obiang privately but has chosen to put that on the record for the first time. The co chairman has never previously mentioned the player publicly as being deserving of a place for fear of allegations that he is trying to pick the manager’s […]

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Former Hammers boss Sam Allardyce could face fresh problems should allegations of a taped conversation between him and Ravel Morrison prove correct The former Irons midfielder’s big pal Jermaine Tennant claims the former Hammers midfielder has proof of the conversation between himself and Allardyce when he requested a pay rise. He asaid: ““I heard Ravel […]

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    We feel we simply have to publish this Facebook comment posted by a disabled Hammers fan. Nobody from ClaretandHugh witnessed the alleged incident and we publish it because should it be true – which until proved otherwise we have to – this is seriously out of order. ClaretandHugh has no desire to whip up […]

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A confidential twenty four page Steward briefing booklet was found discarded in a bush near Pudding Mill Lane DLR station only to be found by ClaretandHugh associate editor last night on his way home from the game. The document contained the mobile numbers of a wide number of senior individuals within operators Stadium London 185 […]

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While all the negative news has been about West Ham and their fans behaviour yesterday at the London Stadium. Here is a video of two drunk Middlesborough fans who thought they would use the blue tarpaulins as a trampoline and ignore stewards pleas to come out for their safety. We understand neither were ejected or […]

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If I heard one person say it after the game I heard a dozen saying the same thing with James Collins and Sky ‘pundit’ Phil Thompson among them. The received wisdom  tonight (Sat) appears to be that we are too dependent on Dimitri Payet who of course scored a goal from our dreams against Middleborough […]

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Dimi Payet scored a goal of which Lionel Messi would have been proud against Middleborough today. It WILL win the goal of the season award…totally astonishing and one of the greatest I can ever remembering seeing. If you were unlucky to miss it, don’t fear because we have found it in all its glory. OK […]

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Adrian hailed the amazing Dimi Payet equaliser as Messi-like. The incredible Frenchman beat five players within the tightest of spaces before firing his shot past the keeer and defender on the line for which will almost certainly be goal of the season. And afterwards the Hammers stopper was as excited as the faithful who witnessed […]

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James Collins applauded Dim Payt’s extraodinary goal in the 1-1 draw against Middesborough but said: “We can’t keep relying on Dimi to get us out of trouble. “We have to do more defensively and do better going forward but this was a step in the right diction and I thought we were worth three points.” […]

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My admiration for Slaven Bilic knows no bounds….he was humble in the great times last season and remains 100 per cent honest in the current horrendous situation. During the last 24 hours he has covered every single area of our problems from the events of the week, the shocking form, how he can help adjust […]

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I like Jamie Carragher, have no problem getting past his Scouse accent and believe he speaks as much sense as any in the game and more than most. And for me at least he confirms most of that today when calling for Slaven to remain in his job and addressing the various issues facing us […]

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A group calling themselves Night Scape have released footage on youtube of themselves breaking into the London Stadium unchallenged, running on the pitch, sitting in the managers chair and scarily hanging from the roof in a dangerous stunt which could have seen one of the young men killed. The short film raises a number of […]

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hat Slaven Bilic has answered two key questions to our season so far – why did Simone Zaza arrive and why did James Tomkins go? Both are issues that have been hot topics among the fans but as ever the manager has been quick to come out and offer honest answers. However, some may feel […]

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Fair play to Slaven Bilic. Hewants to train at the London Stadium in order for the lads to become better adjusted to the place. He explained: ” The pitch at our training ground at Rush Green is the same size as the one we play on at Stratford but you can’t replicate what is unique about […]

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I hope and pray the well publicised squad night out this week comes back to haunt the headline writers tomorrow and the boys really turn it on. I believe there will be a reaction and Slaven’s decision to let them out to sort things on their own over a meal was the right one…it’s the […]

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Slaven Bilic looks set to recall Sam Byram as the Irons look for a morale boosting win over Middlesborough at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat). The right back has been out of favour since a poor game against Watford but the boss looks likely to bring him back with Alvera Arbeola playing on the left side. […]

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Co chairman David Gold has called on the Hammers faithful to give Stewart Downing a big welcome back when  Middlesborough arrive at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat). The former Hammer returned to his hometown club soon after Slaven Bilic’s arrival complaining the new boss hadn’t given him the vibes that he wanted him. However, Gold […]

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Simone Zaza is a nothing centre forward who really should have shown some sort of strong point in his game by now. ClaretandHugh’s chief analyst Leroy Rosenior – as a former whoehearted front man for the Irons – has delivered a damning verdict on the Italian. And he declared: “I am just incredibly pleased that […]

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West Ham have decided to widen the probe into the events surrounding thesquad’s night out earlier this week. Whist it was known that the club would look into the allegations against Andy Carroll and Darren Randolph after they were alleged to be out until dawn, the club is now set to make this a wider investigation. […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed to reporters that the night out on Monday night was all his idea but the club will wait until next week to investigate players who allegedly pulled an all nighter which ended in Shoreditch on Tuesday lunchtime. “It was completely my idea, after the Southampton game we had a big meeting […]

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The first images of Boleyn Ground demolition has emerged on social media this afternoon. Photo credit: Chris Smith via twitter @ChrisJSmithWH12 Share This:

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Slaven Bilic has given his usual pre-match conference ahead of Saturday’s home game against Boro. “The team bonding was completely my idea. I told Mark Noble to take the guys out and go for a meal. Spend some time together. I am totally concentrated on the game on Saturday. It is good for us all to […]

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Alan Curbishley believes David Sullivan is a ‘dying breed’ and that Hammers fans are very lucky to have him and David Gold as chairmen. And in an exclusive interview with Blowing Bubbles Monthly, Curbishley believes he could have worked with the pair and had they been at the helm when he was manager, he would […]

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Local non league club Grays Athletic sent out a cheeky message to West Ham fans encouraging them to support and attend non league football on their terraces without popcorn. The flyer entitled ‘Football without popcorn’ was to promote the game between Grays Athletic v Lowestoft  held tonight. The official post on twitter said “Come on […]

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By Sean Whetstone – Associate Editor Claret and Hugh As a lifelong supporter of West Ham and a season ticket holder of many years I want what is best for my club. When I joined ClaretandHugh three years ago I wanted to help Hugh bring the very best and latest West Ham news to the […]

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