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Slaven Bilic is anxious that some West Ham players are still living on last season’s performances. He is clearly is concerned that some of them are stuck in a “comfort zone” and said: “We’ve already spoken about it.”. And he added: “It’s very easy to get into what I call a comfort zone, to get out from […]

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Karren Brady has chose to sent a ‘we’ll ban people for life’ message to the fans on the morning of a crucial clash against West Brom. Sorry but ClaretandHugh doesn’t understand the motivation or the point of such an approach. After all the ‘threat’ has now been issued several times and to continually repeat it […]

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West Ham fans have been asking West Ham chairman David Gold whether the club would shove away fans up in the back of the upper tier of the London Stadium like Newcastle and Sunderland does. One West Ham fan called Westley asked “Seats behind the goals are great view & close. Can we not put […]

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Reece Oxford has signed a new long term contract with Nike – but has yet to put pen to paper on a deal at West Ham. Oxford has signed an extended bigger deal with kit manufacturers Nike. He put on his Instagram page: “Happy to have signed a new long Nike contract after my shoot […]

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Paul Merson belives a mid table finish and a good Cup run will be a decent return for us in our first season at the London Stadium. The former Gooner – writing in The Star – decared that the Boleyn was a fortress for the Irons last season saying: “It was a hostile place to […]

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West Ham have fallen between two stools after a frenetic transfer window this summer. That’s the view of ClaretandHugh’s chief analyst Leroy Rosenior who believes that the club would have been better off bringing in four or five quality signings rather the the 11 or 12 who have arrived. And he reckons the influx took […]

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It appears the mystery of the West Ham family seating area has finally been solved – well sort of! Earlier this week the Guardian said: “A West Ham spokesman said the London Stadium did have a family section, with two blocks reserved in the Bobby Moore stand, and thus complied with Premier League guidelines.” The Premier League […]

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West Ham United have banned  20 individuals following isolated incidents at London Stadium during the recent match against Watford in addition to the 10 others who have been handed life bans for the first four games. After analysing CCTV footage and collating evidence from supporters, security and stewarding teams, the Club has revoked season tickets and […]

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Accrington Stanley have been given an initial allocation of just 800 tickets for the London Stadium for their League cup encounter with West Ham next Wednesday but have only managed to sell 500 of them so far it has been revealed. Stanley were entitled up to an allocation 8,550 being 15% of  the 57,000 capacity […]

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A freedom of information request has revealed that the London Stadium owners, E20 Stadium LLP spent £11,000 on goal posts and corner flags for the stadium.  They spent a further £910,570 relaying the specialist Desso Grassmaster pitch this year. The same request reveals that the stadium owners have budgeted £655,000 per season for policing, ambulance […]

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Slaven Bilic arrived late for his press conference this morning after adverse weather delayed his arrival. Starting just after 11am Bilic spoke about Watford saying “It was not a good performance last week. More individual mistakes and mis-understanding from a couple of players. We have talked about it behind closed-doors. We had a really good meeting […]

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Slaven Bilic has warned that last season’s finishing position and the move to a new stadium has seen hopes rise but that expectancy levels need to be managed. The boss, talking in his London Evening Standard column, said: “If we think, though, that we can win any game just because we moved stadiums or because […]

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Thank God we’re away. Last week was a disaster but if there is an upside at least we are getting all the rubbish form out of the way early and I see no repeats of the Watforrd disaster at West Brom.. The Hammers are on their way to the west midlands for a very winnable […]

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Ravel Morrison’s career is down to weekly five a side kickabouts! The former Hammer – wearing a sports kit from current club Lazio – scored several goals during a 90-minute game at the Powerleague sportsdome in Trafford, Gtr Manchester, on Monday as just a handful looked on.- A source told The Sun: ““He was just having a […]

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Hammers boss Slaven Bilic has some big team selection decisions to make this weekend and the fans on ClaretandHugh’s Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have sent him a surprising message about goalkeeper Adrian. Despite his elevation to the Spain squad some  fans believe he should be replaced this weekend. Read their thoughts here. O I’d drop […]

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The Hammers head for the west midlands this weekend with the “under new ownership” signs hanging outside the Hawthorns. The club was today taken over by new Chinese group of investors and that is bound to create an air of uncertainty around the club and Albion’s 58 year old boss Tony Pulis’ which could play […]

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Sam Byram looks certain to hold on to the right back position against West Brom despite a lack lustre match against Watford last weekend. The Irons top medic Stijn Vandenbroucke has revealed in his latest treatment room update that Alvaro Arbeloa is set to play a part in the EFL Cup against Accrington Stanley next week […]

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West Ham United have called a meeting with fans to discuss the crowd problems which have marred the opening weeks of their Premier League campaign since moving to the London Stadium. After Saturday’s 4-2 defeat to Watford, a club statement confirmed 10 supporters were ejected during the game in addition to 47 complaints made over […]

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The London Stadium operators are moving fast as they tighten their hold on security at West Ham’s new home. And this morning they made a major move when announcing the appointment of former Met Police Assistant Commissioner Chris Allison to oversee security at the stadium. They made the announcement on Twitter where a sentence read: “Former […]

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David Gold is continuing to fence off regular criticism of the club’s move to the London Stadium after events during the Watford gamecreated a media circus. Amid a tirade of obectionable tweets, allegations that Karen Brady was spat upon and calls for the board’s resignation, the 80 year old co chairman continues to keep his […]

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By Dave Blackmore Blowing Bubbles Editor-in-chief David Gold has urged Slaven Bilic to be braver in the League and FA cups in a bid to give Hammers a day to remember at Wembley. In an exclusive interview with Blowing Bubbles magazine the co-chairman expressed his disappointment at exiting the Europa League before the group stages but […]

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West Ham Joint Chairman, David Gold has suggested one West Ham fan called Danny have a lie down after he suggested that the owners had sold our souls. Danny messaged the 80 year old chairman on twitter to say: “Been going to the Hammers since 1978. you have sold our soul, our club and a […]

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Dimi Payet has defended his audacious rabona which led to the Michail Antonio goal against Watford and aused a furious reaction from Watford’s Toy Deeney. The Hornets player declared that his side were spurred on the belief that West Ham were reying to mug the visitors off but Payet denied that. He told the Irons official […]

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 Carlos Bacca’s agent Sergio Barila claims there were a number of offers on the table in the closing days of the summer transfer window, but Milan turned them all down. He told calciomercato.it: “West Ham? In the last week of the market, many offers arrived, and not only West Ham ones. At the end Milan said no.”  Barila […]

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ClaretandHugh has learned that the little boy – seen so anxious and apparently worried at events unfolding during the Watford game – had only one problem…he couldn’t see the game! And the club has told us through our usual highly informed sources that he and his father have now been relocated in the Bobby Moore […]

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West Ham believe the segregation issue which caused so many problems during the Watford game has been solved with an greement that six rows of seating instead of the present three will be introduced for forthcoming games. This is the first positive outcome between the club and operators as intensve talks go on to bring […]

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