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The Irons have been criticised for signing too many attacking players over the summer and not enough defenders, and now Jamie Redknapp has had his say. Speaking to the Daily Mail, pundit Redknapp revealed what comic James Corden told him about the game, stating that he didn’t want rabonas, but wanted points instead. Redknapp attacked […]

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A new statement by stadium operators London Stadium 185 appears to blame infighting amongst West Ham fans. The statement by London Stadium 185 read: “The safety of the Stadium is paramount and all safety plans are agreed in advance by the police and if there were any significant concerns the Stadium would not be licensed. “Saturday’s […]

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Ex policeman and member of the ClaretandHugh Facebook Group Brian Neil Gay cannot believe what he is seeing inside the London Stadium and pulls no punches in this brilliant blog.  I have supported the Irons since the late 60s but as someone involved in frontline policing back in the 80s and 90s including policing numerous […]

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David Gold has pledged the stadium troubles will be sorted as the club continues intense talks with the operators. West Ham fan are being vilified throughout the media despite the vast majority behaving themselves perfectly and members of the ClaretandHugh FB forum have not been slow to give their views. Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ for your say […]

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Slaven Bilic believes the squad has all the quality to push for a top four finish and is refusing to panic at the slow start. Discussing the current position on the offiial site he said: “We have a team that did so well last year and had leaders and pace and tactical discipline and everything. […]

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Media reports in the Telegraph claim Karren Brady was verbally abused by West Ham fans on Saturday at the London Stadium. The Daily Mirror goes one step further saying West Ham have vowed to ban fans who verbally-abused Karren Brady during Watford troubles. Other reports on social media also claim Karren Brady was the director was spat on […]

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CandH blogger Rich Sprent is getting a little tired of how many times we will see “the season start here!” Here he takes a look at the campaign thus far and asks soe pertinent questions as the Irons continue to find getting going a major problem. West Ham have a very talented squad. Despite many […]

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A former criminologist told talkSPORT today there should be a kind  of paramilitary policing presence because of the perimeters and the concourse at the London Stadium when West Ham play Spurs, Chelsea or Millwall. The Spurs fan who claimed to an expert in crime prevention who used to lecture on football hooliganism  claimed that violence will continue if the club […]

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Among the pages and pages of media reports on Saturday’s stadium troubles was one quote in the Guardian which caught our eye this evening. The Guardian claimed “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 […]

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Exclusive ClaretandHugh understands that police will return to West Ham games for the match against Accrington Stanley and beyond after high powered talks between the club anbd London Stadium operators today. Urgent day long talks have been going on at the club aimed at finding a solution to the stewarding problems which saw so many […]

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Guest post from a Watford fan at the game on Saturday Walking up to the ground it was nice to see so many families heading to the ground. West Ham have been given a fantastic opportunity to bring in many more fans than they could before and there is a great possibility of encouraging families […]

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Mark Noble has made it clear heads must not go down in the Hammers camp after the defeat by Watford. And he has called on the players to make sure they keep going hard and repay the fans for the weekend. Noble told the official site:  “That is the best we have played for a […]

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Michail Antonio is statistically the best goal scorer from headers in  Premier League after stats show that the winger dominates in the air. Antonio has scored three headers so far this season and scored a further seven headed goals last season, taking his total to ten since the start of the 2015/16 season. Arsenal’s Olivier […]

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West Ham are in the progress of trying to relocate hundreds of fans with young families who want to move to safer areas of the London Stadium over fears of violence and persistent standing. The club have received hundreds of complaints and are looking at the logistics of moving some season ticket holders away from the […]

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Guest post from a former West Ham steward now working at the London Stadium for OCS who has asked to remain anonymous. “I’ve read on your site lots of stories about how bad the stewarding is and although most complaints are justified I feel that the Stewards who did come over from Upton Park are […]

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  CandH blogger Rich Sprent gives his views on the stand/sit issue and argues the problem goes back 20 years and that the club is reaping what it has sown.     Yes, you really do reap what you sow. The club HAS to take responsibility of 20 years of ‘turning a blind eye’ flouting […]

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Football Supporters Federation (FSF) Case worker, Amanda Jacks will meet with the London Stadium Safety Advisory Board (LS-SAG) together with Westfield Shopping Centre and West Ham’s Safety Officer next week to discuss crowd safety and is asking West Ham supporter feedback and suggestions/solutions for resolving the current issues experienced in the London Stadium in the […]

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West Ham are as angry with the way the London Stadium is being run as the fans and will today ramp up the pressure for big and radical changes. The Hammers want a police presence at the stadium but it’s up to the operator to take that option. As tenants, the Irons can only suggest […]

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The London Stadium Safety Advisory Group (LS-SAG) have previously restricted the London Stadium capacity to 57,000 for the first two Premier League matches of Bournemouth and Watford. However it is within their power to reduce the capacity even further in the coming days. ClaretandHugh understands that the LS-SAG, chaired by Newham Council’s enforcement officer, Sheila Roberts were […]

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Stadium Operators, London Stadium 185 have released a statement following events on Saturday: “London Stadium have identified a number of supporters involved in incidents of disorder during Saturday’s Premier League match between West Ham United and Watford. Our stewards and response teams were called to address isolated instances of violent confrontation which resulted in ten supporters […]

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One West Ham supporter has alerted us to sorry state of the West Ham memorial garden at the Boleyn Ground in Green Street. These pictures below shown the quick state of disrepair of the garden within the old players car park and the images have angered many whose loved ones are remembered there. One fan […]

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A West Ham chief steward with 24 years of experience has described yesterday’s management of stewarding as a disgrace and a shambles. Writing on his personal twitter account she wrote: “Yesterday at West Ham, It was an absolute disgrace. In my 24 years as a steward I have never seen such a shambles from the new […]

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The Football Association will assess reports of crowd trouble at West Ham’s match with Watford on Saturday before deciding if further action is required claim the BBC. The FA are also expected to contact the Hammers and stadium operators on Monday about the events in the stands at the London stadium on Saturday afternoon. The […]

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I took my camera to the game v Watford and got far more than I bargained for. What had initially had started out as a very uneventful vlog actually ended with fans fighting, children crying and a number of inept stewards making the situation worse. You know the game result yourselves and indeed although the […]

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West Ham United’s joint chairman David Gold has told ClaretandHugh in an exclusive interview today the club will bring all its experience to bear on the London Stadium terracing issues which are harming our season and reputation. And he has explained that “Karren Brady and her team” are working 24/7 with the stadium operators to […]

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French Stadium Operators, London Stadium 185 have revealed a profit in their first full year of trading, financial accounts published at companies house have revealed. The Vinci group subsidiary turned over £6.9m in the year ending December 2015 managing to post a modest profit of £120,000. London Stadium 185 Ltd received a fixed revenue of […]

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