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Bilic looks certain to have Dimi Payet and Havard Nordveit available for the clash against Bournemouth at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sun) after both suffered minor knocks. However, Cheik Kouyate looks likely to be ruled out with a thigh injury although hopes are high the midfielder powerhouse will be ok for the match at Manchester City […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman, Karren Brady has told former Hammer Trevor Sinclair it is West Ham’s ambition to win the league after moving to the London Stadium. She was asked on Football Focus which is broadcast at 12.10pm today she was asked if we want to emulate Manchester City who won the league within ten years […]

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West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has spoken to Sky Sports Patrick Davison about the London Stadium ahead of the Hammers’ first premier league encounter  at Stratford and revealed there are now 50,000 people on the waiting list for season tickets. “It was very important to bring our past with us to our future, and you can see […]

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AFC Bournemouth have sold out their away allocation of 2,800 tickets for the Premier League game with West Ham this Sunday at the London Stadium. Adults have paid just £30 while concessions pay £25 as part of the league £30 cap on away tickets all season. With the London Stadium  capacity limited to 57,000 this […]

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The Met police has published a debrief report into its handling of the last game at the Boleyn Ground between West Ham and Manchester United. Hammers fans were demonised in the press following images of broken windows on the Man Utd team coach were flashed all around the world. The Met Police summarise lessons learnt along with […]

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The allocation of 3,000 away tickets for Manchester City on Sunday 28th August at the Etihad has failed to sell out to priority points holders on Thursday and Friday. The allocation of 3,000 for Chelsea away tickets sold out in a matter of hours meaning only those with 4 priority points or more could grab […]

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West Ham’s early season form is leaving Irons fans entirely unimpressed and there has been a reaction to move Michail Antonio from right back to left wing as was the case in the Europa Cup clash. Here’s how Claretandhugh facebook members @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have responded to some lack lustre displays O I cant figure it, Tore […]

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The weary West Ham squad returned to the country in teh early hours of the morning and will get no respite ahead of the game against Bournemouth on Sunday. Manager Slaven Bilic revealed at his pre-Sunday presser: “We are all in!  Some guys who played yesterday are having regeneration, and the guys who stayed here […]

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Slaven Bilic has admitted he won’t be rushing into the transfer market to replace Andre Ayew declaring: “I’m not a big fan of that.” And he added: “We have to get on  without moaning or crying about it. It’s not ideal – he could be out for two and half months or four months. We […]

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Mark Noble refused to be downbeat following what most saw as a disappointing Europa Cup draw in Romania last night. The captain scored the precious goal which makes us big favourites for the return leg but admits the squad were disappointed at the outcome. But he declared: “You don’t just turn up on a pitch like […]

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The second edition of Nigel Kahn’s matchday fanzine 6 foot 2 is now on line and comes highly recommended from ClaretandHugh. Catch it here: http://read.magazine.live/6-foot-2/data/3901/reader/reader.html?t=636071835494760898#!preferred/0/package/3901/pub/3904/page/0 Nige has assembled a great team and brings his own retro look at the Hammers whilst ensuring that he is bang on the money with current events. Along the way there […]

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Beyond last night’s performance in the Europa Cup, which probably left most of us undwerhelmed,  remained one unanswered question: ‘What’s the score with Cheik Kouyate?’ Our understanding is that the midfielder had suffered a thigh injury in training and was unavailable to play. We were also told that he would be sidelined for 7-14 days. […]

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There were many big questions that need answering this evening but let’s just take two of them: 1/ Why was Michail Antonio taken out of the right back position and shoved on the left wing? 2/ Why did players – eight of whom had not played at the weekend look so knackered and out of […]

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  Slaven Bilic believes the Hammers earned a good result in Romania but believes they should have clinched the tie. Speaking after the game he said: “It is a shame, but it is a good result. A couple of minutes before the goal we had a good counter with Marcus Browne but unfortunately we missed […]

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Cheik Kouyate remains at the centre of reports he is injured after a training ground knock in Romania with some sources claiming he may be out of action for seven to 14-days. However, West Ham’s facebook page was declaring a few seconds ago that they were hoping the player was firing on all cylinders tonight – […]

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Mystery surrounds the well being of Cheik Kouyate this afternoon (Thurs) after we received unconfirmed reports that the midfielder had been injured in training today. The high energy Senegal international is with the squad in Romania and we were told that he had received a knock which could keep him out for some time. However, […]

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West Ham United are dicing with a very difficult problem and I reckon it needs sorting before the transfer window slams shut. Only a couple of weeks ago we spent £6 million on a left back because of a serious injury to the previously permanently fit Aaron Cresswell. Yet – fragile though that situation was […]

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West Ham injury list seems to be growing by the day with only one Premier League game played. Aaron Cresswell is unlikely to return until late November at the earliest after suffering an injury to his knee in the Europa League third qualifying round. Diafra Sakho has been suffering with a re-occurring back problem and […]

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West Ham new boy Jonathon Calleri was on the ‘plane for Romania and could be involved in the clash with Astra Giurgi in tomorrow night’s (Thurs) Europa Cup clash . ClaretandHugh has been told within the last few minutes that the striker who has just arrived on a season-long loan joined the squad as they […]

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Andre Ayew looks set to spend a lengthy spell on the sidelines with one report tonight claiming he could be out for four months. It has now emerged the club’s record signing could be out for weeks although the club is now waiting on the final scan result. However, as we reported earlier it is […]

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Slaven Bilic is set to name a very strong team as he bids to avoid any slip ups in Rumania tomorrow night (Thurs). The manager has already made it clear that he will be taking the Europa Cup very seriously and has backed that up by flying out for the first leg with a very […]

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The Irons are reportedly leading the chase for Palermo’s Achraf Lazaar. The  Morocco international is valued at £2.5million and the Hammers are believed to be closing in on a deal. The 24 year old has been linked with Monaco but is keen to continue his career in London and the Hammers like the versatile left-sided […]

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Record signing Andre Ayew will be sidelined for a few weeks after suffering a thigh strain on his first Hammers start against Chelsea. Manager Slaven Bilic brought good news and bad news today declaring: “”We will wait to get the results on Andre and hopefully it is not that bad. It will be weeks and […]

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David Sullivan is excited by the arrival of Jonathon Calleri and has declared: ““We expect him to be one of our top goalscorers this season.” The co chairman said: “He’s a top player and was the leading goalscorer this season in the Copa Libertadores, the South American version of the Champions League. “He is the […]

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Reece Oxford is a very nice young man whose life is totally focused on football and becoming the best he can be. So excuse me if I get very angry indeed at the reports I read that HE is “keen to return to the negotiating table and thrash out new terms” with West Ham. This […]

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Irons skipper Mark Noble has waded into the middle of the Diego Costa row and called for video replays on bad fouls. He slammed the Chelsea striker and added: “Someone has got to give us help.” And he added:  “I knew it was a bad tackle. He didn’t get anywhere near the ball. If I […]

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