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The sale of James Tomkins is the best piece of Hammers player trading we have done in 15 years. Ten million pounds for a home-grown player who is considered a fringe player and often fourth choice centre back by the manager has to be considered  a fantastic piece of business despite fan sentiment. And the Tomkins […]

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Technical problems in Seattle end means the Seattle Sounders v West Ham game will not be streamed online through West Ham or the Seattle Sounders official youtube channels tonight as originally planned but there will be an audio feed on YouTube we have been told tonight. Claret and Hugh have also been told that West […]

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West Ham are keeping a careful eye on the negotiations between Liverpool and Crystal Palace over the possible sale of Christian Benteke And although the Belgian front man is not a priority target, agents representing the player are aware there’s an interest from the Irons which may be contributig to the delay in Palace and […]

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Slaven Bilic has demonstrated today that he has the ruthless streak demanded of all great managers. James Tomkins – 20 years a Hammer and loved by the fans as a result – is no more… unhesitatingly sold to Crystal Palace for £10 million. Slav takes no notice whatsoever of reputations and we revealed  last summer […]

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The Hammers look set to meet a second string Seattle Sounders outfit when they go into action against the American outfit tomorrow in a game which the local press are claiming their club could do without. Any of us who have been labouring under the misapprehension that this is a high profile friendly, which the […]

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Reece Oxford has remained in the UK so he can play for England. The 17 year missed the US tour in Seattle and North Carolina to represent his country in the European U19 championships in Germany. Oxford was selected in the Young Lions squad in May but a knock kept him out of  two friendly […]

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Cheikhou Kouyate has told Senegal media he was frustrated not to qualify for the Champions League with West Ham. The twenty six year Hammer is currently back in Senegal with his parents during the month of Ramadan. www.senenews.com asked Kouyate “Is not it frustrating not to play the Champions League?” Kouyate said “It’s true that it’s frustrating. But […]

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Angelo Ogbonna and Michail Antonio look to the likeliest candidates for new deals after whufc.com’s ‘Insider’ declared two of the club’s biggest names are set to sign new contracts. Boldy breaking his exclusive earlier today The Insider said:”I can exclusively reveal that the Club are to announce that two of the biggest names in the first-team […]

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Sometimes all you can do is heave a God almighty sigh and hold your head in disbelief. The Dimitri Payet saga has come to a point where unless you say “he will definitely 100 per cent stay” you are going to be abused all day long by a section of supporters. And that is an […]

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Cheikhou Kouyate has told Senegal media he has urged Diafra Sakho to stay at West Ham. The twenty six year Hammer is currently back in Senegal with his parents during the month of Ramadan. Speaking to www.senenews.com Kouyate said “I think Diafra ran out of luck. Let us not forget that he remained injured for four months. It […]

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With so much speculation over Diafra Sakho’s future in recent weeks we raised both eyebrows when we saw his name was missing from the US tour. Despite being told that the striker had suffered a sickness business we are a sceptical lot at ClaretandHugh Towers and immediately rang our top insider to gain 100 per […]

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  ClaretandHugh can today reveal the official West Ham squad for the US tour to Seattle and North Carolina. James Tomkins is missing confrming that he is on the verge of leaving the club whilst Diafra Sakho will link up with the club later after suffering a sickness bug. Darren Randolph, Enner Valencia, Dimitri Payet, […]

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Fed up with West Ham being linked to a succession of signings that you’ve never heard of or even seen play? . . . . . .  well I know I was. Everybody seems to be an expert on European football these days but many of the players linked with us are completely new to […]

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A source close to West Ham has told ClaretandHugh today that the official launch of West Ham’s new home kit is scheduled for Saturday 16th July. Pictures of the new 2016/2017 home kit have already been widely circulated on the internet after one main Umbro sports retailer in Thailand started selling the shirt several weeks […]

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The number of links between West Ham and Turkey and Turkish players has been a major feature of life for Irons supporters  over the past few months. Remember Burak Yilmaz, the 30 year old former Galatasaray stiker who, if we had believed all that came out of the country’s media, was nailed on the wear the claret […]

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West Ham will not be signing Robin van Persie from Fenerbahce. The former Arsenal and Manchester United striker was heavily linked with the Irons in the media this morning but the rumour has no foundation at all. The 32 year old was offered to the club by agents along with several other clubs after deciding […]

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James Tomkins is set for a move across the capital to Palace and a former boss Alan Pardew. Tomkins has been with the Irons since he was a kid and had Mark Noble not been around, would have become ‘Mr WestHam.’ Here’s how ClaretandHugh Facebook Group members have responded to his seemingly imminent departure @ […]

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Belgian international striker and former West Ham striker target Michy Batshuayi has confirmed he is leaving Marseille. Marseille had requested their 22-year-old top scorer from last season keep quiet on his move to Chelsea had been completely hammered out between the two clubs. “It will be made official tomorrow, I will be leaving Olympique Marseille […]

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West Ham are not ruling out a further one year contract for James Collins when his latest deal comes to an end next summer. Although Ginge is rising 33 in August, the battling Welshman remained ahead of ‘on his way’ James Tomkins when fit last season and is hugely admired by boss Slaven Bilic. And […]

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West Ham are this morning being linked with a possible move for exciting Crystal Paace winger Yannick Bolasie as a reult of Andros Townsend’s switch to Selhurst Park. According to The Mirror the exciting DR Congo man interests the Irons although Palace have a £20 million price tag attached to him. However, the flaw in the […]

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The West Ham squad touched down in Seattle a few minutes ago. The Hammers  took off from Heathrow Terminal 5 this morning at 9.45am to make their nine-hour flight on a British Airways 747 flying business class to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to start their US tour. We are just now three days away from our first pre-season […]

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Reece Burke has learned this morning there are no plans to send him out on another loan spell. ClaretandHugh was told this morning that the young central defender is seen as an important player who is likely to get his chance to impress this term. And we were told by a well placed insider: “The window […]

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West Ham’s relentless hunt for a striker is being hit by “potty prices.” Having missed out of Alexandre Lacazette and Michy Batshuayi,the club is back to square one as it looks to get the 20 goal striker they  believed they need. ClaretandHugh was told by its top source: “Prices have gone totally potty – it’s […]

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James Tomkins was this morning edging closer to a cross London move which will see him join Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace. The Mail reported last night that a fee of £12.5 million is involved but ClaretandHugh understands that would include numeous clauses and that the basic fee is closer to £10 million. The clauses would […]

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The boys are back in town and how great to see some training ground action after a long ‘summer’. On the day the Welsh – with James Collins celebrating like a man possessed – scored the finest victory in the history, our Hammers marched back to prepare for another pre season. The squad of 22 […]

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West Ham have tonight denied that a deal has been done which has seen James Tomkins join Crystal Palace. Palace and former Irons boss Alan Pardew is a big admirer of the 27 year old who we first reported to be at the centre of a bidding war last month by ClaretandHugh. But although the […]

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