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David Gold has already given Claret and Hugh a full interview on why he believes Slaven Bilic would refuse any chance of becoming England manager. And it was a piece picked up by The Mirror, Sky Sports News, the BBC and Mail among many other media outlets which was great because the message went out […]

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It is being reported this morning that West Ham might attempt to steal Spurs transfer target Vincent Janssen, from under their very noses. If true, it would make a welcome change to get one over on them. Spurs target Janssen says he wants to join our North London rivals but has accused AZ Alkmaar of demanding […]

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Football agent Tony Harris has dismissed rumours linking his client, Ahmed Musa with a move to West Ham. The agent said “I was frankly surprised by this rumour. Yes, he’s coming to England but Musa’s not joining West Ham.” Earlier reports in Nigeria claimed  West Ham have beaten the English Premiership duo of Leicester City […]

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West Ham appear to have beaten Leeds, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barnsley and Bristol City for the signature of young Manchester United striker Ashley Fletcher. It is claimed that the Hammers agreed to meet the £7,000-per-week terms that 20 year old Fletcher and his agent had been asking for. Although Fletcher has yet to appear in a competitive game […]

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The club’s own insider is back to set the record straight on media rumours surrounding West Ham transfers. The ITK starts: “My sources have confirmed to me that one of the most promising young strikers in England is set to undergo a medical with the Club and a deal could be finalised in the near future.” […]

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I’ve been watching events closely at West Ham during the summer and back the board’s position in trying to bring in a top striker. So far they have missed out on Lacaeztte and Batshuayi – both were well over priced – and in this market place you are never gonna get value for money anyway […]

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Kenyan socialite, Huddah Monroe may have let the cat out of the bag that is she dating Hammer Diafra Sakho. And if that’s the case it may be precisely what’s needed to settle down a player who has had more than his share of issues with the club of late! Monroe told Kiss FM radio in […]

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West Ham’s vice chairman, Karren Brady confirmed last weekend that the Boleyn Ground club store would close its doors for the last time on Monday this week. This week starts the mass exodus of West Ham office staff from the Boleyn Ground to 4,000 square feet of dedicated office space inside the Mahindra Stadium in […]

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We are just five days away from our first pre-season friendly match in the US and players not on International duty will report for training tomorrow at Chadwell Heath. Chairman’s son Jack Sullivan confirmed last night that our first two signing have already started training early along side a few others from our existing squad. […]

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Gianfranco Zola  has been sacked by Al-Arabi. The former West Ham manager has been in charge of the Qatari side for just one season and signed a two-year contract with the club last July. However, Al-Arabi failed to make much progress under his stewardship, finishing in the same position (eighth) and with the same number of […]

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Harry Redknapp has run out a clear cut winner in a fun ClaretandHugh poll which offered Irons fans the chance to vote for the next England manager. We offered the Football Association  three former Irons bosses – Sam Allardyce, Harry or Avram Grant. There’s little doubt that Allardyce would  take the job it in a […]

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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic – having become the nation’s favourite TV pundit at Euro 2016-  has also been busy watching his main summer targets. ClaretandHugh reported prior to the tournament that there would be no movement on strikers ahead of it as the boss was on a spying mission in France. It has since emerged […]

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CNN news in Turkey claim that West Ham have made contact with Fiorentina about signing Germany international Mario Gomez. The striker, who has scored twice at the Euros, impressed on loan at Besiktas last season, and it is claimed that a confident Slaven Bilic has already contacted Gomez’s parent club Fiorentina about recruiting the forward. […]

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Maybe Michy Batshuayi needs to check out last season’s Premier League table. The young Belgian international – linked with ourselves, Spurs and Palace over the past few weeks – has finally opted for a Chelsea move. However, at one stage yesterday the striker was reporteed as being focused on only joining a club which was […]

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Chairman’s son Jack Sullivan tweeted that West Ham made a late bid of £32m yesterday for Michy Batshuayi.  “We bid 39m euro Batshuayi and it was accepted yesterday by his club, but he chose another PL club ahead of us, Chelsea ?” said young Jack this afternoon. Yesterday Crystal Palace thought they had done enough after […]

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Only three teams scored more goals than West Ham’s 65 last season – Man City (71), Spuds (69) and champions Leicester City (68). We are next in line with 65 equalled only by Arsenal. But here’s the interesting thing. We are regularly being told we need a 20-25 goal a season striker at enormous expense and […]

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Some are worried Slav will be offered the England job… That won’t happen but former Irons bosses Sam Allardyce would take it in a heartbeat….and Avram Grant would be ready to swap Ghana for the Three Lions at a stroke. As for Harry, well do you know need to ask? So our new fun poll […]

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EXCLUSIVE by Hugh Southon David Gold has calmed growing worries among West Ham fans that Slaven Bilic could be tempted to take the England job were the FA to approach the club. Social media has been alive with the rumour since England’s shocking exit from Euro 2016 but in an exclusive interview with Claret and […]

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West Ham are set to sign Arsenal youngster Tyrell Robinson on a permanent deal according to an Arsenal blog called arsenalyouth.wordpress.com The 18-year-old, who can play at left-back or as a left winger, was absent from training at London Colney today and is set to conclude his move to the Hammers shortly says the blog. […]

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Planning permission documentation published this week for the alternative wrap on the former Olympic Stadium has given away the name of the new naming rights partner. Although the stadium has recently been renamed the London Stadium this appears to be short lived. Planning application confirms “The Stadium Partner has not been announced, although the application […]

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West Ham have not received a single inquiry or offer for ther supertar midfielder Dimi Payet. Not a day passes – seemingly – without the star of Euro 2016 being linked to any one of a number of top clubs with Real Madrid being linked to a £40 million bid a few days ago. However, […]

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ITV/BBC sports reporter and director of Women in foootball, Jacqui Oakley has suggested Hammers fans should do the right thing by releasing Slaven Bilic in his role as Hammers manager to become the next England manager. She tweeted from teb Euros in France “Come on, Hammers fans. Do the right thing. Let Slav go. Your […]

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The BBC trust has concluded that BBC’s editorial standards were not met in the bias documentary called entitled “How the Hammers stuck Gold” presented by Dan Roan. A complaint by the LLDC that the programme was unfair, inaccurate and biased was partially upheld. The trust found no overall bias but conceded some unfairness to the LLDC and […]

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Stadium Operator, London Stadium 185 are in the process of testing the updated retractable seating over the newly installed running track at the former Olympic Stadium recently renamed the London Stadium. This is the final dress rehearsal for the moving of the seating  from athletics mode to football and back again before the stadium is set […]

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David Gold has hit out at a Twitter follower who has claimed the club are dragging their feet in the transfer market. Despite huge bids for  Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, snapping up Sofiane Feghouli on £60k a week wages and negotiating what would be a mega loan deal for Gokhan Tore, the co chaairman came under […]

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West Ham fans have voted by a near landslide for Diafra Sakho to stay at the club. Doubts over the striker’s future have been around for weeks now but in a ClaretandHugh poll, the Irons faithful have made their view clear – he has to stay. With over 1100 having voted 68 per cent of […]

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