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West Ham are understood to be in for Toulouse striker Martin Braithwaite whose 12 goals played a major part in keeping the French club up this season. And the goals came despite him figuring mainly in a wide role. Braithwaite has a year left on his contract and the Irons have been scouting him throughout […]

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David Gold has again hit out at crazy complaints that West Ham are ripping of taxpayers via the Olympic Stadium deal. DG becomes more heated on the subject than any otehr and once again has slammed those who have been taking a pop on Twitter. Tottenham have reached a deal to play their Champions League […]

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Here is the video review from our partners in crime over at Hammers Chat. The regulars from the review shows have all come together to give their own personal opinions on player of the season, most improved player, best signing and most disappointing player. Believe it or not the show is not just a Payet […]

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An official announcement by the FA today confirms a deal has been struck between Spurs and the FA on the hiring of Wembley Stadium A statement on the www.theFA.com website says  “The Football Association and Tottenham Hotspur FC today confirm an agreement has been reached for the Premier League club to host its European fixtures […]

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These photos show how the former Olympic Stadium is looking this week as it prepares for its first major event of the year when AC/DC play there next Saturday. Obviously the seating remains in athletics mode so the seats have yet to be pushed forward towards the pitch, which will not happen until 25th July at […]

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West Ham have moved in front of Spurs as the battle for Michy Batshuayi rumbles on towards the opening of the tranfer window. The Belgian international striker – having made it c.ear he is leaning towards a Premier League move – is concerned about penning a long term White Hart Lane deal. He believes he’s […]

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Finally it’s here on DVD and Blue Ray – Bo66y! And it has drawn fantastic reviews across the media with the Independent leading the way. The fim critic describes it as a “very moving documentary” who emerges as “a thoroghly decent figure.” It adds: Commentator Jonathon Pearce, who worked with him, has a wonderful anecdote […]

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West Ham have opened dicussions with Martin Samuelsen over the possibility of a new contract. The Norwegian is represented by his father Frode and although the Hammers are keen to get something nailed down they claim there’s “no rush.” ClaretandHugh revealed severl weeks ago that a new deal was on the cards and that has […]

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A massive stage prop called Hells Bell has arrived at the Olympic Stadium ahead of its transformation into a music concert arena in just eight days time. As the WestHamification of the former Olympic Stadium continues a series of events will be staged there before the Hammers move in on the 1st August. Saturday 4th June […]

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Large four metre wide Claret and Blue shirts of West Ham Legends of Sir Trevor Brooking, Sir Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters have been installed at the  former Olympic Stadium this week to join  similar shirts containing the names of Bobby Moore and Dimitri Payet. A large pair of crossed Hammers has also been installed […]

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West Ham have decided to swim in some murky political waters. It emerged this morning that for reasons of their own they have donated£12,500 to the Tory Party which frankly seems bizarre at best and totally out of order at worst. The explanation they have given via  a spoksesman is that as a private compay […]

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ClaretandHugh has learned that West Ham did an extraordinary piece of business in convncing midfielder  Havard Nordtveit to join the club on wages of around £35k a week. The former Borussia Moenchengladbach man joins the club on July 1 with the Hammers reportedly beating off off competition from several top European outfits to land their man. Nordtveit, 25, […]

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Liverpool are the latest name to be linked with 17 year old Hammer, Reece Oxford. The Daily Mirror say today “The Merseysiders failed with an ambitious attempt to snatch the 17-year-old away from the Hammers last summer before he had even made his senior debut. But they are back in the hunt after being made aware that Oxford […]

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West Ham are claimed to be among a number of teams weighing up a move for Lyon winger Rachid Ghezzal. The 24-year-old French-born Algerian wideman only has a year remaining on his contract at the French giants with his future very much in doubt. Several Premier League teams including  Liverpool, Stoke City, Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Sunderland in […]

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West Ham manager, Slaven Bilic has signed up to the ITV commentary team for Euro 2016 Championships in France. ITV’s team will be based at a studio in Paris, overlooking the Seine and the  Notre Dame. A press release from ITV says their team will criss-cross the country to deliver build-up, live coverage and analysis […]

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West Ham have reacted with great cynicm to reports they will need to find £17 million to land Beskitas winger Gokhan Tore. The club is today reported as having seen a £12 million offer rejected by the Turkish club who are quoted as wanting £17 million for the player – double what it was claimed […]

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Claret and Hugh understands that West Ham have an emergency contingency plan to play the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round in Athletics mode at the former Olympic Stadium if they are forced to do so. The first leg of the Europa League is due to be played on Thursday 28th July […]

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West Ham’s hopes of landing top players  this summer are being handicapped by the massive influx of TV money next year. The club has admitted through Jack Sullivan’s twitter account that they are struggling to find value for money in the market place. With, for example, around £100 million available to the bottom placed club […]

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West Ham season ticket holders are applying pressure to Hammers kit partner Umbro to release a high definition version of the advert they used in the last ever West Ham programme at the Boleyn Ground. The advert is claimed to contain the name of each and every Irons season ticket holder at the Boleyn Ground […]

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By Alan Guest All those in favour say aye,’ or was it ‘All those in favour say I?’  Team or self?  ‘There’s no ‘I’ in team,’ the motivators smugly quote.  Well there’s an ‘I’ in side. And there’s ain united.  We are unfortunately  living in a ‘look at me’ society, where self is all important. […]

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Planning permission has now been approved for the alternative Olympic Stadium wrap. The new  alternative stadium wrap has less West Ham United signs, smaller West Ham crests and a different Claret and Blue Olympic pattern than originally proposed. The new stadium’s sponsor red logo, thought to be Mahindra will also have prominent positions around the wrap […]

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West Ham has confirmed the signing of Chelsea youth attacking midfielder, Domingos Quina. The official site says the exciting former Benfica schoolboy will report to the Hammers in July, having recently been crowned a UEFA European U17 champion, with West Ham beating some of Europe’s leading sides to the 16-year-old’s signature. The 16-year-old midfielder signed after […]

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West Ham will be sending scouts to Euro 2016 but are unlikely to be clinchng any deals ahead of the competition in France. Despite plenty of hopeful speculation that we will be completing deals over the next two or three weeks, the Irons are struggling to get land initial targets. And de factor director of […]

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West Ham have privately admitted they will not get everything right at the former Olympic Stadium at the first attempt. But they are keen to receive fan feedback in the immediate run up and after the move to their stadium in August so they can quickly improve things. Claret and Hugh understand that the club […]

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West Ham season ticket holder Mark Gevaux, better known as the Rib Man for his succulent baby-back pork-rib meat stuffed into floury buns and topped with a lava-like splodge of his own hot sauce has moved to Stratford ahead of West Ham’s move to the Olympic Stadium. Nicknamed the “godfather of street food”, Gevaux  spent […]

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The Black Lion pub in Plaistow hopes fans will still make the East End pub part of their pre or post match ritual when West Ham move to the Olympic Stadium in August. The famous pub was once the regular drinking establishment of Bobby Moore and Sir Geoff Hurst. Hurst recently said “My most cherished memory […]

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