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Former Hammer Paolo Di Canio is believed to have personally recommended  Bournemouth’s Matt Ritchie to Slaven Bilic. A source close tpo the club told us: “Paolo knows the player well having managed him at Swindon and recommended him strongly to the boss.” Ritchie signed for Bournemouth at the beginning of 2013  on a three-and-a-half year deal for a […]

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Picture special:  West Ham summer transfer target Alexandre Lacazette joins Hammer Dimitri Payet for a bike ride as they train together with the French squad ahead of the June Euro tournament. France coach Didier Deschamps’ preliminary squad for the European Championship touched down  in Biarritz yesterday as the host nation began preparations for this summer’s […]

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West Ham have shrugged off all suggestions that Reece Oxford is being hunted by any club. Sky Sources suggested yesterday (Tues) that the Hammers would be ready to entertain bids of around £10 million for the youngster  rather than face picking up compensation of much less in 18 months time. They also implied that he […]

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The Club’s ITK has returned today without the Boleyn moniker.  He or she has been renamed the Insider although perhaps the Mahindra insider might be a better name. The insider talks about  the £31m Lacazette turned down but the club will now move on, it also discusses £20m bids made for UK players, thought to be Wilson and […]

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The venue hire agreement between Olympic Stadium owners E20 LLP and England Rugby 2015 Limited has been the latest contract published under Freedom of information laws this week. There has been a domino effect of publication of previously confidential agreements since a coalition of football supporters fought for the publication of West Ham’s rental agreement […]

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Not quite sure what got into Eddie Howe’s head as he launched his bizarre outburst against West Ham following Bournemouth’s defeat against Manchester United last night (Tues). He chose to make it clear that the Irons had bid for  pair of players and even explained that it wasn’t the reported £25 million. Maybe being Bournemouth […]

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Exclusive West Ham are unapologetic over making a bid for Bournemouth pair Callum Wilson and Matt Ritchie claiming they never made it public! The club has exclusively revealed to ClaretandHugh this morning (Wed) that they did indeed make a bid but are clearly taken aback that the world now knows about it after it made […]

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Jason Burt from the Telegraph reports that the Lacazette deal is now dead and West Ham has now walked away unwilling to make a third offer. Burt claims the latest offer was 33 million Euros (£25.8m) and not the reported £31m by the Sun and Sky Sports News. Speaking on his personal twitter when the […]

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West Ham’s failed £31 million bid for Alexandre Lacazette is believed to be more to do with the player’s wishes than his club Lyon. ClaretandHugh has discovered the striker remains determined to play Champions League football and wasn’t convinced anyway that West Ham are the right club for him. Sources in France have told us […]

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Exclusive Peterborough United director of football will again attempt to  Martin Samuelsen back to the club next season after appointing former Hammer Grant McCann as the new Posh boss. The Posh replaced manager Terry Westley with the 36 year old Irishman as they want a return to the free flowing Irons-type football they love to […]

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West Ham have had a 40 million Euro bid (£31m) for Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette rejected by the Ligue 1 side, Sky Sports sources claim this evening backing a claim made by the Sun earlier today. The news has still been confirmed the Chairman’s 16-year-old son Jack Sullivan saying “Sadly this one is true” West […]

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Sky Sports News say West Ham will entertain bids in excess of £10 million for West Ham youngster Reece Oxford rather than face picking up compensation in a year and a half’s time after his alleged refusal to agree to a new contract.  Oxford has 18 months left on a two-year contract he signed in December […]

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Sketches rumoured to be close to the designs of the West Ham home and away kits for the 2016-2017 season have been leaked on social media by a twitter user called @ArchiAAL The sketch suggests that 2016.2017 Home West Ham shirt will have a white collar, claret shirt base with a diamond pattern, light blue sleeves […]

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Exclusive West Ham are sitting on a fresh £7 million wage pot after the departure of loaned players from the season. The club have seen Carl Jenkinson (£2 million in loan fee and wages) return to Arsenal following injury and others who will now be on their way back plus one who will be released […]

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So the silly season is officially underway with Sky Sports and the Sun setting hares running which simply do not exist. And along the way they are leaving the impression that West Ham United is very much the same sort of club this year as it was last. After a season which most see as […]

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The club has announced that the first of three end of season auctions for Irons memorabilia begins tomorrow morning (Wed). And in the picture above you will see some of the items the club has decided to put under the ‘hammer’. The club says in its website announcement that “Wednesday’s auction presents an unique opportunity […]

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Claret and Hugh understands less than fifty percent of the 52,000 Olympic Stadium season ticket holders took up the option by Monday’s midday deadline to buy tickets for the Juventus friendly game on Sunday 7th August. Season ticket holders were asked to pay between £31-£51 per adult ticket for what was billed as the first […]

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Reports from Sky Sources that Bournemouth have rejected a £25m bid from West Ham for striker Callum Wilson and midfielder Matt Ritchie are wide of the mark Claret and Hugh understands. Sky Sports claim the Hammers have been told Wilson and Ritchie are not for sale and, at the moment  and conveniently added the Irons […]

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ClaretandHugh today launched a new poll into what has been dubbed the ‘Final final Boleyn game.’ A poll on the club’s official site was hijacked by a Manchester United twitter account urging Reds fans to ensure they recorded a yes vote. The game was planned to involve West Ham Ladies and a celebrity X1. The […]

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The publicity around the possible West Ham Ladies versus a West Ham All stars XI  on 5th June has caused a lot of debate among Supporters with some arguing that the image of Bobby Moore turning off the lights should have been it and no more games should be played on the hallowed turf after […]

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West Ham U21’s lost to Brazilian side Atletico Paranaense 6-5 on penalties after the ICGT tournament final in Holland remained goalless after 60 minutes. Both teams reached the final after a penalty shoot outs in their semifinals. The Hammers beat Panathinaikos via penalties whereas Atletico Paranaense overcame local side AZ Alkmaar in a spot kick […]

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Some West Ham supporters have asked if things have improved under West Ham’s new partner Ticket Master as the new ticketing system faced they biggest test yet as tickets for the friendly against Juventus went on sale to Claret members and priority list members. One West Ham supporter, Darren Kristiansen told Claret and Hugh “32 […]

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The West Ham’s under 21’s have won their semi final against Greek Panathinaikos in Holland this afternoon to reach the final. Tournament organisers say West Ham was the attacking team for the majority of the game, but the Greek defense appeared hard to beat. Three minutes before full time Panathinaikos scored and they celebrated the […]

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The results of a recent poll  to determine whether fans supported the idea of a final West Ham Ladies game on 5th June at the Boleyn Ground are in serious doubt after opposition fans hijacked it. The official website reported that nearly 12,000 supporters voted in the poll, which ran for 24 hours until midday […]

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West Ham will say hello to new boy Havard Nordtveit this summer and Alex Song what has become a long goodbye. Nordveit will become Slaven Bilic’s first signing of the summer when he joins the Hammers on a free transfer on 1 July. But prior to his arrival the Hammers made it clear to ClaretandHugh this […]

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England Manager Roy Hodgson has announced his picks and standby players for the  provisional England Squad at 11am ahead of the last friendlies before the European Championships in France. Once again there is no room  for Hammers Mark Noble, Andy Carroll, Michail Antonio and Aaron Cresswell. England provisional squad: Forster, Hart, Heaton; Bertrand, Cahill, Clyne, Smalling, Stones, […]

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