Over 13,000 supporters will be at the Boleyn ground tonight to cheer on West Ham Academy boys in their U21 Premier Cup. We have been told by the West Ham ticket office this afternoon: “Attendance currently sits at about 13,000 with the tickets issued including the academy allocation.We have the Bobby Moore Lower, Betway Lower […]
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Amazing crowd at the Boleyn ground tonight
Posted on 25 April 2016.
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Irons ticket ‘touts’ risk legal action
Posted on 25 April 2016.
IIrons “fans”who have launched an internet auction for aimed at selling last games tickets to the highest Boleyn bidder are risking police action. Their activities could well be seen as ticket touting which became a criminal offence back in 1994 after uproar among the public led to the law being introduced. The wording of the […]
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Hammers map out defender’s future
Posted on 25 April 2016.
Exclusive West Ham have no plans to recall Reece Burke from loan duty next season and are hoping that the likely Bradford City Player of the Year will remain at Bradford City as a Championship performer. Reece is the overwhelming favourite to become the League One team’s player of the year but with Winston Reid, […]
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The great ticket rip off – the fans react
Posted on 25 April 2016.
So called West Ham fans are auctioning tickets for the last two Boleyn games on ebay. David Sullivan jnr has asked fans to explain what the club should do whilst David Gold has said he will deal with the matter today. Fans have been responding to this behaviour on CaretandHugh. Here’s what they have to […]
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Meet West Ham’s new billionaire owner
Posted on 25 April 2016.
West Ham co-owner and joint chairman, David Sullivan is now a billionaire according to the 2016 Sunday Times rich list. Mr Sullivan crossed the £1bn mark after his wealth grew by more than £150m in the last year. The Times has calculated Sullivan’s 51 per cent stake is now worth a cool £400million valuing the […]
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So called Irons fans start final games rip off
Posted on 24 April 2016.
Racketeering has broken out on Twitter with an auction being held for tickets at the last two games of the Boleyn season. The picture above emerged on the social media network and a storm of abuse immediately greeted the blatant attempt to rip off Hammers fans to the max. Chairman David Sullivan’s eldest son David […]
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Boleyn Memories: Fantastic times at West Ham but my Dad’s dying words were “Bloody McKnight”
Posted on 24 April 2016.
I started supporting the Mighty Hammers in 1963 and my Dad had been supporting them for 30 years before that . I went to the 64, 65, 75, 80 and 2006 finals as well as every game at home and quite a few away games over the years. I have seen some fantastic times at […]
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Bilic smoked on back of West Ham bus
Posted on 24 April 2016.
Former Hammer John Moncur has revealed that Slaven Bilic used to smoke at the back of the bus on the way to West Ham games when he was a player. Speaking to BT Sport Moncur said of his playing days with Slav: Interviewer: “You guys used to play together” Moncs: “Yea, I think he was […]
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Samuelson recalled to West Ham
Posted on 24 April 2016.
Martin Samuelson has been recalled to West Ham from Peterborough despite two league games remaining for the league one side. Samuelson turned eighteen last week and is set to start in the Under 21 Premier League cup on the Boleyn ground on Monday evening. Terms of the season-long loan brokered by director of football Barry […]
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One more night at the Boleyn for under a fiver
Posted on 24 April 2016.
With less than three weeks before our last league game at the Boleyn Ground, there is an opportunity on Monday to have one extra night under the Boleyn Ground lights watching the Hammers play in the U21 Premier League Cup final. The final will be the final U21 game ever played at the Boleyn Ground, […]
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West Ham linked with Barcelona and Arsenal target
Posted on 24 April 2016.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is weighing up a move for Celta Vigo star Manuel “Nolito” Duran, reports Steve Bates in the Sunday People today. Bilic is keen to land former Barcelona and Benfica star Nolito, who played in Spain’s friendly win over England last November. The talented attacking midfielder has scored 11 goals in […]
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Talented teenager swaps Chelsea for West Ham
Posted on 24 April 2016.
West Ham have beaten off competition from Arsenal to sign Chelsea teenager Domingos Quina, according the Daily Mail, Daily Mirror and Daily Star who picked up the story from ExWhuEmployee. The report says the 16-year-old midfielder will sign after being persuaded that he had a better chance of progressing through to the first team in West […]
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Awesome reviews for Irons central defender
Posted on 24 April 2016.
Reece Burke has drawn astonishing reviews at Bradford City after a hugely impressive loan period at the club this season. The Bantams are sitting in the play off places in league One and much of that is down to the defender who has been performing like a colossus. Fans of the club appear to believe […]
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Newcastle and Man Utd do Hammers a favor
Posted on 23 April 2016.
Newcastle’s fight to stay in the Premier League did the Hammers a favor today after the Magpies came back from two nil down at half time to take Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at full time. Liverpool had a game in hand on West Ham before today and they were just two points behind us before […]
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Refreshing the parts of the OS other brewers cannot reach
Posted on 23 April 2016.
West Ham will receive no share of the lucrative ‘Pourage Rights’ from the former Olympic Stadium when they move in. The rental agreement of the former Olympic Stadium published last week reveals that the stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP “shall be entitled to retain all revenue received from any beverage company, which is exclusively in respect of […]
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Irons chants and songs from Hammers Chat
Posted on 23 April 2016.
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Brady to meet West Ham fan Obama
Posted on 23 April 2016.
West Ham Vice Chairman, Karren Brady is off to meet US president and West Ham fan, Barack Obama this morning. Tweeting this morning Brady made the ultimate name drop by posting: “Off to see Barack Obama….” In 2008, Obama declared his fondness for the Claret and Blues quarter of east London. According to US reports, the […]
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David Sullivan’s best Boleyn Memory!
Posted on 23 April 2016.
Pragamatic David Sullivan doesn’t do sentiment and romanticism that well! So it was no surprise when ClaretandHugh asked him – as a lifelong supporter – for his greatest Boleyn Memory to be greeted with the words: “The win over Watford….because the last win is always the most important.” However, he did select one game for […]
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Boleyn Memories: “When the top man appeared and paid us a fiver each for cleaning his car !”
Posted on 23 April 2016.
ClaretandHugh has invited readers to send their best Boleyn Memories as we approach the end. Send yours to claretandhgh@gmail.com. More tomorrow! I was out washing cars during the school holidays in the summer of 86, I was 13. My pal Andy AND I weren’t getting much interest. We got to a house with a dirty […]
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Peer’s sneak preview of Olympic Stadium
Posted on 22 April 2016.
West Ham’s Vice-Chairman, Karren Brady has published a video sneak preview of West Ham’s new stadium. On Wednesday this week Lady Brady visited the former Olympic stadium to check on progress tweeting from her personal account “Off to the Olympic Stadium this morning to film the update and behind the scenes tour for West Ham United […]
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West Ham agent fees revealed
Posted on 22 April 2016.
The FA have published fees paid to agents. The table above shows total payments made by Premier League clubs to registered Intermediaries for the four-month period of 1st October 2015 to 1st February 2016. West Ham spent the fifth most on agents in the Premier League shelling out £2.69m in a four month period. Based […]
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Rugby to return to the Olympic Stadium
Posted on 22 April 2016.
The Olympic Stadium will again host a rugby league match in this year’s Four Nations tournament three months after West Ham move in. England, Scotland, New Zealand and Australia will contest the tournament, which will be broadcast by the BBC. The former Olympic Stadium in London has chosen as a venue, with England taking on Australia […]
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Carroll/Sakho pairing may create Slav headache
Posted on 22 April 2016.
The return of Diafra Sakho will – as far as I can see – have handed Slaven Bilic a headache. On the face of it, the front pairing of AC and the Senegal striker works but the worry is that we don’t get as much as we should from Sak when he’s played wide. With six […]
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Axl Rose to play at Olympic Stadium
Posted on 22 April 2016.
Axl Rose is joining AC/DC for the remainder of their world tour, taking in the concert at the former Olympic Stadium on June 4th, just two months before West Ham move in. The Guns N’ Roses singer will replace Brian Johnson starting on May through to the conclusion of the Rock or Bust tour in Denmark […]
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New West Ham crest unveiled at OS
Posted on 22 April 2016.
Another West Ham crest has been installed at the Olympic Stadium today as the WestHamification at the former Olympic Stadium continues. The re-designed crest sees the Boleyn castle removed and the word ‘London’ added underneath two hammers. The shape of the crest represents an old Thames Ironsworks ship. In an online vote, conducted over 48 […]
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Dave gets into gear for Mooro
Posted on 22 April 2016.
Blowing Bubbles Monthly Editor David Blackmore is gearing up to take on another challenge to raise money for the Bobby Moore Fund. David will take part in the Grand East Anglia Run (GEAR) on May 1, and is training hard to make sure he beats his previous best time of 46 minutes and 12 seconds. […]
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