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Mark Noble believes West Ham are on the verge of establishing themselves among the Premier League elite. As he heads into his emotional this afternoon (Mon) the captain said the club’s fortunes have changed dramatically. He said: “We are moving to the Olympic Stadium and we have been told the 54,000 capacity will be increased […]

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Have to admit it came as something of a shock to me when discovering that less than one per cent of the 1700 plus who voted in a recent ClaretandHugh poll wanted Christian Benteke as the club’s summer signing. Ok, he hasn’t shown himself to be he striker he was at Villa a couple of […]

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David Gold has thrown his weight behind moves to make Bobby Moore’ Sir  Bobby Moore.’ With MPs from across all parties trying to make it happen on the 50th anniversary of England’s wonderful World Cup victory, the co chairman has denied that this should be an impossibility. Currently the law doesn’t allow  posthumous awards but […]

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Former Head of West Ham recruitment, Martyn Glover appears to be  going head to head with the new head of West Ham recruitment Tony Henry over their mutual interest in a Toulouse player. Glover left the Hammers to join Leeds in a similar role last summer following Allardyce’s departure but he was quickly reunited with […]

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Mark Noble has handed the credit for the Hammers success to the two Davids. The captain believes i’s their philosophy that has revolutionised the club from a circus into a top four challenging outfit. On the eve of his Irons testimonoal Nobes declared: “The key word is stability. In a way, the club was run […]

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A badly researched article by Colin Mafham on the Daily Express claims that West Ham are set to earn one billion pounds from their move to the Olympic stadium suggesting they would have one billion in the kitty to play with by 2021! Wishful thinking on the part of the Express and plainly wrong I […]

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Colchester United beat Doncaster Rovers 4-1 on Good Friday in League One, and the goal of the game belonged to West Ham loanee Elliot Lee. 21-year-old Lee found the target with a special curled strike in the 71st minute. The Hammers forward put the hosts 2-1 ahead with a 25-yard right footed effort that arrowed […]

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Former West Ham managers  Billy Bonds and Sir Trevor Brooking will manage West Ham teams one last time on Easter Monday. Mark Noble revealed the news on Thursday. Nobes tweeted “True legends, Billy bonds and Sir Trevor Brooking will be honorary managers on Monday afternoon!!” Billy Bonds was was appointed West Ham manager on 23 February […]

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According to football website Sport Witness , West Ham scouts were spotted at the International match between Portugal and Bulgaria on Good Friday. The report claims the Irons scout was there to watch Rafa Silva, which they say ‘just so happens to be a player West Ham have been watching at SC Braga this season’. The article claims the […]

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West Ham’s, Doneil Henry very struggled last night as a right back for Canada against Mexico in a World Cup qualifier match.  The 22 year old centre-back struggled in an un-natural position as his side went 3-0 down in Vancouver. Henry himself came in for a lot of criticism from Canadian supporters who couldn’t understand why […]

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Owl-faced England Manager, Roy Hodgson has given one of the most bizarre excuses on his continuing snub of Mark Noble during a pre-match press conference ahead of the Germany v England friendly. “The fact is there are are always two or three players that are in the news that many people would like to be selected […]

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It’s another No 1 from ClaretandHugh and Hammers Chat – a visual phone in programe discussing all things Irons. In this new ground breaking feature the top partnership allows you the opportunity to appear on this new show discussing the topic that is closest to your heart. In this first edition Mark Noble’s exclusion from […]

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Kevin Nolan will miss Mark Noble’s testimonial on Easter Monday as Leyton Orient host Hartlepool down the road. Originally named in the Nobes testimonial lineup the player-manager of the O’s is otherwise engaged. Orient lost 1-0 to Accrington Stanley yesterday and will face Hartlepool on Monday, meaning Nolan will miss Mark Noble’s testimonial at the […]

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Hammer Mark Noble appeared on BT Sports last night and was on great form as he jokingly accused Blue’s Antony Costa of not being a true Spurs fan when he struggled with a question on whether he would swap his two Brit Awards he won with Blue for a Tottenham Premier League title win this […]

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What is it with Harry Redknapp? He has used his story about Bobby Moore being asked to leave West Ham 36 years ago over and over again – once in one of his numerous books and also at various times as a stick with which to beat the Irons. His story goes like this: “He […]

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Former Chelsea and Spurs player turned Sports radio presenter, Jason Cundy has backed West Ham to finish in the top four in the Premier league, describing them as the best of the bunch chasing Manchester City for the fourth spot and a chance at Champions league football next season. Speaking to Claret and Hugh associate […]

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Besiktas president Fikret Orman has revealed that the club have invited Slaven Bilic to the Vodafone Arena inauguration ceremony. Speaking at the pre-inauguration press conference president said: “We will be inviting Bilic, Daum, Toshack, Milne, Lucescu and former players to the ceremony as well.” Bilic coached Besiktas over two seasons before joining West Ham last […]

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David Sullivan has announced that he’s likely to hand Slaven Bilic a new contract – probably next January. He says that he has to be assured that the manager is not a “one season wonder” so will bide his time on the decision. Is he right? ClaretandHugh’s readers have been offering their opinions at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/  […]

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Of course, we have known this fact for many years but the London Evening Standard confirmed it so it must be true! right? The  Evening standard published a table of West Ham results this season against the big clubs. They included Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and bizarrely Everton but omitted Spurs from the […]

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Exclusive West Ham fans have given Christian Benteke a massive thumbs down as the club’s major summer signing. Extraordinarily, the Liverpool striker attracted only 10 votes (0.58 pc of the vote) in a ClaretandHugh poll asking fans which of six selected strikers they would like at the club next season. Everton’s Romelu Lukaku was way […]

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David Gold has cleared up any issues surrounding the Olympic Stadium capacity and hinted that that the club may eventually go for a 66k capacity. With the waiting list growing to around 50k the co chairman has revealed that the 66,000 is the ultimate limit at the club’s new home With the subject under keen […]

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Slaven Bilic will get his new deal at West Ham just as we told you on Tuesday but it won’t be until next January. David Sullivan – as we indicated through our own sources in our own story  – wants to ensure “he is not a one season wonder.” He said: “I will give Slaven […]

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Mark Noble has made a personal plea to fans to 0vercome transport problems to support his testimonial on Easter Monday. Nobes has lined up a list of legends like no other to play his Hammers team  but is aware that fans will need to make special arrangements to get to the Boleyn. The eagerly awaited […]

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The news that West Ham have increased capacity has also bought fresh news that new Hammers season ticket holders at the Olympic Stadium will need to commit for two season rather than one. The 6,000 additional seats will soon go on sale from the 4th April at the Stratford reservation centre but with those lucky […]

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West Ham have no intention of moving Andy Carroll on despite their hunt for a £25 million striker this summer. The Hammers though have made it clear to ClaretandHugh this afternoon they are “in no hurry” to bring their big summer signing to the club declaring: “We are going to make sure we get this […]

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West Ham youngster, Oscar Borg has joined Aston Villa on a two and a half year contract after being released by West Ham.  The 18 year old has been previously dubbed as the new Gareth Bale and two years ago the Hammers fought off keen interest from Manchester United when he was just 16. He […]

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