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EXCLUSIVE Frank MacAvennie fully expects West Ham to beat Manchester United on Sunday at Old Trafford. The former Hammers striking legend believes Slaven Bilic’s men will have too much for Louis van Gaal’s outfit and delivered a damning verdict on United saying: “I honestly think United are rubbish this season.” He believes the Hammers – […]

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Here  is a magnificent journey captured by ClaretandHugh’s partners Hammers Chat between Upton Park and the Olympic Stadium. Every aspect of the move we are about to make is captured in this quite outstanding video fronted by Gonzo in the company of Geo. They takes us from the nostalgia of the Boleyn through Green Street before […]

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‘News’ that West Ham are apparently ready to spend £20 million on a big name front man is again being repeated in the national press and elsewhere on social media today. Three names are being regularly mentioned – Christian Benteke, Wilfried Bony and of course Marseilles’ Michy Batshuayi  who put a massive dampener on that by […]

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Manuel Lanzini posted a video on social media embarrassing teammates Alex Song and Angelo Ogbonna at Chadwell Heath training ground ahead of this Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Perdón @angeloogbonna21 y @17alexsong jajajaja / sorry for this hahahaha 😆👏🏼⚽️ A video posted by Manuel Lanzini (@manuulanzini) on Mar 8, […]

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Head of Medical and Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke has issued his weekly update on WHUFC.com – in association with Spire Roding Hospital Stijn says James Collins should return  from injury after the international break while Valencia, Moses and O’Brien should all return to the squad this weekend after re-joining training earlier this week. He does […]

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West Ham take their away travelling army of 9,000 to Old Trafford on Sunday for the sixth round proper of the FA Cup. Manchester United face Liverpool in the Europa League on Thursday night and are suffering a number of injuries but can West Ham overcome them to book a place in the FA Cup […]

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West Ham Ladies repeated the feat of the West Ham men last Wednesday by beating Spurs Ladies 1-0 at the Boleyn ground last night! A record 1,741 fans attended the game under the Boleyn ground famous lights smashing the previous home attendance record of just 298! West Ham Ladies Chairman, Stephen Hunt said ” Stunned to […]

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This afternoon, West Ham has confirmed officially for the first they have requested to increase capacity to 60,000 at the Olympic Stadium for next season. The club confirm should that be agreed then they would make a further 5,000 seats available at band 5 prices at £289 for adults and £99 for the under 16’s. […]

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ClaretandHugh is delighted to welcome KUMB.com’s award winning podcaster Chris Scull as he makes his debut as our latest top name blogger today. ‘Scully’ is one of the good guys and here he gives his exclusive overview of a season which simply gets better after admitting to the “paralysing” fear he felt before the Spurs […]

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West Ham Away supporters are set to benefit from a £30 cap on tickets in the Premier League from next season. Premier League clubs have voted unanimously to cap the price of away tickets at £30 for the next three seasons. The debate over the rising cost to attend top-flight fixtures has been a hot topic for some time […]

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I said at the start of the season we could grab a Champions League spot and I see absolutely no reason to change my mind now. But let me say at the outset – Slaven Bilic has been incredible… remarkable and I love love love what’s happening at my club. Every expectation has been passed […]

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Slaven Bilic is facing a Winston Reid dilemma as he prepares for the massive clash with Manchester United this weekend. The central defender has been freely tipped as being ready to join the squad for the FA Cup clash at Old Trafford n Saturday but it leaves the manager with a big decision. He has […]

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  Season ticket holder and ClaretandHugh Facebook Group member Marion Boswell is bitterly disappointed that the Hammers have involved fans in an end of season ballot for tickets in the last Boleyn season. Here she explains why! By Marion Boswell Firstly, I must say as a season ticket holder this doesn’t directly affect me. However, […]

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Like my associate Sean Whetstone I can see absolutely nothing to commend an end of season ballot for tickets or the tenner a time priority list idea. Sean has made his feeling very clear in another blog on the site but I have just one question beyond what he has already asked of WHUFC. How […]

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Roy Hodgson will name his squad for this month’s England friendlies on March 17th. The Three Lions face a trip to Germany before welcoming Holland to Wembley later this month as they continue their preparations for this summer’s European Championship in France. Speaking last week Hodgson said: “It’s only a couple of weeks now until I […]

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By Sean Whetstone It’s no secret, I am openly pro-club, pro-owners and pro-Olympic Stadium move and I make no excuses over that. I have even been accused by some of being a ‘club stooge’ always toeing the party line and afraid to speak out against the club hierarchy. Well, two things have got my goat recently […]

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David Gold has refused to pull his punches in discussing the amazing win over Everton and Dimi Payet’s part in it. The ‘Upton Park Zinedine Zidane’ suffered the biggest low of his season when ruthlessly challenged by James McCarthy in the first encounter at the Boleyn. That put him out of action for two months […]

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West Ham has revealed they will hold a ballot process for the last three home games to played at the Boleyn Ground – but you need to be an Academy member to be eligible to apply. Fifth-placed West Ham play third-placed Arsenal on 9th April at 12.45pm with what appears likely to be the penultimate game against […]

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Michy Batshuayi appears to have pledged his foreseeable future to Olympique Marseille. Batshuayi signed a new contract in January this year in a move that was widely believed to be designed to raise the striker’s asking price up to £30million, with the 22 year old striker now tied to Marseille until 2020. West Ham are […]

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David God has made it clear that Mark Noble, Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio have all well and truly stamped out their England claims this season. Whether Roy Hodgson chooses to include any or all of them in his next squad later this month is one thing but Gold has no doubt that they should […]

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Former Hammer, Sean Maguire has made a perfect start for Cork City by scoring twice at the weekend. The striker was the difference between the two teams as he helped Cork get off to a winning start at home on the first day of the Irish league. “Before the game, I would have taken three points and no […]

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C&H partners MooreThanJustAPodcast spoke to West Ham Ladies Chairman Stephen Hunt ahead of their game against Spurs Ladies at the Boleyn Ground this evening. Stephen tells how the game at the Boleyn Ground came about, how they have already tripled their record home attendance for a West Ham Ladies match and their ambitions for the […]

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Richard Keys has treated the West Ham fans to another dose of Sam creeping on his personal blog. The shamed former Sky Sports presenter – kicked out with his buddy Andy Gray for sexism – just can’t bear what’s happening at West Ham without time and again dragging his mate into the equation. Earlier in […]

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Sak’s back and in my world that means anything is possible. Yes of course we have Payet and I really do understand but with the club’s Number One striker up front even the main man becomes a far better player. This has been repeated several times but after his goalscoring return against Everton at the […]

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The Mirror’s Darren Lewis tonight makes his first appearance in the ClaretandHugh Interview section of MooreThanJustAPodcast. Darren – a Fleet Street pal of ClaretandHugh founding editor Hugh Southon – supplied CandH with his first exclusive blog earlier today which can be seen here http://www.claretandhugh.info/irons-win-at-everton-changed-everything/ The Mirror’s West Ham correspondent is interviewed by associate editor Sean Whetstone and […]

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Guest Post from Geo from Hammers Chat West Ham Ladies have sold more than treble their record attendance in tickets purchased already for tomorrow night at the Boleyn Ground lights. Tickets can still be bought at https://sales.webticketmanager.com/default.aspx?companyid=1307 £5 adults and £1 child. We need as much support as possible, the Premier League South record is by Brighton […]

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