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The Newcastle Chronicle claims Newcastle turned down the chance to sign Dimtri Payet because of his age. Newcastle United have signed 16 players from France since promotion back to the Premier League but have missed out on others. Their chief scout Graham Carr has scoured Europe for the best talent at bargain-basement prices and the […]

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The MooreThanJustAPodcast boys relive the five goals scored against Blackburn rovers on Sunday afternoon in the latest episode of the West Ham podcast. We discuss whether Noble should play for England and whether Payet should play for France along with our predictions for the Sunderland game at Saturday lunch time. We also debate whether it […]

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West Ham ladies are offering a unique chance to become a mascot at the Boleyn Ground during their evening game against Spurs Ladies on 8th March under the famous lights. At just £25 per child, you will get to meet the Ladies team, take part in an autograph session, take photos pitch side with the […]

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Former Referee Graham Poll believes West Ham have a very good chance of appealing Cheikhou Kouyate’s red card he received at Ewood park on Sunday. Kouyate was shown a straight red card for a last-man professional foul on Adam Henley on the edge of the box during the Hammers 5-1 over Blackburn. “West Ham must have […]

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West Ham have announced that third choice keeper Raphael Spiegel has signed a two-year extension to his contract with an option for a further two years. The Switzerland international has put pen to paper on  a new deal which will see him stay at the Boleyn Ground until 2018 with an option until 2020. The 23-year-old […]

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Dimi Payet has convinced everybody in English football that he’s a superstar. However, getting the message through to his national team coach Didir Deschamps appears to be something of a problem. Dimi has now scored nine goals and set up eight others for the Irons this season but Deschamps has yet to be  convinced. The […]

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West Ham chairman David Gold believes the club have a better than 50/50 chance of appealing Kouyate’s red card and subsequent one match ban for a professional foul. Gold insisted that the Blackburn player wasn’t going to get the ball so it wasn’t a goal scoring opportunity. Gold tweeted “I think we have a very […]

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Tony Cottee is delighted that his managerial choice – Slaven Bilic – is taking West Ham by storm. The former Hammers striker is far too humble to start claiming he told us so but his prediction on this site that Slav would bring on the good times. And he told ClaretandHugh exclusively: “Make no mistake […]

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David Sullivan has cleared up any lingering confusion over the identity of the Boleyn Ground’s last ever visiting team. He has told ClaretandHugh: “The league match against Manchester United could now become the last game to ever be held at Upton Park.” United meet Shrewsbury this evening and should they win either the Hammers or […]

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West Ham are theoretically entitled to an away allocation of 11,345 tickets, being 15% of Old Trafford’s 75,635 seating capacity should they overcome Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup fifth round this evening. However, Claret and Hugh now understands that Manchester United has a special dispensation this season with the FA which limits the maximum percentage to […]

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The 5-1 win over Blackburn Rovers yesterday earned West Ham £180,000 in prize money from the FA as winners of the fifth round proper, together with £247,500 to have the game screened live on BT Sport. We also received a 42% cut of the Ewood Park gate money with and attendance of 18,793 earning a further £158,000, […]

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We have a guest ratings expert on board tonight – ClaretandHugh FB Group member Sean Oakley – welcome aboard mate …you can take the flak for a change   Randolph: Couldn’t do anything about first goal couldn’t do anything about their goal and didn’t have much to do after that 7 Antonio: Stepped in at right back […]

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Exclusive   Chairman David Sullivan has made no attempt to disguise his bitter disappointment at seeing the Irons again clobbered with another away draw.    After a great win over Blackburn Rovers everybody was hoping for a Boleyn quarter final bonanza. Instead we are on our our way to either Manchester United or Shrewsbury.   […]

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By CandH FB Group member Graeme Taylor Is it just me or does anyone think Slaven Bilic is the second coming of John Lyall!! I love the man and surely every other Hammers fan does to. The way he sets teams up means he susses the opposition  only after we start playing but that being […]

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By Pete Ellis Do not adjust your TV sets! It’s true! West Ham have just thumped Blackburn rovers 5-1!!!! Why is this such a headline? After all, it’s only Rovers, who are down in 19th in the championship? I’ll tell you why. It’s because we have manager that gets the fact that a trophy would […]

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West Ham drew Shrewsbury Town or Manchester United away in the FA quarter-final draw this evening. While we all might become Shrewsbury fans for 24 hours tomorrow, the likelihood is that Manchester United will overcome and that would mean one of us is guaranteed to make the FA Cup semi finals. That would mean our Premier […]

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There were three fabulous moments away from the actual play itself at Ewood Park this afternoon and for this old fool they were emotional and thoroughly moving. It was a truly great sight to watch Dimi’s free kick sail over the Rovers wall and into the top corner – a sublime moment of magic – […]

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The FA Cup quarter-finals (sixth round proper) draw will be held at 6.15pm on Sunday 21 February. Taking place at Stamford Bridge, following Chelsea’s fifth round tie with Manchester City, the draw will be screened live on BBC Two with the programme starting at 6pm. Ties in the sixth round will take place across the […]

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Blackburn Rovers 1 Irons 5 And still Diafra Sakho to come …..! That was my first reaction following a victory as classy and complete a victoty as we are likely to see from our team and yes I can hear the reminders now from the cynical that it was only Blackburn Rovers. But to score […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear he has warned his players not to take today’s game anything less than seriously. And he said that yesterday showed how things can go with Reading beating West Brom and Watford winning only by one goal over Leeds. Slav said: “We have had a lot of games this season […]

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 West Ham Chairman, David Gold confirmed  yesterday that the club has applied for permission to increase the Olympic Stadium capacity to 60,000 to meet demand. Last night he further confirmed a 60,000 capacity is not the end and there are further possibilities to increase further to meet demand. The rebuilt stadium currently has 66,510 seats […]

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The last five encounters between West Ham and Blackburn Rovers have ended in a draw and should we repeat that feat for a sixth time this afternoon we will be forced to reschedule a Premier League match in a busy upcoming fixture schedule. West Ham and Blackburn have been allocated ball number five in the […]

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Let’s just stop for a moment and consider the fact that this afternoon the Irons will be without seven key players. Now, despite the face we are playing a lowly Championship outfit, I wonder whether we would have been as upbeat had the same position existed last season. I know it’s become a cliche but […]

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