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Reports that West Ham are currently interviewing for a director of football and that David Moyes is deeply involved in the process are premature. The board is  ready to replace Tony Henry – who was sacked for alleged racist comments -and will upgrade the job title from recruitment director to director of football. However, all […]

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Fresh concerns over the London Stadium’s security and stewarding has been raised after yesterday’s Rugby game between the Saracens and Harlequins. A supporter in the hospitality suite raised the alarm to security personnel ten mins before the end of the match when he noticed a sizeable North Face bag unattended at the rear of the […]

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West Ham fans are split down the middle over whether the Irons should offer David Moyes a new deal now or WAIT until the end of the season. The club are set to offer the manager a one year deal should he keep us in the Premier League this season and that is a decision […]

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David Moyes will get another season to sort out the West Ham mess IF he saves the Irons from relegation. It has become par for the course that long term contracts are a non starter with the amounts of compensation involved for failure these days. And a year’s deal is the best Moyes can expect […]

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The results from the Claret and Hugh’s poll for Hammer of the year are in and it will come as no surprise that Marko Arnautovic is the red-hot odds-on favourite to pick up the award which is voted for by West Ham supporters towards the end of each season. The poll which attracted 1,338 participants showed Marko taking […]

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David Moyes has confirmed that Edimilson Fernandes has returned from injury and should be available for the game against Southampton. Fernandes suffered a bad ankle injury while on international duty last year which required surgery and he had been thought to be out for the remainder of the season. Moyes will also welcome back Arthur […]

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The Hammers will be boosted by the return of Arthur Masuaku AND Edmilson Fernandes for the remaining Premier League fixtures. The left sided midfielder – having played at Dagenham and Redbridge in the midweek friendly fund raiser – has  since departed for international duty with DR Congo whilst Fernandes is with the Swiss under 21s […]

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West Ham have welcomed London mayor Sadiq Khan’s condemnation of the “violent episodes” at the Burnley match but “do not feel it helpful to speculate without all the facts.” That would appear to be a sideswipe at Khan who made a series of allegations and claims ahead of an independent investigation into what went on […]

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The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) chairman Peter Hendy has written a piece in yesterday’s London Standard comparing rugby to football crowds in the London Stadium. The former TfL Commissioner who was embroiled in an expenses row was appointed by the London Mayor last year following the resignation of David Edmunds. Hendy compares the rugby […]

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By Hugh Southon and Sean Whetstone Sadiq Khan’s decision to demonise the Irons at the London Assembly is a disgrace following the events during our match against Burnley. He owns the stadium and it’s up to him to find answers not to deliver what appears to be wildly exaggerated accusations without any evidence or police […]

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West Ham manager David Moyes short-term contract runs out in the summer. Today, however, in  ClaretandHugh’s latest poll we ask a simple question – should the board be offering him a new contract based his performance so far. Has he done enough to warrant a new deal whatever happens or have you seen enough to want […]

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I am a very big fan of Martin O’Neill and was irritated beyond extreme when a ‘leak’ saw him rule himself out of the Hammers manager’s job a few years back. He would have been perfect for the job and would have given us the years of the stability we have forever required. To me […]

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 Premier League clubs West Ham United, Brighton and Hove Albion, Newcastle United and Leicester City will all be part of the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens in May.  Championship Side Aston Villa will also join in the event which will run from 18-20th May at the Hong Kong Football Club. Championship side Aston Villa, runners-up last year, […]

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West Ham manager David Moyes has reportedly flown to Austria this weekend to inspect potential sites for West Ham’s pre-season training camp this summer. The Hammers spent an 11-day training camp in Austria and Germany last summer under Slaven Bilic. The first team squad and backroom staff stayed in Bad Waltersdorf, a municipality in the […]

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International weeks leave me cold as a rule. However, last night was a bit different although I am not referring to England who are capable of winning meaningless friendlies and qualifying before we watch it end there. However, there was great news for all Hammers fans last night with Arnie starring in and scoring two […]

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It was a great international night for the Hammers big two – Manu Lanzini and Marko Arnautovic as they got on the score sheets for their respective countries tonight (Fri). Lanzini started for Argentina against Italy, played the full 90 minutes and snatched a win for his side on 85 minutes with his first international goal, […]

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Republic boss Martin O’Neill heaped praise onto Irons teenager Declan Rice after an impressive senior debut against Turkey. The 19-year-old took the pitch at the back before moving into midfield as Ireland lost 1-0 but – as Hammers fans have come to understand – looked great in both roles. O’Neill said: “I thought he did […]

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Sadiq Kahn  has weighed into the London Stadium affair following the the Burnley game declaring: “ I condemn the mindless hooliganism of a small minority of people intent on disrupting the game.” Addressing the London Assembly question time he also claimed that 26 people were involved with four succeeding and that there were 150 separate incidents with […]

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Manu Lanzini has spoken of his huge affection for West Ham and its fans and declared: ” ‘Have hope, please keep on supporting us and help us’. Speaking to the official website the Hammers play maker said: “We have a fantastic group of supporters who follow us everywhere. We’re really lucky to have this amazing, fanatical support.” […]

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The Special General Meeting scheduled for this Sunday for the dissolution of the West Ham United Supporters Club has been postponed. In the last hour, the committee has emailed members saying “Due to the legality regarding memberships the SGM that was due to be held on Sunday 25th March, 2018 at the Boleyn Pub at 12 noon will be […]

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Canadian winger Malyk Hamilton has had his contract with West Ham terminated by mutual consent. Hamilton first came to England for a trial for West Ham United when he was just ten years old. Papers at the Football Association published this week reveal he was released by the Hammers on 23rd February.  Hamilton made 25 appearances […]

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James Collins has just a small chance of paying in the critical match against Southampton next weekend. His scan showed there is still an issue with the hamstring problem which has plagued him for most of the season and that it will be a case of waiting and seeing until just before the match. He […]

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A London Assembly committee heard that it is unfair to blame West Ham for the London Stadium disputes and losses. London Assembly Budget Committee chairman Gareth Bacon said earlier this week that West Ham is constantly being portrayed as the big bad wolf who has caused the problem and the taxpayer has been overly generous to West […]

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Jordan Hugill is eyeing up the Southampton fixture with his fingers crossed and hopes high. The £10 million signing made it through his first 90 minutes for the Irons at Dagenham and Redbridge and scored the third near the end. And he commented to the official site: “I’d like to think I gave a good account […]

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Declan Rice’s decision not to even consider swapping alleigance from the Republic to England is a blow for Gareth Southgate and whoever follows him into the international manager’s job. Assuming I can find a stream, I’ll be tuning into the Republic v Turkey game tonight hoping Dec will be playing as I consider him the […]

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David Moyes has settled in for the long haul at West Ham – seemingly regardless of which division we are in. The Hammers boss has dropped his heaviest hint yet that he will be here next season and is currently deciding where pre-season will be condcuted. Speaking to the official site he said: ““I’m actually […]

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