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West Ham’s  Premier League trip to Arsenal will now be played on Sunday 22 April, with a 1.30pm kick-off. The Hammers were originally due to make the short journey to Emirates Stadium a day later for the Sky Sports-televised game, but the London derby has now been rescheduled. Meanwhile, the Hammers’ home match against Manchester […]

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James Collins is facing a scan on a possible hamstring injury this afternoon after leaving the action against Dagenham and Redbridge in last night’s friendly at the Chigwell Construction Stadium. ‘Ginge’ has appeared to become particularly injury prone this season but left last night’s action seemingly as a precautionary measure. He is understood to have […]

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Nathan Holland showed enough last night at Dagenham to suggest he can make a big difference to the Hammers even before the end of this perilous season. Last night’s was only his second game back since a serious injury and whilst there is no chance of him starting against Southampton, a place on the bench […]

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Academy director Terry Westley was at Dagenham and Redbridge last night and taking a special interest in his young protegees as they attempted to impress manager David Moyes. Here he assesses five of the youngsters on display for ClaretandHugh: Alfie Lewis: “I thought he had a good game. In terms of technical ability he has […]

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The Hammers did their bit for nearly skint Dagenham and Redbridge last night who are in desperate financial straits. We rook a decent side to the Chigwell Contstruction Stadium and finally ran out 3-1 winners via goals from Michail Antonio (2) and Jordan Hugill. The Daggers played their part in an entertaining game although there […]

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The West Ham concessionaire agreement for the London Stadium was labelled “too long” and laden with “too much detail” London Assembly members were told yesterday. With only West Ham at the negotiating table, former LLDC deputy chairman David Edmunds explained that the corporation were left in a very weak position. “At the end of the […]

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Michael Antonio grabbed a couple of goals in last night’s fund raising friendly for Dagenham and Redbridge and then declared: “I’ve feel I’ve got the goals in me to keep West Ham up.” The striker is arriving back at his best form and also believes the trip to Miami has helpd the lads explaining that […]

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A Michail Antonio brace helped West Ham edge out Dagenham in the #SaveTheDaggers fundraising match last night which ended 3-1 with two goals from Michail Antonio and a late strike from Jordan Hugill. Antonio scored in both halves in front of a 4,515-strong crowd which included many West Ham fans at the Chigwell Construction Stadium. […]

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West Ham have confirmed they have issued lifetime bans to five individuals who entered the field of play while further supporters have been banned for violently throwing objects with intent to injure or harm. In a statement on the official website the club say: “West Ham United can confirm that swift and decisive action has been taken against […]

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Moore Than Just A Podcast presenters Sean Whetstone, John Bucci and Nigel Kahn are back in the International break to chat about West Ham finances and the Karren Brady apology in the Sun newspaper. Listen to Sean, John and Nigel set the world to rights in all things West Ham only at www.moorethanjustapodcast.co.uk 

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David Moyes seems convinced the Irons squad will emerge stronger from the warm weather training stint in Miami. And he explained why he took the decision to visit the States and what he hopes the outcome will be, Speaking to the official site he said: ““It was a really good week. Obviously, we left on […]

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Former London Legacy Development Corporations Chairman David Edmonds and Neale Coleman have given evidence at the London Assembly today. Both said they didn’t agree with all the conclusions from the Moore Stephens stadium report commissioned by the London Mayor and defended they own decisions. Coleman said certain decisions were above his pay grade and both Ken […]

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West Ham’s board of directors will be represented by co chairman David Gold at tonight’s friendly fixture against Dagenham and Redbridge tonight. There had been serious doubts over whether either of the co chairmen would arrive at the game after the events at the Burnley game but ClaretandHugh understands that Gold will take his place […]

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has told West Ham owners to get a grip to ensure proper behaviour from their fans. The London Mayor and Karren Brady are due to meet face to face for the first time on Monday after a recent war of words in the media. Khan speaking Talksport told radio listeners: “I understand […]

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West Ham has given a statement to The Times newspaper about the ongoing litigation with the London Stadium owners E20 and LLDC. The main court case is scheduled for November this year this while an earlier determination about the agreement will be heard as early as April by an expert. West Ham told the Times: ‘West Ham […]

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By Blowing Bubbles Editor David Blackmore When the then Newcastle and England midfielder Kieron Dyer joined West Ham in 2007, it was supposed to be the start of great things for the player and the club, but a career-threatening injury in just his second appearance meant his life took a very different turn. In many […]

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Exciting Nathan Holland could well be making a first team appearance against Dagenham and Redbridge in tonight’s friendly. The flying teenage winger is fully recovered from the hamstring injury which hit him last year and is looking to make a real impact against the National League club in a match organised to help their finances. […]

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West Ham are pleased with the outcome of the meeting between David Sullivan and the West Ham United Independent Supporters Association which was held at the co chairman’s Essex mansion on Tuesday. Observers at the meeting believe progress was made between the two sides and the results are due to be published via the WHUISA […]

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Hammers Martin Samuelsen has pulled out of international duty with Norway’s under-21s due to illness. Samuelsen was in line to make his seventh and eighth appearances for the Norwegians, who face Italy in a friendly later this week and Israel on Tuesday in a European Championships qualifying match. But the West Ham player who is on loan […]

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Inter Milan have rejected an initial bid of 13.7 million Euros from West Ham for Joao Mario according to reports in the Italian media. Website FCInterNews.It claims the Hammers paid a loan fee € 1.2 million to keep Mario until the 30th June this year but since made an offer of 12 million pounds to make the […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady will star in her own TV show on ITV next month called ‘Give it a year’ With an unfortunate title and very unfortunate timing, the programme will see Brady set tough targets for new businesses only to return one year later to see what progress they have made. Outside of her directorship at […]

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Letters and emails sent between West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have been exclusively obtained by Claret and Hugh through a freedom of information request received today from the Mayor’s office. The letters and email correspondence date between January 2017 and January 2018 and show the clear frustration by West Ham with […]

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West Ham Co-Chairman David Sullivan met with supporters this morning at his Essex mansion. Sullivan met with two committee members from the West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association (WHUISA) alongside a representative from the Football Supporters Federation (FSF). WHUISA have promised to publish full minutes from the meeting in the coming days. A statement from their official […]

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Saint Etiene’s Jonathan Bamba will wait on West Ham’s Premier League fate before committing himself to the east end! The 21-year-old comes out of contract in the summer after being tracked by the Hammers this but admits his future remains in doubt. With the club unwilling to meet his demands, a free transfer can be expected. […]

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Phil Parkes believes no player will be more would up to take three points from Southampton and Stoke City than a certain Mark Arnautovic. The former Hammers keeper remembers very well the hell on earth handed put to the £25 million record signing was put through by his former fans at the Bet 365 Stadium […]

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David Sullivan will not nbe attending tomorrow night’s friendly match against Dagenham and Redbridge which he and the directors arranged in a bid to raise finds for the struggling National League outfit. With new security measures being introduced, the co chairman has agreed not to attend the match which kicks off at the Chigwell Construction Stadium […]

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