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West Ham fans are cautiously optimistic that David Moyes and the boys will have a decent points haul over the”five games of Christmas.” ClaretandHugh’s latest poll posed that question and with just over 1,000 votes in the one time deeply fearful fans are more optimistic given two fine performances at Manchester City and against Chelsea. […]

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David  Moyes’ assistant at Manchester United, Phil Neville, has become a fully paid up member of the Arthur Masuaku fan club after writing him off as “an accident waiting to happen.” Clearly totally astonished by the Frenchman’s performance against Chelsea, the Match of the Day pundit said: “I watched a lot of him last year play […]

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It’s becoming quite apparent, rather quickly, that David Moyes is cut from a different cloth to many plying their trade as managers. One comment  from him – which went virtually unnoticed recently – was his response to all the transfer window chat and rumour mongering when saying: “My only focus at this moment is concentrating […]

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The IAAF was given a signed legal document from the British government in 2011 guaranteeing the athletics track would be maintained at the former Olympic Stadium regardless of which football club moved in after the 2012 Games. Under the terms of the agreement, it guaranteed that the stadium would remain in public ownership and that athletics is […]

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Former Hammers first-team coach Julian Dicks has broken his silence for the first time since losing his job with the club following the departure of Slaven Bilic. The former West Ham defender was talking to Hammers fans at a Hammers Heroes event in Hornchurch theatre earlier this week with Ludo, Tony Gale and John Moncur. The […]

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The fine performance at Manchester City and the brilliant win over Chelsea have given the Irons fans great hope of real recovery. So today we are asking the question of CandH followers: How many Premier League points do you believe the team will collect between now and January 2? Here’s a reminder of the games we face between […]

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Resurgent Adrian was thrilled with the performance and result against Chelsea yesterday (Sat) and made it clear he will do his utmost to show his best every week from here on in. Speaking after the game he declared: “It’s a massive result. The three points is really, really important because of the position we’re in and […]

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West Ham finished the game against Chelsea this afternoon with a clean bill of health after an exhausting and breathless outing against Chelsea. Michael Antonio finished the game flat on his back having given absolutely everything before being subbed in pursuit of the winning cause but ClaretandHugh learned tonight that he will be fit for Wednesday […]

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West Ham drew the highest possible praise from a former Chelsea hero following this afternoon’s performance at the London Stadium. David Moyes has always made it clear the recipe for any success has to be based on a firm defence but after a season when goals have been shipped for fun, not many would have […]

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Beaming David Moyes grabbed his first victory, first clean sheet and declared: ““What a great result it is for us. We needed to find a result and we’ve done that. He told the official site: “We came close against Manchester City and for long periods, we thought we were going to get it but today, […]

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I would be the last person in the world to throw Slav under the bus because I think he is one of the most decent human beings in the world and I have enormous respect for him as a man. However, such is the revelation that Arthur Masuaku has become, you have to scratch your […]

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Injured Hammer Jose Fonte spoke today of how Marko Arnautovic’s attitude has changed on the training round during his time at West Ham. Arnie scored the goal which beat the Blues at the London Stadium looking worth every penny of his £25 million record transfer fee. Fonte was in the Sky studio commenting on the […]

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Hammers 1 Chelsea 0 I can’t remember feeling so proud and relieved – that was utterly – TRULY – magnificent! If anybody can remember a greater performance of courage, resilience,  resolution and skill from an Irons team don’t bother letting me know. Today was enough – more than enough – and at the end of […]

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Half Time: Hammers 1 Chelsea 0   What a 45 minutes! Everything we ask of West Ham was there on display – discipline, determination and a deadly finish to carry on where we left off at City. Mark Arnautovic grabbed the goal at the end of a brilliant passing movement in the most congested area […]

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Andy Carroll looks booked for a place on the bench with Michail Antonio continuing in the central striker role against Chelsea. And it is likely that Adrian will retain his place in the side and that Winston Reid will return to the back line to partner Angelo Ogbonna at the heart of defence as Declan […]

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The one positive to come from David Sullivan’s ‘Black Friday’ is the ‘revelation’ that he is looking at the possibility of appointing a Director of Football. In terms of publicity, yesterday’s interview with Jacob Steinberg in the Guardian  was a catastrophe. He has admitted that he made mistakes in that interview! May we suggest the […]

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West Ham Manager David Moyes told the press that he has no involvement in transfers at the moment but admitted that maybe David Sullivan and Tony Henry are speaking to some people without his knowledge When asked about stories linking West Ham Liverpool striker Danny Ings the Scotsman replied. “There seems to be a lot of […]

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West Ham boss David Moyes has reacted to David Sullivan’s ‘younger only players’ declaration by explaining that may not always be the bet way forward. Sullivan has insisted that he can only bring in young and athletic players in January but Moyes  has made it clear there’s a place for more mature individuals. He said: […]

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David Moyes has warned  that he doesn’t have a player capable of stopping Chelsea’s Eden Hazard in a man marking role. The Blues come visiting at lunchtime against one of the darkest Hammers backdrops to a match for years. Moyes and everybody in the squad knows how desperate a win or at the very least […]

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West Ham player Robert Snodgrass has responded a newspaper article in which Club Chairman David Sullivan says his kids begged him not to sign Robert Snodgrass and Jose Fonte. Sullivan told the Guardian “The manager says he wants Fonte from Southampton and Snodgrass from Hull. My kids begged me not to sign them.” Snodgrass has since […]

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Antonio Conte has hinted that hos team may have a very different look than usual when Chelsea arrive at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat) David Luis ( knee  and England international Danny Drinkwater (fever) have already been ruled out for the televised clash And Conte admitted. “I try to protect every player. When you play every […]

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West Ham Chairman David Sullivan says he should have sacked Slaven Bilic earlier and that his own family gave him a hard time over his lack of indecision. Sullivan told the Guardian “I should have got rid of him in the summer, but beating Tottenham in the last home game and beating Burnley was just […]

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David Moyes has revealed that Declan Rice is the latest doubt for the Hammer after being laid up with flu for the last three days. The manager was very cautious with team information ahead of the game but said: “Declan is the one who is looking like he could force his way into the first team, but […]

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David Moyes has hosted his pre-match press conference at Rush Green this afternoon. On injuries “It’s looking much better. We’ve got a whole host of players back training and it’s good to get them back. Chicharito is one of those who is back training. On team selection including whether Hart or Adrian would start  “I wouldn’t give […]

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West Ham Chairman David Sullivan has told Jacob Steinberg in the Guardian that Spurs model of building a new stadium would have bankrupted the club. He also says that West Ham are only around £10m better off in the London Stadium saying he didn’t want West Ham to feel like a tinpot club. However, in […]

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West Ham Chairman David Sullivan has told West Ham fan and journalist Jacob Steinberg that he feels he has not done well enough for the club despite working all hours but says he has no intention to sell up. Speaking n the Guardian Sullivan says: “I feel I haven’t done well enough, nobody’s done well enough. I work […]

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