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David Moyes claims he and the squad may have a way of surprising Manchester City at the Etihad today (Sun). He plans to make life as hard as possible for the leaders and “see if we can nick something.” In his last comments before the game manager Moyes said: “We’ve got to have a plan to […]

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West Ham and Everton are this morning being reported as holding an interest in Augsburg full-back Daniel Opare. The Ghana international is available for around £3million in January as he is out of contract in the summer. Augsburg will listen to offers as the 27-year-old is unlikely to agree a new deal. Opare plays as a […]

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Pablo Zabaleta is ready to help the Hammers give the “perfect” performance against  Manchester City today and looking at a likeley result says: “You never know.” He goes back to the club he served with great distinction for eight years saying: Even if people say we cannot beat the big teams, like Manchester City, this is […]

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Bookmakers are making West Ham the odds-on 10/11 favourite to be the bottom of the Premier League on Christmas Day. Swansea are 5/2 second-favourites while Palace is third favourites at  3/1. The Hammers dropped to second from bottom in the league on goal difference yesterday as they scraped a point in a goalless draw with […]

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Yes, It’s almost impossible to be confident of anything other than defeat as we head into the most difficult game of our season at the worst possible time. If we ever need a James Collins type figure it is today  but an injury setback rules that out as it looks to have done  Winston Reid […]

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Joe Hart has received a warning  he may face a spell on the West Ham sidelines after a mixed season. At the same time as many consider his England place is under threat David Moyes has position as West Ham’s No 1 is in danger. And the manager  has made it clear to Adrian that […]

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West Ham fans are facing a nightmare journey to Manchester today after Virgins trains out of London Euston to Manchester were cancelled because of emergency repair works. Service is expected to resume this afternoon but that might be too late to make the 4 pm kick-off at Manchester City. An announcement on Virgin trains website says: “Disruption […]

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West Ham and Manchester City have met three times last season in all competitions – City won all three by a 12-1 aggregate scoreline. The Hammers have won just three of the last 25 meetings in all competitions with City, drawing five and losing 17. City’s 12-match Premier League winning run this season has only […]

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David Moyes has revealed that the owners have made it clear that if he needs players in January they would support him. But the manager believes is only focusing on those that are available to him saying: “I’m focusing on the players that are here, not the players that are elsewhere just now. “I have […]

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David Moyes is set to include  Declan Rice and Domingos Quina in tomorrow’s squad as he stays true to his word on blooding young players. Moyes told his press-conference when asked about the possibility of giving some Academy graduates a chance in his first team that he was always ready to give youth its head […]

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Andy Carroll faces a fitness test ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s clash at Manchester City. David Moyes will leave a decision on the starting line up as late as possible and Diafra Sakho looks likely to get the shout if Carroll is unavailable. Moyes has included three youngsters in the squad for the Etihad –    – Declan […]

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The Moore Stephens report published yesterday has revealed that London Stadium owners E2o seriously consider selling or shutting the stadium last year as well as cancelling the annual Athletics meetings and/or replacing the French stadium operator LS 185. The report says “It is clear that significant changes will be needed to E20 if its financial […]

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Yesterday the London Mayor published a 169-page independent report by Moore Stephens which read like a history lesson in poor decision after poor decision made in the run-up to West Ham occupancy of the former Olympic Stadium in the Summer of 2016. Most West Ham fans have little interest in the politics or the blame game […]

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Pablo Zabaleta tomorrow makes an emotional return to the club which saw him become a hero and part of Manchester City’s history. He spent eight years at the club picking up five trophies along the way including two Premier League titles but now the 32 year old is far more interested in his West Ham present than […]

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David Moyes has cranked up the mind games ahead of tomorrow’s match at the Etihad. The Hammers boss knows the odds are stacked heavily against his men, but insists Guardiola’s side have frailties. And he has warned Pep Guardiola that the Hammers have the players to undo his Title bid whilst making it clear City […]

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Today’s 160-page report by Moore Stephens proves once and for all that the London Stadium problems are related to Athletics rather than football. The report lays bare poor decision after poor decision made by politicians in both parties as well a string of inept civil servants on the Olympics and quango gravy train. Retaining Athletics […]

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Andy Carroll is the player West Ham fans would most like to see leave the club in January’s transfer window. ClaretadHugh polled it’s followers to discover which of the squad they would most want to see through the exit door and the Geordie striker was the most popular choice. CandH said in launching the poll: […]

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Newham council have given up their 35% shareholding in the London Stadium in return for community and regeneration benefits for all Newham residents over the next 100 years the council announced in a Press conference today. In 2011, Newham’s full council voted unanimously to invest £40 million into the stadium business, which subsequently became known […]

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A West Ham United spokesperson told Claret and Hugh “As the report confirms, the Concession Agreement is a watertight, legally binding contract signed in 2013 in good faith by West Ham United, who remain absolutely committed to its terms for the entire 99-year duration. “We have delivered everything we committed to within the Concession Agreement, […]

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a deal to take control of the London Stadium in a bid to get a grip on its losses. The move came as he published an independent report into the former Olympic stadium becoming West Ham’s new home. It found that opting for the taxpayer to foot the bill […]

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England’s World Cup winning  goalkeeper has raged that Joe Hart is making “terrible mistakes” at international level and should make way for Jack Butland as the number one choice. Hart, 30, has won 75 caps but former keeper Banks told BBC Sport: “I don’t think he is playing well, especially when they kick it to him and he can’t […]

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Chairman’s son Jack Sullivan has been accused by one media outlet of a twitter gaff in which he reportedly criticized the players by saying “The players need to take a good look at themselves and take full responsibility” In fact, this was not true and the message was sent by a fake Jack Sullivan account which has […]

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The long-awaited report into the finances of London Stadium is due to be published later today. It is understood that the long overdue report will blame the ‘onerous’ 99-year agreement the public body entered into with West Ham when the report is published. Moore Stephens were paid £140,000 to produce the independent report on the […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady apologised for last night for West Ham’s on the pitch performances to a group of bloggers and YouTubers who she was meeting at the London Stadium to gauge fan feedback. The Vice-chairman told the small group that the board were fully behind the new manager and would invest in players in January […]

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This will be one of the most critical January transfer windows in recent West Ham history but departures could be as important (at the right price) as arrivals. Which player would you allow to leave in those circumstances? Which player would you allow to leave in those circumstances?>

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West Ham fans are in misery as a season of despair goes from bad to worse and ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum followers haven’t been slow in giving their views. Here’s some random comments from them on the Everton misery and where we go from here.   – I still think appointing Moyes was a bad decision. We […]

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