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The Moore Stephens independent report which is due to be published in December will likely say the ownership structure of E20 Stadium LLP which owns the London Stadium is overly complicated and inefficient. E20 is 65% owned by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and 35%  by Newham Legacy Investments (NLI) Before the end of […]

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West Ham has promised to trial a new away day ticket process following complaints that some supporters have been frozen out of the current system as they can never build up the required priority points. The club says that the new system will now see ten percent of every away allocation reserved for our Season Ticket […]

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David Moyes is not  proving the most difficult man to read and thus his comments today on Mark Noble seem pretty revealing. After just 90 minutes at Watford the manager decided to relegate the captain to the bench for the game against Leicester City making it clear that he required more pace in midfield. Not […]

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Cautious David Moyes decided against allowing Chicharito to train at Rush Green today despite expectations that the Mexican striker would be back in action with the squad. Speaking at the pre-match presser Moyes said: “We have a couple of knocks and niggles but nothing to be overly worried about. Chicharito has not trained today, so […]

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Javier Hernandez is hoping to make his Hammers return from injury at manchester City. ClaretandHugh revealed earlier today the striker was returning to trainingand now Chicharito has confirmed he is close to making his comeback from injury. He said: “Hopefully I’m close to returning. Hopefully this week I can get involved with the team, we’re […]

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The home office has released their annual figures on football troubles in England and Wales including banning orders and arrests relating to the season 2016/2017 which was West Ham’s first season at the London Stadium marred by early trouble. West Ham has a cumulative total of 67 banning orders in place with thirteen added within […]

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West Ham are set to hand David Moyes around £20 million in the January window as he bids to strengthen the Hammers squad. And that could be bolstered by around another £10 million if Rennes come back for Senegal striker Diafra Sakho who has appeared only as a late sub under Moyes at Watford and […]

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The London Mayor has confirmed that Moore Stephens contacted senior management at West Ham as part of their independent report into issues connected with the London Stadium. The Accountancy firm is understood to have met with Karren Brady shortly before finalising their report. In a reply to Claret And Hugh’s open letter to the London Mayor […]

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HMRC says that it is incumbent on all football clubs to be “totally transparent” over transfers, amid reports of their probe into football finances called Operation Loom. The Sun claims that half of the Premier League clubs are at the centre of a fresh tax probe concerning hundreds of millions of pounds which may have defrauded the public […]

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West Ham are paying out £2.9 million a year on wages which puts them in 14th place among the world’s biggest wage payers. In the Premier League only the two Manchester clubs, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs have a higher wage bill but ClaretandHugh’s Faceebook followers have mixed views on whether the club’s  spending is […]

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If anyone thought it was tough being a Hammers supporter these days, Everton’s caretaker boss has put things into pretty sharp perspective this afternoon. The Toffees welcome the Hammers to Goodison on Wednesday evening after being thrashed by Southampon at St Mary’s today and caretaker boss David Unsworth admits the club need a permanent manager […]

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David Moyes goes back to ” special place for himself” on Wednesday night looking for the Hammers third win at Goodison Park in 12 years! The manager admits though there are things the team will have to do ,oads better but adds: “I have to say though we are trying to do the basics right […]

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West Ham’s squad are among the best paid players in world football. A new survey – published today – shows the Hammers holding 14th place in salaries paid with an average wage of £2.9 million. This puts them behind the two Manchester clubs, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs in the Premier League with only seven […]

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Aaron Cresswell reckons the team and the fans are about to start marching forward together. Explaining that the manager has “lifted the place” he added: “We just need that little bit of luck now to get that win and push up the table. “Friday gave us something to build on, and gives us that belief […]

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Jamie Carragher has never appeared to be West Ham’s biggest fan but he was changing his tune in a big way during the 1-1 draw against Leicester City. He produced an unforgettable onslaught on our team following the 2-2 draw at  Crystal Palace when claiming we were a shambles and could go the way of […]

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Marko Arnautovic looks set to be fit for the game against Everton despite his leaving the action against Leicester City with a second half knee problem. We understand the issue is not major and that he will be ready for the match at Everton along with Michail Antonio – assuming David Moyes is ready to […]

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West Ham are being being strongly linked with a move for £15 million rated striker  Fyodor Smolov. The FC Krasnodar striker is in fine form at the moment having found the net 11 times in 13 games this season for club and country. The Russian international is on the Hammers wanted list according to the Daily Mail […]

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West Ham – roared on by a spectacular wall of London Stadium noise – earned a point against Leicester City on Friday night. They dominated the second half against the deep defending Foxes and could easily have nicked three points. Here’s how followers of the ClaretandHugh Facebook Group reacted to their display of true grit. […]

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Michail Antonio looks booked for a place on the bench as David Moyes prepares his Hammers for the trip to troubled Everton on Wednesday night. Moyes explained ahead of the Leicester City match that Antonio was physically fit but with only a couple of training sessions behind him could not come into selection reckoning. However, […]

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If there remain any doubts about the amazing crowd effect from last night’s game against Leicester, Pablo Zabaleta has put them to bed. The Argentine may not have been at his best perhaps but he recognised 100 per cent that the fans inside the LS were and said: “We must say ‘Thank you’ to the fans […]

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  Marko Arnauotic has sent a ” you can count on me message ” to the fans. Speaking to the official webite he explained his season so far and declared: “I’m not here for no reason, and I want to show the fans, the players and everyone involved at West Ham that they can count on […]

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By Niall McDonald David Moyes’ new approach has been very much in evidence at Rush Green since his arrival and I was pleased to see it extending to the London Stadium last night where the even the warm-up was treated with great attention to detail. Mr Moyes leaves no stone unturned and it was clear […]

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David Moyes – like most decent managers – believes it all starts at the back and will surely realise there is a massive reorganisation needed in the Hammers defence. Had we not seen Angelo Ogbonna “all over the place” as Gary Neville put it, for the Leicester goal last night, we could well have gone […]

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After his recent ill-tempered antics ClaretandHugh put Andy Carroll under the spotlight against Leicester.Our man PlayerWatch reporter Danny Danielli Leach brings you his every minute by minute touch   6 – Morgan gets above him to win a header 8 – Repeat of above after conceding first goal 13 – Cushions the ball brilliantly from […]

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David Gold sent a heartfelt message of thanks to the fans tonight declaring: “They were responsible for helping us earned the point.” The co chairman – despite not seeing the team collect two more points from a game they dominated for long periods- said: “The fans were incredible. Even when we went one down they […]

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Niall McDonald brings you his ratings from tonight’s game Hart: Will be happy with a very quiet game. Sharpest save from a stray return by a ball-boy 6 Zabaleta: Got the crowd going with some early biting tackles. But caught out of possession a bit too often 6 Reid: Lost Vardy for the goal. Helped […]

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