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Slaven Bilic has almost spelt it out as certainty and he has no problem Liverpool close in on the London Stadium – he has to get something from the  match on Saturday evening. Hi regular chats with the chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold appear to be making that a certainty and he has no […]

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It’s never the  simplest job in the world picking a Slaven Bilic line-up but this week it’s probably more complicated than ever before. With so many injuries intervening, we are really stretched on the right side where there is no natural width with  Zaba, Byram and Antonio unavailable. I can only find 16 realistic names […]

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Not unexpectedly Andy Carroll look set to return for the Irons at the London Stadium tomorrow night. After leaving the big man out of his side against Crystal Palace Slaven Bilic has made it pretty clear he will be back in an attempt to sort out his former club. The manager tends selects players against […]

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Winston Reid and Aaron Cresswell are both fit for the Liverpool game but Michail Antonio and Sam Byram will miss the contest through injury. Reid missed the Palace match with a calf injury while Cresswell came off at half-time and has been suffering with a dead leg but both are available for a key clash. […]

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Michail Antonio has become the latest Hammer to be ruled out of Saturday evening’s match against Liverpool at the London Stadium. Antonio has been in and out of the team this season after undergoing a summer operation to repair a torn hamstring. But now he has suffered a recurrence of a rib injury sustained during West […]

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Spurs beat Real Madrid 3-1 in the Champions League at Wembley last night in a team that included Dele Alli, and Christian Eriksen. Just six days earlier West Ham turned over Spurs 3-2 at Wembley in the Carabao Cup in a team that also included Dele Alli, and Christian Eriksen. Logic follows that means that West Ham are […]

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By Max Willow While Liverpool is endowed with a quality first team squad, much of their success can be attributed to the tactical vision of manager, Jurgen Klopp.  He has very high expectations of every player, and when they play according to his ‘engineer-designed plans’, they can present as a very intimidating attacking force. However, […]

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West Ham’s defensive crisis deepened this morning after CandH learned that Sam Byram is unlikely to be available for the match against Liverpool. We understand the right sided defender – booked to step in for the suspended Pablo Zabaleta – has suffered a quads injury which looks likely to keep him out of the critical […]

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The Sun newspaper claim today that a heavy defeat at home to Liverpool on Saturday may be the final straw for the board patience with Slaven Bilic even though they have no-one waiting in the wings to take over. The paper says the club feel they need to get points on the board before a nightmare run of games […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has used her Sun newspaper column to praise three other Premier League managers in the shape of David Wager, Rafa Benitez and Chris Hughton. Writing her Sun column earlier this week Brady wrote “David Wagner, Rafa Benitez and Chris Hughton must have been dreading the start of a season that […]

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West Ham’s 70-year-old Supporters Club committee is asking Hammers fans where they should concentrate their efforts going forward as they attempt to save the loss-making social club. Options on the twitter poll include saving their castle street premises, finding a permanent home closer to Stratford or a mixture of both. With the current closure of […]

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Martin Samuelsen grabbed a goal as the Hammers strode into the knockout stages of the Checkatrade Trophy and then declared the team was ready to march on to a  Wembley Final. Having been on the sick list, the Norwegian international is now back in top form capping a fine performance with the second goal of […]

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James Collins has been ruled out of the match against Liverpool on Saturday evening. We reported earlier that ‘Ginge’ had exclaimed on Instagram that he was very close to a return sparking hopes he could step up should Winston Reid and/or Jose Fonte be unable to return. Reid missed the last game with a calf […]

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The Moore Than Just A Podcast boys are back to discuss the rememberable Wembley cup victory against Spurs and the disappointing Palace away draw which felt like a defeat at Selhurst Park.  We cover the latest on the Slaven Bilic manager situation as well as revealing a new feature-length interview by Nigel with 1964 FA Cup Medal […]

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By Hugh Southon West Ham are facing not only a winter of deep discontent should their present problems persist but one of growing confusion behind the scenes. Unless Slaven Bilic can find some miracle cure for the team’s ills the issues we are seeing at present could escalate into a dangerous drama which cannot be […]

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James Collins reckons he is closing in on a first team return. The veteran defeender has played just four games this season and whilst there are hopes he could be back for Liverpool, the odds may be no better than 50-50. However, the 34 year old can’t wait to get back into action and there has […]

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Majority London Stadium owners, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will be called to account this Thursday in front of a London Assembly members plenary. Outgoing LLDC CEO David Goldstone will face the music one last time while the London Assembly members will have an opportunity to quiz the new incoming LLDC Chairman Sir Peter Hendy on […]

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The long shadow of Sam Allardyce continues to hang over in trouble Premier League clubs… and that could mean West Ham. As the Irons look around for a Slaven Bilic replacement, nobody inside the London Stadium is ruling out the possibility and now it seems the man himself may be on the brink of a […]

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The “pick him for the first team” lobby will rightly be out in force on behalf of Development Squad striker Toni Martinez after another two goals against Bristol Rovers last night. His goal scoring exploits at  of late are pretty extraordinary and over the last two games he has scored two near perfect and  different […]

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West Ham Development team scored a magnificent victory at Bristol Rovers last night to ensure they take their place in the knockout rounds of the Checkatrade competition. Two goals from Tony Martinez and another from Martin Samuelsen saw the lads come from a goal down to win 25 seconds – magnificent. And afterwards delighted Academy […]

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Tony Martinez grabbed a brace with Martin Samuelsen getting in on the goal scoring act as West Ham’s under 21s brushed aside League opposition in the shape of Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium tonight. It was a tremendous display by the boys who came from behind after a first minute goal by the League […]

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has today confirmed that both Sadio Mane and Adam Lallana will miss the clash with the Irons on Saturday evening. The Reds will be aiming to build on their 3-0 victory over Huddersfield at the weekend with the Hammers aiming to make amends in a big way after being hauled back […]

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Friend of Claret and Hugh and Daily Mirror journalist Darren Lewis confirms that Slaven Bilic remains in a precarious position after the latest Premier League result at Selhurst Park. Lewis told his tabloid readers “Slaven Bilic remains on thin ice at West Ham after his players threw away the chance to lift the pressure on him. […]

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Hammer Reece Oxford was given his first Bundesliga debut for replacing captain Lars Stindl in Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 3-1 win at Hoffenheim. Though the game was essentially won by the time the 18-year-old made his appearance at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar Arena, it was nevertheless an important step for the West Ham defender. The highly-rated centre-back started […]

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Love them loathe them, statistics give a different perspective of a problem as to where the potential source may lay. West Ham are 20th out of twenty Premier League sides with regards to the distance covered per game this season at 106Km per game. Sprints per game and the Hammers are also the bottom of the pile […]

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We are happy to welcome new blogger ANDY WOOLER to CandH this morning with a timely tale which makes it clear us Irons need to be careful what we wish for! By Andy Wooler As a former West stand ST holder and shareholder who moved to Germany some three and a half years ago I […]

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