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The long awaited Ticketmaster Ticket Exchange will be live for visit of Sunderland on 21 October the club have finally announced on WHUFC.com. Despite being announced in July and promised for the start of the Premier League season it never materialised, first because of technical problems with Ticket Master and later over safety concerns after the Watford […]

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Aaron Cresswell began training with the first-team today after recovering from the knee injury sustained against Karlsruher in the pre-season friendly. And according to co chairman David Gold both he & Andy Carroll could be available for the match against Crystal Palace after the international break. The striker  has been working towards full fitness after […]

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Ok we hate bad language even among fans but this is funny and we can’t resist posting. If you are offended by the F word we advise you to turn away now. That famous East End humour and ability to laugh at ourselves has come to the forefront in this video which is aimed at […]

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Dimi Payet experienced big problems getting away from the London Stadium at the weekend. The brilliant Frenchman drives a fabulous silver Mercedes but it did him no good as he tried to make a quick exit from the ground after the game heading, we’re told, for the airport. Our top picture shows him heading back […]

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Gokhan Tore has made the sort of West Ham start nightmares are made from and is regularly getting booed from the terraces. Here ClaretandHugh Facebook members @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have their say on the loanee from Turkey. O Slav is not the only West Ham manager to persist with no hopers. Carlton Cole and Boa – Morte […]

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Former West Ham defender Rigobert Song is in a critical condition after suffering a stroke. The 40-year-old was rushed to hospital in Yaounde in his homeland of Cameroon on Sunday. Song was understood to be at home in the Odza neighbourhood in Yaounde when he suffered a cerebral aneurysm. The cousin of Alex Song Song played for West Ham between 2000-2002 making 24 […]

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Police say they are received no reports of injuries or stabbings following Saturday’s draw against Middlesborough despite claims on social media that a Boro fan had been stabbed and a video which was claimed showed a knive in the hands of a young West Ham fan. An eyewitness subsequently told the Middlesborough Gazette how she watched […]

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West Ham have been accused of breaking Football Association rules on discrimination by the chairman of the West Ham Ladies team, Stephen Hunt who has lodged a formal complaint with the FA after months of argument over funding and facilities with the club. “West Ham need to be fined until they start to act like a […]

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One of the most extraordinary events ever, surely took place in football yesterday – Dimi Payet appeared in the same team as Gokhan Tore. No I won’t repeat that, unbelievable as it sounds. How can such an event take place and how on earth does that happen?? Sorry but I can’t get the thought out […]

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As usual I took my camera to the game yesterday and amongst others I bumped into Claret and Hugh associate editor Sean Whetstone on the way home. We dissected the days proceedings at the top of the Waterloo Station escalators and by the sounds of things it should be an interesting Moore Than Just a […]

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David Sullivan has expressed his anger at what he descibes as sensationalised events outsde the London Stadim yesterday. And he snapped: “A group of mindless thugs with no intention of watching the game came together outside the ground, and three arrests were made. I have watched all the videos and as far as I can […]

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Former Hammers boss Sam Allardyce could face fresh problems should allegations of a taped conversation between him and Ravel Morrison prove correct The former Irons midfielder’s big pal Jermaine Tennant claims the former Hammers midfielder has proof of the conversation between himself and Allardyce when he requested a pay rise. He asaid: ““I heard Ravel […]

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A confidential twenty four page Steward briefing booklet was found discarded in a bush near Pudding Mill Lane DLR station only to be found by ClaretandHugh associate editor last night on his way home from the game. The document contained the mobile numbers of a wide number of senior individuals within operators Stadium London 185 […]

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Trouble at London Stadium has been widely reported in the main stream media this evening with West Ham getting the brunt of the accusations for their behaviour. Troubles flared when Middlesborough scored on 51 minutes when many of the away supporters had not returned from the bar at half time, over one hundred fans came […]

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I like Jamie Carragher, have no problem getting past his Scouse accent and believe he speaks as much sense as any in the game and more than most. And for me at least he confirms most of that today when calling for Slaven to remain in his job and addressing the various issues facing us […]

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Fair play to Slaven Bilic. Hewants to train at the London Stadium in order for the lads to become better adjusted to the place. He explained: ” The pitch at our training ground at Rush Green is the same size as the one we play on at Stratford but you can’t replicate what is unique about […]

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Co chairman David Gold has called on the Hammers faithful to give Stewart Downing a big welcome back when  Middlesborough arrive at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat). The former Hammer returned to his hometown club soon after Slaven Bilic’s arrival complaining the new boss hadn’t given him the vibes that he wanted him. However, Gold […]

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The first images of Boleyn Ground demolition has emerged on social media this afternoon. Photo credit: Chris Smith via twitter @ChrisJSmithWH12 Share This:

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West Ham fan, Flynn Johnson has admitted he landed himself in hot bother with the law after he bunked into the Bolyen Ground on Tuesday to watch a football tournament and liberate some unused stadium seats. Flynn posted on twitter on Tuesday “Jumped into the Boleyn, nicked some chairs. Now in a police van. Irons. Farewell […]

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Slaven Bilic has given his usual pre-match conference ahead of Saturday’s home game against Boro. “The team bonding was completely my idea. I told Mark Noble to take the guys out and go for a meal. Spend some time together. I am totally concentrated on the game on Saturday. It is good for us all to […]

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Time and again fans on the ClaretandHugh forums ask the same question: Who is responsible for the club recruitment of players at the club. It’s a perfectly justifiable question although in many cases some have decided the answer before it can be answered depending on how the team is performing and who they like or […]

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Alan Curbishley believes David Sullivan is a ‘dying breed’ and that Hammers fans are very lucky to have him and David Gold as chairmen. And in an exclusive interview with Blowing Bubbles Monthly, Curbishley believes he could have worked with the pair and had they been at the helm when he was manager, he would […]

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Local non league club Grays Athletic sent out a cheeky message to West Ham fans encouraging them to support and attend non league football on their terraces without popcorn. The flyer entitled ‘Football without popcorn’ was to promote the game between Grays Athletic v Lowestoft  held tonight. The official post on twitter said “Come on […]

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Every story that comes out of West Ham is bound to have an entirely negative twist put on it right now as we saw in The Sun this morning when the lads were on a night out which would clearly have been sanctioned by the manager. I’ve seen the pictures, read the words and there […]

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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is again being linked with a move to West Ham. He is looking likely to leave Anfield with  Sunderland and Stoke also interested, according to a report. The prolific England international is no longer first choice under manager Jurgen Klopp, following a spate of injuries that allowed Roberto Firmino to become […]

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The demolition of the Boleyn Ground is scheduled to begin today. West Ham’s former stadium was initially purchased by Gallaird homes from West Ham for a reported £38m but it was later sold on to residential property developers Barratt London last month. Those hoping for a quick death  of the stadium will be disappointed as […]

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