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David Gold was hoping the sky’s the limit as he lifted off from Newcastle this evening telling Claret and Hugh as he prepared to take off: “We’ve all been awaiting for that – it was great to be inside St James’ Park today.” And of course he was pleased to see Chicharito produce the form […]

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Please vote with your personal ratings for West Ham players who played for ten minutes or more in the Newcastle United v West Ham United match at St James Park on Saturday afternoon. Please only vote if you watched the game yourself and select a numerical score between one and ten where one is low […]

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There’s only one thing better than winning away …and that’s winning well. The Hammers did that and more as they crushed Newcastle to take the first part of their revenge on two defeats last season. Chicharito grabbed two – one from a fine Snoddy assist and the other via a fine run off Rice’s pass […]

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Chicharito comes under our Player Watch examination today and it couldn’t have been better timed as he grabbed the opening two goals. Here CandH’s DANNY LEACH reports his every kick! 11 – GOAL – 0-1 – Snodgrass cuts in on the right hand side and curls in a dangerous cross into box which […]

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Chicharito went into this game more than confident and that reaps terrific rewards as the Mexican showed today. Speaking to www,whufc.com after the game he said: “I was always confident because I always know that I am doing well in training and I’ve been patient. I scored one goal against Burnley and I’ve done my best […]

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Chicharito grabbed a typical 13th minute goal to give the Hammers a thoroughly deserved lead at the interval. The Mexican popped up all of three yards out to convert a beautiful cross from Robert Snodgrass which fell straight onto the striker’s right foot for the easiest of goals. But the Hammers should have had more […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has courted further controversy this morning in her Sun football column by comparing rival Premier League footballers to the great George Best. Brady wrote in her column “Man City ace Raheem Sterling only outdone by Eden Hazard this season…he is reaching towards George Best level. The 23-year-old attacker has hit 10 goals […]

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The Newham Safety Advisory Group says the West Ham Ribman was banned from trading from the Bobby Moore Academy on safety grounds because customers were standing in the road which is closed on match days. Minutes from the London Stadium SAG on 2nd October say “Concerns raised in relation to a mobile food trader set up […]

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Robert Snodgrass has spoken for the first time about his the transformation from his outcast months under Slaven Bilic to becoming part of Manuel Pellegrini’s West Ham family. He looks certain to be involved at Newcastle today after being suspended for the City match last weekend after making 15 appearances this season, scoring twice and […]

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West Ham insiders say they will find some money for the January transfer window but it won’t be that much adding they may need to juggle the pack. The confirmation comes after the board pushed out the boat over the summer transfer window pushing club finances as far as they would stretch. That summer spending has […]

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West Ham season ticket holders are being offered exclusive early access to tickets for MLB baseball tickets next summer. The recently-crowned World Champions Boston Red Sox will meet storied rivals New York Yankees for a two-match series contested at London Stadium over the weekend of June 29th & 30th 2019. West Ham Supporters can enjoy 24 hours early access to general […]

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Rafa Benitez has confirmed that he had the option of become the Hammers manager back in 2015. The Irons have often said that he was within a few minutes of putting pen to paper before they were hijacked by Real Madrid who snapped him up as their successor to Carlo Ancelotti. Rafa, however, stops short […]

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Mark Noble is desperate to ensure there are no slip-ups at Newcastle today and has repeated the manager’s warning that the squad has to treat the Geordies with the sort of respect we would offer a top six side. Speaking in his Evening Standard column he said: “If we, as players, look at teams in and […]

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West Ham supporters are split on the West Ham result this afternoon as the Hammers play Newcastle away. Media pundits Mark Lawrenson and Paul Merson both predict the Irons will lose on their travels but not all Claret and Hugh readers hold the same view. In yesterday’s Claret and Hugh poll we asked whether West […]

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First the good news! Manuel Pellegrini is very happy with Michail Antonio naming him they most dangerous forward in the game against Manchester City and guy who can play in various positions! Now the bad news! He has to start scoring goals after missing a couple of great chances last weekend which the manager claims […]

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Miguel Almiron’s agent has spoken out on rumours linking the Atlanta United midfielder to West Ham. The Irons are named as one of several clubs interested in signing the Paraguayan playmaker. Newcastle United, Arsenal and Spurs are all reported to have explored the possibility of signing Almiron, going so far as to send offers to […]

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London Stadium wide ‘High-density Wi-Fi’ is finally getting closer and could be installed by the end of the year insiders claim. Telecoms industry insiders claim that O2 has been awarded the multi-million-pound contract to install Free Wi-Fi throughout the stadium and it is scheduled to be made available to all stadium areas soon. O2 have already […]

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The Newham led Safety Advisory Group (SAG) has made a formal request, as the safety certifying body, to Stadium Operator LS185 for a ticketing strategy. LS185 will, in turn, ask West Ham for it minutes from an emergency safety meeting on 28th October reveal. Newham Council says they will expect information about new zoning colours, the […]

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West Ham may need to wait until next year until their safety license is granted to increase London Stadium capacity for West Ham matches to 60,000. The Hammers settled out of court with E20 earlier this month hours before a court case after a two-year dispute but they are yet to get a safety license […]

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Those thinking West Ham have millions in the bank just waiting for the January transfer window may be in for a shock come to the start of next year. West Ham pushed their finances to the absolute very limit in the Summer to commit to the spending of over £100m in transfers Funding for the […]

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Atlanta United midfielder Miguel Almiron is edging closer to a move to the Premier League, according to a report from El Intransigente. The Paraguay international has been heavily linked with a potential move to England, after lighting up MLS. In his 69 appearances for Atlanta, he has scored 22 goals and provided 21 assists, marking […]

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Declan Rice is looking forward to returning to St James’ Park this weekend. The youngster enjoyed two of his key moments in Claret and Blue shirt in the north east. Rice captained the Hammers’ Under-23 side to a Premier League 2 Division 2 Play-off final win over the Magpies in May of last year. Yet […]

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West Ham’s number in the upcoming FA Cup third round draw has been confirmed. The Hammers will go into the hat along with every other Premier League club as the world’s oldest cup competition gets serious. And Manuel Pellegrini’s side will be Number 42! The draw will take place at Stamford Bridge on December 3 […]

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Eight years ago to the day, West Ham thumped Manchester United in the snow! The Hammers and United met in a League Cup quarter-final, with Sir Alex Ferguson still in charge of the Red Devils. He did not pick his strongest team, but the likes of Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher and, ironically, Javier Hernandez all […]

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The number of stewards deployed at the London Stadium for West Ham games, concerts and athletics have been revealed after a Freedom on information was submitted by Claret and Hugh to Stadium owners E20. West Ham v Southampton 31st March 1,209 West Ham v Stoke City 16th April 1,158 West Ham v Man City 29th April 1,254 […]

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