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Carlton Cole has been declared bankrupt despite earning millions over a 16-year career playing in the Premier League and for England. The 34-year-old learned -m who was on the £30k a week bracket – learned of the verdict at London’s High Court and wants his situation to act as a serious warning to other younger […]

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The Ginger Pele is back at Rush Green with an outside chance of earning a new deal with the Irons. ClaretandHugh can confirm that the 35 year old is refusing to accept any offers from the Premier League or Championship until he has given himself one last shot at remaining with the Hammers. He loves […]

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Remember all that media driven drivel about West Ham stuffing the taxpayers!? Remembers all the garbage about naming it the tax payers stadium!? Remember the new London mayor failing to give WHUFC’s vice chairman Karren Brady to discuss the matters at hand including the contentious surround issue!? Remember their regular mention of sponsoring it to […]

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The nation’s bookies are offering long odds against the Hammers being relegated with early defeats not denting their confidence at all. It’s possible to get as long as 15/2 against the drop but what do the fans think. Here’s the response of some at the ClaretandHugh Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O No problem at all we […]

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Former Arsenal star has poured pressure on Arsenal’s new boss Unai Emery by declaring the north London outfit must beat the Hammers his weekend. Emery of course was very much in the Irons frame to take over at the London Stadium before the club unveiled Manuel Pellegrini but both high profile bosses have had difficult […]

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Felipe Anderson has absolutely no regrets over his West Ham move declaring himself “very happy here.” Speaking to ESPN Brasil the £35 million Irons capture said: “It has been wonderful. It’s being better than I expected because I always believed it was going to be the best place to play football. “Since I arrived, that’s […]

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So already the guessing games have started as we close in on another weekend and a trip to Arsenal. The air of disappointment doesn’t go away and the discussion on midfield and defence is bound to continue with six goals conceded in two outings. It was a big surprise that both Ryan Fredericks and Declan […]

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West Ham’s outstanding under 23 prospect Marcus Browne grabbed the second goal of his Oxford United loan spell last night. Browne was on the mark in the 57th minute against Accrington Stanley but his strike wasn’t enough to stop United’s awful start to the season. They now sit bang on the bottom of League 1 […]

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Final Score is all set to hit your screens and boy oh boy does this look belter. Much of the action is set within the old Upton Park and what action it appears to be from the latest clip released to ClaretandHugh. The story centres on a group of heavily armed criminals take control of […]

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Manuel Pellegrini reckons there are two central reason for the Irons slow start to the season – one practical and the other psychological. The arrival of so many new players whom the manager has to fit into his chosen style of play is one thing but he believes too there still may be a hangover […]

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West Ham’s ‘spine ‘ is the major problem with the team and needs fixing quickly according to the Daily Mirror. The tabloid has taken a look at every Premier League outfit and their particukar deficiency and the ‘analysis’ is no big surprise to any who have watched us this season. Discussing our issues the paper […]

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West Ham have upped the ante considerably in their bid to settle the problem of the green surround at the London Stadium. The club has made a letter from Karren Brady to Lyn Garner, Chief Executive at London Legacy Development Corporation available to all fans by publishing its contents on the official site. Regular readers of […]

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Well played Karren Brady! She today wrote a very clever letter to the London Legacy Development Corporation to which on their past record they may respond negatively or not at all. Should that be the case the world will know that West Ham has done all it can to sort an issue that should need […]

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It wasn’t only a case of trouble on the pitch for the team against Bournemouth yesterday, there was confusion off it as some fans tried to gain access to the ground. Both myself and grandson were EVENTUALLY let in through a side door to the turnstile after our season tickets failed to let us through. […]

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Jack Wilshere admitted the players are devastated after losing a match from which he believes they should have taken something. The midfielder was in great form early on as the Hammers took a measure of control against an always threatening Bournemouth team. And afterwards he said: “We are a team and we win as a team […]

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By Hugh Southon It’s dead easy to sit a distance watching streams of games and coming to conclusions – that has it’s place – notably on most away games. But yesterday I rediscovered the joy of dropping everything in my media world and simply being a fan again and it was so good. Why? Because […]

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In our first player watch of the season, CandH’s Daniel Danielli Leach puts Pellegrini’s main man Felipe Anderson under the PlayerWatch microscope. 1 – Tracks back and tackles Smith to send the ball out for a throw and preventing a cross 2 – Plays a through ball in the middle to Chicharito but it […]

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Pablo Zabaleta is anxious that after a shocking start to the new season the hammers continue to experience “the same old problems.” Zaba had a great game against Bournemouth and was at the heart of most good things the Irons managed to produce but afterwards he made it clear he’s not a happy bunny. Speaking […]

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West Ham have released a statement today on the legal action it took against London Stadium owners E20 after Claret and Hugh first broke the story ten days ago. The statement on WHUFC.com says “The Club continues to make improvements in line with supporter feedback and more are now imminent following a recent legal ruling. West […]

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Ahead of today’s match Bournemouth on Saturday, West Ham have announced a range of new enhancements to the look and feel of London Stadium that have been carried out over the summer, to enhance the matchday experience for all Hammers fans. Following the reveal of several concourse artworks towards the end of last season, paying tribute […]

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West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is likely to be hunting a new goalkeeper between now and January as Adrian’s contract runs down possibly with the Spaniard still No 2 at the club. The 31 year old’s current deal runs out in July next year and the likelihood is the club will be looking for a […]

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By Allen Cummings For me the season starts today at the London Stadium. The visit of Bournemouth will provide us with a far better guide to how our new look team is taking shape under Manuel Pellegrini. The Cherries might not have the attraction of a star-studded Liverpool side but they […]

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First home game of the season and CandH introduces a new Saturday morning feature. Here you can take a look at what each of our team reckon is going to happen to the Irons this afternoon. We will bring you our views every weekend. Well be fair, it’s better than anything Lawrenson may have to […]

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Please give your ratings for West Ham players who played ten minutes or more in the West Ham v Bournemouth game. Select a score between one and ten where one is low and ten is high, leave any players who didn’t play or played under 10 minutes blank. Entries containing players who didn’t play will […]

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Declan Rice is missing from the squad of 20 named by manager Manuel Pellegrini last night. It’s not known at this stage whether the teenager has sustained a knock but unless the boss has a late minute change of heart the defender/midfielder will be missing from today’s squad. And never mind about a final line-up, […]

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As I sit and write this blog at 9pm on Friday night I find myself with a sort of boyish Christmas Eve type excitement. I know that I should probably be be a bit more downbeat following the drubbing at Anfield but I’m actually quite excited. The thought of sharing a few drinks and discussing […]

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