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Former Hammers striker Ian Wright – ” as a friend” of Slaven Bilic is pleased that West Ham finally pulled the trigger on the Croatian’s time in charge at the club. Wright firmly believes Bilic needed a break from management for the sake of his health saying: “As a friend, I’m actually pleased, knowing what […]

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By Andy Wooler I started writing this blog before the announcement of Slav’s departure had been confirmed and now we know it is his complete staff that have gone. Only one staff member now shows on the club page – goalkeeping coach Chris Woods. I was going to ask two questions: If fitness is such […]

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Fenerbahce are tonight being reported as being ready to offer Slaven Bilic a route back into football after his sacking from West Ham. It would be no surprise were the Croatian want a break from the game after his London Stadium dramas but the Turkish club may be ready to move in quickly With David […]

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Slaven Bilic has said his final farewell to West Ham United with a big thank you to everybody at the club he still loves. The former manager  was fired  this morning with David Moyes waiting in the wings to take over but he had nothing but good to say about his Hammers experience. Speaking to […]

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Remember Alvrdo Arbeola, the Spanish full back who proved one of the worst arrivals of Slaven Bilic’s regime. Well, tonight he has proved himself one of the most tasteless individuals around given his reception of the news that the former West Ham manager is now out of work. Arbeloa was the out of contract defender […]

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Former West Ham Manager Slaven Bilic has penned a farewell message to thank the Chairmen, the board, the players, his staff and the fans. “I would like to say how proud I am to have been given the opportunity to manage West Ham United Football Club. It has been far more than just a job for […]

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Stuart Pearce has tonight cooled speculation that he is on his way to the Irons as a first team coach. Both he and Alan Irvine are being tipped to join David Moyes along with the present goalkeeping coach Chris Woods but Pearce has revealed the speculation is premature. Speaking on talkSPORT the former Hammer made […]

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ClaretandHugh was asked to write a piece for the London Evening Standard today. For your interest here it is from Page 62 of tonight’s paper: Slaven Bilic’s day is done and Sgt Major David Moyes is on his way in to the London Stadium as the club’s 16th boss. One thing is guaranteed , a […]

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West Ham will pay out around £3 million in compensation to Slaven Bilic and his backroom staff after dismissing them from the club today. With just under a year left on their contracts the club have acted in a manner that is entirely uncharacteristic given their usual loyalty to bosses. If the axe is going […]

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David Moyes is 1/25 to become the new Hammers manager, sparking relegation fear with punters claim bookmakers. It appears punters think Bilic’s replacement might not have the impact the board are wishing for. Slav’s sacking has sparked a surge in betting for the club to be relegated. Since the departure of the Croatian this morning, […]

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Slaven Bilic’s number two Edin Terzic has penned a farewell message to West Ham fans. “First of all I would like to thank all fans, the chairmen, the board and all employees at West Ham for your support and patience,  “Thanks to all players than have been with us during the last 2.5 years. I […]

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Former Hammer Tony Gale has told Sky Sports “It will be David Moyes, It’s going be David Moyes that is going in so everyone has got to get onside with David and the team David brings alongside him as well and get behind the club and get these results they need now. I suggest it […]

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Slaven Bilic accepted his morning sacking from West Ham in precisely the manner most would have expected – with grace understanding and not a bad vibe in sight. The former Hammers central defender insisted there was absolutely no ill will declaring himself unsurprised by the sequence of events. In the announcement formally acknowledging what most […]

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Former West Ham manager Slaven Bilic told reporters waiting outside Rush Green there were “There are no hard feelings. I am going to be, especially when some time goes by, very proud of my work here. “We didn’t start this crucial season well. We had a really good, or great, or very good first season, […]

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West Ham United have officially confirmed this morning that Slaven Bilic is no longer manager of the club. A statement said “The Chairmen and board of West Ham United would like to place on record their thanks and gratitude to Slaven and his team for their services over the past two-and-a-half years, but believe a […]

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West Ham’s players are not training today with manager Slaven Bilic believing they have earned a day off. Despite rumours to the contrary, the Croatian is still in charge at the club as talks go on to make David Moyes his successor. We understand that despite a horrifying performance which saw thousands of fans walk […]

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Andy Carroll has slammed the Irons fans after thousands walked away from the London Stadium before the end of Saturday’s defeat against Liverpool. The striker claims the Hammers faithful should not be acting that way. He declared:  “They really should be staying. They should be staying until the end. You never know what’s going to […]

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West Ham made David Moyes their pick as the man to replace Slaven Bilic after two other available candidates – Sam Allardyce and Alan Pardew – had received consideration. And despite some reaction to the noisy outburst of supporter discontent when news leaked the club finally settled its nerves last night and decided to stick by […]

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Talksport radio called on Claret and Hugh this morning to update them on the Slaven Bilic situation and David Moyes as a possible replacement. C&H Associate editor Sean Whetstone spoke to Russ Hargreaves on the early breakfast show just before 6am to say that the decision has been made and Slaven Bilic will no longer […]

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If David Moyes – as expected – becomes West Ham’s 16th manager this week we should look at the positives in his long career rather than the negatives. After all, Sir Alex Ferguson named the fellow Scotsman as his successor at Old Trafford which was always going to be a hard act to follow. If we […]

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London Stadium security was breached once again by a Youtube gang, this time it was the turn of Southampton based climber Ally Law and his crew. Initially, they attempted to gain access after the Liverpool defeat on Saturday by claiming they had left their wallet in the stadium but security saw through that ruse and […]

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We ran a tongue in cheek poll earlier asking whether you prefer David Moyes or Slaven Bilic as your West Ham manager…. Excuse our sense of humour, now here is your chance to vote from managers currently available. Who would you prefer to manage West Ham after the international break?

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Well the David Moyes rumour seems to be less likely with every passing minute largely because the fans don’t believe it’s a terribly good idea. If as we are led to believe Slaven Bilic’s time as West ham manager is at an end then surely we have the ideal opportunity to choose the correct appointment […]

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West Ham fans would sooner Slaven Bilic stayed in charge of the Irons than the club appoint David Moyes. Fury over the possibility of the Scot taking over at the club has hit high levels following the news breaking on Saturday evening. And tonight we have reported the club may be ready to do a […]

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West Ham remains in turmoil this afternoon (Sun) amid reports that the club is ready to approach both Ronald Koeman and Guus Hiddink as fans protests overflow about the possibility of David Moyes taking over These are very unofficial reports with the only certainty being that the club want a replacement for Bilic in by […]

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Today we run a straight forward Claret and Hugh poll with just two options, do you want David Moyes to take over managing West Ham or given the option would you prefer to stick with Slaven Bilic to continue to manage the Hammers. Moyes has managed three Premier League clubs in Everton, Manchester United and […]

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