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It seems peace has final broken out between Slaven Bilic and Diafra Sakho. There have been numerous stories of apparent unrest between the pair but the manager has now spoken publicly about the “issue” and clams the striker has  “balanced his head.” He told the official site: “Sakho, there have been stories about him in the […]

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A stray comment within a long conversation last night got me thinking about the lack of stability we have seen enter our playing squad over the last two and a bit years. Stability is usually the key to good practices in any walk of life – without it things can go wrong in a heartbeat and it […]

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Italian football website Calcio Mercato claims that  West Ham is interested in the Brazilian defensive midfielder Matheus Jesus. Fiorentina, Schalke 04, and Watford are all said to tracking the  20-year-old. Jesus signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Estoril in June 2017 but is currently on loan to Brazilian club Santos until December 2018.  The report claims […]

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West Ham have made it clear there has been no inquiry for  Andy Carroll from anywhere. The Sun ran a story several days ago claiming Everton boss Ronald Koeman saw the striker as the answer to his problems up top after selling Lukaku. It created a huge buzz between fans at both clubs but it […]

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Some Hammers missed kick-off on Saturday after due to lengthy search queues at bridges leading to the London Stadium. A new security search procedure was introduced at the beginning of the season partly in response to an increased terrorist threat. All supporters are now checked at each of the five bridges to the Stadium island […]

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Diafra Sakho is a man of few words these days and although he is becoming more and more a part of the Hammers story he clearly  feels no need to prove anything to anybody. A goal and an assist against Cheltenham Town in the League cup was followed by an off the post assist for a […]

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CandH Exclusive Academy boss Terry Westley has everything crossed that brilliant teenager Domingos Quina commits his future to West Ham next month. The 17 year old hits 18 in November at which stage he can agree to  a long term deal and, as one of the most sought after players around, it would represent a […]

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Sky Sports are planning to screen two Christmas Eve Premier League games for the first time. One is planned to be shown on Sunday at 4pm and speculation is that will be Arsenal v Liverpool but West Ham v Newcastle has been mooted for the possible lunchtime spot on Christmas Eve. Liverpool fans have already reacted […]

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Reece Oxford is happy and settled in Germany and stories that he will be on his way back to West Ham in January look wide of the mark. Academy boss Terry Westley has told ClaretandHugh that he has no idea where the story that he is set to return to the East End has come […]

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Arthur Masuaku has told the official club website he is not frustrated about his lack of starts but aims to give Slaven Bilic a selection headache. He also claims the left wing is his best position. Speaking to WHUFC.com he said  “I feel good and, in my opinion, I just have to keep focused even when […]

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Hammer Diafra Sakho voices his frustration about being on the bench says he is enjoying the little time he has been on the pitch. He admits he was close to leaving in the Summer but says he will now wait and see what happens in the January transfer window. Sakho was quoted in the Daily Express by […]

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Hammer Andre Ayew posted his thanks on Twitter this morning together with a photo of himself with his brother on Saturday. He tweeted “Blessed boys️ what God has done for us..can’t thank him enough  @jordan_ayew9! 3 points at home in a difficult game back to work “ West Ham fans on social media have not been […]

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West Ham and England football legend Sir Geoff Hurst is joining forces with Alzheimer’s Society to tackle dementia in support of his fellow 1966 World Cup heroes who are living with the condition. Sir Geoff has pledged his backing for Memory Walk, Alzheimer’s Society’s flagship fundraising event which is taking place across England, Wales and […]

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Arthur Masuaku could be forgiven for wondering what he has to do to nail down a first team place should he not get the nod for our next Premier League game  at Turf Moor. For during the last two games he has shown himself – over limited periods of course – to to be the […]

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The Irons have opened talks about a contract extension with the hugely exciting teenage midfield star Domingos Quina. The 17 year old is regarded as one of the most highly skilled players within the academy and the club want him tied down as soon as possible. The  Portuguese youngster’s current deal expires in 2019. He was […]

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Well connected West Ham reporter Darren Lewis has confirmed that Slaven Bilic will get until the end of the season as West Ham manager. Only last night ClaretandHugh made it clear there is no desire to send the Croat on his way despite the regular claims that he is under pressure. And this morning Lewis  […]

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Exclusive by Hugh Southon West Ham will be ready to let Diafra Sakho leave the club in January if they get a bid of £12 million plus. But the player will require some top personal terms after ClaretandHugh discovered the massive bonus clauses attached to his current wage deal. The Senegal hitman is now on […]

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West Ham are unmoved in their support for manager Slaven Bilic despite the bitterly disappointing display against Swansea City at the London Stadium. The three points which lifted the club into 15th spot in the Premier League were overshadowed by a horrible performance brightened only by the appearance Manu Lanzini and the Diafra Sakho goal at […]

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Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly decided to take a break from football, but the Arsenal job may tempt next Summer him according to reports in Italy. The former Chelsea boss was sacked after Bayern’s 3-0 Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. The 58-year-old has been predictably linked with West Ham but Italian website Mediaset […]

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Andy Carroll being lined up by Everton in £20m deal in January claim the Sun today suggesting that Everton’s under-fire boss Ronald Koeman has the West Ham striker top of his list to finally replace Romelu Lukaku The report says Everton’s failure to land a frontman after pocketing £75m selling Lukaku to Manchester United sparked […]

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Former Hammer Carlton Cole says he has not heard from Crystal Palace but says he is still capable of scoring goals in the Premier League. Speaking to Goals on Sunday the 33-year-old Ex Hammer said   “I’ve not heard anything, you never know what happens in football. Clubs need strikers to take the pressure off. Obviously I’m […]

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Yesterday’s match between West Ham v Swansea was another official sell out with 56,922 tickets sold and thus published as the official attendance at the London Stadium. In reality, the real attendance was estimated to be somewhere around 47,000 so where are the missing supporters. Swansea  City returned 1,200 tickets yesterday meaning the upper away […]

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Well you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear as the saying goes and there was precious little entertainment to record on camera or get the fans out of their seats. Anyway we started the day in good spirits but things started to go rapidly downhill from the moment we joined the […]

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The West Ham fan who ran onto the London Stadium pitch yesterday after Sakho scored has been arrested and will be bailed ahead of a future magistrates court appearance. Winston Reid embraced the pitch invader who ran on the pitch, the fan also shook Slaven Bilic’s hand before being escorted away by security. Friends of […]

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Operators London Stadium 185 have published their financial accounts for their first full year of operation today.The accounts covering the financial year up to 31st December 2016 show a turnover of the French subsidiary of Vinci of £13.3m for the year 2016. They list their operating costs in managing the London Stadium as £8.4m leaving […]

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Cheik Kouyate battled through yesterday’ s game against Swansea City after suffering a bout of sickness in the team hotel on Friday night. The midfielder may have been hit by the same bug which saw Marko Arnautovic miss the game despite silly internet and social media messages that he had been omitted following a row […]

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