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Newcastle United’s hopes of signing Adrian are dead in the water despite new speculation over a move. Stories emanating out of the north east claim the Geordies remain keen on the Irons stopper but we have no intention of letting the Spaniard go anywhere. Adrian has been impressive in pre-season and there is no chance […]

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Marko Arnuatovic’s move to the Irons has been greeted with the type of antagonism we saw associated with Dimi Payet’s departure from the London Stadium. Stoke City fans have made their feelings about things by filming themselves attempting to set fire to his old number ten shirt. They shared it online and chanted in unison […]

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West Ham have risen up the London table of football related arrests, supporters charged and issues with court football banning orders last season after early troubles at the London Stadium last season. The freedom of information request obtained by Claret and Hugh shows that the Hammers had 56 supporters arrested in total, an increase of 38 on last season […]

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Manu Lanzini, Aaron Cresswell and Marko Arnautovic are all expected to be declared fit for the opening day visit to Manchester United next weekend. And with Diafra Sakho and Winston Reid believed to have successfully come through a behind closed doors friendly against Spurs at Rush Green this afternoon the Hammers could be in good […]

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West Ham’s excursion into Iceland for what was billed “The Super Match” on Friday afternoon earned the club very little in terms of international recognition or encouragement on the pitch for he new season. ClaretandHugh understands  the clash against Manchester City earned the Irons around £500k which would barely buy a League Two striker. Still […]

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Arthur Masuaku has backed the growing opinion among the fans that the Hammers really have to step up their game in a hurry. Like last season the pre-season has been a disappointment and a match against one of the best teams in the world – rather than providing a stern test – became in reality […]

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West Ham are struggling to find buyers for Robert Snodgrass and Jose Fonte given the wages of around £60k a week both players are picking up . The club are keen to see a club come in for the Scotland international who cost them £6.8 million in January and would also allow the disappointing Portuguese […]

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The latest instalment of the Sofiane Feghouli transfer has opened with Galatasaray being reported as confirming that the deal is almost completed. The Algerian’s move was understood to have been held up initially by money he believed he was owed from the Hammers as a signing on fee. However, if reports coming out of Turkey […]

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We’re back with our weekly fan magazine show ‘Your Shout’. On this episode Mike talks about the paucity of strikers and in particular the reliance on Sakho and Carroll to remain fit throughout the season. Regular contributor Mr B has quite a lot to say on the subject of our captain Mark Noble who came […]

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Former WHUFC DJ Leon Hyde has more strings to his bow than many realise and one of them is his life as a football coach. Currently he is taking his taking his UEFA A licence and asked ClaretandHugh if he could give his thoughts on the Irons pre-season and in particular the game against City.  We […]

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Slaven Bilic has told the Irons squad to cut out the mistakes and start matching the big boys. The manager declared that he was neither overwhelmed or disappointed after the 3-0 defeat by Manchester City in Iceland. He explained: “We were without a few players, to be fair, and if we want to match the […]

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Irons 0 Man City 3 I won’t remember this game because of a defeat or falling victim to a world class side but for a young man who amazes me every time I see him – that lad is Declan Rice. He came on as a second half sub, playing in front of the back […]

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Former Arsenal player Charlie Nicholas has given his verdict on the season ahead for the Hammers. Nicholas told Sky Sports: “Well Slaven Bilic has gone for more of ready-made summer signings. Robert Snodgrass didn’t really fit in and neither did Jose Fonte but he’s gone with the same approach with Hernandez, Zabaleta, Arnautovic and Hart. Hart […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Manuel Lanzini and  Aaron Cresswell will be out for another week but Mark Noble has returned to the squad after suffering a minor toe injury. He also confirmed Kouyate will be out for a longer period adding not long but long enough. Speaking to WHUFC.com Slav said: […]

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Rumours have resurfaced today that West Ham are plotting a deal for Juventus midfielder Mario Lemina. Lemina rejected an offer to join Lyon and is pushing for a move to England to join the Premier League this summer claims the Italian Press. The former Marseille midfielder is prepared to leave Juventus this summer in search of regular […]

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Bill Bonds will not be watching West Ham’s game against Manchester City this afternoon as he reckons pre-season games are as near meaningless as it gets. He said: I understand people getting a bit worked up when things go wrong and you don’t want to be suffering big defeats such as happened to Sunderland a […]

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West Ham have had no inquiries – never mind offers – for Manu Lanzini despite being aware of the “Liverpool rumour. However they know that agents are beavering away in the background as the transfer window speculation becomes more feverish with  the countdown to deadline day beginning to loom. There has been regular speculation that […]

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Hammers hero Billy Bonds has told ClaretandHugh of his great pride in seeing a mural of himself and Trevor Brooking appearing as a Boleyn memorial. The work of art on the side of fish and chip shop off Barking road depicts Bonzo and Trevor Brooking. The creation is the work of Hertfordshire based  West Ham […]

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Mark Noble has poured cold water over Marko Arnoutovic controversial reputation which  caused a few headlines when he joined the Hammers for a £24 million record fee. Instead the captain says he has been a model pro since his arrival declaring: ““The stuff that gets said about Marko off the pitch! From what I’ve seen […]

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West Ham are today reported to be  speeding up contract talks with Manuel Lanzini fearing Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp will swoop on him. The £200 million euros PSG switch for Neymar has apparently increased Barcelona’s interest for Phillipe Coutinho and there has been a long term belief that Lanzini is Liverpool’s favoured replacement should that take […]

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West Ham are still actively pursuing players as the season approaches but under the club’s new zipped mouth policy names are hard to come by. However, Slav and the board are keen to bring in a couple of younger players with a senior source telling us: “You can’t keep signing players on which their is […]

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Slaven Bilic is looking for a massive shot of confidence with a win over Man City tomorrow afternoon. Speaking ahead of the match he told www.whufc.com: “We have to believe, because if you don’t believe then you don’t have a chance anyway. First, you have to believe and dream and then make your plans accordingly. “Everything […]

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The Hammers face the sternest test possible in Reykjavik tomorrow as Manchster City  look to make it a hat trick of pre-season victories. After the City humiliations of last season when we were beaten three times and conceded 12 goals against them there is a mini revenge mission on hand for the Hammers who will be looking […]

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West Ham have today denied that they are interested in bringing Montpellier’s Ryad Boudebouz to the London Stadium. The Hammers have been regularly linked with the Algerian midfielder over the last few days but we were told today the Irons had no interest in the player. Montpellier were initially reported to be willing to let […]

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Diafra Sakho is set to make his return to match action in a behind closed doors under 23s match against Spurs on Saturday. Having rejoined the first team squad, but having yet to make an appearance, we understand that Slaven Bilic has given the nod to his involvement in the game. And it’s hoped as […]

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