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Media reports in Africa suggest West Ham will reignite interest in Algerian Striker Islam Slimani. The 29-year-old  record signing has struggled for opportunities at Leicester City since joining last Summer. Since Craig Shakespeare replaced Claudio Ranieri his chances have been limited. Slimani has started just 12 times in the Premier League this season, netting seven goals […]

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Sky News has chosen to run a story regarding Slaven Bilic which makes one wonder about their agenda towards West Ham. And in doing so they raise many questions as to why they feel the need to again be presenting an ancient story as latest news. They claim it is an update in announcing the […]

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Jose Fonte has warned Spurs the Hammers are in the mood to dent any lingering title hopes the may be holding. The Portuguese defender claims the Hammers squad is ready to make the fans proud declaring: We know they are fighting for the title and they are playing really well and have a good manager […]

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Hammers Striker Andy Caroll has spent an incredible 798 days out of action at West Ham due to injury which has led him to miss 105 games in his Hammers career. Joining West Ham on loan in August 2012 he has earned over £25m in wages meaning each one of his 30 goals has cost […]

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West Ham fans have voted by a heavy majority the time has come to wave farewell to both Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho. The injury ravaged strikers have experienced another miserable appearance record this season and the team has suffered a serious cutting edge apart from a spell when a fit Carroll managed to fine […]

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According to Italian journalist, Raffaele Auriemma West Ham is interested in signing Dries Mertens in the summer but he claims that Napoli has already rejected a £25m bid for the inform forward. Mertens has enjoyed a sensational campaign with Napoli in 2016/17 despite being deployed in an unfamiliar role as the side’s centre-forward. His current season […]

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Slaven Bilic’s frustration over the Andy Carroll injury situation grows more acute ahead of every  game. But his current injury issue may have its roots in the return game against Arsenal when it is believed the medical staff wanted the player to be rested for a further week. Bilic said: “I don’t like to moan […]

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West Ham Co-Owner David Gold has defended the club on what is perceived to be broken promises over local traders coming to the Stratford with the club. A West Ham supporter called Mark  messaged David Gold on social media “They promised Nathan’s & other traders they would take them with us when they wanted everyone […]

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West Ham co-owner David Gold has challenged a West Ham supporter on twitter who claimed Etihad is not state owned like the London Stadium. Gold corrected the fan saying:“The Etihad Stadium home of Manchester City football club is owned by Manchester City Council. dg” Another supporter chipped in on social media asking “Interesting if you could […]

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Slaven Bilic’s position at West ham is looking safer and safer …according to the bookies at least! From being around 2-1 to be the next manager to depart a few weeks ago Skybet now quote the boss at 6/1 to leave in 2016/17. Hardly very generous with just three games left but the odds probably […]

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According to TransferMarketWeb, former West Ham transfer target Carlos Bacca has again been targeted by Arsenal ahead of the summer transfer window. Bacca has scored 13 goals in 29 Serie A appearances this term but it’s claimed he’s likely to leave the San Siro in the Summer. The 30-year-old is under contract until 2020 but could […]

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West Ham is considering a move for Leicester City defender Yohan Benalouane, according to Foot Mercato. The former France under-21 man is not a guaranteed starter for the King Power Stadium side however, with Wes Morgan and Robert Huth at the centre of their defence. Benalouane waited twenty months to make his full league debut […]

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Diafra Sakho has been at the centre  of injury and playing absences via perplexing circumstances for too long. In this piece, CandH takes a look at the player’s trouble-torn history at the club and reveals some startling similarities in his absences, the reasons why and the explanations given for them by him and the club […]

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West Ham’s Managing Director Angus Kinnear is poised to join Leeds United as their new CEO  replacing Ben Mansford the Telegraph has reported today. Massimo Cellino’s stormy three-year reign at Leeds United is set to end as Andrea Radrizzani prepares to complete a full takeover of Leeds which should see Kinnear installed as CEO.Radrizzani is preparing […]

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Claret and Hugh has learned this evening that Hammers co-owner David Sullivan purged West Ham United of any players contracts with image rights when he took over 2010. And it’s that issue which has lain at the heart of the swoops on clubs across the country by the HMRC last week. Although image rights deals […]

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It’s Claret and Hugh poll time again and we are asking Hammers supporters a simple question. We want to know whether injury ravaged strikers Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho should be retained for next season or whether we should ditch one or the other or both. Is it time to start over with either or […]

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Well well well, finally Sky gets the message we gave you last week – Michail Antonio is going nowhere. The TV broadcaster followed up a story published in The Times claiming the player wanted out of the London Stadium last week but today has changed its line after talking to the player’s representatives. When the initial […]

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Slaven Bilic readily admits that we are heading for a “nervy” 90 minutes” against Spurs on Friday night and adds: ” “We are playing, for me, against the best team in the league.” But he added: “Hopefully I’m going to enjoy it, but it’s going to be a very nervous game. We will have to be on […]

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Diafra Sakho’s continuing absences from action for obscure reasons are causing more an more discussion among the fans. Should we wait and hope that all will be well or take more drastic action – here the fans at ClaretandHugh’s Facebook have their say! You can join our top non swearing debates at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O I like […]

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There’s no coincidence about the fact that we have kept a couple of clean sheets since Adrian’s return and again we were grateful to him for some fine saves at the weekend. But beyond that there’s a calm and composure about the Spaniard which also breeds more confidence in a back four which had been […]

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David Gold has revealed there is no certainty that  Andy Carroll will return to full fitness in time to face Spurs on Friday night. Carroll remained  sidelined for the game at Stoke with a groin injury which has seen him out of action since the game at Sunderland . And it remains to be seen […]

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West Ham have delivered an official statement clarifying the Dimitri Payet contract position following a report in the Mail on Sunday. Under the headline:  West Ham’s £1m loyalty payment to Dimitri Payet one of the reasons behind HMRC’s football club raids the newspaper reported that “a controversial £1 million loyalty payment to France midfielder Dimitri Payet by West Ham […]

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Jonathon Calleri will be allowed to leave West Ham at the end of his loan period at the end of the season. The club has decided the striker has no future after a series of lack lustre displays and will make serious moves to shake up the striker position in a big way this summer. […]

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Award-winning airline Norwegian are to make Bobby Moore their latest tail fin hero. The great man’s image will appear on the tail fin of airline’s brand new Boeing 737-800 plane later this year. The announcement was made on Football Shirt Friday – the fundraising initiative that helps fund life-saving research into bowel cancer through the […]

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Everybody knows I’m a Diafra Sakho fan. I believe him to be a much more difficult striker to face than Andy Carroll with greater and more subtle talents. However, the current “issues” surrounding his continuing absences are confusing and unacceptable and need a very rapid explanation which I believe only he can give. There is […]

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The Ginger Pele – like most of us – claims if someone had offered the squad a point before the Stoke City they would most likely have taken it. Speaking after the game he declared: “I think we’re happy with a point. I think if someone had offered us that before the game, we’d have […]

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