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It was a very nervy ending at the London Stadium on Saturday as Swansea City desperately searched for an equaliser to aid their Premier League survival. In the dying minute of injury time, there was an outpouring of passion and emotion when Sam Byram blocked Gylfi Sigurdsson’s effort and managed to win a goal kick. […]

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James Collins’ remarkable form since returning to the injury stricken Hammers defence is causing a Slaven Bilic re-think over the veteran defender. The Ginger Pele, 33, was a colossus in the defence against Swansea and has drawn incredible admiration for  his performances over three matches in eight days since his recall. The Hammers loyalist is […]

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Given everything we read on social media I was pleasantly surprised to hear the audible crowd support for Slaven Bilic. Even before Kouyate’s crucial goal sections of the London Stadium home crowd were singing “Super Slav, Super Slav, Super Slaven Bilic”.  The song was repeated several things during the game against Swansea City long before we […]

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Slaven Bilic is edging ever closer to his minimum points target of 40 and there can be no complacency after Saturdays excellent result. Speaking in his Manager on Monday column to the official site he said: ““We need this week in, week out. It’s three points, but over a season you need 50, 55, 60. […]

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James Collins was my outstanding man of the match on Saturday but that is as much as for what he did off the ball as on it. The Ginger Pele reminded us of his no-nonsense defensive skills at the weekend when he cleared ball after ball way up the pitch or into the crowd. Each clearance was […]

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West Ham will head for Sunderland with a major  injury/suspension crisis on their hands. Despite many believing this is the game from which they could and perhaps should secure total safety, the absentee list is horrific. And with James Collins having issued a cry for nobody to hide behind Slav, this game may well become […]

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James Collins has told the world that some Hammers players have been hiding behind the manager and that it has to stop. Don’t you just love Ginge! He was as brave with his words as he was on the pitch against Swansea telling  the fans: “It is easy to hide ­behind the manager.” Bilic has […]

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The cries for Adrian to return as the Irons first choice keeper grow louder and given the uncertainty we continue to see from Darren Randolph that’s hardly surprising. There were moments in the second half on Saturday, as Swansea mounted some pressure, when he looked more at sea than an ocean going liner. Two crosses […]

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Well what an eventful day that was. Almost every West Ham fan that I spoke to before the game described their state of mind as being ‘nervous’ and I completely understood why. Not to put too finer point on it this game was a must win and an absolute humdinger in terms of us staying […]

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I’ve known Robbie Savage for many years and despite the seriously bad press he often gets from the fans it really is ill deserved. To be fair he’s a top lad who loves a laugh. However, you don’t really need an opinion when Sav is around. He  has them all and in this video he […]

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Mark Noble has thanked the fans for their fantastic support  during yesterday’s game and said: “That was probably the best atmosphere, for a game of that pressure against Swansea, that we have played in at this Stadium and I thought the fans were great and really helped.” Talking to West Ham TV he said: “I […]

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Bookmakers have lengthened the odds of West Ham getting relegated to a remote 66/1 overnight after a scrappy one nil win over Swansea at the London Stadium. Betway, Coral and William Hill had the Hammers as 10/1 for the drop pre-match yesterday but those fears have now eased after earning three valuable points. West Ham […]

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Read More: Kouyate: ‘Win was for Slaven’

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Manu Lanzini has made it crystal clear that he wants Slaven Bilic to remain at the club. The Argentine’s game has come on leaps and bounds since the Frenchman’s departure and the team’s playmaker suggests that is down to the confidence shown in him by the manager. He explained: “Slaven has shown a lot of confidence […]

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West Ham are this morning reported ready to join the race  for Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford. Everton and Arsenal are also keen but the Irons have been tracking the  23-year-old has been ahead of a possible summer move. They want the England Under-21 star after a season where they have often  looked weak between the […]

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Cheik Kouyate’s cracking 44th minute goal will live in the memories of us all for a long time. And the man himself reckons it’s the most important goal he has ever scored for the club – no arguments there mate! After the game he said: “This victory is very important for the team because we have […]

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Vastly relieved Irons vice chairman David Gold is “looking up” again after the win over Swansea City. Speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh  immediately after the game he said: “That was a massive result – absolutely massive and now I can stop looking over my shoulder. “Swansea has been the team we have had to keep out […]

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Read more here: Video: The goal that put us safe (…probably)

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Slaven Bilic came close to collapsing with relief as the final whistle blew on the 90 agonising minutes against Swansea and immediately declared: “It is a huge win and I congratulate the boys. The spirit, team-work. We were solid and dangerous. We deserved to win. “It was much-needed. There was big pressure, not on me, but […]

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Slaven Bilic made a deliberate decision to protect his two main strikers Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho this afternoon although both or either could have appeared had they been DESPERATELY  needed. Carroll was still feeling a problem from a sore groin and Sakho was suffering from some bumps and bruises and general fatigue following the […]

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    The most important game for so long and here’s Hughie’s ratings with Niall McDonald away on his holidays   Randolph: Some horrific keeping at times  and usually  bailed out by the excellent Ginge. Truly scary when Swansea pressed towards the end and nowhere near two dangerous crosses 4 Byram: His best performance so […]

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West Ham 1 Swansea 0 First things first – well done crowd – every single one of you…you were magnificent from start to finish on one of the most anxious afternoons any of us have experienced. From the loudest ‘Bubbles’  in a long time at the start until the relieved crescendo of noise at the […]

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Slaven Bilic dropped a massive bombshell by going without a natural striker for the crucial game against Swansea. Here’s how ClaretandHugh’s Facebook group members responded. O We’re down, Bilic gone, O So much want to get behind the team today, then I see the team sheet…why aren’t we going to upfront and trying really do […]

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View article: Top spot for our flag!

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So the flag is in place bearing the images of our two greatest icons – Mooro and Bonzo. We’re delighted that the CandH flag is now in place for perhaps the most important game of the season and will now become a permanent part of the LS scene. We’ll be hoping to bring you some […]

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Vodafone plans to transform the technology available in the London Stadium if it concludes a six-year £20m naming rights deal for the former Olympic Stadium. The LLDC and Vodafone are locked in talks to strike a deal before the kick-off of the new season in September but the deal will average £3.3m per year which […]

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