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Sometimes you can only shake an entirely bemused head and ask “WHY?” Last night many people including ourselves were calling for all the negativity to stop as we focus on giving the team and manager our 100 per cent backing in this rather important game against Swansea. We continue to call for the same this […]

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Slaven Bilic will not be sacked should the team fail to beat Swansea today but Karren Brady has admitted there is growing anxiety inside the club over its position. As revealed by ClaretandHugh several days ago, Michail Antonio’s contract talks have been put on hold until the Irons are safe as the board does preliminary […]

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Claret and Hugh Associate Editor, Sean Whetstone spoke to Jason Cundy and Andy Goldstein on Talksport Radio Sports Bar this morning about whether Slaven Bilic should stay if the Hammers get beat today, West Ham’s chances of relegation and the London Stadium. You can listen to the six-minute interview below:

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The Irons have agreed a £1m deal for Ashley Fletcher having come to terms with Manchester United without the necessity for a tribunal hearing as a free signing. But West Ham have now made a fresh offer and that may now also allow Slaven Bilic to pick the 21-year-old striker on a more regular basis. […]

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West Ham Supporters should note that the Docklands Light Railway is closed on Saturday between Bow Church and Stratford, meaning Pudding Mill Lane DLR station will be out of action yet again. DLR tweeted out “This weekend Crossrail work at Pudding Mill Lane means no service between Stratford & Bow Church” TfL Overground Rail services […]

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The West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association (WHUISA) will be meeting at the Hammers Supporters Club in Castle Street from 11am on Saturday 8th April. An update on the progress of the association will be provided while there are a number of other items on the agenda including elections and manifesto. The meeting is expected […]

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Andy Carroll’ recurring groin worries will be ignored when Slaven Bilic selects the x1 who will do battle against Swansea tomorrow afternoon. The striker has been restricted in his match programme for several months as it now impossible for him to perform for 90 minutes three times a week. So he will in all probability […]

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The importance that a determined and driven fanbase can have for the club should never be under-estimated. A positive atmosphere can have a massive influence on the players. The aptly named twelfth man, can deliver just that. It can make the home side feel like they have the numerical advantage, it can make them appear […]

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Bookmakers Paddy Power have West Ham as 14/1 outsiders to be relegated from the Premier League this season despite losing five league games in a row and being winless in seven games. Sunderland is odds on favourite for the drop at 1/80 with Middlesbrough at 1/18. Our opponents tomorrow, Swansea City are 11/10 for the drop […]

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BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts a West Ham win on Saturday. Despite being winless in seven games and losing five games in a row Lawro thinks we can overcome the Swans. Lawro writes in his prediction column for the BBC “Swansea have been playing well but have only one point to show for it from their […]

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Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson believe West Ham could be relegated if they lose against Swansea on Saturday. Merson told Jeff on Sky Sports “I watched them at Hull and thought they could have easily got a draw but when your confidence is down and in the end they got beat, and that is what […]

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Newcastle are tonight reported to be poised to join the summer chase for Jermain Defoe. With the Geordies heading for promotion, new reports have emerged that he is fancied by Sunderland’s deadliest enemies. But assuming the Irons pull clear of the relegation battle the club remains favourite to sign a player who according to close […]

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This is a personal message from me as a lifelong fan rather than as the bloke who founded and runs this website with Sean. I have heard every argument for and against everybody involved in the positions that matter at this club – the directors, players, manager – whoever. The moans and groans are relentless […]

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BBC pundit and former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has blamed the Irons board for the teams problems this season and urged them to stick by Slaven Bilic. Wright made it clear he doesn’t believe the Croatian boss simply has been given the funds required to improve his team, and it isn’t his fault that West […]

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The Hammers spent  £9.5 million on agent fees between 2 February 2016 to 31 January 2017. A  Football Association report shows that the Hammers paid intermediaries £9,486,397 for transfer deals done during that period. It is recorded as the sixth highest in the Premier League. Manchester City and Chelsea were the big spenders during the […]

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West Ham are today reported to be in the chase for for Hamburg’s in-form striker Bobby Wood. The American has netted nine goals for the Bundesliga strugglers this season and could be available for just £4m this summer should the club be relegated. However, according to the Liverpool Echo Everton are keen on the striker could […]

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Well the games are coming thick and fast now so it’s time for us to preview the must win game against Swansea at the London Stadium on Saturday.    

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Slaven Bilic has issued a rallying cry to every single Hammer declaring that ” our destiny is in the hands of us all.” He said:“Now we have to think only about the team. We’re not only the team of eleven – we’re a team of nearly 60,000, plus the 18, plus the staff, plus the […]

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It’s been one of the greatest privileges of my long ife to meet many good footballers and to work with two who became  friends – Mooro and Bonzo! These two were almost inseparable in my book as leaders and I was reminded when talking to Bill yesterday afternoon that leadership comes in many forms. Both […]

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Reports that West Ham are considering a short term replacement for Slaven Bilic until the end of the season have been entirely rubbished this morning. The Telegraph ran a story on line that should the team lose to Swansea City on Saturday, in what would be his sixth straight defeat in the Premier League, a […]

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Slaven Bilic is facing up to the tension-wracked finale and remainder of the season in typical styling declaring: “It’s all me and that’s the way it should be.” Not once during this extraordinarily season has the boss blamed the players, officials or injuries for the club’s plight instead deflecting all criticism away from everything and […]

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Slaven Bilic has called for unity ahead of West Ham’s relegation showdown with Swansea City on Saturday, demanding his players ‘leave their egos in bed at home.’ The Mail reports that while he refuses to accept the team are in a  ‘do or die’ situation, and acknowledges their destiny remains firmly in their own hands, he […]

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Slaven Bilic’s odds of being the next manager out of a job have been slashed to 3/1 with Skybet. Despite the board’s vote of confidence – or maybe because of it – the Irons boss is now second only to Sunderland’s David Moyes in the ‘for chop’ stakes. Only two weeks ago the Irons boss […]

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Bill Bonds has told the fans the Hammers have “more than enough to stay in the Premier League ” and as  the crucial match against Swansea looms said: “I have never believed we will go down and nothing has changed my mind.” He added: “The new signings haven’t come off or added much to the […]

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The huge ClaretandHugh flag featuring the club’s two greatest icons – Mooro and Bonzo has arrived at the London Stadium and will be unveiled at the match against Swansea – bringing we hope a much required change of fortune. Here we are giving you a sneak preview of the artwork  but on Saturday we will bring […]

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Fernando Llorente looks likely to hand Swansea City a boost by being fit for the weekend trip to the London Stadium The Spanish striker missed the Welsh outfit’s draw against Middlesbrough with an ankle injury  but head coach Paul Clement says he has trained this week and is in contention for a place in the […]

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