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Aston Villa were convinced that Scott Hogan was going to join West Ham in the January transfer window. Chief executive Keith Wyness told the Birmingham Mail that the midlanders were surprised when landing the striker from Brentford. Hogan had been identified by manager Steve Bruce as a leading target  but all the speculation was he was […]

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Slaven Bilic has absolutely no intention of selling Andy Carroll to China after all the recent interest. And a club source told ClaretandHugh they would need a bid in advance of £30 million for any interest to be registered in the possibility anyway. Despite his injury record the Hammers still believe that they have a […]

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Slaven Bilic looks set to make two changes to the West Ham side for the big Monday night London derby. The manager has made it clear that Andy Carroll is virtually certain to return given his training ground progress but has remained silent on the Andre Ayew option. The Ghana international and club’s record signing […]

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Slaven Bilic is convinced Chelsea can be caught in the race for the title. The west London outfit are ten points clear of nearest rivals Spurs having lost just one game since the beginning of October.   But despite the big lead Slav believes the Blues have the potential to slip up in their charge […]

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The Mile End will see the West Ham film premiere of the Iron Men tonight  at 6.30pm at the Genesis cinema. Among the guest list of the 500 seater cinema will be West Ham chairman David Gold, actor Ray Winstone as well as Hammers captain Mark Noble, manager Slaven Bilic together with the majority of the […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed that West Ham did not instigate the Chinese interest in Andy Carroll. There have been suggestions that the club instructed agents to try selling the striker but the manager ha made it crystal clear that no such move took place. Instead he insisted that the Chinese had watched a Hammers game […]

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Slaven Bilic expects Michail Antonio to sign a new deal with the club “very soon.” The Hammers wide man – and without doubt leading contender for Hammer of the Year – has been regularly linked with moves away but Bilic made it clear that the club are ready to give him the offer he deserves. […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear he will be more than happy to sign a new one year rolling contract once the offer comes in the summer. Most managers want far more than that in order to ensure a pay off against failure but speaking in his presser ahead of the Chelsea game he made […]

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Aaron Cresswell is targeting a strong end of season after a campaign which he won’t count among his best. Speaking to the official website he said: “As of late, it has not been too good for me personally injury-wise this season, but I just needed to keep my head down, work hard and I hoped things […]

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West Ham are again set to move in on Michy Batshuayi who is reportedly ready to leave Chelsea in the summer. The Belgian striker – who was at the entre of a £35m bid from the Irons last summer – is ready to move on  either on loan or permanently — after being given little […]

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West Ham’s treatment room is empty although in his latest report Head of Medical and Sport Science Stijn Vandenbroucke warns:  ” No matter how well we prepare, the next injury is only a matter of time away, the current situation is a positive one. Speaking to the official site he said: “Andy Carroll returned to training with […]

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West Ham whizz-kid Ajibola Alese is reportedly being monitored by Manchester City and Liverpool. The 16 year old is rated as one the hottest young talents in England, and has been an amazing player within the is  Hammers’ Under-18s team. It’s that which has alerted the Premier League big boys but  Slaven is a keen admirer […]

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ClaretandHugh’s Leroy Rosenior recalls how former Hammers boss Lou Macari attempted to change a doctor’s mind about him being fit enough to play whilst suffering an horrific knee cartilage problem. Lee explains precisely what happened in his new book “It’s Only Banter” which has now been published and is available  from Amazon. (details below). It […]

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“I think it’ll be a difficult game for Chelsea,” former West Ham  and Chelsea assistant manager Steve Clarke told Sky Sports.“Having worked at West Ham, I know how much the people at the club like to beat Chelsea. I know the supporters really enjoy it. West Ham went through a tough spell earlier on in […]

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Adelaide United chairman Greg Griffin claims that his Australian team are close to securing West Ham for a preseason friendly clash at Adelaide at the Oval  Down Under in July. Griffin said negotiations to bring West Ham to Australia had started last September before he was handed the formal letter from the Hammers to confirm […]

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CandH Exclusive by Hugh Southon Slaven Bilic will be offered a new deal at the end of the season. And ClaretandHugh can reveal that it will add a year to his present deal in the form of a 12 month rolling contract. The  board will rubber-stamp the details at a board meeting next week which […]

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Andy Carroll is looking good having returned to training and virtually nailed on for a place in the line-up against Chelsea. And that is likely to be the only enforced change with Michail Antonio suspended via the silly handball second bookable offence against Watford. Carroll is in really serious action on the training ground with […]

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I tend to get a little lost with the constant reminders that Andy Carroll should get a call-up for England. We’ve heard it from Slav and various other members of the squad. Now it seems ‘Ginge’ has been wheeled out to say the same. Speaking to the official website the Wales central defender says: ““I […]

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Frustrated West Ham loanee George Dobson admits he’s learned at Walsall there’s nothing to fear in dropping down a division or two – in either the short or long term. He’s had to watch on on many occasions since joining the club on loan such has been the form of Isaiah Osbourne and veteran Adam […]

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David Gold is the latest major club figure to pay tribute to Manu Lanzini. The midfield ace has come on by leaps and bounds since the departure of a certain Frenchman and Gold has been quick to praise his performances. Having watched the game against Watford with a group of Dubai Hammers he said: “I […]

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A total of 38 fans have been banned by the club in the aftermath of the disorder against Chelsea earlier this season. According to reports this morning a total of 97 fans were giving their marching orders after CCTV  footage had been studied. But vice chairman Karren Brady CBE confirmed to Claret and Hugh this […]

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West Ham are being reported as being among a number of clubs interested in highly-rated Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru. Arsenal and Chelsea have already had the 19-year-old watched, while Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is also a fan. Onyekuru has scored 12 goals for his club KAS Eupen and says he will leave the club this […]

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West Ham are carefully watching the situation surrounding Reece Oxford at Reading where the outstanding Irons prospect has failed to feature since joining on loan. The 18 year old is with the Royals until the end of the season and there is disappointment within the club that he has been ignored so far by manager […]

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West Ham are in ninth place in the Premier League table on 33 points with twelve games remaining. But what will be the points tally at the end of the season? These are the remaining fixtures: West Ham United v Chelsea Bournemouth v West Ham United West Ham United v Leicester City Hull City v West Ham United Arsenal v West […]

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West Ham have invested over £4m refurbishing Rush Green training ground over the summer. There are five constructed pitches at Rush Green in total with room for a sixth. Two of the pitches are Desso Grassmaster constructed pitches measuring 105m x 68m  which is the same as London Stadium and the same specification used by the Premier […]

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Everton are looking to get involved in negotiations for Irons keeper Adrian this summer. The Spanish stopper is heading for new talks with the Irons as Slaven Bilic attempts to woo the current No 2  into agreeing a new deal. Slav wants  to hold onto him and Darren Randolph as his two front line keepers […]

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