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Exclusive David Gold sent ClaretandHugh a couple of pictures of his own from Dubai after the team’s performance in grabbing a point against Watford. And the co- chairman – having watched the 1-1 draw at The Nelson pub with a bunch of Hammers supporters – told us: “It was fantastic to be with hard core […]

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CandH ratings man Niall McDonald hands out the marks for the Irons against Watford.  Randolph: Watford’s high press put his distribution under pressure. Not much to do apart from picking the penalty out his net 5 Kouyate: No excuses for the lazy tracking back and clumsy tackle for their pen, even if you argue he […]

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Andre Ayew was delighted with his equaliser as the Hammers added another precious point to their Premier League tally. The Ghana star was in the right place at the right time to nudge home his effort after Antonio’s effort had rebounded off both posts. And afterwards he said: “It was one of those games where […]

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West Ham Joint Chairman David Gold dropped in on the Dubai Hammers supporters club to watch the Watford v West Ham Ham this afternoon in a pub called Nelsons. Gold revealed he was in the Middle East on business and tweeted: “I’m in Dubai on business but I will be watching the game against Watford […]

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Join myself and Geo at the final whistle for post match analysis as we look to overcome a 1-0 half-time deficit away to Watford. Simply click on the link a few moments after the game has ended and we’ll be discussing all the starting line-up, substitutions and match incidents.

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West Ham paid off its remaining external bank debt on 15th July last year – the  same day the sale of the  Boleyn Ground was reported at  £38m. Icelandic shareholders CH Holdings and David Sullivan acted as joint bankers in 2013 loaning  over £32m . The remaining £14.76m payment was paid in full in July […]

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West Ham owners appear to have rewarded West Ham Vice Chairman, Karren Brady with a 40% pay increase according to the accounts  revealed today. The highest paid West Ham director employed by parent group WH Holding was paid £907,000 up from £646,000. Her £261,000 increase came in the last season at the Boleyn Ground as […]

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Slaven Bilic looks all set to name the same team as played against West Brom last weekend unless Andy Carroll comes through a fitness test. The striker is undergoing the test right now as he bids to gain a place in the squad for tonight’s game at Vicarage Road with the odds will believed to […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it crystal clear that the Hammers are still not safe but has no intentions of looking over his shoulder for too much longer. That’s why today’s game at Watford is of crucial importance and another win would probably take the pressure off everybody entirely. Realistic Slav declared: ” First of all […]

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By Sean Whetstone – CandH associate editor West Ham’s newly announced financial accounts show increases in all areas as the club continues on a big upward curve. The main areas show: O a turnover increase of  17.7% to £142.1m and within that ticket sales for the last season at the Boleyn Ground rose to £26.9m […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that Diafra Sakho is “very happy now” and that is terrific news given the tension between the pair a few months ago. That Slav should made a point of speaking about Sak’s state of mind is significant given previous issues between the pair a few months ago and the failed medical […]

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Robert Snodgrass insists he is not a Dimitri Payet replacement. The Scot arrived at the club just 48 hours before we got shot of the on strike Frenchman who was determined to perform his own form of Brexit for Marseille! Now Snodgrass has pledged that the irons will have no troubles with him as acting […]

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Hammers boss Slaven Bilic has warned Troy Deeney there could be one or two rabona s coming his way tonight. The Watford player had claimed after the 4-2 victory over us at the London Stadium the Hornets had hit back because the Hammers had attempted to “mug us off” Payet who left the club last […]

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Mark Lawrenson seems to have lost patience with his “be nice to Weest Ham” routine. The old boy has been tipping us to either win or draw for several weeks now – maybe as a result of some pretty amusing banter from us Irons boo boys. But this week he has taken the gloves off and […]

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Former Southampton and England front man Mick Channon has always found it pretty easy to get the hump. And as ever, the old boy and top racehorse trainer has refused to hold back while criticising Jose Fonte’s decision to quit the Saints. Speaking to his local newspaper ahead of the  the Saints EFL Cup final clash […]

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Ok, something new from the boys – or rather the boy Geo – over at Hammers Chat. Saturday is a day when even the occasional gamblers like a bet on the football and Geo is using a new app which we can download and, hopefully, give us all a decent chance of earning a few […]

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Slaven Bilic has sent his sympathies to both reported West Ham target Scott Hogan and his new club Aston Villa. Writing in his London Evening Standard column the Irons boss said: ” “I see that Scott Hogan, who was linked with us before moving from Brentford to Aston Villa during the transfer window, suffered a bad […]

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David Gold has sent a new message on Andy Carroll’s position as the countdown starts towards tomorrow’s match against Watford. It really can’t come soon enough for most of us who have been starved of Hammers action following the departure from the FA Cup. And a Gold comment on Twitter appears to suggest that the […]

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Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri has warned his team that they are facing a different West Ham to the one they beat 4-2 at the London Stadium last year. Walter Mazzarri doesn’t believe the result or displayes er onof the two teams will have any bearing whatsoever on tomorrow’s game at Vicarage Road. Mazzarri scored […]

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Popular former www.Kumb.com presenter Chris Scull is set to launch his new podcast quicklykevin.com/press which is a broad based show taking a look back at football in the nineties. ‘Scully’ is one of the good guys in the great Hammers family and we at ClaretandHugh will make sure we will be listening to the show having already […]

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I was down at the London Stadium for the club’s Family Fun Day with my Premier League hat on when we did some interviews and got to talk to the manager. I saw a squad of players and manager who are in a very good place indeed. They were relaxed and happy and ready for […]

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West Ham will come face to face with an in form home side at Watford tomorrow evening and former player Mauro Zarate. And assessing the game on the official site skipper Mark Noble says the Irons are ready to erase memories of  their London Stadium meltdown against the Hornets back in September and upsetting TWO […]

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The Mirror’s Darren Lewis  is confirming our view that Andy Carroll will be on the bench at Watford tomorrow evening. We  have reported over the past couple of days that it is more a case of his match fitness than injury and that he is likely to be in the squad. And today Darren – […]

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I have never wandered away from the Hammers in any of my blogs previously but as we come towards the end of a horrible week in football I feel I must put my feelings out there. One of the most honourable men in football  – Claudio Ranieri has been sacked tonight (Thurs) – just months […]

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David Gold has revealed that Diafra Sakho is  focused only on West Ham after reports emerged that the striker may still be hankering for a move. Speculation in the media arose that the club had told him if he wanted a move then to earn it by his performances on the pitch once he is […]

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