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West Ham won the signature of top prospect Nathan Holland  after settling the terms of the deal in talks with his Mum. Academy manager Terry Westley has explained how the lad he compared to Ryan Giggs earlier this week became a Hammer after deciding to leave Everton. Hollands progress stalled at Goodison Park after he had […]

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CandH Exclusive West Ham are ready to offer leading Hammer of the year candidate Pedro Obiang a new and improved contract in the summer. Claret and Hugh – whilst contacting our top source for information on the link between Liverpool and the midfielder – was told a new deal was on the way. The Sun […]

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Gonzo is on the loose again and on this occasion having the most exciting day of his life. Representing ClaretandHugh’s partners Hammers Chat the main man found himself on the Chadwell Heath training ground where he took part in the Heineken sponsored Hammers Heads competition. This involved him in playing head tennis with Arthur Masuaku […]

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Slaven Bilic has happily admitted that he is seeing a different squad of players at every level as the team head towards Watford on Saturday. The early season woes are behind him and that’s down to an entirely different spirit among the players – helped he believes by the warm weather training trip to Dubai. […]

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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic appears to have sympathy for Sutton reserve keeper Wayne Shaw who has been caught at the centre of the pie eating affair which has astounded football fans nationwide.. Shaw munched his way through the pie  after some had allegedly bet that he would do so and taken advantage of a […]

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As smokescreens go the one covering Slaven’s team plans for Saturday evening’s match against Watford couldn’t be much more extreme. The Andy Carroll scenario appears to change not so much by the day as by the hour and explanations vary accordingly as the clock ticks down. After ruling out an appearance, the manager is now […]

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Slaven Bilic has to decide whether he goes with Aaron Cresswell or Arthur Masuaku at  left back against Watford on Saturday. With Andy Carroll facing a late fitness test the left back and central striker positions are the only two over which question marks currently exist. It’s fair to assume that at best Caroll will […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that Andy Carroll will be given  every chance of proving his fitness for the Premier League fixture against Watford on Saturday. The situation on the big man took a new turn in the manager’s press conference when he explained: “Regarding the game against Watford, he’ll try to run today (Thursday) and if […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Andy Carroll will be missing from the team that takes on Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday evening. But the Irons manager continues to talk the player up to the skies saying: “He gives you a new dimension. There aren’t many players that are capable of playing like him, he is different.” And […]

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Roll on the weekend. It’s been far too much of a stop start season for my liking but now we are back in action and on TV. It’s payback time at Vicarage Road after that terrible defeat at the London Stadium last year when all the doubts about the team started to gain pace. But […]

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He was rubbished as one of the worst West Ham centre forwards of all time and nobody’s arguing. Absolutely nobody was sorry to see the back of Simone Zaza when he left for Valencia but he has already shown exactly what he was in his locker since moving to La Liga. Playing against Real Madrid […]

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MARK Noble grew up with a football field for a back garden. Or at least he did once his dad had a secret gate installed behind the house, so that Mark could take a ball and sneak on to the grounds of a school. It was not too long before he was stepping out at the […]

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We have two tickets to give away to the Premiere of West Ham film Iron Men next Thursday at the Genesis cinema at Mile End. Slaven Bilic will carrying out a Q&A afterwards with the producer. The DVD is available on March 30 on line or at the club store. It can also be obtained digital […]

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Former Hammer Simone Zaza scores a great goal against Real Madrid. Shame he couldn’t show that same skills for the Hammers at the London Stadium. One of Real Madrid’s games in hand is not going according to plan, because of Simone Zaza. Great goal. pic.twitter.com/y3ihbkuWt8 — High Up The Pitch (@highupthepitch) February 22, 2017

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Andy Carroll is again a doubtful starter for the match against Watford at Vicarage Road. The big fella was confidently expected to be back for the weekend but it seems there are some some fitness worries surrounding the striker. However, there is confidence that he will be taking his place in the squad although will […]

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Sofiane Feghouli is very happy with the way things are coming together for himself and the team. Speaking to www.whufc.com he said: “I am happy, because it was important for me to take my chance. Before this moment, I had less opportunities to show my worth, so when I had the chance to play it was […]

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Little Hammer Zara Banks – who passed away at the age of just eight years old last month – is to be remembered by the club at the next home match against Chelsea on March 6. Zara went to school as normal on Wednesday 11th January but sadly suddenly collapsed in class and was taken […]

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Another former West Ham pub has closed its doors. The Central in Barking Road closed their doors a few weeks ago after failing to make ends meet following the departure West Ham United last summer. The Central follows many other pubs which closed their doors in East Ham and Plaistow area. Planning permission has been […]

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Arthur Masuaku is back in line for a place in the squad against Watford at the weekend and wants revenge for the bitter 4-2 home defeat back in September. After dominating for 40 minutes and grabbing a two goal lead we  conceded two goals in the last five minutes and ended up losing 4-2. Masuaku was […]

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LIVERPOOL are tonight being reported as tracking Pedro Obiang with Kop boss Jurgen Klopp planning another revamp of his squad this summer. Klopp wants at least four new players knowing he is still failing to maintain a major challenge for the Premier League title and Obiang is being seen as a possible target. The Sun […]

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West Ham are unlikely to let any first team fringe players leave the club over the summer although – as reported – Sofiane Feghouli would be allowed to move on were the club to receive a good offer for the winger. Gokhan Tore will not be returning from Turkey and Jonathon Calleri’s loan period will […]

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West Ham’s board will be relieved they allowed manager Slaven Bilic to have the final say on not signing former Brentford striker Scott Hogan. Having joined Aston Villa,  the 24 year old was last night carried off on a stretcher in the  2-0 defeat by Newcastle. It came at a time when he has failed […]

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Terry Westley piled the accolades on young Nathan Holland after the  Premier League 2 victory over Fulham last night likening him to a “young Ryan Giggs!” Holland only joined West Ham from Everton last month and Westley said: ““I’d probably say Nathan Holland [was brilliant], particularly in the first half. “What a talent we’ve got […]

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West Ham United enjoyed a debut Premier League 2 London Stadium debut beating  Fulham 2-0 to strengthen their claims for a Division 2 play-off place. The win saw them into fifth place just two points behind Newcastle and Wolves with Fulham on 34 and runaway leaders Swansea on 42. Nathan Holland scored with a curling strike […]

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The mystery of what happened to the remaining West Ham John Lyall gates has finally been resolved. The three remaining gates which were put up for auction last year through Hilco with a live auction and webcast at the Boleyn Ground in June was purchased by former West Ham chairman Terry Brown. Three of the […]

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The West Ham squad are arriving home this evening from their five day warm weather training in Dubai.  Many of the squad boarded a Emirates flight in business class earlier today for the seven hour flight back to London and others will follow on. ClaretandHugh have been told that the West Ham squad are on […]

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