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West Ham have tonight cleared finally cleared up season-long speculation that Chelsea may be ready to move for Michail Antonio in the summer. And ClaretandHugh was told the leading Hammer of the Year candidate is set to be offered a new summer deal which “will reflect the value we have of him as a player.” […]

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The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan is struggling to find an auditing company to take on the independent review of the London Stadium transformation over-spend and spiraling running costs. He announced his inquiry on 1st November last year but many companies have reportedly ruled themselves out through conflict of interest as they were involved in the former […]

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With Sam Byram being reported fit for action this weekend Slaven Bilic has an interesting selection issue at Watford. For should  the right back return to  the team at Vicarage Road that will release Cheik Kouyate to move into the midfield position he prefers and the one in which he is clearly more effective. And […]

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A report commissioned by developers Barratt London has revealed a medium to high risk of unexploded ordnance underneath the Boleyn Ground stadium and surrounding lands once used by West Ham. The ground investigation report by RSA Geotechnics was submitted as part of planning documentation to Newham to again permission to build 842 flats on the […]

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Team mates Jonathan Callerri and Diafra Sakho were happy to post video of their mate Cheikhou Kouyate dancing in a restaurant in Dubai. The team went out on Saturday night in UAE as part of their team bonding during their five day warm weather training. The squad are due to return back to the UK […]

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Diafra Sakho has posted a video giving the clearest indication yet that he is recovering well from the back injury has that has made him a regular absentee from Hammers action. The Hammers striker is expected to be back in mid March and Sakho posted the video showing him running in the sea alongside the […]

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Winston Reid knows the Hammers are getting better and better. The are no longer a team that falls apart when the going gets tough and but one that is improving with every outing. And assessing the progress, Reid said: “In the last game we played against West Brom, even though we were 1-0 behind, we […]

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Jim Daly of the Daily Mirror has ranked West Ham’s Mark Noble as one of the dirtiest players in the Premier League. Mr Daly included Nobes in a top ten of players rival fans love to hate suggesting our captain was hated by rival fans. Daily wrote: “The nastiest type of midfielder possible masked under […]

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The West Ham Supporters Club also know as the Hammers Social Club in Castle Street held an Emergency General Meeting last week called by its members to decide whether to close their doors or not. Claret and Hugh understand the social club is losing around £7,000 per month and has been doing so since West Ham […]

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Our informal online chat about all things West Ham is back as we field questions and discuss the last week’s goings-on in the world of the Hammers. Linked players, loanees, the return of Sakho and Ayew, Bilic, Mark Noble and a lot more will all be covered in the live show at 8:30pm. So sit […]

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West Ham have tonight ruled out new speculation the club is on the verge of signing club-less former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov. Berbatov – who also had spells with Spurs and Fulham – has been without a club since departing Greek outfit PAOK last summer and has regularly been linked with a Premier League […]

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Teenage Chelsea striker Dominic Solanke is reported as being of interest to West Ham and several other Premier League clubs. The 19 year old seems likely to leave Stamford Bridge when his contract expires in the summer with wage demands of around £50,000-a-week too rich for even Chelsea’s blood. Apart from the Irons, Everton are said […]

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West Ham supporters agree that the club have turned a corner in their new home and it is starting to feel like home. Yesterday we ran a story that West Ham joint Chairman David Gold said: “I absolutely agree it feels more like home, especially in recent games”   On the back of Mr Gold’s comments we […]

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West Ham believe there remains interest in Sofiane Feghouli from Italian outfit Roma but won’t let him leave for less than £9 million in the summer. Slaven Bilic may now be ready to listen to summer offers for the player following the arrival of Robert Snodgrass and although Algerian has started to show some form […]

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West Ham went on a meet and greet with selfies and autographs included today. New signings  Jose Fonte and Robert Snodgrass were among the players involved as the squad met the local fans at the Sevens Stadium on Saturday. After mixing with the supporters, the lads were put through their paces by Slaven Bilic and […]

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  Gonzo is on the loose again with a new a quirky and satirical look at the world of West Ham news and social media simply called NEWSBEAT. Here you will find a selection of stories, blogs, posts and amusing videos selected by Gonz  which will contain   anything that has amused, irritated or interested […]

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West Ham were joined by Leicester City and Everton scouts in checking out Brazilian winger Jonathan Cafu in midweek. The irons watched the 25-year-old Cafu playing for  for Ludogorets in their Europa League defeat to Copenhagen. The Brazilian was given a lone striker role against the Danes but was unable to prevent his side going […]

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WEST HAM have entered the race to land Paris Saint-Germain left-back Fode Ballo-Toure according to reports in The Sun. The highly-rated defender looks certain to leave the club this summer as a free agent and with Layvin Kurzawa and Lucas Digne already ahead of Fode ahead od him PSG won’t be renewing his deal. The […]

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Andre Ayew has declared himself “much much better” and made it clear he can now really help the team. Back from the African Nations Cup, he is now fully fit after his early injury in claret and blue and hoping to play an important part over the rest of the season. Speaking to the official […]

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David Gold has uttered the word a vast majority of fans have been longing to hear: “We love Slav.” ClaretandHugh revealed a few days ago that the pressure has been lifted off the manager’s position after near season long speculation. And that he would be leading the club into the third year of his contract. […]

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David Gold has honoured former West Ham manager Charlie Paynter. Paynter first became involved with West Ham as an unpaid helper in 1897. In 1900 Paynter joined the Hammers as a player however, he never played for the first-team after he suffered a career ending injury. The club appointed him reserve-team trainer in 1902. He was […]

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In an interview for Football.London West Ham joint chairman David Gold says it now feels much better at London Stadium. The team is doing better on the pitch and Hammers’ supporters finally seem to be getting accustomed at their new home. Gold told Football.London : “I absolutely agree it feels more like home, especially in recent games. […]

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Karren Brady has taken a good-natured jab at the Hammers ‘bonding ‘ exercise in the Dubai sun. And given the team’s very average results in previous seasons after being knocked out of the Cup competitions and flying to the sun her cynicism is easy to understand. Writing in her Sun diary tomorrow morning she explains […]

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West Ham accounts will reveal in the next few weeks that the Boleyn Ground and lands were sold by the club for £38m and ClaretandHugh has learned  the highest bid from Gallaird with the second best coming in some way behind at £32m. Gallaird later sold the stadium and  land to Barratt London at a […]

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It’s not exactly been the season Hammers fans were expecting but it’s getting better all the time. But despite all the various pressures visited on manager Slaven Bilic from a new stadium to Dimi Payet the boss remains top man with the vast majority of fans. After a ClaretandHugh blog praised the manager for his […]

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Arthur Masuaku is set to pour the pressure on Aaron Cresswell for the left back position over the next  few weeks and could well  be in the frame to start the process at Watford. Now fully fit, the defender has been getting glowing training ground reports and is determined to make an impact onn his […]

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