West Ham have more than doubled their offer for Jermain Defoe to £13million as they attempt to persuade Sunderland to sell claim the Daily Express this morning. Yesterday we confirmed the story that the Hammers have asked Sunderland at what price they will sell striker Jermain Defoe. The jump from a £6m bid to a £13m […]
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Report: Hammers double their offer for Defoe
Posted on 06 January 2017.
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Hammer set to pay up four contracts
Posted on 05 January 2017.
Exclusive West Ham are prepared to write off £4 million on flop players in the transfer market should they receive no offers for the not so fab four! The club hopes that offers to take on Simone Zaza or Jonathon Calleri will save them a total write-off but it was made clear to ClaretandHugh this […]
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Video: Live transfer discussion
Posted on 05 January 2017.
We’ll be going live to discuss all the latest transfer talk and in particular the striker situation. Click on the link below to watch the show live on Claret and Hugh where we’ll be researching the latest strikers linked with West Ham. . . . . . well maybe not all of them but I’m […]
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Hammers eyeing new striker target
Posted on 05 January 2017.
West Ham are stepping up their interest in Southampton’s Shane Long as they bid to develop realistic back up targets should they fail to land Jermain Defoe. The club are taking the view that Sunderland are unlikely to let the striker leave the Stadium of Light given he is their one hope against relegation. Long, […]
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Karren Brady charm offensive day 2
Posted on 05 January 2017.
West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady has spent a second day on twitter answering supporters questions. One Season ticket holder asked the Baroness whether he can move seats mid-season “Depends on where you want to move to but contact Nicola Keyes in the Ticket Office she will help & put you on waiting list if […]
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Hammers lodge £20m bid for French striker
Posted on 05 January 2017.
West Ham have bid £20m for Celtic star Moussa Dembele . The Frenchman has been linked with a big money move away from the Hoops after netting 19 goals in 36 games for Brendan Rodgers’ side. Celtic have already stated he is not for sale in January. Dembele became the first player to score a […]
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Club insider spills the beans
Posted on 05 January 2017.
The club’s official insider is back on WHUFC.com to set the transfer rumours straight. The mystery man starts: “The Board and the manager have made no secret of their desire to strengthen the squad this month. My understanding is that the Board are committed to giving the Club the best-possible chance of achieving that target, […]
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Jermaine reckons Jermain wants the Irons
Posted on 05 January 2017.
Jermain Defoe’s former Spurs team-mate Jermain Jenas reckons the 34 year old Sunderland striker wants to return to West Ham. Speaking to the BBC Jenas said: “Somewhere within him he’s probably got that urge to put some wrongs right at West Ham because of the way he left. “And, if we’re honest, if you’re looking […]
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Bilic dismisses Enner Valencia return
Posted on 05 January 2017.
Asked whether Enner Valencia could return to West Ham during the January transfer window Slaven Bilic dismissed the suggestion by saying “No, we didn’t think about it!” The Liverpool Echo claimed yesterday that Valencia could make a surprise return to his parent club West Ham during January. After failing to start a single Premier League […]
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West Ham hire former BBC man to improve image
Posted on 05 January 2017.
West Ham have hired a former BBC multimedia sports news editor Paul Cox as their new head of corporate communications. Cox was head of communications at UK Sport for the five last years, the agency that funds sport across the UK for Olympics and Paralympics. Before that he spent nearly 13 years with the BBC as a […]
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Slaven Bilic: “Door still open for Calleri”
Posted on 05 January 2017.
Slaven Bilic says Jonathan Calleri is not guaranteed to leave West Ham in January. Asked by a reporter at this morning’s press conference whether Calleri has played his last game in Hammers shirt Bilic replied: “Not necessarily, No, Calleri has a different contract, both of the players are on loan for season but with Calleri […]
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Slaven Bilic: “Zaza’s West Ham story is over!”
Posted on 05 January 2017.
Slaven Bilic has confirmed Simone Zaza has played his last game for the Hammers saying his West Ham story is over. Speaking to reporters at this morning’s press conference Slave said “Zaza came to us when we wanted him, he wanted to come here, maybe his wish was to stay in Italy or whatever but […]
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There will be no Redbull London
Posted on 05 January 2017.
Redbull’s global head of football Oliver Mintzlaff has flatly denied any suggestion of a take over of West Ham and said Red Bull are not currently looking to add to its portfolio of football clubs. “I should really know about this in my function because I’d be actively involved in it,” Mintzlaff told German magazine Kicker. […]
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Bilic is a fan of both Defoe and Hogan
Posted on 05 January 2017.
Slaven Bilic says he is a fan of both Jermain Defoe and Scott Hogan but refused discuss whether bids had been made. During this morning’s press conference he told reporters about transfer speculation “We are not going to discuss the players that are not ours at the moment,” “The chairman is trying really hard to get […]
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Stopped for sneaking in a Mars bar
Posted on 05 January 2017.
There is confusion among London Stadium stewards what food and drink can be bought into the ground on West Ham match days. The stadium operators own website says in its permitted items section that food and fruit for personal consumption is allowed and plastic bottles (sealed) and thermoses (no alcohol) are also permitted. On Monday […]
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Defoe may hold key to a deal
Posted on 05 January 2017.
Sunderland clearly don’t want to let Jermain Defoe leave the Stadium of Light but that is far from the end of the story. ClaretandHugh understands the Hammers are ready to go to £7 million before turning their full attention to Brentford’s Scott Hogan despite talk of a £10 million bid having already been lodged. Sunderland […]
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An independent voice for all West Ham fans
Posted on 04 January 2017.
Guest Post by Paul Christmas I am very pleased to inform that the West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association website is now up and running at http://www.whuisa.org Please visit the site and join as soon as you can. At present we have over 200 members. We’d really like to get as many people as possible […]
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Brady goes on charm offensive with fans
Posted on 04 January 2017.
West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady seems to have changed tactics and is engaging with fans on twitter in an attempt to win them over in a new charm offensive. Answering supporters questions on twitter Brady first set the record straight on the London Stadium naming rights. “These rights are not ours to sell as […]
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Video: Scott Hogan. . Who are ya?
Posted on 04 January 2017.
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West Ham to apply for 60,000 capacity on Monday
Posted on 04 January 2017.
West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady says the club will apply for an increase of capacity to 60,000 at the London Stadium next Monday when the Newham Safety Advisory Group (SAG) meets again. Brady wrote on her personal twitter account “There are 66,000 seats in the ground and we only have a license to sell […]
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Bidding opens on Irons striker target
Posted on 04 January 2017.
Watford have shown their hand on a striker watched by West Ham for weeks by bidding £8 million for Brentford’s Scott Hogan. The Hornets interest has been well known for some weeks but the Irons have the 24 year old very much on their radar should a bid for Jermain Defoe fail. The Bees are […]
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£10m bid by West Ham for striker rejected
Posted on 04 January 2017.
West Ham have made a £10m bid for Brentford striker Scott Hogan but the bid has been turned down by Championship side Brentford, according to Sky Sports News sources. Hogan is valued at up to £15m by Brentford and has 18 months left on his contract at Griffin Park, but is willing to leave […]
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Hammer poised to join Coventry City
Posted on 04 January 2017.
Coventry City are poised to sign Marcus Browne on loan from West Ham. Sky Blues representatives were in attendance as the attacking midfielder starred for West Ham U23s against Wolves in December. The player has also been in contact with Coventry City’s Jodi Jones on Twitter, sparking speculation they could be teammates in the not too […]
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Defoe signing is a total no brainer
Posted on 04 January 2017.
Nobody should be denied the opportunity of holding an opinion even if it is a load of cobblers! And those who are moaning and groaning about the club’s present move for 11-goal Jermaine Defoe have regularly caused my jaw to drop. Here’s a guy who at 34 apparently has the fitness level of a bloke […]
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Ravel set for UK return
Posted on 04 January 2017.
Championship side Wigan Athletic want former Hammer Ravel Morrison according to reports. The Latics currently sit 23rd in the Championship in danger of relegation. The man in charge of Wigan Athletic at the moment is former Manchester United youth coach Warren Joyce, who coached Morrison in the Red Devils’ reserves during the rocky moments of his […]
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Feghouli escapes three match ban
Posted on 04 January 2017.
Sofiane Feghouli has had his claim of wrongful dismissal upheld today [Wednesday 4 January 2017] following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing. The West Ham United player was sent off for serious foul play by controversial referee Mike Dean during the game against Manchester United on Monday 2 January 2017 – a decision which brought a […]
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