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Tony Gale appears to have changed his tune a little from the recent statement that the London Stadium  is a tinterbox. The former Hammer is acting as a pundit on one of the various streams covering the match this afternoon against Stoke. And after stating the self evident that ” the Hammers have had a […]

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Andrew Ayew makes his first London Stadium start this afternoon hoping to prove the majority of ClaretandHugh followers correct. He was a clear winner of a poll which asked who would be the first Irons striker to score for the club this season ahead of Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho. The £20 million club record […]

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Stadium Operators London Stadium 185 have been beset by technical problems today which have caused the delayed opening of the turnstiles this afternoon. Gates were set to open at 1.30pm this afternoon as West Ham take on Stoke but by 1.55pm many supporters were still stuck outside complaining they couldn’t get in. A London Stadium […]

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View article: Starting XI and subs for Stoke clash

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Andy Carroll’s ordeal at the hands of alleged gunman has remined Karren Brady of a smiliar incident she suffered when at Birmingham City. She said in her Sun column: “The incident brought back to me my terror when two men jumped my car at traffic lights in Birmingham. “One of them stood by my door […]

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PETE ELLIS  looks at the Irons week that was! Everton away, and as sure as eggs are eggs, Lukaku bagged his mandatory goal against West Ham. I have a firm belief that if the bloke got hit by a bus, was cremated, and has his ashes scattered in the Bermuda Triangle, he would still pop […]

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Slaven Bilic will not desert his three at the back system today against Stoke despite the absence of Winston Reid who has been awesome since the change was made. Instead who looks set to being in James Collins  alongside Cheik Kouyate, away from his usual midfield role, and Angelo Ogbonna. Slav said: ‘Winston has been excellent, […]

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Slaven Bilic has admitted that Ashley conclusion  “is there” when he considers who he is going to play up top. The manager has been discussing all his striker options on the official site in his ‘Manager on Matchday’ column on the website. And he declared: “I have been asked about Ashley Fletcher and does he […]

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ClaretandHugh’s NIALL McDONALD takes a look at the “striker crisis” and finds this really is nothing new for us Irons! We’ve entered November without a striker goal to our name and today’s clash with Stoke City gives our motley crew their latest opportunity to get off the mark. Slav’s confident the goals are coming, but […]

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Slaven Bilic has given confirmation that Winston Reid is likely to be back for the Spurs game. The manager revealed what we had told you here over the last couple of days, that the central defender has sustained a grade one hamstring injury, but hopefully is going to be okay for the Spurs game “which is […]

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The Metropolitan Police will not tolerate any misbehaviour within the London Stadium this afternoon urging fans with intent of ASB (Anti Social Behaviour) or criminal acts to stay away. Police will enter the stadium in numbers today to support the stadium operators, London Stadium 185 and stewarding company OCS responsible for over 1,000 match day […]

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David Gold has again insisted that Diafra Sakho will be back in action soon. The co chairman has been regularly questioned about the player on Twitter and has made it clear that the striker is now close to a return. However, he has now explained that the player’s injury has been “complicated” which hasn’t helped […]

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Here we are on matchday and still talking about the issues that have bedevilled the London Stadium. This time it’s Mark Hughes claiming he thinks Stoke are “quite comfortable” with the arrangements being made as police prepare to enter the stadium for the first time. The visitors had expressed concerns over the security immediately following the […]

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The Metropolitan Police will be inside the London Stadium today to support Stadium Operators LS185 and stewards to prevent any crime and disorder as West Ham face Stoke at 3pm this afternoon. A statement from the Met police says: “We are working with partners to prevent crime and disorder and can confirm that officers will […]

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                                                                       Ex-Hammers captain Nigel Reo Coker has pointed to the lack of British players in the team being one of the […]

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Join the Hammerschat lads as they discuss whether or not we can return to winning ways when Mark Hughes brings his Stoke team to the newly fortified London Stadium.  

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Strikers have become very much the Hammers talking point over recent weeks more importantly the fact that we don’t have one !! And ClaretandHugh’s Leory Rosenior has scratched is head over some of those brought in by a manager of whom he thoroughly approves in all other areas. But honest ‘Lee’ believes that those who have […]

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Dimitri Payet’s strike against Middlesbrough has been shortlisted for the Carling Goal of the Month for October. The West Ham star scored individual goal that saw him collect Winston Reid’s pass on the left touchline, beat five defenders and finish past Victor Valdes. You can vote for Payet, who has added five assists in eight […]

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David Gold has chosen to turn a ‘price rise’ argument on its head after complaints about the cost of tickets for the home clash with Arsenal on December 3. The club has announced prices of £80 for the 1966 seats,  £70 in Band 1,  £65 in band 2,  £60 in bands 3 and 4, and £50 […]

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The designated safety officer of the London Stadium resigned  back in May this year after becoming deeply concerned about the retractable seating and its impact on the structure of the ground’s lower tier, the Guardian have reported. Chris Baker, an experienced, career stadium safety officer, is understood to have resigned shortly before the concert by […]

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I’m really not impressed by the fact that tomorrow’s opponents Stoke beat Swansea on Monday because I believe the Welsh outfit have been relegation certs since the start of the season – they are a poor side. And having had a look at the Potters I  expect Slaven Bilic to record his 20th League win […]

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A story in KUMB.com yesterday told a worrying story that a security firm charged with supplying stewards for the Premier League match between West Ham and Stoke at the London Stadium has allegedly asked for ’10 good lads’ to join their team. A text message, understood to have been issued by a Heathrow-based security firm earlier […]

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At last we have a return date for Andy Carroll. Andy hasn’t managed to start a game this season and the ongoing saga of his and Dafra Sakho’s absence has contributed to many column inches both on this site and elsewhere. But finally it seems the long wait is coming to an end and unless […]

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Reece Oxford has been ruled outof action for a month after a training ground injury. Defender Oxford injured his ankle ligaments in training last Saturday and has now been left on crutches. Reece 17, is one of our most promising youngsters and this setback is obviously a blow to his first team hopes. He has […]

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The London Stadium faces its first big test after new security measures were introduced after the EFL cup game against Chelsea last week.  Segregation has been widened as part of a new five point security plan. It couldn’t come at a better time as West Ham face Stoke this weekend whose fans have a checkered […]

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