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Simone Zaza is relishing what he believes is the start of a new relationship with the fans. The Italian striker had his best game so far inthe claret and blue against Palace and told the official site: “We had a good feeling after the win, of course. “I feel like I’m performing well now I’m […]

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The Hammers have been part of a negotiating process which will ensure police West Ham will be inside the London Stadium for the Cup clash with Chelsea. The Met have reached a compromise over their Airwave radio system and officers will be on duty within the London Stadium on Wednesday night. It follows  talks between […]

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Sky pundit Paul Merson has predicted a comfortable 3-0 home win for West Ham this Saturday against Sunderland. Writing on Sky Sports website Merson said: “Sunderland are struggling, and West Ham had a really good result at Palace and played superbly in the first half. I can’t see anything different here. It’s the perfect game for them […]

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A new statement from the Metropolitan police yesterday has reignited the media debate over police inside the London Stadium. Although it says a full Airwave radio solution will now not be available until February 2017 it does say they have a tactical solution in place until then and can enter if needed. A statement read: […]

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West Ham cult hero Carlton Cole has returned to England after his brief stint with the Sacramento Republic  came to an end. The 33-year-old played just four matches  totalling 101 minutes without scoring a goal. “Carlton’s now in very good physical condition and his match fitness is better than when he first arrived in Sacramento,” director […]

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The finances of the Andy Carroll situation is exercising many minds inside West Ham right now. With three years left on his contract and the never ending injury issues seemingly as bad – and perhaps worse – than they ever have been, one wonders where this chapter of issues can ever end. We have said […]

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Slaven Bilic remains a little detached from the incidents surrounding the infamous players’ night out revealing for the second week that he is focused only focused on the weekend game. But he insists the matter will be dealt with once he has facts to go on saying: “I can deal with what goes on on […]

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Slaven Bilic has sent Sunderland a reminder they should forget all ideas of the London Stadium creating pressure on West Ham’s players this weekend. There have been hopeful sounds coming out of Mackems territory that our poor start at the new home should give them reason for encouragement. But Slav was having none of that […]

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Slaven Bilic is refusing to worry about the fcture list beyond Sunderland at the weekend which may be the toughest of the season. The manager made it clear in his presser ahead of the match agaisnt the Black Cats: ““I know the schedule, but I know also that all we think about is the next […]

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Exclusive West Ham are still unable to put  a date on Andy Carroll’s return and refuse to take a single chance with the  injury-ravaged striker. And ClaretandHugh has learned this morning that Diafra Sakho is in line to make a first team comeback before the big man. We raised the issue in a story on […]

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Slaven Bilic has told reporters of his delight that Andre Ayew is nearing a return to action. “It is a big boost to have Andrew Ayew back in training. He looks good and the medical team have done a great job. We are all delighted. We will try to prepare him for games as quickly as possible. We […]

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Manu Lanzine wants to top his seven goal first season with the Irons and is delighted the manager lets him play his attacking game. Talking to the official site, Manu said: ““He expects me to score as many goals as I can because of the way the team plays. He always gives me confidence so […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Andy Carroll’s rehab is taking longer than planned Speaking at this morning’s press conference the gaffer told reporters:  “Andy Carroll picked up the injury in Romania and I didn’t notice he got injured. Originally we thought it would be four to six weeks. Now it is longer than that and it is […]

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Slaven Bilic looks to have a straightforward selection job on his hands this weekend although this man always has the ability to spring a surprise or two. With Aaron Cresswell suspended it will be a surprise if he doesn’t return to a flat back four with Angelo Ogbonna switching to the left back role. Havard […]

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Andy Carroll’s injuries go on forever …Diafra Sakho – despite regular bulletins that he “is getting up to speed” -remains very much on the sidelines. The orignal diagnosis on Carroll when he was injured during the Euro qualfying campaign was that he’d be back by last weekend but the medical staff say he still has […]

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Work is underway to strip out the Boleyn Ground stadium before the stadium structure is finally demolished. Stadium owners Barrett London have employed demolition and strip out specialists Valori London to remove thousands of remaining seats and infrastructure within the structure.  The site clearance firm have bought in massive skips to remove tonnes of materials […]

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Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of the Boleyn Castle or Green Street House to use its real name. The land on which the Boleyn Ground Stadium is built belonged to the Stratford Longthorne Abbey from 1135, the Abbey existed until the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII in 1538. The land was then given to […]

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Andy Carroll was injured on August 18 against Astra in the Europa League qualifying game when we were told he would return within four to six weeks. That would have seen him back in action last weekend yet we are still waiting and thus the latest medical update becomes  a bit of a poser. This […]

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Pedro Obiang is heading for the weekend game with confidence and optimism. The midfielder has been performing like a new signing this season as he has added energy and verve to the midfield. Manager Slaven Bilic has made it cler that if he continues to perform to his current standards the position in the middle […]

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Here’s another chance to help put an end ONCE AND FOR ALL to the Premium Rate ticket office telephone number rip off which has cost Irons fans 68p per minute to call from mobiles. ClaretandHugh launched this campaign a couple of weeks ago and the petition (linked below) has already been signed by over 700 […]

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West Ham will not be buying or loaning Besiktas midfielder Kerim Frei …or any other player from the Turkish League come to that. Having made the decision to bring in Gokhan Tore on an an expensive loan as the manager’s ‘must have ‘ signing Claret and Hugh understands they are now adopting a “once bitten […]

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Sam Allardyce’s West Ham managerial spell came to an end as a result of his signings policy at the club. Much has been made of his stubborn attitude and “dull” tactical formtions and approach to games but that was never the bottom line reason for his departure according to an allegation from a former Irons […]

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Join our podcast partners Sean, George and John in the studio as they discuss the recent Crystal Palace big away win, they also discuss the the off the field antics of Andy Carroll, the success of the Premium Rate ticket office number petition as well as looking forward to the weekend’s  game against Sunderland. You […]

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The Daily Star today claim that Slaven Bilic underwent a hair transplant at the end of last season  just days before he started appearing as a TV pundit for ITV during Euro 2016.Hair loss expert Dr Shahmalak has told the Star: “Slaven’s hair is looking fantastic and that is all down to a procedure he […]

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Harry Redknapp has told the Talksport Jim White radio Show that he believes West Ham will beat Sunderland at the weekend. “West Ham on Saturday looked very good,” Redknapp said. “The big problem is Aaron Cresswell will be suspended, so they’ll miss him, but I still think West Ham will be too strong at home for […]

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West Ham have called in a Paris-based turf technology firm in a bid to beat their spate of injuries that have hampered the Hammers in recent seasons. West Ham have followed Arsenal in installing AirFibr technology on their training pitches at their new training facility at Rush green. The technology has been use at Arsenal’s […]

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