A former West Ham employee has told ClaretandHugh that in his opinion that we just need a couple more wins at home and everyone will feel much better about everything suggesting the board would generally calm down after a couple more wins too. He explained the previous manager’s relationship with the board ultimately broke down […]
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Slav won’t go the same way as Sam
Posted on 18 October 2016.
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Ogbonna gets ‘United’ message across
Posted on 18 October 2016.
Fair play to Angela Ogbonna for sending a very clear message to the fans . He has used Twitter to ensure that we will all get the point which is that the Hammers squad are are as united as it’s posible to be. After all the recent criticism the Italian defender has made his point […]
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Hammers unlikely to move for new ‘target’
Posted on 18 October 2016.
West Ham are being linked with an unlikely move for another Besiktas’ player -midfielder Kerim Frei. Frei played under Slaven Bilic at the club and could be available for £3m. However, the Irons will look very closely at any future swtches from the Turkish Super Leaague which is some way inferior to the PL. And […]
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Pedro catches Slav’s eye
Posted on 18 October 2016.
Slaven Bilic has praised the amazing effort and performance levels of Pedro Obiang after another top dsplay at the weekend. The midfielder made four tackles, four clearances, an interception and 47 passes, including the fabulous ball which led to Aaron Cresswell pass inside for Manuel Lanzini’s match-winning goal. And Slav said: “Pedro waited for chances. […]
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Slav gets it bang on after taking so much on chin
Posted on 18 October 2016.
New blog from CandH’s Rich Sprent Slav got his win and the team finally got over that well known ” line drawn in the sand.” We saw some pragmatism added to the performance at home against Boro. At Palace, the team were given balance in the selection. Many will crow about the tactical changes and […]
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Slav forced into change of system
Posted on 18 October 2016.
Don’t expect the Irons to be going with the same three at the back system which proved so efffective against Palace when Sunderland come visiting at the weekend. Slaven Bilic has made it clear that Aaron Cresswell is key to playing such a system and with the left back so unfairly out of action for […]
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Gold: Let’s put another brick in the wall
Posted on 18 October 2016.
David Gold – thrilled with the victory at Palace – has told the squad: “Now let’s start making the London Stadium feel like home with another important win.” Out-of-sorts Sunderland arrive on Saturday and the co-chairman believes the players have a fabulous opportunity to make it six points from two games with a new stadium […]
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Gold fury 48 hours on
Posted on 18 October 2016.
David Gold is still angry with Aaron Cresswell’s sending off nearly 48 hours on from the incident And he makes a very good case for the anomoly – some would call it stupidity – within the existing rules. Everybody across the land who saw the events leading to the red card have roundly condemned referee […]
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Zaza produces an outstanding stat
Posted on 17 October 2016.
Simone Zaza produced an outstanding stat during his performance against Palace at the weekend. For the frst time this season the Italian striker drew some much needed accolades from the Hammers fans as he attempts to show he is worth a £20 million move to the club. And the Daily Mail highlighted his performance as […]
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Shearer hammers Atkinson over Cressie
Posted on 17 October 2016.
Alan Shearer hasn’t always been West Ham’s best friend but he came onsde this weekend describing the Irons victory over Palace ” thoroughly deserved.” And like the rest of the country he condemned two outrageous decisions against Aaron Cresswell ho is quite clearly one of the cleanest and fairest players in the Premier League. Commetnting […]
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Slav claims attitude won the game – not a system
Posted on 17 October 2016.
Slaven Bilic has made it clear the much discussed system wasn’t necessarily resonsible for victory over Palace on Saturday …but ATTITUDE! He explained: “For me, it wasn’t about the system, even though I could say now ‘Yes, it was the system!’ but it was more about attitude. It wasn’t that we didn’t want it in […]
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Bilic congratulated this player after the game
Posted on 17 October 2016.
Slaven Bilic was thrilled with Simone Zaza’s display against Palace declaring: “That’s the Zaza I know from Italy.” The manager made a point of congratulating the 25 year old after the game and said: “He was different class. I told him after the game that this is the Zaza I know from Italy. The goals […]
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The Carroll booze debate
Posted on 17 October 2016.
Andy Carroll’s well known liking for beer has been back in the headlines for days for one reason – social media in general and Twitter in particular. That footballers lubricate their lives with alcohol is hardly a shock although I can recall being stunned when I learned that Mooro, Jimmy Greaves, Brian Dear in Clyde […]
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Adrian explains why things may change
Posted on 17 October 2016.
Adrian has made it clear that the three at the back system which was so successful on Saturday at Palace may not necessarily become a regular feature of the Irons tactical approach. The stopper was thrilled with the victory in south London but said: “‘This system worked for us. Every game is different and we […]
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Furious Gold in new plea
Posted on 17 October 2016.
David Gold is again pleading for the introduction of new technology after the shocking sending off of Aaron Cresswell. The co chairman has been a long term advocate of a link between an off pitch adjudicator and the referee and Martin Atkinson’s terrible decision to red card our left back appars to back him to […]
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Bobby Moore is forgotten man in Barking
Posted on 17 October 2016.
A plan to fund and erect a statue of Bobby Moore in his birth town of Barking is failing to attract backers to make the project a reality. A crowd funding page was launched six months ago by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham but has only managed to attract just 2% (£2,712) of […]
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Noble asks if night out was such a bad idea!
Posted on 17 October 2016.
Mark Noble hasn’t been slow to justfy the players night out after the win at Crystal Palace. And he has also been at pains to describe how much it hurt as the team received so much early criticism. The team were savaged over their appalling defending – and of course the Slav-sanctioned night out – […]
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Video: Catch the passion – Matchday Vlog
Posted on 16 October 2016.
I took my camera to Selhurst Park yesterday in the hope of catching a turnaround in fortunes and I wasn’t disappointed. Our fans were superb yesterday, Crystal Palace deservedly have a reputation for noisy support but us hammers made all the noise in South London. All the big incidents are included and of course all […]
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Slav smiles again as Harry pours out the praise
Posted on 16 October 2016.
How good it was to see Slaven smiling and gagging around again yesterday afternoon. How excellent to hear Mark Noble – who usually has the talent to say all the right things – explaining that the players were all 100 per cent behind the boss. And whatever you may think of Harry Redknapp, the exchange […]
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Report: Hammers suffer slow Chelsea uptake
Posted on 16 October 2016.
WEST HAM are reported to be suffering slow tickt sales for their EFL Cup clash with Chelsea. The Sun claims fans have turned their backs on the match despite a pricing policy which has made tickets available for as little as £20 for adults and £10 for children. But the ‘paper claims that over 10,000 seats […]
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Hammers reveal their Zaza position
Posted on 16 October 2016.
West Ham are keeping every option open on Simone Zaza’s loan spell and will make no quick decisions on the Italian international. Zaza – along with the rest of the team produced a good performance at Palace on Saturday – and is showed glimpses of what he is all about. The 25 year old worked […]
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Andy Carroll pictured out drinking again
Posted on 16 October 2016.
West Ham striker Andy Carroll has been pictured out drinking again. The photos and video published by the Daily Mirror show Carroll and former Hammer Joey O’Brien drinking pints in the Slug and Lettuce pub in Canary Wharf as the Hammers beat Crystal Palace win on Saturday. There will be raised eyebrows that Andy Carroll […]
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Howard Webb dismisses Cresswell’s yellow cards
Posted on 16 October 2016.
Howard Webb on Aaron Cresswell pic.twitter.com/a8ssUkAMEJ — West Ham Football (@westhamfootball) October 16, 2016
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Video: Mark Noble and Winston Reid interview
Posted on 16 October 2016.
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Co chairman hits out after Palace win
Posted on 16 October 2016.
Aaron Cresswell will have to sit out a ban after two wrongful decision at the hands of referee Martin Atkinson. Two entirely undeserved yellow cards – the first of which was given when a penalty should have been awarded for a foul on the left back – wrecked Cressie’s long awaited return. Fortunately the Hammers […]
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Gold remembers fans after precious victory
Posted on 16 October 2016.
David Gold has sent a personal thank you message to the West Ham fans. For he believes that thousands of them played a major part in yesterday’s much needed boost as the Hammers beat Palace with a Manu Lanzini goal. It would be impossible overstate the importance of the game after the Hammers had gone […]
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