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Slaven Bilic has received a double boost as he heads into two of the most crucial weeks of his Hammers managerial reign. Aaron Cresswell is known to be likely to make the squad for the match against Crystal Palace at the weekend but reports are that Diafra Sakho could make a lomg expected return. According […]

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CandH Exclusive Summer loan  signing Gokhan Tore is injured and out of action for at least five weeks. The Turk has suffered a quadriceps muscles problem which affects the thigh and we were told he will be out for a minimum of five weeks. It was also explained to ClaretandHugh by our regular inside sources that […]

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Gary Neville has revealed why Mark Noble wasn’t picked for England for the Euro championships this summer. Talking to Talksport radio Neville revealed Roy and himself didn’t pick players on form as they already invested in Ross Barkley and believed he was a more talented player. “We didn’t pick Mark Noble, even though he might have been […]

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Ravel Morrison’s hopes that a return to the Irons may be on next January have hit a brick wall inside the club. With Lazio ready to let the midfielder out on loan in the next transfer window after he has failed to nail down a regular frst team place, speculation has been rife that the […]

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West Ham’s slump form in the new stadium is nothing new – Southampton and Manchester City have both been there and done that! City experienced an awful season when they left Maine Road for the Etihad Stadium fnishing in a lowly 16th place in the Premier League on 41 points just above the relegation zone. […]

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Enner Valenica has defence following the bzarre events over the last few days which saw him chased by judicial officials and police during a World Cup qualifier in midweek. Valencia appeared to fake an injury to flee police amid rows over unpaid child maintenanace, as he was stretchered off and taken out of the stadium in […]

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Aaron Cresswell is determined to help get the team back on the winning trail as they look to move away from the bottom three. And he readily admits that he can’t wait to make his first appearance at the London Stadium. He said:  “I played in the final ever game at the Boleyn Ground and […]

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Joey Barton has claimed in his new book ‘No Nonsense’ via the Daily Star  that he completed a medical with the Irons in 2015. Barton, 34, eventually joined Burnley and is now at Rangers but he clairebuilt his career, but his controversial history cost him his move to East London – and he has now discussed exactly […]

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Hammers right back, Sam Byram has posted a photo of himself in a hospital bed recovering from an operation after his serious hamstring injury. Writing on instagram Sam wrote: “Road to recovery for me starts for now. Been very stop, start for me since arriving but determined to make it work and come back stronger. Surrounded […]

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ClaretandHugh has run a couple of controversial opinion polls over the last week for which we have taken some criticism from fans. Our first was whether the London Stadium would ever feel like home and the second on whether the fans still backed the two Davids. Some believed we were attempting to stir up discontent, […]

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Slaven Bilic has called non international players in for training every day since last weekend. The manager is reported to have viewed with concern data showing they are below their normal levels, and put on hard sessions from Monday to Friday with a practice game arranged against the club’s under-23s. He has been boosted by the […]

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West Ham’s owners have received a massive vote of confidence from the club’s supporters. The two Davids have often come in for noisy attacks on social media where David Gold has chosen to make himself prominent as he bids to answer the issues raised by fans. ClaretandHugh – perhaps controversially –  decided to put some […]

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Nearly 20 per cent of Hammers fans taking part in a new poll do not believe the London stadium will ever feel like “home.” In a ClaretandHugh poll – whch attracted over 1,000 voters – 19.45 per cent voted “never” to the question. The divisions in the vote reflect the issues which had caused problems […]

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Barely a day passes on the social networks when the two Davids are told they are doing either a great or rubbish job. So ClaretandHugh has decided to answer the question once and for all with our latest and possibly most controversial poll to date. We are asking our readers to let us know one […]

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The bookies have Slaven Bilic as a clear favourite for the axe. He’s at 6/4 with some firms whilst David Moyes and Tony Pulis are seen as the next most vulnerable Premier League bosses. Here’s what ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/?fref=nf have to say about that.   O Bookies need to naff off tbh. O […]

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Slaven Bilic is facing the biggest selectiondecision  his West Ham reign as he heads into yet another crucial match against Crystal Palace. And it centres on the captain Mark Noble who having started every game in pre-season and since could be rested after showing nothing like his best form. Word from the training ground is […]

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West Ham stalwart Winston Reid has admitted the Irons players started to doubt themselves during the Watford game and now need a bit of luck. But he made it clear there’s no easy fix for the team’s present form saying: “We have to work hard to get out of the situation. There’s no big solution […]

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Jonathon Calleri has vowed to do his utmost to follow in the footsteps of Carlos Tevez declaring: “I have a lot more to offer.” Speaking to the official site the Argentine striker  said: “The style of play here is very different and it can take a few months to settle in. “I remember it took a […]

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An incredible £187,000 has been raised to help a young West Ham fan in his bid to beat cancer for the second time. Friends, family and well wishers of 12 year old Jack Howard have been raising money through a variety of events and collections, and this week the fund edged closer to the £250,000 target. […]

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Julian Dicks believes the retun of our ‘big players’ may well be the key to unlocking  rise up the table. And with Aaron Cresswell loking set for a return against Palace the rvival could well start to take hape at Selhurst Park next Sunday. Dicks said: “Aaron is a fantastic player and we have missed […]

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A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon. The teenager was arrested on Friday morning in Benfleet, Essex and was taken to an East End police station for questioning. On Wednesday evening Karren Brady told the Supporters feedback panel that four arrests had been made at the […]

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Dimitri Payet in his last 9 starts for France: 5 goals and 2 assists 👏🏻 Share This:

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David Gold has produced another classic put down of a fan attempting to give him a hard time on Twitter. As the discontent contines to rumble on over summer signings, Gold made it clear why the club was unable to sign Carlos Bacca. And he used a colourful explanation of why that was the case. […]

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Sometimes trying to make head or tail of West Ham political machinations is a job with which the world’s greatest trobleshooter would struggle. In terms of newspaper coverage the major stry this week was Karren Brady’s ‘culture’ comments which, as we blogged, were in our view entirely misrepresented. However, it has to be said that […]

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London Stadium trespasser Harry Gallagher has been arrested after getting caught climbing another building in Stratford called the Sidemen building. Harry and his team called Nightscape broke into the London Stadium and filmed themselves dangling their legs over the roof.  The youtube video has made them famous with over 1.6 million views.  However Harry was […]

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Young Reece Oxford is still hoping to emulate Rio Ferdinand by making a permanent breakthrough into the Hammers team. Despite not getting a chance so far this season, the fact that he has not been sent out on loan would siggest his chance may come. However, the team’s form will need to turn upwards first […]

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