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Archaeologists have started a dig in the car park of the Boleyn Ground hoping to find the foundations of the old Boleyn Castle. 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 […]

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Head of Medical and Sports Science, Stijn Vandenbroucke has provided his latest injury update on WHUFC.com He says :” Aaron trained very well with the Under-23s on Wednesday. The Academy kindly put on a very hard session, which Aaron took part in under the supervision of Eamon Swift, our rehab-fitness coach. He will take part in another […]

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The first images of Boleyn Ground demolition has emerged on social media this afternoon. Photo credit: Chris Smith via twitter @ChrisJSmithWH12 Share This:

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West Ham fan, Flynn Johnson has admitted he landed himself in hot bother with the law after he bunked into the Bolyen Ground on Tuesday to watch a football tournament and liberate some unused stadium seats. Flynn posted on twitter on Tuesday “Jumped into the Boleyn, nicked some chairs. Now in a police van. Irons. Farewell […]

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Slaven Bilic has given his usual pre-match conference ahead of Saturday’s home game against Boro. “The team bonding was completely my idea. I told Mark Noble to take the guys out and go for a meal. Spend some time together. I am totally concentrated on the game on Saturday. It is good for us all to […]

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The West Ham board may be feeling a little anxious right now as the fall-out from the ‘Sam Allardyce Affair’ continues to raise transfer issues in which he was apparently involved whilst manager of our great club. A resignation from England is one thing but when questions start to be asked about Enner Valencia, Jon […]

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Time and again fans on the ClaretandHugh forums ask the same question: Who is responsible for the club recruitment of players at the club. It’s a perfectly justifiable question although in many cases some have decided the answer before it can be answered depending on how the team is performing and who they like or […]

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Alan Curbishley believes David Sullivan is a ‘dying breed’ and that Hammers fans are very lucky to have him and David Gold as chairmen. And in an exclusive interview with Blowing Bubbles Monthly, Curbishley believes he could have worked with the pair and had they been at the helm when he was manager, he would […]

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Local non league club Grays Athletic sent out a cheeky message to West Ham fans encouraging them to support and attend non league football on their terraces without popcorn. The flyer entitled ‘Football without popcorn’ was to promote the game between Grays Athletic v Lowestoft  held tonight. The official post on twitter said “Come on […]

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By Sean Whetstone – Associate Editor Claret and Hugh As a lifelong supporter of West Ham and a season ticket holder of many years I want what is best for my club. When I joined ClaretandHugh three years ago I wanted to help Hugh bring the very best and latest West Ham news to the […]

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Since the story of a so called ‘West Ham player bender’ was carried in the Sun newspaper on Wednesday we have been doing some fact checking of our own to see how much of it stands up. We have had it confirmed by a West Ham insider that Slaven Bilic did have a meeting with […]

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West Ham have no way of sending Simone Zaza back to Juventus before the turn of the year. It’s not only West Ham fans who have become totally dejected with the Italian’s start at the club and want him sent back  to his club. The Hammers staff are unhappy with the player too after striking […]

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In 2014 both the Observer and the Guardian  claimed Ravel Morrison was invited to a meeting with agent Mark Curtis and that pressure had been placed on him by then manager Sam Allardyce and then captain Kevin Nolan to sign up with their shared agent. Allardyce dismissed the reports at the time saying  “It’s completely unfounded […]

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Every story that comes out of West Ham is bound to have an entirely negative twist put on it right now as we saw in The Sun this morning when the lads were on a night out which would clearly have been sanctioned by the manager. I’ve seen the pictures, read the words and there […]

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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is again being linked with a move to West Ham. He is looking likely to leave Anfield with  Sunderland and Stoke also interested, according to a report. The prolific England international is no longer first choice under manager Jurgen Klopp, following a spate of injuries that allowed Roberto Firmino to become […]

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Sam Allardyce may  face a second investigation after it emerged Cardiff City found evidence of unexplained payments regarding the loan move of Ravel Morrison from West Ham in 2014. The Telegraph is responsible for the story reporting that Cardiff launched their own investigation into the move after questions were raised over fees relating to Morrison’s loan. […]

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The agent of former Hammers striker Johnny Carew has declared he is “not terribly surprised” to see that the former West Ham and England  boss has landed himself in trouble over transfers. He has admitted he had felt “uncomfortable”dealing with Allardyce over the deal that brought the player to the club in 2011. Norwegian striker Carew […]

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The demolition of the Boleyn Ground is scheduled to begin today. West Ham’s former stadium was initially purchased by Gallaird homes from West Ham for a reported £38m but it was later sold on to residential property developers Barratt London last month. Those hoping for a quick death  of the stadium will be disappointed as […]

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I may have got this wrong but I’d be very surprised if that were the case. This morning as you open a tabloid newspaper you will see pictures of the West Ham squad out partying “until the small hours” the night after the defeat last weekend. The captain was there along with the likes of […]

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      Emotional Pete Ellis says his final farewell to love of his life        As we awake on this autumnal Wednesday morning, a heartbreaking reality is  about to set in… the demolition of the Boleyn ground finally begins. We have seen the branding hauled down over recent weeks, and have even […]

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Saven Bilic cancelled his players’ day off, after their defeat to Southampton according to a Daily Mail report. West Ham’s squad were due to have the Sunday away from training, but Bilic called them in to work. Bilic is determined to find a solution, as he is reportedly aware of the pressure which is building […]

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The Football Association has confirmed former West Ham manager, Sam Allardyce has left his position as England manager by mutual consent. In a statement, the FA said: “Allardyce’s conduct, as reported today, was inappropriate of the England manager.  “He accepts he made a significant error of judgement and has apologised. However, due to the serious nature […]

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The Croatian media – which has tracked Slaven Bilic’s every move throughout his career – has come to the conclusion that he looks “helpless.” In their Tuesday edition, 24Sata tend appeared to accept that  a possible exit is on the cards if the manager can’t turn things around. That;s  been the  huge worry in the […]

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With widespread  stories circulating on social media that two West Ham footballers were out on the town today at a time when the manager is under intense pressure, ClaretandHugh has been conducting it’s own inquries in a bid to discover the true facts. Had the story not appeared already on national newspaper websites we would […]

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West Ham joint-chairman David Sullivan denies West Ham have done anything wrong in the transfer dealings of Enner Valencia Sullivan said: “Valencia’s economic rights were wholly owned by Pachuca when we bought him. Sam is wrong. But he didn’t know much about the actual transfer deal other than wanting the player.We have not broken any […]

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West Ham look to be clear of any problems over the Enner Valencia’s transfer to the club  following Sam Allardyce’s  comments over third party ownership. And the early indications are that they are okay on the loan of Jonathon Callieri from South America. All reports are currently suggesting that the former Irons boss has or […]

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