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David Sullivan jnr ( above left with brother Jack) has claimed a member of the board was spat at by fans during the Watford game. Following West Ham launching an investigation promising a “full review” of security at the former Olympic Stadium after the “segregation line” between Watford and West Ham fans was breached the co […]

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The London Stadium Safety Advisory Group (LS-SAG) have previously restricted the London Stadium capacity to 57,000 for the first two Premier League matches of Bournemouth and Watford. However it is within their power to reduce the capacity even further in the coming days. ClaretandHugh understands that the LS-SAG, chaired by Newham Council’s enforcement officer, Sheila Roberts were […]

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Stadium Operators, London Stadium 185 have released a statement following events on Saturday: “London Stadium have identified a number of supporters involved in incidents of disorder during Saturday’s Premier League match between West Ham United and Watford. Our stewards and response teams were called to address isolated instances of violent confrontation which resulted in ten supporters […]

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Make up your own minds whether anything in the world justifies this little chap’s fears and tears!!!!!!! Share This:

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I don’t write much, I’m not very good at it and quite frankly find it far easier to stand in front of a camera and give my opinion. However after speaking to Hugh on the phone this morning he was quite keen that I share with the C&H readers my experience of yesterday which saw Watford […]

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Michael Antonio is sick and took no enjoyment from his goals against Watford. The ultimate team man made his feelings clear to the official site saying: ”I’d rather not score and win the game than score two goals and lose it. “We came out raring to go and started well, but after we got two-up I […]

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One West Ham supporter has alerted us to sorry state of the West Ham memorial garden at the Boleyn Ground in Green Street. These pictures below shown the quick state of disrepair of the garden within the old players car park and the images have angered many whose loved ones are remembered there. One fan […]

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A West Ham chief steward with 24 years of experience has described yesterday’s management of stewarding as a disgrace and a shambles. Writing on his personal twitter account she wrote: “Yesterday at West Ham, It was an absolute disgrace. In my 24 years as a steward I have never seen such a shambles from the new […]

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West Ham’s name is being dragged through the mud again. The issues inside the Olympic Stadium grow from game to game and here members of the ClaretandHugh Facebook Group @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/  have their say. O Not allowing the police in the stadium is a joke, no one listens to stewards. there has to be a problem […]

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The Football Association will assess reports of crowd trouble at West Ham’s match with Watford on Saturday before deciding if further action is required claim the BBC. The FA are also expected to contact the Hammers and stadium operators on Monday about the events in the stands at the London stadium on Saturday afternoon. The […]

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I took my camera to the game v Watford and got far more than I bargained for. What had initially had started out as a very uneventful vlog actually ended with fans fighting, children crying and a number of inept stewards making the situation worse. You know the game result yourselves and indeed although the […]

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West Ham United’s joint chairman David Gold has told ClaretandHugh in an exclusive interview today the club will bring all its experience to bear on the London Stadium terracing issues which are harming our season and reputation. And he has explained that “Karren Brady and her team” are working 24/7 with the stadium operators to […]

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French Stadium Operators, London Stadium 185 have revealed a profit in their first full year of trading, financial accounts published at companies house have revealed. The Vinci group subsidiary turned over £6.9m in the year ending December 2015 managing to post a modest profit of £120,000. London Stadium 185 Ltd received a fixed revenue of […]

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London clubs pay very little to the Metropolitan Police for policing with their stadia and police need to be invited in before they will attend any football match. Under a freedom of information request for last season the Met revealed Chelsea paid the most of the London clubs at £94,388, Spurs paid £38,568, Arsenal paid […]

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The person in charge of health and safety at the London Stadium is a retired senior police officer. Steve Riley is a former chief inspector with the Metropolitan police  and was also a member of the borough Senior Command Team and leader of the Events & Operations team with responsibility for managing the policing operations […]

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Here’s the first headline I saw this morning: WATCH WEST HAM FANS FIGHT AMONG THEMSELVES IN DISGRACEFUL SCENES AT THE LONDON STADIUM. Beaten 4-2 in a game we were universally expected to win, 17th in the League, fighting in the stadium because of a lack of segregation and the standing issue rumbling on. Players under-performing…two […]

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The increase in capacity at London Stadium from 57,000 to 66,000 would help to fund rail seating in our new home, David Gold has told Blowing Bubbles.In an exclusive interview with the monthly magazine the co-chairman spoke excitedly about his vision of the Hammers having the biggest stadium in London. But urged the claret and […]

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West Ham has released a statement condemning violence and promising a full review of stewarding and security. The statement on WHUFC.com reads: West Ham United unreservedly condemn the behaviour of the individuals involved in incidents during today’s fixture against Watford.While these isolated incidents were quickly brought under control, this behaviour has no place in football […]

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ClaretandHugh have received multiple eye witness accounts of fights and trouble at today’s Premier League game against Watford. The main areas of trouble appear to have been in block 127 in the corner of Bobby Moore Lower and the East Stand at the London Stadium and in the Sir Trevor Brooking Upper stands between the divide […]

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Slaven Bilic made it quite clear that the Hmmers will be on the wrong end of a lot of results if they continue to defend as they did against Watford. Disussing the awful 4-2 defeat at The London Stadium he said:“The bottom line is that if we defend like this, we’re not going to win […]

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On the eve of his 48th birthday Slaven Bilic learned the honeymooon really is over. But my overwhelming emotion at the end of this horrible affair was one of the greatest sympathy for the magnificent Michail Antonio. An all action performance of pride and purpose plus two more headed goals shows him to be one […]

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ClaretandHugh Facebook member Brian Neil Gay ran the rule over new boy Simone Zaza this afternoon. Here he gives you a blow by blow look at his game and gives an overall verdct! 1st Half 01:00 First touch for Zaza, after dropping into our half for a Watford free kick, with a forcible overhead kick […]

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We are receiving reports  this that West Ham fans are being forced the long way round to the reach the London Stadium this afternoon. Thousands of fans walking through Westfield shopping centre from Stratford train and underground stations were able to take the direct route for the first four West Ham games taking an exit […]

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