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Diafra Sakho has agreed personal terms with West Brom ahead of his proposed switch to the Hawthorns. The club have already agreed a fee, believed to be £16million, and now the player has now settled on the move according to the Birmingham Mail. The Baggies now believe the striker is theirs and a deal could be announced […]

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A new matchday fanzine has emerged from the pen of legendary fan Nigel Kahn. Titled 6 Foot 2″ the onine magazine is full of the stuff you want to read and is now available for free at  http://read.magazine.live/moore-than-just-a-fanzine/data/3447/reader/reader.html?t=636057634842140888#!preferred/0/package/3447/pub/3450/page/0 The first edition takes a look at Thursday night’s game and its first Page 3 star is […]

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West Ham has launched the replacement for the ticket trader scheme for the London Stadium in emails to all season ticket holders with a digital welcome pack. Ticket Exchange Scheme  If you’re unable to attend a game you can make your season ticket available  to be sold once the match is sold out via our […]

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The club’s insider is back to tease us with transfer news and hints.  He starts by confirming the Calleri loan: “I can reveal that another new signing is set to be announced in the near future as a deal has been agreed with Argentine forward Jonathan Calleri. The talented striker needs to obtain a work […]

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ClaretandHugh understands that the club are fully aware that some supporters have not received their paper tickets for the Europa League match against Domzale on Thursday or the Betway Cup friendly against Juventus on Sunday and are working on rectifying that as soon as possible. A source close to the club told ClaretandHugh this afternoon […]

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West Ham have made a new bid of £4 million for Norwich City left back Martin Olsson and they will go to £5 million as the 28 year old emerges as their joint favourite to move in as Aaron Cresswell’s warly season replacement. The Hammers are also keen on Hull City’s Andrew Robertson but are […]

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This photo taken this afternoon from behind the goal in football shows the view and distance from row six in the lower tier. The orange running track surface will soon be covered over by Astro turf to make it much more visually appealing to the eye before supporters take to their seats on Thursday evening. […]

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West Ham’s Europa League game against Domzale in the second leg of the third qualifying round this Thursday evening has officially sold out this afternoon after entering general sale on Saturday. All 54,000 seats have now been sold. The Betway cup friendly against Juventus has also sold out for second time after 3,000 extra seats […]

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Supporters continue to face various ticketing challenges under the new Ticketmaster system bought in to replace See Tickets for the move to the London Stadium. Some supporters claim they have still not received their paper tickets for the Europa league match this Thursday or the Betway Cup game on Sunday. Some supporters say the tickets […]

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West Ham supporters are asking how travel website Lastminute.com were able to advertise West Ham tickets for sale across the whole season. It seems all nineteen Premier League games at the London Stadium are availabe before they have gone on-sale to Claret members. Last week, Lastminute.com were freely advertising match tickets across the entire West […]

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The move for Andre Ayew is peculiar for me…to put it mildly. Our dealings in the transfer market this summer  look  confusing and I’m not sure I can work out the thinking behind some of them. But one thing needs to be made clear – all of the names being mentioned and hopefully brought to […]

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West Ham chairman, David Gold has revealed that two signings are getting close and he hopes to have some news soon.  Speaking on twitter a few minutes ago Gold said: “Couple of signings getting close, hope to have some news soon. dg” One of them is expected to be Jonathan Calleri who is on Olympic duty […]

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In line with UEFA regulations all alcohol sales will prohibited from sale in the former Olympic Stadium this Thursday evening when West Ham face Domzale in the second leg of the third qualifying round. Under Europa League rules, clubs participating in its cup competitions cannot sell alcohol in the stands. A spokesman at Uefa said the […]

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West Ham are being made to sweat it out as they attempt to land long time target Andre Ayew from Swansea. Ayew has been very much on the club’s wanted list since last summer and as reported here first, the Irons have met the Welsh club’s asking price of £20 million and have agreed terms […]

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These pictures from friend of  ClaretandHugh, Nigel Kahn has confirmed the Boleyn Ground  has become the main ‘film set’ for a new Hollywood blockbuster action movie called the ‘Final Score’ starring Piers Brosnan. The Green Street site has become the ‘main focus’ of  the movie based on armed criminals holding 35,000 people hostage at a sporting […]

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Squeaky bum time is upon us as we look to  overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg. Here Geo discusses the inaugural game in our new home with Geo and poor old Tom who has just returned from Slovenia. We are going to throw the lot at this one according to CandH sources and it […]

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Jonathon Calleri’s move to West Ham has finally been sorted accoring to player quotes emerging out of the Argentine media this evening. Curently at Sao Paulo on loan, the Deportivo Maldonado striker Jonathan Calleri,  on loan at Sao Paulo, had the choice of Inter Milan Spurs or West Ham. And tonight the 23-year-old told ESPN Argentina: “All […]

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The club insists it will keep it’s promises to 1966 season ticket holders. One disgruntled 1966 seat holder contacted ClaretandHugh this week dismayed at the lack of communication from the club and the lack of reply to his emailed queries since he parted with £1,10o for his padded seat at the former Olympic Stadium. The […]

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West Ham have made a £20m move for Swansea’s Andrew Ayew and Diafra Sakho appears to be on his way to West Brom. But do the ClaretandHugh Facebook Forum members thing this is the best news in the world. Here’s some radome views from them. O We still don’t have a replacement for Sakho as […]

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The well connected Ken Dyer has updated the situation regarding Ayew, Bacca, Gomez and Sako in his London Evening Standard column today. Dyer writes: “West Ham await a response from Swansea to their £20 million bid for Andre Ayew, who is seen as a replacement for Diafra Sakho, a target for West Brom. A bid of £15m, […]

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Reports today suggest West Ham have been rejected in approaches for two left backs. The reliable Ken Dyer writing for the London Evening standard says “West Ham have had a loan bid for Kieran Gibbs rejected by Arsenal as they search for an experienced left-back to replace the injured Aaron Cresswell.” “Gibbs, who lost his place […]

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West Ham United’s Commemorative 2016/17 Thames Ironworks Kit officially went on sale today ahead of its debut at Sunday’s friendly game against Juventus at the former Olympic Stadium. As revealed by ClaretandHugh last week the Commemorative Kit was inspired by one of the very first shirts to be worn by Thames Ironworks FC in 1897. Featuring […]

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So, let’s catch up! Thus far we have sold James Tomkins for £10 million and it seems Diafra Sakho will soon be on his way for £16 million to West Bromwich Albion. The arrivals have been Håvard Nordtveit (free) Sofiane Feghouli (free), Gokham Tore (loan), Quina (two year scholarship) and Tony Martinez (£2.5 m reported). […]

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Our partners Blowing Bubbles will be giving away 10,000 copies of their August issue to celebrate the start of a new chapter in West Ham’s history. Following the huge success of their commemorative Farewell Boleyn issue, this must-read edition heralds the move to the Olympic Stadium with interviews with captain Mark Noble, Frank Lampard Snr, […]

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The bookies have decided Dimi Payet  is a cast iron certainty to remain at West Ham. Sky Bet have hm absolutely nailed on to remain a Hammer as he prepares to retun to training tomorrow moring (Mon). The firm  have the Frenchman at 1/12  to stay with us which is as short as anything we’ve ever […]

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West Ham are stong second favourites to sign Liverpool misfit Christian Benteke this summer. The Hammers have long been interested in the former Aston Villa target man but the prohibitive transfer fee of £31 million and wages in excess of £100k a week had thought to have stimied the deal. However, Sky Bet have hm […]

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