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No sooner had the words “we are no longer a selling club” left Tony Cottee’s lips than Darren Randolph decide to prove the point. Here we have an international goalkeeper as the club’s back up stopper deciding that his future is at West Ham having agreed a new four year deal. I can’t remember that […]

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Andre Ayew’s likely move to West Ham after a £20 million bid from the Hammers is of course old news to ClaretandHugh readers. We ran this story 24 hours ago along with inside information that despite the club agreeing terms and the fee required by Swansea the Welsh club was maintaining a silence. Sky “sources” […]

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Darren Randolph has signed a new four-year contact with the Irons killing speculation that he could be on his way to Southampton. After a great Euro 2016 by putting pen to paper at the Hammers’ new Rush Green training base earlier today. “I’ve had a good first year at West Ham and this is another […]

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Diafra Sakho’s long discussed move to West Brom may have come a lot closer with the Hammers claiming they have had a £20 million bid for Andre Ayew accepted by Swansea. Baggies boss Tony Pulis is a long time admirer of the Senegal striker who is demanding a move from the club after falling out […]

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West Hm are believed to be discussing a possible move for £5million rated Sweden left-back Ludwig Augustinsson whilst continuing to chase Hull City’s Andy Robertson.. Hammers boss Slaven Bilic is an admirer of the Swede but Robertson is the priority choice and the Hammers are doing their best to get a deal across the line over […]

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David Gold and  David Sullivan  have transformed West Ham and former striker Tony Cottee says that means we are done with the “selling club” reputation. TC reckons the sky is the limit and sees absolutely no reason, for example, why top man Dimi Payet would want to leave. Speaking to the Sunday Mirror he said: […]

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A report that the Irons are keen to do a loan deal for “Manchester United’s left back Cameron Borthwick-Jackson are wide of the mark. The club have made it clear to ClaretandHugh that the injury to Aaron Cresswell will see them sign a regular Premier League performer with Hull City’s Andy Robertson top of their list. […]

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As this day of huge nostalgia on the 50th anniversary of our World Cup victory comes to an end I want to recall recall the man whom I came to know as a work colleague and a friend – the immortal Mooro. This piece was first published a couple of years ago and contains a minor […]

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West Ham have had made an improved offer of £20 million bid for Swansea’s Andre Ayew which is what the Welsh club demanded after our initial bid of £15 million was knocked back However, the Swans have “gone missing ” over the last 24 hours after we decided not to haggle towards a conclusion but […]

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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic may now be ready to throw every single top player at the second leg of the Europa Cup qualifier next week. And that means there’s even an outside chance that Dimi Payet being on the bench despite onlybeing due to return to on Monday. There was desperate disappointment at the […]

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Rumours that the former Olympic Stadium is about to renamed the Tesco stadium are completely wide of the mark ClaretandHugh understands. The news broke earlier this week in a Daily Mail report but sources close to Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP insist Indian company Mahindra remain firmly in pole position to sign the sponsorship deal and as […]

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It is now starting to look like a football stadium as a football pitch is marked out for the very first time. At 100m x 64m our former home at the Boleyn Ground had the smallest football pitch in the Premier League. The new London Stadium pitch is 105m x 68m which makes it five […]

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A personal recollection from Hugh Southon What a day. I travelled up from Tunbridge Wells to Charing Cross. Then to Euston through to Wembley Central and the walk down to a stadium which even itself had never seen a day like this. The atmosphere was beyond anything I had ever experienced. I was ready for […]

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West Ham retro magazine Ex Hammer is to close down after 14 years of publication. The news was announced on Facebook yesterday by Editor/Publisher Tony McDonald. Tony wrote: “WITH a heavy heart, we reluctantly announce that we have published the final edition of EX magazine. We can fully understand and appreciate your disappointment but the […]

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West Ham have confirmed that the relocatable seating on all four sides of London Stadium is now in place, which means the  stadium will be operating in full football mode for both the UEFA Europa League and the Betway Cup against Juventus. This means every single seat in the lower tier will now be in […]

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It has been discussed and re-lived a million times or more but that’s OK because it was West Ham and England’s magical  moment. And tomorrow (Sat) it will be 50 years since Mooro, Hursty and Peters put the then West Germany to the sword with an international victory which has never been repeated by the […]

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West Ham are contunuing to track events as Carlos Bacca starts to run out of options. The AC MIlan striker is no longer wanted at his club despite having three years left on his deal with the Serie A outfit keen to take the £26 million on offer from the Hammers. And although Bacca has […]

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England captain Bobby Moore gives his verdict on tomorrow’s World Cup final opponents West Germany. https://t.co/bNSwEJKHVq — World Cup 1966 (@WorldCup66Live) July 29, 2016 Fifty years ago we won our our only  international trophy when the great  Mooro became the most famous person in the land. West Ham’s inspirational and unforgettable skipper led us to […]

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West Ham are ready to launch a bid of around £5 million for Hull City left back Andy Robertson. Reports claiming we have launched a £7 million bid are untrue but our regular source admitted that the club were likely to go in at £5 million “soon.” Sky Sports are claiming the bid has been […]

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The much maligned and often criticised retractable seating appears to be moving ahead at pace despite the scare stories that have been doing the rounds recently. Claret and Hugh partners hammerschat once again bring you exclusive video footage from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park with the most up to date progress. This particular video was recorded […]

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West Ham chairman David Sullivan has been speaking to the official website about transfer news in the light of the recent Europa league loss and the injuries. “Thursday’s performance and the injuries suffered by Aaron Cresswell, Manuel Lanzini and Gokhan Tore have only increased our eagerness to get deals done. There has been some good […]

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Chelsea away sold out in just four hours this morning.  The Hammers were allocated 3,000 tickets at Stadium Bridge at£30 each for the opening game of the Premier League season on Monday night 15th August. West Ham introduced a new online away ticket system at 9am morning but just after 1pm this afternoon all 3,000 […]

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Enner Valencia is not on his way to Galatasaray or anywhere else at the moment. Reports from a generally unreliable Turkish media suggested that the Ecuador international was on his way to the club later this summer. But ClaretandHugh has learned there is not a word of truth in the suggestion with soures close to […]

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Manu Lanzini will be missing from the Hammers action for anything between three to six weeks. The brilliant midfielder – injured while on international duty for Argentina ahead of the Rio Olympics – flew back into the UK earlier in the week and after scans at Spire Roding Hospital has been told that he has […]

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West Ham United have attempted to make splashes in the transfer market over the summer in their bid to break into the Champions League next season. But the lack of a new top class striker and the crucial injury to Aaron Cresswell are serious body blows with, maybe, some of the cash put aside for […]

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I can think of many reasons to worry and I’m trying hard to avoid them but in doing so dishonesty creeps in and that’s not on. Ok, so we are still well alive in the Europa League – an invaluable away goal and another get fit week will help when we enter the London Stadium […]

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