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West Ham Co-Chairman, David Gold has broken silence over Tony Carr’s situation confirming much of what ClaretandHugh reported earlier today. Responding to a West Ham supporter who asked David why he sacked Tony Carr, Gold replied on twitter: “Not sacked. Tony’s two-year, full-time ambassador contract came to an end. He declined an ongoing part-time role […]

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ClaretandHugh has received confirmation that West Ham will soon start selling tickets in the West, North and South lower Stands  for the upcoming Europa League game next Thursday after it was granted permission from the stadium owners and operators this morning. The West Betway stand will go on sale to season ticket holders in stages […]

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Getting our heads around the Tony Carr news is difficult indeed. Yes a club legend who, with his chief scout Jimmy Hampson, unearthed some of our greatest names from Tony Cottee through Michael Carrick, Rio, Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Glen Johnson. His name is written large in our Hammers Hall of Fame. His and Jimmy’s […]

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Irons boss Slaven Bilic has been warned he will only be able to keep Darren Randolph happy for a certain period of time. Former Hammers goalkeeping hero Phil Parkes – speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh – reckons there could be a problem looming for the manager unless he can solve the dilemma of having two quality […]

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The heavy lifting cranes and air skate equipment are busy moving the remaining three lower tier stands forward 15 metres in time for the Europa second leg match on Thursday 4th August. One surprise addition to the former Olympic Stadium is new West Ham branding spotted in photos published today. The welcome sight of Claret crossed […]

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The news that Tony Carr has been offered just £14,00o redundancy payment after 43 years with the whole process handled by faceless HR people has been met with huge disappointment and shame by West Ham fans. Even the chairman’s son Jack Sullivan took to twitter to say “I would like to say Not everything the […]

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Former West Ham academy director Tony Carr has been angered by the club’s decision to make him redundant after 43 years. Carr took up an ambassadorial position in 2014 when Terry Westley took over the Academy but now that role is keen surplus to requirements as the club move to former Olympic Stadium. Sixty five year […]

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West Ham’s third kit will be officially released on 1st August and pay homage to the Thames Ironworks kit of 1897 ClaretandHugh understands. The kit is said be Oxford blue in colour and will be themed  heavily on Thames Ironworks who played in dark blue in recognition of founder Arnold Hills who played for both […]

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Premier League 2 is a new competition that replaces the Under-21 Premier League from 2016/17, with a greater focus on a level of play in terms of technicality, physicality and intensity to bring players as close to first-team experience as possible. The age limit for players has risen from Under-21 to Under-23. The league will take […]

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Today ClaretandHugh asked  Newham’s council press office about progress to relocate the Champions statue on the corner of Green Street and Baking road we were told: “There is no further update to this at this stage, the comment we previously gave the Newham Recorder is below is still valid”  A council spokesperson said: “No decision has been […]

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Four Four Two magazine has ranked Slaven Bilic the 21st best manager in the world, one place above Arsène Wenger FFT say: “When West Ham decided to part company with Sam Allardyce last summer, it looked like a risk to some. True, the football wasn’t always great, but Allardyce had guided the Hammers from the Championship […]

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The trial of a man accused of a Christmas hamper con which saw West Ham players lose thousands of pounds has been abandoned. Stephen Ackerman of Loughton, Essex, denies 19 fraud charges with the proceeds totalling more than £50,000. Mr Ackerman is accused of selling hampers to West Ham players and staff  that never arrived under […]

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West Ham’s Europa League third-round qualifying first leg against NK Domzale on Thursday will be shown exclusively live on BT Sport. The Hammers’ trip to the Slovenian side will air on BT Sport 2 HD (kick-off is 7.45pm), with live streaming also available on BTSport.com and on the new-look BT Sport app. The first-leg clash with NK […]

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Sales of Olympic Stadium tours have gone on sale this week priced at £17 for adults £10 for children and £14 students, over 65’s and disabled visitors. A family ticket for two adults and two children costs £48 The self guided multimedia tour opens on Friday 12th August for the first time. The marketing for the […]

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Reece Oxford wants to bounce back from his England disappointment by helping the Hammers through the early stages of their Europa Cup campaign. The teenager has joined the squad in Austria and wants to play a role as the Irons head into the season proper after seeing the under 19s knocked out of the Uefa […]

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David Gold has handed Michail Antonio a huge honour declaring him the most determined, and energetic player he has ever seen in a Hammers shirt. The co chairman was a constant source of encouragement to the £7 million signing when he arrived at the club last season and was forced to wait until November for […]

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Bobby Moore has been honoured with a blue plaque on his childhood home at 43 Waverley Gardens in Barking, east London where he first learned to play football. Greg Dyke, who is an English Heritage Blue Plaque Panel member, said the plaque “honours… the house and the streets where he grew up and first learned his […]

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Main man Dimi Payet is back on the training ground next Monday morning. The genius French midfielder has been given an extended break after his exertions at Euro 2016 but we were told earlier today that he will be back to resume pre-season training next Monday. Angelo Ogbona – who was on Euro duty with […]

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West Ham season ticket holders anxiously watching their letter boxes for their welcome packs with new Olympic Stadium access cards might have to wait a little longer. Yesterday West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady announced on twitter that the new West Ham season ticket access cards had been posted out last week and should be […]

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French TV channel Canal + claims Toulouse striker Wissam Ben Yedder will sign for Sevilla or Arsenal in the coming hours. Ben Yedder has been available on the transfer market with Toulouse President Sadran looking for €10m plus performance bonuses as he is in the last year of his contract. Sevilla had agreed a deal with Toulouse and were all set […]

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Manu Lanzini is on his way back to Britain right now (Tues) after being injured during Argentina’s Rio Olympics  warm-up game against Colombia. ClaretandHugh was told a few minute ago the midfielder is currently “in the air” and heading for the UK where he will immediately be checked out at the assessment centre. If required, he will […]

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Reece Oxford has flown straight from his England under 19 adventure to Austria where has linked up with the Irons squad. And that really is good news from every perspective with the regular rumours surrounding his future. ClaretandHugh has been assured again this morning (Tues)  that media reports claiming there has been an £18 million […]

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Here we go with another fantastic offer as we warm up for the new season. And the opportunity to get involved comes via our brilliant partners Hammers Chat who are involved in offering you a perfect eating and drinking experience on barges moored on the canal surrounding the Olympic Stadium. Gonzo and Geo are opening […]

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Aaron resswell will see a sepcialist in London early next week to see whether his knee injury will need surgery. Club medics will wait until then before plotting a way forward althoough the club top medical man  Stijn Vandenbroucke told the official website: ‘Whatever course of action we decide to take, Aaron faces a period of […]

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Just 11 days to go and we’ll be off  with the first game at at our new home. Final work is underway to convert the stadium into football  mode after the athletics finished yesterday. A new air skate system was deployed today for the first time to move the remaining three stands into sports pitch […]

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Aaron Cresswell has been ruled out of action for four months. The news breaking at the moment across the media was exclusively brought to you by ClaretandHugh yesterday when we revealed that the left back could be out of action for between one to six months. And earlier this afternoon we reported that there will […]

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