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So we are almost at the end …just 180 minutes of football left at the Boleyn and every word you can think of, and some others, are  being used to try and describe the feelings of those who will never pass through those gates again, It will leave a hole which can never truly be […]

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One West Ham supporter pulled off  the blag of a lifetime after he deliberately got locked in after last night’s game. Danny Jefford claims he stayed for ages after the match ended to find himself locked in for his last game at the Boleyn ground. He then walked across the hallowed pitch and down the […]

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Diafra Sakho has finally broken silence after being noticeable absent on social media for the past few weeks. Heo took to his personal twitter and instagram to send a personal message to the fans after his return to the starting line-up during yesterday’s 3-1 win over Watford. The striker posted a photo him embracing Slaven […]

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Our fantastic fans reached a new high last night – we all know you are the best in the land but this morning I pay humble homage to you all and indeed Watford manager  Quique Sanchez Flores. There had been very little publicity given, indeed CandH had been asked to spread the word about the […]

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James Collins showed he remains a firm favourite with the fans after they invented a new take on the Dimitri Payet Song. Supporters in the Sir Trevor Brooking lower stand sung “We’ve Pele, Ginger Pele! I just don’t think you understand. He’s Super Slavs man, he’s better than Zidane. We’ve got Ginger Pele!” The Ginger […]

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ClaretandHugh Facebook Group member Simon Perry is tonight guest match reviewer – here’s his first ever report for the site. Well done Simon! Pre-match thoughts: Strong squad – thought Moses would have started after recent performances, also thought Antonio would return to his natural position now the squad is fully fit. Post-match thoughts: It was […]

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Slaven Bilic admitted after the game that the Irons were on a special mission against the Hornets. After a convincing, if not entirely special 3- win, the manager explained why the match had a special significance for him and the lads. He said: “We wanted to prove to Watford that we are a much better […]

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Irons 3 Watford 1 Andy Carroll made it six goals from six games…Mark Noble was super cool from the spot twice…and Adrian saved a spot kick at the end. On the face of it that would all seem pretty exciting yet the victory over Watford was really no more than satisfactory in a match that […]

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Listen to the audio commentary of West Ham v Watford on BBC London Kick is 7.45pm http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_london West Ham have won just one of their last seven matches against Watford in all competitions (W1, D2, L4). The Hammers have won 12 of the 16 league meetings at home (D2, L2). West Ham are unbeaten in […]

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It’s a huge relief to be able to reveal that a hologram of Bobby Moore will NOT be making it’s way across the Boleyn on the final day of the season. There’s a very simple reason for this – the technology to create a walking image in these hi tech terms simply doesn’t exist. Reports […]

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Should Indian company Mahindra, win the naming rights for the former Olympic Stadium it could open up the massive Indian market for West Ham. India has a population of over 1.27 billion people which is growing and expected to surpass China by 2050. Star sports owns the TV rights to broadcast all the Premier League games […]

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Reports coming out of India, claim that American company  International Management Group (IMG) were originally the front runners for the naming rights for the former Olympic Stadium. The report from www.sportskeeda.com alleges that IMG were initially approached as stadium naming partners but negotiations failed. IMG is a global leader in sports, events, media and fashion, operating […]

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ClaretandHugh’s Facebook follower and friend Chris Hart caught these brilliant shots of the OS on hs flight from London to the west country earlier this week. Many thanks for sending them to us Chris!   Share This:

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Dimi Payet is leading the race to become ClaretandHugh’s Iron of the Year – but maybe not quite with as run away lead as many may have expected. The French genius has collected 625 votes or 46.92 per cent of the vote with over 1300 having cast their shout since the poll opened yesterday morning […]

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Dimi Payet believes his nomination as the PFA Players of the Year has justified his decision to sign for the Irons – which he claims may have seemed “bizarre.” The front runner in ClaretandHugh’s Iron of the Year poll told the official site: “There is a lot of quality on the list and just to […]

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The brilliant Irons fans have a huge part of play at the Boleyn tomorrow night. I don’t care how professional you are, when you have had three massive games such as the Hammers have just gone through there’s bound to be a little drop in the atmosphere when it’s Watford at home on an April Wednesday […]

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Hot on the heels of Claret and Hugh’s poll for ‘Iron of the year’ this morning, West Ham have also launched the official Hammer of the year with voting now open. In the Claret and Hugh poll Payet unsurprisingly leads the way with nearly 46% of the votes, Antonio is in a worthy second place […]

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West Ham will display a photo of former Hammers player Dylan Tombides during the Premier League game with Watford tomorrow evening on the big screens on 38 minutes to remember the brave lad who died two years ago this week. Dylan, whose prodigious talents saw him sign for West Ham in 2008, lost his brave […]

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Slaven Bilic appears to believe that Watford will bring a mixed view to the Boleyn tomorrow night (Wed) given their FA Cup semi final date with Crystal Palace. Bilic knows the Irons need to start winning games and said: On one hand they will probably think a bit about the game at the weekend, and maybe […]

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Diafra Sakho is 100 per cent fit and ready to return to the Irons squad for tomorrow evening’s clash against Watford. The striker has been missing during a key week of the club’s season but ClaretandHugh was assured this morning that he is now fully fit. We were told by our senior source at the […]

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West Ham will soon be running their Hammer of the year contest which will be announced at the annual players awards gala event. Claret and Hugh are running a poll this week to find your Iron of the year this season which will give a good indication who will triumph in the Hammer of the […]

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The Times is this morning (Tues) reporting that Indian technology firm Mahindra have taken the lead in the race for the Olympic Stadium naming rights. We reported yesterday that there were unconfirmed rumours Samsung were set to win the race but despite being involved The Times declares today talks are advanced with Mahindra. The deal -according to […]

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Ok last word on the Leicester match and it takes us back to February 2015 when the Hammers were held to a 2- draw by Spurs after taking a two goal lead at White Hart Lane. The Hammers had of course taken the lead and six minutes into extra time the referee awarded a penalty […]

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Exclusive West Ham’s Olympic Stadium catering ‘partner’ has failed to make any profit on it’s two primary catering contracts in the UK with Wembley and Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium. Last week’s publication of the Olympic Stadium agreement confirmed West Ham will earn a 30% share of catering profits after the first £500,000 of profit is paid to stadium […]

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