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West Ham plan to attract a 20 goal a season striker without breaking through their FFP ceiling but it won’t be Christian Benteke. The Belgian is on £125,000k a week at Liverpool and whilst manager Slaven Bilic likes the player our top source at the club said: “They aren’t the sort of wages we will […]

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Irons co chairman David Gold has been calling for technology on key decisions for a very long time and is back on the case after the shocking error of refereeing judgement at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. He is not being reactionary as his pedigree on the issue goes back several years but he believes the […]

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Positive and upbeat Slaven Bilic has shrugged of the ‘Great Stamford Bridge Robbery’ and told the players they are in a position to be worshipped! It’s a message for the fans too, still smarting from the unfair loss of two precious points in the race for a Champions League place. The manager said: “This is a […]

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Reports that West Ham have struck a deal for Besiktas star Gokhan Tore were tonight denied by West Ham United. We alerted readers to the reports in an earlier piece on here this evening declaring we would try to get the story confirmed or otherwise. But despite manager Slaven Bilic being a big admirer of […]

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Here’s the weekly news – all in one place from ClaretandHugh and presented by our video partners Hammers Chat fronted by the hugely popular Gonzo. If you haven’t had a chance to catch all the news as it  appears on CandH that’s no big surprise because there’s so much of it and every week Gonzo […]

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I’d promised myself  I would not fall into the temptation of mentioning him again but I found this on Twitter from owen‏@OwenWHU and couldn’t resist. The picture was accompanied with the words: “Little old West Ham fighting for a place in the top 4 – be careful what you wish for!” None of my words are necessary. […]

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He probably cares very much ….but Mark Noble is far too professional to let it show. And as he heads into the international break with nothing on his agenda for England AGAIN he is publicly refusing to let it get him down. Manager Roy Hodgson could hardly have made it more clear that Nobes just […]

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BESIKTAS are being widely reported as having accepted a West Ham bid of around £8.5 million for for Turkey international Gokhan Tore – a big Slaven Blic favourite. We have been linked with the player since the manager’s arrival and he has often spoken of his admiration for the player. As long ago as last […]

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David Gold has given very short shrift to a Chelsea fan trying to give him a hard time over the Olympic Stadium. After seeing his team cheat their way to a draw against the Irons yesterday a Twitter follower tried his best at baiting the Irons co chairman by dredging up a subject which has […]

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Slaven Bilic – whilst bitterly disappointed late ‘penalty that never was ‘- has half suggested the Irons only had themselves to blame for yesterday’s draw at Stamford Bridge. Our  manager has always told it as it is and usually refuses to apportion blame on officials or anything else accepting the game’s variables with common sense, […]

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Loic Remy’s name was being thrown around regularly as a Hammers target a while back – yesterday he showed  that was a bullet swerved. One eminent London website – in handing out their ratings – gave the striker a mere three points  declaring that two of those were for lacing up each boot. Remy had […]

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We won’t labour it any further except to say this! Perhaps we have become so used to honesty from our new manager that it came as an unpeasant moment when Guus Hiddink gave his entirely predictable and WRONG view on that late penalty. He said: “I was happy with the late penalty decision. It’s difficult […]

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ClaretandHugh followers at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have given their view on yesterday’s draw at Stamford Bridge and ref Robert Madley in particular after the home side were awarded a late pealty which got them out of jail. O I hope Fabregas gets a right hander for all of his whinging and cheating O Glad there’s no swearing on […]

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Andy Carroll has joined boss Slaven Bilic in admitting his disappointment at today’s result against Chelsea. Speaking to the official website he said: “It is disappointing to only come away with draw. We conceded just before half-time and then just before the end which is upsetting. “But we worked really hard and we did deserve […]

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ClaretandHugh has finally discovered the timetable for supporters wanting to buy their tickets for the FA Cup replay against Manchester United. Season ticket holders were able to able to get theirs today starting from 9 am but many fans contacted CandH with conflicting reports on how they had or had not been able to get hold […]

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Slaven Bilic has declared that the late spot kick for Chelsea which gave them a share of the Stamford Bridge spoils should never have been awarded. The manager told the official site after the game: “When you concede from a penalty that wasn’t a penalty it makes it really hard and unacceptable. We didn’t deserve […]

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Manu Lanzini will be announced as a West Ham player within the next 10 days. ClaretandHugh understands that the club are all but ready to conclude a deal which will see one of the world’s most exciting young midfielders join the club on a five year deal. And that will mean co chairman David Sullivan […]

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Once again Slaven Bilic nailed it in a couple of short sentences. No arguing like some of us – no moaning. He just gets on with it and his assessment of the Irons performance against Chelsea was succinct and to the point. He simply said: “I don’t look too much at the table but what […]

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Cheik Kouyate celebrated his new five year Hammers contract with a brilliant performance at the Bridge today and stakd a claim as man of the match. And it made co chairman David Gold’s comments on his decision to sign the deal all the more special. Gold told www.whufc.com: “I am thrilled that Cheikhou Kouyate has […]

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The Irons were twice cheated – once from a free kick deliberately taken from the wrong spot and at the end when Michail Antonio brought Ruben Loftus-Cheek down with replays showing contact was outside the area. Wrong…out of order and bang disappointing – add it all to the foul on Darren Randolph last weekend which denied […]

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David Gold has warned the Hammers fans to ensure they DO NOT use mobiles when trying to book tickets for the FA Cup replay against Manchester United. Problems arose this morning (Sat) when supporters tried to book tickets believing them to be on sale which was not the case. ClaretandHugh immediately received reports of the […]

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I don’t doubt that the Cheif Kouyate deal was done days ago but as Hugh pointed out in an earlier article the announcement just before the Chelsea game is a master stroke. Kouyate is an absolutely top player who could in previous years have been linked and played for the likes of Chelsea or Arsenal […]

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Another Saturday – another huge game against teams with great recent records. So when did we last go to Chelsea with absolutely no fear of being beaten – years and years but that’s where we find ourselves today. Chelsea will be tough even without the likes of Diego Costa but they will be equally concerned if not […]

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These things don’t happen by accident and the signing of Cheik Kouyate to an improved five year deal comes at the perfect time as the Hammers go on a final top four assault. ClaretandHugh revealed weeks ago that the club was going to sort out a new deal for the inspirational midfielder which you can check […]

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