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The FA Cup Quarter-Final replay at the Boleyn Ground against Manchester United should net the Hammers another £1m on top of the estimated £3.8m they have earned so far in their FA Cup run this season. Assuming West Ham set ticket prices around the £40 mark, a sell out 35,000 capacity crowd will bring in […]

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Slaven Bilic has me confused for the first time! Sorry Slav but I’m afraid I really don’t get the Emenike thing at all. As fas as I can make out he has had one decent game against a Championship side in the last round of the Cup. By common consent he performed OK against Rovers […]

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Manchester United’s excuse finding under pressure boss Louis van Gaal ridiculously claimed that Dimi Payet dived in a bid to win yesterday’s match. Mind you, he had little if anything to say about his team’s equaliser which should have been ruled out at a stroke after goalkeeper Darren Randolph was clearly fouled in the build-up. […]

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The Hammers Chat boys are back with their look at the United/Irons game. There are so many talking points to discuss and Gonzo, Geo and Tom get to grips with most of them. Penalty shouts, perhaps the best free kick many of us have ever seen, goals which definitely shouldn’t have stood – everything comes […]

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It’s the worst cliche in football but it is the only one we can use after the drama of Old Trafford today: We were robbed.” ClaretandHugh chief analyst Leroy Rosenior had said in his preview  of the game the Hammers would win if there were no dodgy refereeing decisions – sadly there were and both […]

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Hammers skipper Mark Noble has joined manager Slaven Bilic in wanting the FA Cup over Champions League football. Nobeswas disappointed to have come away from Old Trafford with just the draw declaring: “We should have been two up in the first ten minutes. “We then took the lead through a fantastic free ick from Dimi […]

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Slaven Bilic is no moaner but he was upset with two crucial decision which cost the Hammers big time at Old Trafford this afternoon. Dimi Payet was clearly brought down in the box by Marcus Rojo but refereeMartin Atkinson allowed play to go on when it was clear the fould ha been committed. And if […]

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Young Hammer, Reece Oxford has solved the mystery of his exclusion from the FA Cup squad that travelled to Manchester over the weekend. The 17 year old central defender who can also play in midfield has revealed he suffered a small injury in training yesterday which ruled him out. Speaking on his personal twitter account this afternoon […]

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Claret & Hugh and the Hammers Chat boys are back again with our regular half-time analysis show. Simply click on the video link below 1 minute after the referee blows his whistle and join the fellas whilst they assess the first 45 mins of action.   Share This:

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So Everton and Crystal Palace have already booked their Wembley FA Cup Semi-Final places and now Watford seem set to book the third semi final place being 2-0 Nil up against Arsenal as the West Ham team is announced an hour before kick off. West Ham Starting XI is:Randolph, Antonio, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Kouyate, Noble […]

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French National coach, Didider Deschamps says he remains open minded about a recall to the France national side for West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet. He told the French media: ‘Dimitri has always been good with his club,’ said Deschamps. ‘That was already the case at Marseille. ‘For the national team, he made good entrances, he […]

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25-year-old Norwegian midfielder Havard Nordtveit has today confirmed he is leaving Borussia Mönchengladbach in the summer when his contract expires. Gladbach have also confirmed that Nordtveit is heading to England. German newspaper Bild backs rumours in the UK that Nordveit’s destination in England is West Ham where he is said to join on a free transfer this […]

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The Irons fans have busily been giving their Man U v Irons match verdicts – here’s the latest batch from the ClaretandHugh Facebook forum at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/   Graham Hatt Di Canio was 100-1 with a 1-0 win. Remember loads cashed in that day. Trevor Newman 2-1, EL Liverpool loss, Man Utd rubbish and under pressure at […]

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I can’t wait … really can’t wait. I’m as excited today as I was as kid and I watch an awful lot of football!!! The truth is that there has been no time in my lifetime when I can remember the Irons going to Old Trafford with a better winning chance than they hold today. […]

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ClaretandHugh has canvassed the views of many Irons fans via the Facebook forum at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ on how today’s game will turn out. Here’s the first batch – more later.   Dean Marsh I really think we will win it 1-3.  The boys have been immense of late and Manure are shocking at the moment. Anything can happen in […]

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Talk Sport radio pundit, Stan Collymore has said he doesn’t believe a single Manchester United player would get a place in West Ham’s starting line-up today.Writing his column in the Daily Mirror Collymore said:“I don’t think there’s a single Manchester United player who would get into West Ham’s starting line-up this ­afternoon. Adrian has performed just […]

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Claret and Hugh has spoken to former FA Cup Hammers veteran David Cross about his memories and his hopes for West Ham. Well loved former striker Crossie  joined West Ham from Manchester City or £180,000 in December 1977 He scored 9 goals in 21 league games during his initial season at the club, but this […]

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By Pete Ellis So, we make the journey north… on the back of 3 keys league wins at vital time one the season. We face the old enemy. Man Utd. The confidence among the the irons is as high as LVG’s blood pressure, and the masses in claret and blue smell blood. What will Slaven serve […]

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Michail Antonio has a very simple philosophy this FA Cup day:  “If you win the FA Cup, your name is on that plaque for ever. You can say: “I’ve done that”. ‘You finish fourth and get in the Champions League and that’s great but if you don’t get in next year, you’re forgotten. That’s how […]

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The Great Entertainer is ready to torment Louis Van Gaal’s suffering troops. Dimi Payet’s name will be the most famous of the 22 that start at at Old Trafford this afternoon – when could we last say that on a trip to Old Trafford? The weight of expectation doesn’t faze him. Indeed the French wizard […]

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By Hugh Southon I can’t remember a time when such a wave of belief has surrounded West Ham on a trip to Manchester United. Despite the bookies still making United favourites, virtually everybody I speak to believes this is the Irons moment and there has never been a better time to meet the old foe. […]

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West Ham won’t be bothered with the irksome Diego Costa at Stamford Bridge next Saturday after the striker was red carded at Everton this afternoon. The Spaniard was dismissed after a second bookable offence after conducting a running feud with Gareth Barry all afternoon. His departure came after Barry nibbled at the his  heels  near […]

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