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Rio Ferdiand believes Hammers history and tradition will always overcome the problems being experienced by the move to the London Stadium. The former defender turned the BT Sport pundit, says violence in the stands or criticism of the way we got the stadium has harmed cannot harm the club’s identity. Rio commented to Blowing Bubbles […]

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Simone Zaza is ready to end his West Ham nightmare and sign for Valencia reports in Spain claim. The Italy international has failed to adapt to the Premier League since signing on a season long loan from Serie A champions Juventus in the summer. Zaza’s loan was originally intended to become a permanent deal  after his […]

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Ok, heads have been down for long enough and as we approach the weekend I find several reasons to be cheerful about the visit to Liverpool. Word is that Cheik Kouyate will return and that the possibilities for Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio are relatively bright. We are also at Anfield and in the present […]

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Promising young Hammers goalkeeper Nathan Trott has signed his first professional contract which will keep him at the club until 2020. The oficial site claims he is one of the country’s most highly-rated keepers and earned his first England call-up, joining up with the U19 squad in October. Starring for the Hammers’ Premier League 2 […]

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Today’s tittle-tattle is out of control Don’t listen to that voice in the back of your head, Arsène. You know, the one that’s saying that you could probably do without Mesut Özil because Jeff Reine-Adélaïde is showing rich promise and 2017 could be the year when Yaya Sanogo really explodes on to the scene. Sanogo isn’t going to explode on to the scene. He might crackle and froth a bit, like …

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West Ham are considering an ambitious loan move for Paris Saint-Germain striker Jese Rodriguez, as reported by the Daily Star. With just three goals being scored by Hammers strikers since May, Slaven Bilic will be eager to boost his strike options in the January transfer window with a number of strikers already being linked, including […]

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Slaven Bilic gave an excellent appraisal of life at a new stadium when speaking to Gary Lineker on the Premier League Show last night. He was  quick to explain that the owners understood the position and that the obstacles of going somewhere new meant that settling in would take time. He backed the decision to […]

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The London Stadium will be considered as a venue for the 2019 World Cup, if it is found suitable for staging cricket. The England and Wales Cricket Board have been asked by the International Cricket Council to suggest high-capacity venues. London Stadium, which has been considered for T20 matches by county side Essex, would have […]

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The Hammers are languishing in 17th place in the Premier League without a win in their last five, but Bilic believes he will be given time after a tough move away from Upton Park this summer.

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Companies set up in the British Virgin Islands by companies representing José Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo share the same address as two companies which have lent West Ham United pay day loans. The Guardian reveals that the Portuguese agents company GestiFute denied that clients including the Manchester United manager Mourinho and the Real Madrid forward […]

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Earlier today ClatetandHugh ran a story about SportsDirect.com selling Thames Ironsworks adult shirts at almost 40% discounts from what the club charge in the Club megastore and online. A source close to the Club Megastore  defended the club’s pricing strategy by telling us tonight: “SportsDirect clearly only have limited stock left over as seen by […]

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London Stadium operators say an emergency evacuation of the former Olympic Stadium would not be a problem. Responding to a ClaretandHugh story about one supporter’s concern over exiting the stadium on Saturday we were told “All exit doors can opened remotely from a central control room” One reader told us how he was shocked to find […]

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Phil Parkes admits he was astonished to hear Slaven Bilic talk about a lack of training ground intensity declaring: “I couldn’t believe what he was saying because that where players have fun. Speaking to ClaretandHugh exclsuively the former keeper said: “There’s no pressure, nothing out there. “It’s only when you get on the pitch the […]

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Slaven Bilic has honestly admitted the next handful of games are set to settle his West Ham future. He accepts that if the games against Liverpool, Burnley, Hull City and Swansea City, don’t go well his situation may change. He told BBC Sport: “We are in a position we are not happy with and where […]

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West Ham are transitioning into a new chapter of its existence and to say we are in an unsettled state is an understatement. As a club, a fan base and a family, we are in a major period of change. We have changed location, we have moved into a bigger stadium and our physical presence […]

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Upbeat Sir Trevor Brooking is keeping the faith and reckons he has a very good reason to. Sir Trev has watched the team closely over the last few weeks and said: “You can see the capability the team has after we played so well to get a victory over Chelsea in the EFL Cup and […]

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Blowing Bubbles is the one surviving fanzine for Irons fans in this country. Produced by a top team of journalists, the latest edition is the ideal Christmas presents with top features and stories from the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Bobby Zamora and new columnist in association with ClaretandHugh – the brilliantly outspoken Phil Parkes. We are […]

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West Ham chairman David Gold, 80, has been tricked into retweeting a photograph featuring the character Will McKenzie from the E4 comedy Inbetweeners by one of the club’s fans.

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• Leaked documents show entities are all registered at building on Tortola • Offshore funds to be banned by Premier League from 2018 Entities set up in the British Virgin Islands by companies representing José Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo share the same address as two companies which are to be banned in their present form from providing loans to Premier League clubs, documents have revealed. Over the weekend, the Portuguese agents company GestiFute denied that clients including the Manchester…

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The Hammers left their old home in May to move into the former Olympic Stadium in Stratford, leaving behind 112 years of history in order to move into their 60,000-seater new home.

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Ok it’s Christmas – always an emotional time of the year and none more so than for West Ham fans this season. Memories of the Boleyn just won’t go away as the ‘old lady’ disappears off the east end landscape for ever. But you can grab yourself a piece of history after ClaretandHugh learned that […]

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West Ham proudly  announced last week “Our Thames Ironworks kit is back in stock at Official Club Stores and officialwesthamstore.com – in time for Christmas!” They boasted “The commemorative kit, which sold out within weeks of its launch in the summer, mirrors the very first kit to be worn by Thames Ironworks FC, the Hammers’ forerunners.” The Adult […]

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Hammers hero Tony Cottee has entered the Slaven Bilic debate and told the board: “Don’t panic and pull the trigger – you have to stick with your man.” He  added: “Yes, there are many problems but I see nobody out there who can come in and sort things and it will do far more harm […]

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David Gold has agreed that to place a stone in honour of Jack Howard at the London Stadium would be a really “nice idea.” Twelve year old Jack – always unfailingly smiling in the most desperate of  circumstances – really put things into perspective as he staged his valiant but, finally, losing battle against cancer. […]

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West Ham are looking at Newcastle United striker Aleksandar Mitrovic as a potential January signing, according to the Daily Express. With just three goals scored by the club’s strikers since May, someone capable of firing the club up the Premier League table will undoubtedly be high on Slaven Bilic’s priorities this winter. The Express claim […]

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