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West Ham fans look likely to spring a small surprise as voting continues in a Dimi Payet “stay or sell”  poll on Irons website ClaretandHugh. With the France midfielder claiming in a TV interview that he wouldn’t close the door on a possible move, Hammers fans  were expected to vote heavily for him to stay. […]

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Last week we ran a poll to ask which West Ham striker would be most likely to score this season. The Hammers remain the only Premier League side where a striker has yet to  score this season but nearly 50% believe Ayew will deliver the goods. From the 949 supporters who took part in the survey […]

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Our mate and partner Gonzo from Hammers Chat suddenly gets hit by a wicked realisation ….read on! I spoke to Hugh on the phone today and whilst discussing our striking options the realisation and full implications of our striker situation hit me full force. That we are desperate  – despite all the talk of big […]

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Former Hammers summer transfer striker target Alexandre Lacazette has scored 10 goals from 8 starts for Lyon this season in the French Ligue 1.  West Ham failed with a reported £37m bid for the in form striker over the Summer transfer window but the player refused to move to East London. His impressive statistics highlight […]

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Hammer James Collins has withdrawn from the Wales squad to face Serbia ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier due to an unknown injury. The Welsh FA has confirmed that MK Dons’ Joe Walsh has been called up as a replacement. Squad Update: James Collins has been withdrawn from the Wales squad and is replaced by […]

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Some teams have had harder starts, some spent more money, some sneaked results they never should have. We crunch the key numbers to produce the Premier League table of justice Liverpool fans are no doubt finding the Premier League table extremely attractive but the truth is that at this stage of the season it remains deeply flawed, skewed as it still is towards teams that have had favourable fixtures and …

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Two West Ham season tickets were threatened with civil arrest on Saturday at the London Stadium after an altercation with stewards when they tried to leave after being accused of swearing. One supporter asks the steward “On what grounds are you throwing us out?” The steward claims the supporter can not supply a valid ticket […]

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West Ham are being accused of having become a one man team – too reliant on Dimi Payet! The player has left his future open in a recent interview on French TV so do you believe we should cash in if the right offer is made or continue to build the team around him. Should […]

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Phil Parkes has joined ClaretandHugh to give his thoughts on all things Hammers during the international break. Yesterday he blogged that Adrian should be rested as he believes a break will help the player a lot. Today he looks at the club’s summer signing policy and where it has taken the club.   By Phil […]

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The Irons may be ready to make a move for Cesc Fabregas in the January window. The former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder has only appeared once for Chelsea this season and the south west London outfit are now reportedly ready to let him leave Stamford Bridge. This story has clearly gathered pace with the much […]

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Talks aimed at sending Gokhan Tore back to Beskitas are not be going well. The Hammers want the winger gone in January after paying a £2 million loan fee but  parent club Besiktas in the Turkish League are reportedly refusing to take hm. Tore is still recovering from a recent injury but desite that the Hammers […]

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West Ham have tonight confrmed that Aaron Cresswell  has been called into the senior England squad. The Hammers left-back has been rewarded for two outstanding seasons by being called into  Gareth Southgate’s squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier with Scotland and friendly international with Spain at Wembley. Speaking exclusively whufc.com, the 26-year-old said: […]

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Aaron Cresswell has been handed his first England call-up after Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater withdrew due to injury. Cresswell has impressed since joining West Ham in 2014.

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Andy Carroll is being targeted by two clubs in the Chinese Super League, according to the Express. Carroll has only played 90 minutes of Premier League football this season following a number of setbacks, which have delayed his return from a knee injury. And with the club clearly struggling for goals in the striker department, […]

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West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Stoke leaves the Hammers in a precarious position just above the drop zone and, with the club’s hardest period of the season just around the corner, it is time for David Gold and Sullivan to make the big decision. Although the Irons picked up league wins against Crystal Palace and […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear that Adrian remains his No 1 goalkeeper. He reasons that the Spaniard has bailed us out many times in the past and tht it is unfair to judge keepers on one error. Here’s hw ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/  responded to the manager’s view.   O Good to cheer […]

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Michail Antonio is still smarting over the dropped points against Stoke declaring: “We made a mistake for their goal and when we get on top we need to keep it going and hold onto the lead.” Speaking to the official site he said: “There are no easy games in the Premier League and we just […]

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West Ham United Independent Supporters Association – Update  The meeting was attended by about 75 people. A new interim committee was elected. A website will be up and running in a few days for people to join. A joint committee of WHUISA and the HSC was also formed to begin work of sourcing premises in […]

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Gareth Southgate has given his rasons for leaving Michail Antonio out of his latest England squad for the games against Scotland and Spain . The wanabee England full time boss said: “”We are fortunate we have some very good players in those positions,” said Southgate. “We have strength in depth and competition for places. Antonio […]

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Hammers goalkeeping hero Phil Parkes has joined ClaretandHugh for a series of blogs  as we enter the international break.Phil remains an Iron to his backbone but called it a day on attending matches when the club left the Boleyn believing  it could never be the same for him again. However, he’s been keeping up with […]

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As we head into the final international break of the year, the Premier League is starting to take shape. Sportsmail’s RALPH ELLIS looks at the 10 things we learned from the weekend’s action.

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Slaven Bilic has made it crystal clear he has no intention of dropping Adrian. He is unmoved in his opinion that the Spaniard is his No 1 and has already forgiven him a colossal error which led to the Stoke City equaliser on Saturday. Thankfully Bilic never shies away from the difficult questions and put […]

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Slaven Bilic is approaching a run ofseriously”tough games” with positivity, balance and perspective. The Irons face Spurs away and Manchester United twice at Old Trafford before entertaining Arsenal and traveling to Liverpool. But the manager declared:“On paper it looks like a tough four games, plus another one in the cup, but we have to get […]

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Stoke boss Mark Hughes’ comments that his team found the London Stadium surface “slow” have been dismissed by Hammers insiders. The remarks raised what some – including ourselves – felt may have been a significan point when the  City boss said: “Maybe the pitch is a little bit slow; whether that’s by design I don’t […]

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Today’s fluff walks warily down the street, with the brim pulled way down low It looks like West Ham ’s new stadium features not only retractable seating but removable players, after the inspirational French footwizard Dimitri Payet admitted he might leave as soon as January. “We’ve had a very poor start to the season,” he told French television programme Téléfoot. “Will I go in January? I’m asking other questions right now but I’ve closed the door to nothing.” …

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Dimi Payet’s refusal to calm fearss about his West Ham future via the media once again appears to have been over blown. The Hammers key man spent far more time concentrating on the position the Irons find themselves in than discussing any move when appearing on French TV but of course it wasn’ reported that […]

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