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A ClaretandHugh follower has sent a message to fans telling them how things turned out when we had the sort of disastrous run of results we are currently experiencing. We lost four on the trot and shipped a shed load of goals as things went from bad to worse but everything of course turned out […]

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The flawed migration policy from the Boleyn Ground to London Stadium is undoubtedly considered the crucial factor in the current unrest. Over 250 season ticket holders have already been relocated in what West Ham are describing as an “ongoing process to keep like minded supporters together.” Some season ticket holders have pointed to the ‘plus […]

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You think you have read just about everything negative about West Ham this weekend then you read something by Paul Merson writing in the Daily Star. The former disgraced Arsenal player has suggested young West Ham fans will switch to Manchester United if problems continue at the London Stadium. “Fans are fighting amongst themselves and kids […]

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West Bromwich Albion’s Jonny Evans has explained how Tony Pulis’ team managed to tear the Hammers apart at the weekend. And it’s clear that the Irons have a second season syndrome to deal with if they are to get back to the winning ways that marked their first season under Slaven Bilic. The former Manchester […]

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West Ham are in no mood to listen to Slaven Bilic sacking talk! Speculation that the boss could face te ‘bum’s rush’ over the next three or four weeks has been firmly dismissed by the club who will give the manager time to put things right. They consider there has been a huge over-reaction to […]

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So now we look forward to the mighty Accrington Stanley arriving at the London Stadium and the question is what sort of team will Slav put out. Just how seriously will he take this game given the current position surrounding our Premier League situation. It was reflected in a conversation between myself and Sean earlier […]

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No surprise that some knee jerking Irons are already calling for Slaven Bilic’s head after the team collected just three points from a possible 15. But one ludicrous twitter account called @SlavenOut started the calls before the West Bromwich Albion defeat. It asked:”Would any West Ham United fans be in interested in a protest, me and […]

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Slaven Bilic has been explaining his understanding of the ‘West Ham Way and how it applies to the team’s defensive duties. And it’s no surprise to hear him speaking of the players being comrades and helping each out in all circumstances. With the shockwaes of the 4-2 defeat at the Hawthorns slowly subsiding and eyes […]

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JAMIE REDKNAPP: After three defeats in a row for United the cracks are beginning to show. He keeps changing his team around and it looks like he doesn’t have a clue what his best XI is.

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West Ham have managed to leak in 11 goals in their last three matches against Manchester City, Watford and West Brom and Bilic has urged his side to return to the form of last season.

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An article in today’s Observer by Owen Gibson claims West Ham have already relocated 250 season ticket holders as part of their ongoing policy to put ‘like minded people together’ Owen writes “West Ham are trying to move on to the front foot and have insisted on a police presence within the ground. They will […]

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West Ham’s hopes of keeping wonderkid Reece Oxford are looking increasingly bleak as Manchester United plot a swoop for the starlet whose current deal will expire at the end of next season.

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There is no doubt that without the two Davids, our precious club would not exist today. The hard work started from day one trying to get us out of the debt created by a worldwide recession where our former Icelandic owners bankruptcy. They secured our financial status by acquiring the London Stadium for the next 99

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Former Hammer, Paul Ince has told BT Sport that West Ham problems are down to them focusing too much on attacking and not defending. West Ham have moved down into the bottom three this weekend of the Premier League table after five games of the season with just 3 points to their name after a late win […]

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“It was so bad, it’s embarrassing, it was like watching an under-10 team. Hopeless,” said Shearer on BBC Match of the Day reviewing West Ham’s 4-2 loss against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. “This is not a problem that happened this season, it started at the end of last season. In 12 of the last […]

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Wow. Not exactly the away trip I remember from last season. One being class, one being disheartening. The West Ham way, right? A game that saw us dominate the stats, having over 70% of the possession and being the better team, we still managed to concede four sloppy goals, which now makes it 13 conceded

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Too much change is rarely a good thing in business or in football! We have bought in thirteen new players over the Summer transfer window, we have moved out of our stadium of 112 years to the London stadium doubling our amount of season tickets holders and changed our first team training ground of many […]

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It’s been a shambolic start to the season and many would say it is very much in keeping with The West Ham Way. We seem to effortlessly go from feast to famine in what is a familiar scenario for all long suffering West Ham fans. Perhaps we’d all dared to dream that a move to […]

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Hammers living legend Billy Bonds has sent a “don’t panic ” message to Irons fans everywhere and declared: “Trust the manager – he will know what’s wrong and I believe he will put it right.” Speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh he added: “We won’t be hanging around the bottom for too long – there’s too much […]

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Slaven Bilic will spend a second successive week correcting West Ham’s defensive frailties following another error-strewn performance against West Bromwich Albions at The Hawthorns.

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Paul Scholes and Steve Macmanaman have poured salt into red raw West Ham wounds following the West Brom defeat. Tomkins scored in the 4-1 defeat of Stoke City and the two BT pundits were quick to qustion Slaven Bilic’s decision to sell the Irons academy product t Crystal Palace for £10 million. Scholes said: “I […]

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ClaretandHugh FB forum members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have their say on the slump in our fortunes and how they see the future. O It started with Antonio saga last season. We struggled when he was played at RB. Billic and the owners are not seeing things the same since the season started. Billic is losing support now […]

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By Pete Ellis What’s going on? There’s a lot of negativity and I take it with a pinch of salt usually, but when the glass half full brigade like me begin to worry, surely there are things that raise concern. I thought, like most, that the return of Payet, Lanzini and the introduction of Zaza would […]

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Towards the end of last season David Sullivan was asked whether he was ready to extend Slaven Bilic’s contract. Hs reponse will be haunting the co chairman himself, the manager and the fans. Sullivan never minces his words and made his position clear with these words: “I will give Slaven a new deal in January. […]

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Slaven Bilic has admitted he has a “big” problem and is living with it 24/7. The manager is a very worried man and said after yesterday’s game at the Hawthorns: “If we continue to defend like this as a team we can’t win a Premier League game. The problem is big. “We can’t say it is […]

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