West Ham are set to see four players – all of whom have suffered major or minor injuries – become avaialble for the match against Watford…with of course Dimi Payet leading the way. According to the very well respected Physio Room website which lists Premier League return dates for injured players, Sofiane Feghouli could be set […]
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Walking wounded – Irons get return dates
Posted on 04 September 2016.
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Adrain overwhelmed by response to Spain call up
Posted on 04 September 2016.
Adrian has given an interview to Spanish daily newspaper Marca about his call up to Spain. Adrian told Marca: “After completing training with West Ham I saw that my mobile had 300-odd Whatsapp messages and thousands of calls from people wanting to congratulate me. Going to the Premier League changed my life. England is where […]
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Hammers missed out on Vardy TWICE!
Posted on 04 September 2016.
West Ham have twice missed out on signing Jamie Vardy. It is now well known the club had him as No 1 on their hit list for a long time this summer before missing out when Arsenal came in. The player eventually stayed at the Foxes although ClaretandHugh can reveal the Irons were also ready […]
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Big Sam tried to make Vardy a Hammer
Posted on 04 September 2016.
Sam Allardyce has told Jamie Vardy he tried to sign him while he was West Ham manager and Vardy was at non-League Fleetwood only to be beaten by Leicester City. The England manager told Vardy that Fleetwood’s then manager, Micky Mellon, had recommended him in 2012. Vardy admitted: “When I first arrived for the squad, the manager […]
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Man U set to sign former Hammers starlet
Posted on 04 September 2016.
Manchester United are this morning reportedly keen to sign former Irons Academy product Idris Kanu to their own youth set up. The club is monitoring the striker’s progress after he impressed for the under-18 side against Middlesborough at Carrington according to the Manchester Evening News. Kanu scored twice in United’s 5-1 win and could be […]
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Top Refs body denies Halsey claims
Posted on 04 September 2016.
The referee’s organising body has denied claims by Mark Halsey they have put pressure on refs to claim they had not seen controversial match incidents. ClaretandHugh covered Halsey’s comments yesterday after they had appeared in the national press and followed closely on the Sergio Aguero/Wimston Reid elbowing affair. The organising body for elite referees in […]
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Hammer Fernandes scores scorcher for Switzerland
Posted on 04 September 2016.
West Ham paid a transfer fee thought to be worth £5.5m to sign attacking midfielder Edimilson Fernandes from FC Sion. Fernandes is the cousin of former Manchester City and Leicester midfielder Gelson Fernandes. The 20-year-old came through the youth system at FC Sion and has since made 48 first-team appearances for the Swiss club, scoring […]
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Hurt Gold “pained” by Twitter attack
Posted on 03 September 2016.
David Gold has admitted being seriously hurt at a Twitter claim which questioned his motives on telling supporters to sit not stand at the London Stadium. The club has issued a recent statement via Karren Brady that the club would take serious action against those who continue to stand and obstruct the view of others. […]
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DG makes it clear Payet was Irons untouchable
Posted on 03 September 2016.
David Gold has made it clear there was NEVER any intention of allowing Dimitri Payet to leave West Ham this summer despite him becoming one of the top players at the Euro 2016 tournament. The co-chairman told the official site: “There was obviously a lot of speculation surrounding the future of Dimitri Payet and a […]
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Brady makes her point
Posted on 03 September 2016.
Hammers vice chairman Karren Brady claims the Irons are no longer a selling club. And she points to the summer signings to back her claim after the club brought in Sofiane Feghouli, Ashley Fletcher, Andre Ayew, Alvaro Arbeloa, Arthur Masuaku and Havard Nordtveit on permanent contracts amongst other players. Simone Zaza and Gokhan Tore on loan […]
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Manchester United move to snap up West Ham starlet Idris Kanu after taking 16-year-old on trial
Posted on 03 September 2016.
Idris Kanu started for Man Utd’s Under 18s against Middlesbrough at Carrington on Saturday and scored twice in a 5-1 win under the watchful eyes of new coach Kieran McKenna.
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Former ref claims he was told to turn blind eye
Posted on 03 September 2016.
Former Premier League ref Mark Halsey has turned whistlebower immediately after the controversial Sergio Aguero/Winston Reid elbowing incident. And he has declared he was told by his superiors to say he had not seen controversial incidents in matches. Halsey suggested during a Twitter conversation on Friday that Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) – the […]
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Sam ignores Antonio… right or wrong? Your verdict
Posted on 03 September 2016.
Sam Allardyce – having brought Michael Antonio into his international squad – has left him out of tomorrow’s starting line-up for the match in Slovakia. Right or wrong? ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have their say. O I think it’s a wise decision to give him a chance from the bench. It’s a qualifier, […]
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On-track Cressie ready for wow factor
Posted on 03 September 2016.
Aaron Cresswell is getting better and after talking to a consultant is now on track to step up his rehab. Speaking to the official site the left back has been talking about his aims and hopes as he makes his bis to make an early appearance in our fabulous new home. He said: “I’m on […]
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Bilic’s window talk
Posted on 03 September 2016.
Slaven Bilic could hardly be more delighted to have drafted former Real Madrid right back Alvaro Arbeloa into the squad on deadline day. Speaking to the official website he said: “His CV is top of course. He was at Liverpool so he knows the Premier League. He had 10 years at Real Madrid and won everything. […]
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Aguero receives three match ban for Reid elbow
Posted on 03 September 2016.
Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero will miss the Premier League derby against Manchester United on 10th September after being banned for three games. A Football Association panel found the 28 year old striker guilty of violent conduct after he elbowed West Ham’s Winston Reid in City’s 3-1 Premier League win on Sunday. Aguero is also suspended […]
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Valencia to own Lime Street and Irons carrier bags arrive at Big Sam’s England training headquarters
Posted on 03 September 2016.
ClaretandHugh blogger Pete Ellis takes a quirky sideways look at the Irons week that was! TEARS OVER VALENICA! Valencia has moved to Everton on deadline day, causing many a fan to shed a tear (on merseyside). The deal will become permanent if Enner bags five goals this season, I suspect West Ham have already booked […]
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Video: Zaza scores goals for fun
Posted on 03 September 2016.
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Sam keeps Antonio on sidelines
Posted on 03 September 2016.
After the high excitement of seeing Michail Antonio called up for England my interest in the international team was briefly re-ignited. Sam Allardyce made a top call in bringing the Iron into the Three Lions fold and I can’t think of a worthier candidate – so well done to the manager on that. Sadly however, the […]
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Gold stands firm in face of fans petition
Posted on 03 September 2016.
David Gold has again called for fans to sit down in the London Stadium. Despite him and David Sulivan calling for the fans to do so in a statement on the official site, a petition has now been started for the possible introduction of a safe a standing area in the ground. However, this remains […]
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What you say about the stadium shirt ban
Posted on 03 September 2016.
Shirts of opposition teams have been popping up across the London Arena prompting the club and operators to take action and ban them. Right or wrong? Hammers fans at the ClaretandHugh forum – https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ – have been responding O Never understood parents taking little Johnny to West Ham wearing a Chelsea or Man U kit…common sense […]
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Why West Ham’s squad depth is better than you thought…
Posted on 02 September 2016.
It’s obvious that the first few signings we made in the summer were with Europa League football in mind – you need a squad if you’re to have any chance of being successful in Europe and domestically. But having failed to reach the group stages of the competition, Slaven Bilic now finds himself with something
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Fans phone-in returns
Posted on 02 September 2016.
We’re back again with our first phone-in of the season giving our fellow Hammers fans the chance to vent or praise on all things West Ham. This season we’ll be looking to run this feature at least once each month so if you’d like to join in at any time then please contact us on […]
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Interest in released midfielder
Posted on 02 September 2016.
Diego Poyet has become a target for Championship and European clubs after becoming a free agent. Poyet and the Irons agreed to terminate his contract on deadline day and the former Charlton midfielder, who has had loan spells at MK Dons and Huddersfield, is open to a move abroad as well as looking at options […]
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Camparing West Ham’s strikers to the ones they missed out on this summer…
Posted on 02 September 2016.
Transfer deadline day has now passed and we now know what our strike force is for the season, but how many goals should we expect from our players from the remaining fixtures in the league? I’ve got my calculator back out from the drawer and I have come up with these interesting stats based on
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West Ham go over the top on wages
Posted on 02 September 2016.
West Ham have increased their wage bill by £11m per season despite releasing over £18m of wages per season in outbound and loan players. Ten of our new signings will cost nearly £24m per season in wages but that is only a £5.5m net increase when you factor in those who have left, left at […]
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