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Cheik Kouyate and co chairman David Gold are as one –  Mark Noble deserves an England call-up. His two penalties last weekend and another brace this made the point once again that the captain should surely get an outing in the international shirt. Saturday’s fellow goalscorer Kouyate said: ““First of all, Mark is a leader. […]

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Former Hammers skipper, Lucas Neill has been declared bankrupt. Neill, who it’s estimated earned close to £21m in a career that included 15 years playing in England, much of it in the Premier League, will be interviewed by executives from an insolvency firm this week as they seek to establish the extent of his debts. But […]

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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists Mark Noble can still help England at Euro 2016.

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Our partners Blowing Bubbles Magazine have produced a magnificent tribute to the Boleyn in the commemorative issue which is OUT ON THURSDAY! The issue will become a collector’s item and includes: O Special wrap front cover O Leading writers penning their fondest memories of visiting the ‘Old Lady’ O Derby, Southampton and Sunderland supporters discussing […]

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        by Pete Ellis Where is the fear? As Hammers, we have all known that sickening feeling of travelling to a “big club”  and hoping that we put on a show so we don’t get embarrassed. Usually it results in a loss, but so long as it’s not a thumping, we begrudgingly […]

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A major new twist hit the race for the Champions league yesterday when Southampton crushed Manchester City to open up a possible new West Ham route into the top four. It meant that City – bound for a Real Madrid second leg semi final clash this week – are now on 64 points with tough […]

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The Mirror’s James NuJames Nursey has produced a really nice report on the Irons clash with West Brom in which he discusses blown kisses being the  Croatian way…Sam Allardyce… and the Hammers astonishing progress. Here are the bits I really liked: Mark Noble’s match-winning double was greeted by Slaven Bilic blowing the Hammers’ captain a kiss from […]

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Claudio Ranieri flies to Italy with Leicester on verge of title, is time running out for Jack Wilshere to make Euro 2016 and will Pellegrini gamble pay off in Madrid? The romantic at heart might hope that Leicester complete their crowning achievement on their own turf by defeating Everton at an incredulous King Power Stadium but the fact we can seemingly afford to be that picky is astonishing in itself and perhaps an …

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The West Ham captain has enjoyed his best season and scored twice in a comfortable 2-0 win at West Brom on Saturday, which keeps his side in the hunt for a Champions League place.

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• ‘No better midfielders this season,’ than West Ham captain, claims manager • Noble scores twice at West Brom to make it four goals in two games The England manager may have compared him to Grant Holt but for Slaven Bilic the merits of Mark Noble are all too obvious. “There are no midfielders who are having a better season than he is – constantly from the first game …

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Amazing Slaven Bilic made a young lad’s wildest dream come true after the West Brom match and showed himself to be perhaps the finest person to ever manage the Hammers. ClaretandHugh was contacted by  follower and the young man’s father, David Parry, who could barely believe what was happening when the Irons boss approached him […]

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Alexandre Lacazette now looks certain to be leaving Olympique Lyonnais this summer with the Premier League his clearly favoured option. ClaretandHugh reported earlier today that talks between the player’s agent and his advisers appeared to becoming more positive although sources at the club continue to insist nothing has yet been formally agreed. However, we have […]

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        By Pete Ellis I know all about knee jerk ‘Jerks’ because I have been one in past years. Yep, I have put my size 12s on and firmly laid the boot into West Ham in the past after another underwhelming performance. But honestly, really, what can you say when some of  my […]

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Fears that Manu Lanzini could miss the weekend match against Swansea were  cleared up earlier this afternoon. The Argentine midfield playmaker was subbed three minutes from the end – being replaced by Reece Oxford – amid fears that he had suffered a knee injury. But a well placed insider told ClaretandHugh: “We were all holding […]

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West Ham captain Mark Noble insists the Hammers have set the standard after they maintained their European charge at West Brom.

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Mark Noble – like the rest of us – wants the season to go on and on! After grabbing two goals in the victory over West Brom he said: “I’m obviously just enjoying my football at the minute.  There’s three games left and we don’t want the season to finish, to be honest.” “I got two […]

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  A great win and three more precious points as the Hammers fans start to look ever more longingly at their passports. Some were worried about yesterday’s Hawthorns clash pre-match but after overcoming  a tricky first 25 minutes we cruised to one of our most comfortable victories of the season.. And that really is no […]

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David Gold has explained how he was moved to salute the Irons fans at West Brom after yesterday afternoon’s fine victory. The co chairman walked the entire circumference of the Hawthorns pitch to join the fans in their celebrations at the end of the 90 minutes. And his actions brought universal praise across the social […]

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West Ham are focusing all their transfer market energies on French striker Alexandre Lacazette who is moving closer to a deal with the club. Slaven Bilic wants all transfer dealings done as soon as the transfer window opens and would love to see the player on board by then. And reports from inside the Hammers is that […]

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How long is it since we have looked forward to a Sunday in which the Irons are not involved as much as the Saturday afternoon when they were?. How long is it since we have been able to talk Europe, Europe and more Europe rather than looking over our shoulders at the relegation places at […]

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West Ham plan to hold talks over Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette as they prepare to break the club’s transfer record to mark their arrival at the Olympic Stadium.

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Slaven Bilic is talking Europe in a big way after a fine win at West Brom this afternoon. Looking back on the 90 minutes he reflected: “It is a great performance to come here and win, anyhow, but to do it in style like we did on Saturday makes us pleased and proud.” Speaking to […]

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Slaven Bilic was delighted with the victory over the Baggies declaring “We totally deserved it.” He added: “They are physical and organised. They have a good home record against big teams and they were better in the first 25 minutes. We were on the back foot but then we started to stretch them. “The goals helped […]

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West Ham United sent out a European warning as they powered into fifth with an impressive win at West Brom.

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Baggies 0 Irons 3 West Ham survived a really dodgy half an hour with  large helping of decent defending and a fair bit of luck before recording one of their most comfortable wins of the season. Funny how often good teams get lucky isn’t it? 😉 Baggies boss Tony Pulis had sprung a surprise on […]

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