Posted on 24 January 2019.
West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini says it is impossible to know Marko Arnauotvic future as a Hammer. When asked by reporters at Rush Green this lunchtime whether Marko could play on Sunday Pellegrini answered: “On Friday, we will see the names of the players in the squad list. Marko is working with us without any problems. It […]
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed Andy Carroll rumours linking him with a move away from West Ham this winter. Carroll was linked to an unlikely move to Spurs earlier this week by a red-topped tabloid. Pellegrini confirmed he didn’t think Andy Carroll before the end of the season when his current contract expires. Pellegrini told reporters at […]
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
Bookmakers have heavily slashed the odds of Declan Rice joining Manchester City this January but the chances of that happening can be taken with a large pinch of salt. Several of the High Street bookies have slashed the odds from 20/1 to 5/2. At the start of the window was 1/18 to stay with the […]
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
West Ham have this morning publicly confirmed their interest in Maxi Gomez for the first time. There have of course been many media reports covering the story but until now the club has given no official word on whether the speculation is real or simply transfer window gossip. However, with new stories emerging today that […]
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
West Ham are expecting late developments from China on the Marko Arnautovic transfer saga towards or on Transfer deadline day! Despite the window in the orient remaining open until the end of February the Hammers will not entertain any bids after our transfer window closes as it will be impossible to replace the Austrian. A […]
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
West Ham striker Andy Carroll has put his Chigwell house up for sale with an asking price of £5m. The 30-year-old Hammer who has less than six months remaining on his West Ham contract is selling his nine-bedroom Essex mansion with the details listed on Rightmove.co.uk Estate agents John Thoma describe the home “A spectacular nine bedroom […]
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
West Ham are this morning reported to have held new talks with Celta Vigo over the possibility of signing Maxi Gomez. The £40m-rated Uruguay international is seen as a replacement for Marko Arnautovic who is still determined to leave. However, although there could be a U turn closer to transfer deadline day by the Spaniards, […]
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
United had been top of the Deloitte Money League for the previous two years but Real Madrid and Barcelona have leapfrogged them as Europe's top two earners in the table.
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
With the January transfer window just days away from shutting, Premier League clubs are frantically trying to conclude their business ahead of the second half of the season.
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
West Ham have had further talks with Celta Vigo over the possibility of signing Maxi Gomez. The £40m-rated Uruguay international is seen as a replacement for Marko Arnautovic.
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
West Ham’s game with Liverpool on Monday night 4th February could yet be moved if the Hammers fail to finish off AFC Wimbledon this weekend in the FA Cup. Should the Hammers draw against the League 2 side and be involved in a FA Cup fourth-round replay, the meeting with the Reds would move to Sunday […]
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
Angelo Ogbonna has been doing a fine job alongside Issa Diop at the heart of the Irons defence and he is set to make his eighth successive appearance at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday. There had been much speculation the Italian could be on his way in the transfer window. Instead, he has become a key […]
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
The London Stadium has been deemed to be unsuitable for cricket and will no longer be used for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. World Cup managing director Steve Elworthy told the Daily Mirror “The Olympic Stadium is big enough to host cricket, we commissioned three drop-in pitches and they are currently growing at Loughborough. But we […]
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
Mark Noble will adopt a father figure approach to looking after Declan Rice and Grady Diangana after two of our hottest youth properties both signed deals with the club. That the Hammers are spending big money on established players whilst signing up the best of the the academy prospects shows the extent to which this […]
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
Saturday afternoon is going to tell us a lot and in my book has become a very significant day in the life of Marko Arnautovic and West Ham United. For although there would be reasons for omitting any of the regular first teamers from a Cup match against a team currently rock bottom in League […]
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
There’s bad luck and then there’s bad luck – Ryan Fredericks has had his share of both! After signing on a free from Fulham and getting some early action Pablo Zabaleta’s outstanding form left him kicking his heels on the sidelines. And of course when he did get the chance of a return he has […]
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
It is not uncommon for footballers to show off their skills and perform some keepie-uppies when they are unveiled by a new club. But Toni Martinez decided to do things a little differently this week.
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
ClaretandHugh is heading for a new landmark of 100,000 followers as we move into our fifth year of operation following our formation in 2014. The site currently has 96,866 having seen a near 18,000 rise since November 2018 until yesterday whilst maintaining a monthly hits figure of 1 million plus We make a point of […]
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
Sunderland striker Josh Maja is being reported as remaining on the West Ham radar at around £2 million. Reports claim that should the two clubs do a deal for the 20 year old the Hammers would be prepared to send the 16 goal hitman back to the Black Cats on loan for the rest of […]
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Posted on 23 January 2019.
West Ham holds no interest in Italian bad boy Mario Balotelli club insiders have confirmed. Last week Italian media outlet, TMW claimed Manuel Pellegrini has personally enquired understand the availability of Balotelli, The striker has not played since last December 4 after yet another bust-up. The Daily Mirror claimed Patrick Vieira has told Balotelli that he would not be allowed to […]
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Posted on 22 January 2019.
Last year Claret and Hugh were selected by an independent panel to sit on the new West Ham United Official Supporters Board (WHUOSB) to represent our 96,886 registered website members who frequently use www.claretandhugh.info. Associate editor Sean Whetstone attended the first meeting organised by the club in the club store at the London Stadium on 29th November last […]
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Posted on 22 January 2019.
Episode nineteen of season eight of the popular West Ham podcast Moore Than Just A Podcast is now available. Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone and fellow presenter Nigel Kahn are joined this week by Football.London journalist Sam Inkersole to discuss the Bournemouth away defeat, transfer news and of course Marko Arnautovic as we attempt to get to […]
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Posted on 22 January 2019.
Reece Oxford returned to action in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Gillingham today in a match organised to test right back Ryan Fredericks fitness after injury. However, the former Fulham defender didn’t appear until the 17th minute and left the action before the end of the 90 sparking suggestions that Pablo Zabaleta is set to start […]
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Posted on 22 January 2019.
The majority of supporters are prepared to forgive Marko Arnautovic for wanting to leave the Hammers if he knuckles down to training and playing for West Ham. A Claret and Hugh poll of almost 2,000 readers reveals that nearly sixty-seven per cent are prepared to forgive and forget while the remaining thirty-three per cent while not […]
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Posted on 22 January 2019.
Robert Snodgrass has set up a charity auction page in aid of the young Hammer’s cancer treatment. Brave little Isla has undergone intensive treatment in the UK and is currently in Spain receiving groundbreaking chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Snoddy and Mark Noble visited Isla and her family in Barcelona before Christmas and such was the impact […]
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Posted on 22 January 2019.
The Football Association have today released their long-awaited report into pitch invasions and crowd trouble at the London Stadium on 10th March 2018 when West Ham played Burnley. In a statement, the FA say: “West Ham United FC has been fined £100,000 for failing to ensure that its spectators conducted themselves in an orderly fashion […]
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