Posted on 19 December 2018.
West Ham will next week be holding their pre-January transfer window board meeting and decide if there’s anything at all they can do to bring in new signings. The club has consistently claimed there’s no money left and they could be in breach of Financial Fair Play regulations if they move in the winter window. […]
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Posted on 19 December 2018.
Reports have again emerged today that Galatasaray are close to signing Andy Carroll but have been emphatically denied by CandH sources inside the London Stadium. AC has been regularly linked with the Turkish outfit over recent weeks but as was the case a couple of weeks ago the Hammers have made it clear no interest […]
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Posted on 19 December 2018.
Manchester United midfielder Andrea Pereira is the latest player to be linked to the Irons this January. The Mirror has been claiming that his six appearances at Old Trafford this season has left Manuel Pellegrini looking to capitalise on Pereira’s wish to find regular football. The report points out that the Belgian born Brazilian has […]
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Posted on 19 December 2018.
West Ham are continuing to insist that there is two and a half years left on Declan Rice’s contract and that new talks will be held on the position in the summer. Negotiations with his representatives has been continuing for a long time and the current offer has been widely publicised in the national press […]
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Posted on 19 December 2018.
Big speculation that West Ham may be ready to listen to offers for Michail Antonio next month -notably from Crystal Palace – are now very much on the wane. And that’s a tribute to Michail who is at last showing the new boss what he has got and rapidly returning to the fitness levels for […]
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Posted on 19 December 2018.
The January transfer window opens in less than two weeks and clubs are finalising their plans to bring in reinforcements this winter. Stay tuned as Sportsmail brings you all the latest news.
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Posted on 19 December 2018.
Sportsmail will provide you with everything you need to know for the Carabao Cup third round including time, date and how to watch plus fixtures and key dates.
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Posted on 18 December 2018.
By CandH blogger Allen Cummings So what makes a good manager? Is it his coaching ability; his tactical awareness; his eye for a player; his man management skills? Well all of those, of course but in West Ham’s case maybe you could add; his hairstyle! Because for those who have been around […]
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Posted on 18 December 2018.
Fifth-round matches in this season's FA Cup will be settled on the day, with no replays, the Football Association has announced.
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Posted on 18 December 2018.
Samir Nasri’s short term switch to the Irons now looks nailed on after it became clear that Jack Wilshere’s return remains very much on hold. News emerged this morning that the £100k a week former Gunner could be out for a further five weeks and may need further surgery on the ankle other than the […]
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Posted on 18 December 2018.
Any lingering Manchester United hopes of signing Marko Arnautovic appear dead in the water! The striker of course currently injured, but reports repeatedly claimed that Jose Mourinho was a huge fan of the Austria international. And it does make sense; Arnie is quick, strong and has a very prolific eye for goal, unlike misfiring Romelu […]
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Posted on 18 December 2018.
Plagued by injury for so much of his career, Wilshere has played just five minutes since September, when he had minor surgery on his left ankle. He hurt his right ankle training this month.
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Posted on 18 December 2018.
West Ham believe not only that very few – if any – additions required in the winter window but that with everybody fit by summer there should be little need to strengthen then either. For despite the current crop of injuries they continue to win matches and there is great confidence that starman Manu Lanzini […]
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Posted on 18 December 2018.
Jack Wilshere’s injury issues are becoming the nightmare many predicted when the club decided to invest in a three year contract for the former Gunner. For this morning The Mirror– via Darren Lewis – who has good links to the London Stadium inside sources reports that the midfielder is likely to be missing for yet […]
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Posted on 18 December 2018.
In line with our policy of reporting all things Hammers we will bringing you rumours from here, there and everywhere as and when they arise with the winter window approaching under the above headline. This should allow you to discover any outlets that can be trusted and those which simply have an eye on the […]
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Posted on 18 December 2018.
There are many factors involved in settling into a football club and forging your best form. There’s always pressure especially when you have cost £35 million and exceeded a club transfer record by £10 million. This the expectations heaped up as Felipe Anderson took his first steps into the Hammers team and the initial reaction […]
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Posted on 18 December 2018.
Episode sixteen of season eight of the popular West Ham podcast Moore Than Just A Podcast is now available. Listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with fellow presenters Nigel Kahn and John Bucci discuss the rin swept to victory against Fulham over the weekend to make it four wins on the bounce. Nigel interviews the new […]
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Posted on 17 December 2018.
West Ham had sixty-two supporters arrested last season in London by the Met Police of which twenty-one went on to be charged and one ended up with a Football Banning Order. In details obtained by Claret and Hugh from Metropolitan Police under Freedom of Information West Ham ranked second for the number of football arrests in the […]
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Posted on 17 December 2018.
Robert Snodgrass has been named the Premier League’s most in form player. The extraordinary news – which comes via the Sky Sports Power Rankings – completes and extraordinary few weeks in the 31 year old Hammers career. For it comes as a shock but staggeringly has seen him topple Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah from top spot […]
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Posted on 17 December 2018.
In a Freedom of Information request submitted by Claret and Hugh to the Metropolitan Police, we can reveal the true cost of policing Premier League football games in the capital last season. Figures reveal that Crystal Palace cost the least to police at £350,097 for the season with zero recovered from the South London club. […]
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Posted on 17 December 2018.
CandH Exclusive David Gold talks to founding editor Hugh Southon David Gold has spoken on the board’s expectations when they appointed Manuel Pellegrini back in the summer on a salary of £10 million. With the club approaching the halfway point of the season the co chairman – talking exclusively to ClaretandHugh – said:: “We wanted […]
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Posted on 17 December 2018.
West Ham’s recent surge up the league is clearly changing perceptions about their viewing potential among the broadcasters at Sky and BT. For no less than three of their February fixtures have been rescheduled as the team climb the league and show real ambition for the top slots. And that two of the changes come […]
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Posted on 17 December 2018.
West Ham stars Mark Noble and Robert Snodgrass made a special trip to wish cancer stricken little one Isla Caton a happy Christmas. The captain and fellow midfielder flew out to visit the family, as Isla receives treatment at a centre in Spain to try curing her. Isla from Hornchurch, was diagnosed with stage four […]
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Posted on 17 December 2018.
Pablo Zabaleta is far too long in the tooth to become over excited by four back to back wins but he is obviously very chuffed at what’s happening at the club right now. Interviews with the Argentine veteran are always something to be enjoyed because they are always full of optimism, laced with a healthy […]
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Posted on 17 December 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini has revealed how the £5 million deal which brought Fabian Balbuena to West Ham was one of the most important buys of the summer. Issa Diop at £22 million was the big signing but Pelle probably made the cutest signing of the summer when bringing ‘The General’ into his squad. And it has […]
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Posted on 17 December 2018.
CandH Exclusive West Ham’s under 23s have drawn numerous scouts from the Premier League over the last three weeks Reece Oxford thought to be a priority target. However, such has been the amazing work carried out in the youth set up under academy chief Terry Westley that various other youngsters could easily have been identified. […]
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