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Declan Rice is this morning being linked with Manchester United despite him having made it clear he intends to stay at West Ham. The Daily Star Sunday has recycled Old Trafford link claiming that Manchester United have joined the race to sign the teenager. The report says United have officially declared their interest in Rice […]

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By Allen Cummings We’ve all got our own wish lists for the festive season. and Michail Antonio recently alluded on Instagram to something on his own list this Christmas, when he posted a picture of Andy Carroll with the words: “everyone needs a Carroll at Christmas”. Who would argue that it will […]

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Back in July Claret and Hugh ran a poll asking supporters their expectations of the Premier League season for West Ham and where readers expected they would finish. Full of optimism after spending over £100m on the summer transfer window nearly 72% of 3,000 that voted said a top-eight finish was achievable! Another 23% said ninth or tenth meaning […]

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Mario Husillos’ presence at the game between Greece and Finland, where he is believed to have been watching Olympiacos left back Leonardo Koutris, nails all that stuff about transfer window decisions not being considered until January 1. It also recognises that the left back position has become a real problem at the club along with […]

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Jack Wilshere reckons Felipe Anderson is getting there! The back-in-training Hammers midfielder has been watching our Brazilian boy carefully and speaking to www.whufc.com he declared: “It was difficult for him at the start as he came from Italy and he’s a Brazilian boy and it’s hard in the Premier League week-in, week-out. It doesn’t matter […]

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West Ham will finally get their day in court next week when the long-running feud over capacity at the London Stadium goes before a judge. Last Thursday West Ham went to the court of appeal to force stadium owners E20 to reveal six crucial emails which they claim contain proof of an ‘off-radar’ discussion which sheds significant light […]

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Stuart Pearce has entered the Mark Arnautovic debate and where things are likely to go from here! The former Hammers player and assistant boss under David Moyes was part of the set up under which we saw the striker transformed from the wing to central striker. And speaking on talkSPORT, Pearce cast doubts over the Austrian’s […]

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West Ham fans – currently voting in our latest poll are coming to an overwhelming verdict on whether the club should pay Mark Arnautovic £200k a week – or close to it – to remain at the club. ClaretandHugh launched the poll last night after morning newspaper reports claimed that such a demand had been […]

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West Ham appear to be on the left back case with the transfer window just around the corner. A report on Twitter from an account named “Scouts in Attendance” claims that Hammers director of football, Mario Husillos, was watching Greece beat Finland 1-0 last night. It adds that he was sat next to the associate […]

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Separating fact from fiction when football transfer talk is the subject would defeat many forensic scientists…except in the case of Danijel Arnautovic when it becomes pretty easy to read. After all, it’s not as though we haven’t been here before and as usual it’s in the international break. When Marko’s future has come under discussion it […]

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Angelo Ogbonna has kicked suggestions that the central defender is on his way to AS Roma into touch. The club have been rumoured as being interested in Oggy but his agent, Giovanni Branchini, has denied the possibility. “To date, there has been no contact, Ogbonna still has a contract with West Ham and it seems […]

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Declan Rice’s growing command of the Hammers defensive midfield position has drawn some extraordinary facts from the ‘databank.’ The 19 year old has been talking about his development into the role and in doing so has given a clue as to why he was ‘hooked’ at Liverpool in the first game of the season. Since […]

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Marko Arnautovic has been at the centre of the headlines all week with lengthy quotes from his agent brother Danijel that he wants to play at the highest level. And today it emerged in the national press and was confirmed by senior sources to ClaretandHugh later that he is asking for a £200,000 a week […]

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Marko Arnautovic wants £200,000-per-week to stay at West Ham, but the £200,000 question is: Is he worth it? There is little doubt that £200,000 this season is much like £100,000-per-week last season, given the crazy inflation of the transfer window. But for Arnautovic to warrant the Irons breaking their wage structure, he needs to prove […]

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Andy Carroll grabbed most of the headlines from the behind-closed-doors friendly against Brentford but it was a highly significant game for Nathan Holland. The highly skilled and super-quick winger – back from a two month injury – was in terrific form and looking to catch up with lost time as he laid his first team […]

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West Ham fans have beaten the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea in the rankings of the highest attendance in Britain! The Irons’ supporters routinely pack out the London Stadium to cheer on Manuel Pellegrini’s men, and they lie fifth in the rankings, per TalkSport. The highest attendance at West Ham was 56,947 against Wolves, only […]

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West Ham have confirmed that Mark Arnautouvic’s brother has hit the club with a £200k week pay demand. The Austrian striker has been in the news all week since his brother Danijel made it clear he could be on his way with Marko apparently saying that he trusted his brother with his best interests. Now […]

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Born Richard Craig Scudamore 11 August 1959 (age 59) Bristol, England Nationality British Education Kingsfield School Alma mater University of Nottingham Occupation Executive Chairman, Premier League Salary £900,000 (£2.5 million with bonuses) [1] Spouse(s) Catherine Scudamore Children 5 Not much shocks me in this game anymore! But I have to admit that the Hammers backing a £5 million golden […]

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Twitter user @EXWHUEMployee has told listeners on the West Ham Way Podcast broadcast on Phoenix FM that high earners in West Ham squad are causing a knock on effect to those what parity. “The problem with doing this and making our interest in Nasri clear and that we’re prepared to pay that wage is it’s […]

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Andy Carroll’s return to West Ham action is exciting for Aaron Cresswell! The big striker make his comeback earlier this week, as the Irons beat Brentford 2-1 in a behind-closed-doors friendly. Carroll has yet to play for the Hammers competitively this season. But Cresswell is delighted that the forward is back in contention to play […]

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VAR will be introduced to the Premier League from next season, but Pablo Zabaleta is cautious over the effect it will have on the game. Zabaleta was a pundit for the BBC during the World Cup in Russia, a tournament which featured VAR. Overall, the effect of technology seemed to have a positive effect on […]

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Marko Arnautovic wants £200,000-per-week to stay at West Ham, according to The Sun! Arnie and his brother hit the headlines earlier this week as he claimed that he could move to a Champions League club. Manchester United have been heavily linked with a bid for the Austria international. And a report from The Sun now […]

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David Gold insists that plans to cap the amount foreign players in the Premier League will not work. Reuters report that the FA has proposed limiting the amount of overseas stars from 17 to 12 following Brexit. FA chief executive Martin Glenn is understood to have explained the proposal to clubs on Thursday. But Gold […]

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Jack Wilshere loves the London Stadium! The midfielder has been injured for the majority of the season. But he started the Irons’ first three games of the season, but he has now undergone surgery on his minor ankle problem and is looking forward to getting back to playing in one of the finest stadiums in […]

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West Ham Chairman David Gold has come under fire after he became one of two Premier League chairmen to go on the record to support the £5m payment to outgoing PL Chairman Richard Scudamore. Gold was door stopped BBC journalist Dan Roan and Sky News outside the Connaught Rooms in London following the meeting. Gold said: “[He […]

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The Premier League has released a statement through Associated Press Journalist Rob Harris It reads: “The Premier League has today agreed the arrangement of Richard Scudamore stepping down from his role as Executive Chairman. The decision was made by the Audit and Remuneration Committee and the New-Executive Directors, supported and endorsed by the clubs. The payments, […]

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