National newspaper journalist and mega Manchester City fan Scott Loney has sent ClaretandHugh this very personal blog to remind Hammers fans their current London Stadium problems are not unique. By Scott Loney Sheikh Mansour dropped roughly £210m of his estimated £20 billion fortune when he acquired my beloved club Manchester City back in August 2008. […]
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Message from Manchester: Irons problems not unique
Posted on 28 March 2018.
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‘Arnie’ warms up for Saints in style
Posted on 28 March 2018.
Marko Arnautovic is on fire as the highly critical match against Southampton approaches this weekend. The club’s record signing grabbed his third goal of the international break in Austria’s 4-0 friendly international win over Luxembourg. Arnie had netted twice in Austria’s win over Slovenia on Friday and was again on target within four minutes at […]
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‘Super Saturday’ and a fans gold medal up for grabs
Posted on 28 March 2018.
By Allen Cummings Saturday 4th August 2012. A date now etched in this country’s sporting history. Forever remembered as Super Saturday. It was the day the Olympic Stadium, as it was known then, produced a noise and an atmosphere rarely heard before or since at any kind of sporting event in this country. The […]
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Here’s how the LS profit loss could be sorted
Posted on 28 March 2018.
The London Stadium is forecast to lose £23m in this financial year come close to next month. Athletics is often touted as the problem but in fact represents just 50 per cent of the problem. UK Athletics pay just £35,000 per year as a maintenance fee plus a share of ticket profits on crowds larger […]
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West Ham to use security barrier in Southampton clash to protect under-threat owners
Posted on 27 March 2018.
Reports have suggested Sullivan and Gold intend to be at the match, a crucial one in West Ham’s battle against relegation, and the barrier will stop supporters getting too close to the directors’ box.
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West Ham to use security banner in Southampton clash to protect under-threat owners
Posted on 27 March 2018.
Reports have suggested Sullivan and Gold intend to be at the match, a crucial one in West Ham’s battle against relegation, and the barrier will stop supporters getting too close to the directors’ box.
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Cottee calls for change at every level
Posted on 27 March 2018.
“There needs to be a complete and utter overhaul at the club, at probably every level,” Former Hammer Tony Cottee has told Sky Sports “Can you do that now? I’m not so sure. There are eight games left. It is important that everybody sticks together, the fans, the players, the management.Everybody has to stick together […]
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Barriers go up at the London Stadium
Posted on 27 March 2018.
Crowd safety barriers will go up on the walkway in front of the director’s box at the London Stadium before Saturday to prevent a repeat of the protest that marred the West Ham v Burnley match. One disabled season ticket holder told KUMB.com that they have been moved from their normal seat to allow the erection […]
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Nobes in biggest fan appeal yet
Posted on 27 March 2018.
Mark Noble has taken the unusual step of writing an open letter to the fans opening with the words ‘Dear fellow Hammer’ as he bids to play into their passion ahead of Saturday’s game. In fairness to the club’s official site www.whufc.com it’s not a bad promotional technique as the club prepares for its biggest […]
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West Ham captain Mark Noble urges supporters to get behind team
Posted on 27 March 2018.
West Ham captain Mark Noble has pleaded with supporters not to repeat the crowd trouble which marred the defeat by Burnley ahead of their next match.
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Irons pay 128 times more for LS than Athletics UK
Posted on 27 March 2018.
Way back in 2016 ClaretandHugh published this article explaining the huge difference in the amounts of money paid for the use of the London Stadium by West Ham and UK Athletics. In the light of recent events we thought it worth running again given the tensions that are apparently surfacing between the stadium owners and […]
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Arthur Masuaku and Gael Kakuta among four players to quit DR Congo camp
Posted on 27 March 2018.
Four players have walked out on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national team to protest against the poor organisation around a friendly match.
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Midfielder may get last chance to impress against Saints
Posted on 27 March 2018.
Joao Mario could land a near last chance to nail down a Hammers future on Saturday if the worst case scenario surrounding Manu Lanzini develops. The club still hasn’t heard the outcome of the Argentine’s scan on the knock he received against Italy last week and so options remain open at this stage on team […]
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Real answers please – not political window dressing
Posted on 27 March 2018.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s meeting with Karren Brady yesterday looks very much like the tea and biscuits meeting he’d claimed he wanted to avoid. Much has been said about the move to the stadium and I was among those who opposed it. Sadly it went ahead and despite all the frustration and irritation that’s […]
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Silva linked with Hammers hot seat
Posted on 27 March 2018.
Former Watford boss Marco Silva is being lined up to replace David Moyes at West Ham United, according to reports in Spain.
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Khan gives Brady 45 minutes on massive issues
Posted on 27 March 2018.
West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady finally achieved her meeting with London Mayor, Sadiq Khan 15 months after first asking. Disappointingly the meeting lasted just 45 minutes indicating the complex issues surrounding the London Stadium could not be resolved between the pair in that time frame. Last week the London Mayor insisted he had not met […]
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Charlie Austin in fitness race
Posted on 26 March 2018.
Southampton’s Charlie Austin is racing to be fit for his first game in 16 against West Ham on Saturday. Austin remains the club’s six-goal top-scorer despite his long absence from action with a hamstring injury but is now back in action and hoping to play some part in the London Stadium clash. Saints record signing, […]
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Lanzini scan…Kouyate illness
Posted on 26 March 2018.
West Ham are sweating on Manu Lanzini being fit for the weekend match against Southampton after it emerged that he was being scanned for the knock he received in the match against Italy when making his debut for the Argentina national team. The precise nature of the injury is still not known but the national […]
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Masuaku in walk out
Posted on 26 March 2018.
Arthur Masuaku was one of four players to quit the DR Congo set up today and return to West Ham United. The left sided wing back was set for an international debut in his nation’s friendly against Tanzania in Dar-Es-Salaam tomorrow (Tues) but instead booked a ticket for London and the east end after an […]
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Relegation poll result revealed
Posted on 26 March 2018.
The majority of supporters think West Ham will be relegated this season. Nearly 51% of 1,395 voters said the Hammers will face relegation while 49% of those who took part in a Claret and Hugh poll think we can survive the drop. With ten games left to play West Ham sit precariously in 17th spot […]
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Sullivan lawyers seek retraction from The Times
Posted on 26 March 2018.
West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan’s lawyers are today seeking a retraction of a story in The Times which they say wrongly claims he “acted illegally in his tax affairs” . Sullivan is challenging their report that he illegally avoided £700,000 in tax after placing money into West Ham United from his family company in 2010. The story […]
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West Ham co-owner David Sullivan used club to avoid £700,000 tax
Posted on 26 March 2018.
West Ham have suffered further distractions off the field following the news that co-owner David Sullivan avoided paying £700,000 in taxes through the Premier League club.
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West Ham sweat on fitness of Manuel Lanzini
Posted on 26 March 2018.
West Ham winger Manuel Lanzini could be left out of the Argentina squad for Tuesday’s clash with Spain after picking up a knock while on international duty.
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Irons board must dig deeper than ever before
Posted on 26 March 2018.
Let’s be brutally frank about this, if the Hammers survive this awful season the board of directors are going to have to dig deeper into their pockets than ever before to sort out the mess in our squad.. Truth is that from back to front we look much less than average in most positions and […]
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Lanzini worry
Posted on 26 March 2018.
Manu Lanzini has picked up a knock whilst on international duty. And although it is unlikely to keep him out of the match against Southampton this weekend it comes as a minor worry at the wrong time. The precise nature of the injury is not known at this stage early reports are that it will […]
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Hammer’s future looks uncertain
Posted on 26 March 2018.
Sam Byram’s West Ham future is very much on the line as the club heads towards summer. And even should the Hammers slip into the Championship the player’s injury record this season limits his chances of remaining at the club. Although he was near ever-present for Leeds whilst at Elland Road his regular problems at […]
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