15 May 2017
Exclusive by Hugh Southon West Ham’s under 23’s head for St James’ Park tomorrow night knowing that a Play off final victory will put them in amongst the “big boys” next season. And in an exclusive interview with ClaretandHugh boss Terry Westley explained he believes the lads will beat the Geordies and take their place at the […]
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15 May 2017
Let’s start by taking a look at some of the key statistics from yesterday’s 0-4 defeat to Liverpool at The London Stadium. Possession The possession statistics from yesterday’s embarrassing defeat at the hands of The Reds almost echoed those of our heroic 1-0 Victory over Spurs last week, but the result was to be so much different. Last week our distinct lack of keep ball was contradicted by our good performance, but yesterday afternoon our 33.2 percent...
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15 May 2017
Following another round of Premier League fixtures, Ref Watch returns to debate a number of the weekend's controversial talking points.
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15 May 2017
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Man Utd forward Teddy Sheringham is our guest on The Fantasy Football Club this week - and you can be a part of the show!
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15 May 2017
Did your team live up to expectations this weekend in the Premier League?
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on Thommo’s weekend grades
15 May 2017
Carol Combes -an admin on the ClaretandHugh Facebook group and website – isn’t one of our usual bloggers. But such was her anger at what she saw against Liverpool that she has been movcd to tell the squad exactly what she thinks of them! A message to the West Ham squad: As a long-standing West […]
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15 May 2017
Adam Lallana feels Liverpool passed a major test of character in the race for a Champions League spot by thrashing West Ham on Sunday.
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15 May 2017
West Ham decided to return to the bad old days and allow Liverpool to run over them. It was one of the worst performances of a terrible season and here’s how the ClaretandHugh Facebook followers responded @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O They’re already on holiday O The atmosphere here in the stadium is as if the fans have […]
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15 May 2017
West Ham stand-in skipper Winston Reid wants the Hammers to be harder to beat at the London Stadium but will have to wait until next season to help Slaven Bilic’s side fulfil his ambition. The Hammers suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat at home to Liverpool yesterday to conclude an indifferent first season at the new ground after leaving the Boleyn Ground last summer to make the switch. Jurgen Klopp’s side set about...
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15 May 2017
Winston Reid continued to preach a message of “we will learn from this season” in his comments after yesterday’s match against Liverpool. And he was keen to pay tribute to the Reds saying: ““It turned into a game that we really didn’t want. They are really good. They have good quality players and have a […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Reid admits everything went wrong!
15 May 2017
Yaya Toure is set to receive a new offer from Manchester City which will give him another year at the club, effectively killing off any projected move to West Ham. The possibility of a Hammers move – unlikely though it seemed – was raised last week in the media but never seemed a goer given […]
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15 May 2017
Some things are just wrong and taking the kids to work is one of them. Alarm bells were rattling all over the place when I watched Winston Reid and the others carrying their kids on to the pitch yesterday afternoon. We had heard all about focus, intensity, doing a Spurs on Liverpool and then the […]
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15 May 2017
Positioned in a different role, the Brazilian was again outstanding in the win at West Ham and showed why they cannot contemplate selling him this summer As Philippe Coutinho departed from the pitch on a warm afternoon in east London, his 89th‑minute substitution met by raucous applause by those who filled the away end, he was embraced by Jürgen Klopp. Nothing surprising there given the frequency with which the Liverpool manger hugs his players but this one felt a little...
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15 May 2017
There have been some special goals in the Premier League this season, but which one was the best?
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15 May 2017
Following Chelsea's Premier League title win, we want to know who gets your vote as the best champions of the Premier League era.
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14 May 2017
• Manager delighted with players after 4-0 victory at West Ham • Victory against Middlesbrough would guarantee top-four spot Jürgen Klopp insisted Liverpool have proved they can handle the pressure after a convincing win against West Ham United tightened their grip on a top-four finish. The manager hailed a “perfect afternoon” as his team defeated West Ham United 4-0 to climb to third position and within three points of securing a place in the Champions League next season...
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14 May 2017
West Ham's Andre Ayew somehow managed to hit the post twice with two close-range efforts in quick succession.
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14 May 2017
Gini Wijnaldum appeared to handle the ball in the Liverpool penalty area before Philippe Coutinho went up the other end to score.
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14 May 2017
Liverpool were "brilliant" in a "perfect" 4-0 Premier League win at West Ham on Sunday, led by the Brazilian, said the Reds manager
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14 May 2017
Slaven Bilic was bitterly disappointed with this afternoon’s performance revealing that he expected a similar display to the one that put paid to Spurs’ Title hopes. He said: “We were slower than on Friday night and they were quicker. “We could have got the first goal and it would definitely have affected the game. We should […]
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14 May 2017
The striker is focused on helping Jurgen Klopp's side to qualify for the Champions League following an injury-plagued season
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on Sturridge has no worries over Liverpool future after goalscoring return against West Ham
14 May 2017
Neil McDonald hands out the marks on a horrible afternoon Adrian: Like going back in time four months – half a dozen superb saves but still let in 4! 6 Byram: Would have been different if he’d hit the target in the first five minutes. Maybe. 4 Reid: Not even sure I can […]
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14 May 2017
Slaven Bilic took all of two minutes to sum up his feelings on the 4-0 defeat by Liverpool pulling no punches in the process. He said: “We can talk about that [the penalty decision] but it’s part of the game. I have to say, I am very very disappointed with the way we played. I wanted […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Bilic delivers brutal two minute verdict
14 May 2017
Slaven Bilic admitted West Ham weren't good enough in their 4-0 thrashing by Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.
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14 May 2017
David Gold has attempted to settle a controversial debate among Hammers fans by explaining Slaven Bilic always has the final decision on transfers at West Ham. It’s unlikely he will be believed by all the fans but he repeated what he has told ClaretandHugh many times in a latest tweet. Many believe that David Sullivan […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Gold reveals who makes transfer decisions
14 May 2017
West Ham 0 Liverpool 4 It’s always as well to hold your hands up when you are clearly second best but let’s be honest West Ham were never truly at it and for that there is no excuse. To play for the first 15 minutes and then hand the game over to the visitors is […]
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