24 March 2017
West Ham are set to pick up an £11 million fee if Everton take up the first option they hold on Enner Valencia. The striker – who was shipped out to Goodison on loan after a miserable time at the Irons – has been in fine form and receiving rave reports over the last few […]
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24 March 2017
Finally great news after recent miseries upon miseries. Diafra Sakho is close to a return with ClaretandHugh having been told he could make an appearance in the match against Swansea on April 5. If not he will certainly be ready for the next game against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light and this is news […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on At last…fantastic news – we should all be overjoyed
24 March 2017
We all accept last Summer’s transfer window was a disaster. Recent financial accounts confirmed the club spent a total of £45.7m last summer but who is to blame for it ALL going so wrong? Contrary to popular belief the de facto director of football David Sullivan, Head of Recruitment Tony Henry and manager Slaven Bilic each […]
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24 March 2017
Cheikhou Koulyate has assured concerned West Ham fans that the downcast players’ confidence will come flooding back if the Hammers win at Hull City Kouyate, who helped Senegal to 1-1 draw with Nigeria at Barnet’s The Hive in a friendly match last night, realises that a victory at the KCOM Stadium against Marco Silva’s men will do wonders for morale in the camp. A win against the Tigers is desperately in order ...
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on West Ham ace Kouyate desperate for confidence boost with Premier League victory at Hull
24 March 2017
Gareth Southgate opted to include only three strikers in his squad for this break, with Marcus Rashford joining Jamie Vardy and Jermain Defoe for the games against Germany and Lithuania
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24 March 2017
Exclusive by Hugh Southon Diafro Sakho’s planned return to action could come as early as the game against Swansea on April 8 at the London Stadium. We explained here last night (Thurs) that reports claiming the striker would not appear this season were false with an insider telling us that he has been demanding to […]
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24 March 2017
Hammers Summer target Gylfi Sigurdsson has been discussing his Swansea future after admitting that he dreams of playing for a big club. “Hopefully if I continue doing well for Swansea and Iceland then in the near future, I can play in a big club. I am enjoying being one of the senior players, though. “We […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers to make second bid for Swansea winger
24 March 2017
Just how well do you know the career paths of most well-known footballers? Can you name them from a list of clubs - in random order - they played for from four possible options?
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24 March 2017
Today’s tittle-tattle is in your town tonight A photo of a beaming Riyad Mahrez holding one thumb aloft features on the front page of Spanish daily Sport. The Leicester playmaker has apparently made it his “objective” to secure a move to Barcelona , but tellingly there seems to be no great indication that the Spanish side are hugely interested in bringing him to Camp Nou. Worryingly for Arsenal fans, Hector Bellerín also gets a mention, with the full-back ...
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24 March 2017
How long do managers last at the top 92 clubs in England? We've crunched the numbers to reveal the exact average in days...
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24 March 2017
West Ham co-Chairman David Gold insists the majority of Hammers transfer leaks come from outside the club. Responding to a supporter unhappy that the official website had covered a Daily star rumour just to boost season ticket renewals. The media watch feature on WHUFC.com said “Today’s report comes from the Daily Star and links Gerard Deulofeu […]
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23 March 2017
The pressure on manager Slaven Bilic will intensify if West Ham fail to turn their form around in the next three matches, with the Hammers currently sitting 12th in the Premier League table.
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23 March 2017
Diafra Sakho is putting in “many extra hours” in the gym and on the training ground as he edges closer to a Hammers comeback. And despite widespread press speculation today (Thurs) that he would not be back in action this season, that was emphatically denied to ClaretandHugh this evening. Sakho is arriving at work each […]
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23 March 2017
Amidst all of the outrage, the disgrace, the questionable tactical and everything else that has tainted this current season, there have been a few shining lights to give us hope that everything will eventually be alright. Ok, so 16/17 hasn’t been as bad as some fans will have you make out. Contrary to what some supporters […]
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23 March 2017
Da wuya idan dan kwallon West Ham United, Diafra Sakho zai dawo buga wa kungiyar wasanni a bana, bayan da yake yin jinyar raunin da ya yi a bayansa tun cikin Nuwamba.
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23 March 2017
Hammers Chat have produced a superb upgrade on the West Ham app which has just become available through the Google Play Store for android with the iOS version expected to be released within the next 48 hours. The HC boys have been working on updates for the app over the last few months after the launch […]
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23 March 2017
Jermain Defoe is ready to quit Sunderland and make the move back to West Ham should he get the chance according to Ian Wright. Speaking on the Sun Football Podcast Wright said: “I’ve spoken to him in the past and he has said he’d love to be able to go back and right that wrong. […]
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23 March 2017
It was about four months ago now that the calls for Darren Randolph to replace fan favourite Adrián first began to fall upon the London Stadium. Originally, these calls fell on deaf ears with Bilic sticking with his established number one goalkeeper, presumably due to his superior performances in the 2015/16 season. A few games down the line saw Slaven begin to tinker with his side from front to back and eventually that tinkering reached our Spanish shot-stopper. After a string ...
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23 March 2017
I know we’ve had three consecutive losses and no wins in five, but I think some fans believe our season is quite literally over. We have nine games left and although there are nine points between the bottom and ourselves, I wouldn’t take safety for granted. Nor however, would I confine myself to relegation and demand Slav’s sacking. It’s been a weird week for the club since the loss to Leicester many have gone into meltdown. The loss was especially painful ...
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23 March 2017
Harry Redknapp reckons Jermain Defoe is “built for football” and insists that he would still sign the Sunderland striker to any Premier League club he managed despite his age of 34. The former Hammers boss reckons the Hammers are spot on in targeting the Sunderland and England striker as a summer signing. And he said: […]
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23 March 2017
With club record transfers now more common than ever - 13 Premier League teams smashed their record in 2016 alone, with two more this January - splashing the cash doesn't always return results.
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23 March 2017
West Ham winger Sofiane Feghouli has pledged to redouble his efforts to help the Hammers out of a five-game losing streak in the Premier League. The international break means Slaven Bilic’s side are without a game this weekend and the Algeria attacker has plenty of time to dwell on a recent run of poor form as his home nation are without a game. The slump has seen West Ham drop to 12th in the top flight table. But Feghouli...
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23 March 2017
West Ham striker Diafra Sakho is unlikely to play again this season because of the back injury he suffered in November.
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23 March 2017
Raging Tony Gale has slammed the Hammers recruitment strategy last summer as a “a load of rubbish” and has torn into the club.. The Hammers brought in the likes of Gokhan Tore, Alvaro Arbeloa, Havard Nordtveit, Simone Zaza and Jonathan Calleri over the summer. Zaza departed without a goal , Calleri has managed just one, […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Gale slams Irons for buying “rubbish”
23 March 2017
With injuries to three very key players, one a season ending injury for arguably our player of the season Pedro Obiang, West Ham are entering a very crucial period which may well shape the short term future of our Club. Defeats to Bournemouth and Leicester have left us less than comfortably placed in the league table and points are still needed to ensure Premier League survival. With a defensive unit in crisis, we are conceding goals...
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23 March 2017
Hammers dealt triple injury blow The full extent of the injuries sustained to Michail Antonio, Winston Reid and Pedro Obiang during last Saturday’s 2-3 defeat to Leicester have been revealed. Co owner David Sullivan’s son broke the bad news of the seriousness of the three player’s injuries on Twitter this week. Jack Sullivan revealed that Reid would have a scan this week but we expect to have him back in the next 4 -6 weeks perhaps longer, he also revealed Antonio will ...
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