
WATCH: Nev & Carra’s referee trial
23 March 2017
Do Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have what it takes to be professional referees?
23 March 2017
Do Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have what it takes to be professional referees?
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23 March 2017
West Ham's Sofiane Feghouli faced a 'radical change' in football style when he moved from Valencia at the start of the season but is settling well after his injury issues, the midfielder has said.
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23 March 2017
Sofiane Feghouli says he is gradually settling in at West Ham despite facing a "radical change" in football style when he first arrived in the Premier League.
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23 March 2017
David Gold has again been moved to make it clear there are no plans whatsoever for the present owners to sell the club. A poor season and the move to the London Stadium have conspired to produce suggestions on social media that the club could (or should ) go on the market. But after David […]
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23 March 2017
West Ham have been reported this morning as lining up a move for Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu. The Daily Star is bringing the “news” despite the hammers currently being overloaded with wing men in the shape of Michail Antonio, Robert Snodgrass and Andrew Ayew. The 22-year-old initially signed for the Toffees Everton on loan in […]
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23 March 2017
Havard Nortveidt has spoken of his summer move to West Ham and claims to have no regrets. The holding midfielder has had a torrid season with injuries and indifferent form but remains committed to the Hammers cause. Speaking to Romsdals Budstikke this week the Norwegian has spoken about his first season in English football which […]
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23 March 2017
Jermaine Defoe is available on a free transfer and as a result could be on his way to the Irons. We reported a few days ago the Hammers remain interested and are exploring his contractual position as it was believed he could leave on a free should the Black Cats be relegated this season. David […]
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23 March 2017
Having discussed Slaven Bilic’s difficult season and given him his backing, former Hammers striker John Hartson today turns his attention to a player of whom he has seen a lot – Andrew Ayew. As a Swansea boy Harts knows the £20 million signing’s game inside out and here discusses his strengths and virtues plus how […]
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22 March 2017
Jack Sullivan has confirmed ClaretandHugh’s story earlier in the week that the chance of the Irons signing Wayne Rooney are worth odds of about 100 per cent. We quoted a key source as telling us when the story broke: “”You look at everything and everybody who you feel can do a job but I would […]
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22 March 2017
West Ham’s medical chief Stijn Vandenbroucke has given a detailed update on the Hammers walking wounded and it doesn’t make pretty reading. He revealed: “Michail Antonio suffered a muscle injury and will be unavailable for the first team for three to four weeks. “Winston Reid also suffered a muscle injury early in the game. Winston will […]
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22 March 2017
New reports are emerging this evening that the Hammers are ready to move in on Michy Batshuayi this summer. Claretandhugh first reported the possible switch on March 11 under @ http://www.claretandhugh.info/west-hams-no-1-striker-target-named-not-sturridge/ Now, it appears the general media are catching up with the Mail confirming the Irons want the young Belgian on a year’s loan. We […]
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22 March 2017
To say there needs to be a huge clear out of the playing squad this summer would be an understatement. The poor business the club conducted during last summer’s transfer window contributed to what has been a disappointing season so far; several of the players brought in to strengthen the squad in fact managed to […]
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22 March 2017
Sofiane Feghouli’s West Ham future may be in the balance but the Algerian winger is determined to end the season a winner. The 27 year old admits he was being sought by European clubs in the January window but that the club decided they wanted to hold onto him. But he added: “We will have […]
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22 March 2017
Reece Oxford look to have even more reason to regret his move to Jaap Stam’s Reading. The top Hammers prospect – who recently wrote on his Instagram account that “sometimes you need to take a step backwards to move forward – has been left on the bench for the England U19 side as they take on […]
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22 March 2017
West Ham United keeper Darren Randolph is still the club’s No.1 and shouldn’t be dropped by boss Slaven Bilic. That’s according to former Hammers striker Tony Cottee, who insists Randolph should retain his place in the team despite arguably being responsible for the first goal by Leicester in their 3-2 win at the London Stadium at the weekend. The defeat meant that Bilic’s men have now gone five games without a...
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22 March 2017
Gareth Southgate says Wayne Rooney is not playing enough at Manchester Utd, does the striker have an international future?
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22 March 2017
Established stars speak about top-flight football the way we talk about office jobs but players with one appearance remember just how surreal and exciting it is By Stephen Tudor for The Set Pieces , part of the Guardian Sport Network When Premier League legends describe what it’s like to play at the highest level they usually reduce it to cliché, like you or I would if we were detailing our work environment on...
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22 March 2017
It’s time for Adrian! That’s the verdict of ClaretandHugh followers following a difficult run of games for Darren Randolph in the West Ham goal. And just as Slaven Bilic was moved to replace the Spaniard after some earlier cock-ups a new poll from CandH shows that it’s time for Randolph to take a back seat. […]
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22 March 2017
Pedro Obiang’s absence for the rest of the season is one of the most depressing issues facing the club right now but the outstanding midfielder is refusing to let it get him down. He has been pure class on the pitch all season – staking a big claim as Hammer of the Year – and […]
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22 March 2017
If you were handed the offside flag, how do you think you'd get on? As part of Support The Ref week, we're testing your decision-making...
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22 March 2017
The Irons are ready to make another move for Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson in the summer. The club had wanted the 27 year old Icelandic international in January as a replacement for Dimitri Payet but the Swans knocked them back. Swansea knocked us back on that occasion and the attacking midfielder who can play right or […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers target midfield ace
22 March 2017
Today’s fluff is scrounging a lift Home, says the Mill from beneath a pile of crisp packets, nail clippings and loose change in its hovel, is definitely where the heart is. Therefore no one should be remotely surprised that Wayne Rooney has decided 13 years at Manchester United was basically an extended gap year and, before he morphs into the character Tim Key plays in the sort-of funny E4 comedy of that name, he’s shedding...
Posted in Guardian.co.ukComments Off on Football transfer rumours: Jermain Defoe back to West Ham?
22 March 2017
By Guest bloggr Iain Dale from WestHamTilIDie Sometimes we fans are a fickle lot. Lose three matches on the spin and the players are all rubbish. The manager must go. It’s verging on the ridiculous. We forget previous successes, we forget that much the same team (with one big and rather obvious exception) nearly qualified […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Slav: The case for the defence
22 March 2017
It has been reported by Sky Sports News HQ today that West Ham are interested in bringing Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney to London Stadium this summer. Here are five reasons why it would be a fantastic move for both West Ham and Rooney… West Ham need a striker Rooney is a record breaker when […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on Five reasons why West Ham would be silly not to try to convince Rooney to sign
22 March 2017
Which rule changes would you like to see in football? As part of Support The Ref week, you can have your say...
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21 March 2017
There is no clause in the contract to say that the 18-year-old defender can be brought back from Championship club Reading following injury to key centre-half Winston Reid.
Posted in Dailymail.co.ukComments Off on West Ham unable to recall Reece Oxford from Reading loan