06 February 2017
A West Ham fan banned from football matches travelled to Teesside on the day the Hammers played Middlesbrough – saying he hadn’t fully read his banning order. The fan was barred for five years from entering any town or borough where the Hammers were playing, for a four hour time period either side of the […]
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06 February 2017
Slaven Bilic saw the team produce precisely the kind of performance at Southampton that will see him cruise on to his third year in charge. Everybody around the club been desperate to see the team play with the kind of panache and style they showed throughout their last season at the Boleyn. And as the […]
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06 February 2017
West Ham fans want the Champions Statue on the corner of Green Street and Barking road to remain as a permanent reminder of the connection between West Ham and the local area. ClaretandHugh ran a poll on Sunday after the Daily Mail ran an article over the weekend which suggested that locals were opposing the […]
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06 February 2017
Budget estimations for the next four years for the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) reveal that the public body is accounting for large operating losses for Stadium going forward. The LLDC own 65% of the London Stadium through E20 Stadium LLP and the organisation released it’s budget plans for the next four years. After spending […]
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06 February 2017
The Sky Sports Premier Predictor is tipping Manchester United to finish above rivals Liverpool in the final Premier League standings - but also says the two giants of English football will miss out on the top four.
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06 February 2017
Ref Watch is back to debate another selection of controversial decisions from the weekend round of Premier League fixtures.
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06 February 2017
Eden Hazard's solo stunner against Arsenal? Gylfi Sigurdsson's leveller at Man City? Which was your favourite goal of the weekend in the Premier League?
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06 February 2017
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings this week.
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06 February 2017
Alexandre Lacazette has put Premier League clubs on red alert after admitting he wants to leave Lyon in the summer.
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06 February 2017
I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the Atalanta Falcons in the early hours of this morning. There they were 28-3 ahead at the third quarter only for the New England Patriots draw level 28-28 before full time in dramatic fashion with the Patriots going on to win the Superbowl 38-28 in extra time (over […]
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06 February 2017
Slaven Bilic really doesn’t understand why his future is being questioned. The manager has been under pressure for most of the season for a variety of “reasons” and although he knows this stuff goes with the territory he really doesn’t get the most recent outburst. OK, the Man City defeat was horrible as have been […]
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06 February 2017
West Ham Joint Chairman David Gold hopes West Ham can increase to 66,000 before the end of 2017 but concedes that there are still a lot of issues to be resolved first. Answering a West Ham fan question on twitter Gold said “I don’t know when we will get approval to go to 66,000 as […]
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06 February 2017
Those who voted in the ClaretandHugh poll that Slaven should remain as our boss were, in our opinion, 1,000 per cent right! Nearly 70 per cent of you preferred him to prospective candidates in the last one and we were thrilled that he continued to enjoy such a high level of support among you. ClaretandHugh […]
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06 February 2017
Pedro Obiang has explained his joy at scoring his first ever Irons goal. The midfielder grabbed a beauty at Southampton and Said: ““It feels very, very good. This goal is for my baby because I am now a dad, and I am very happy because many times I have seen the other guys score. I’ve […]
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05 February 2017
Even at his most optimistic, manager Slaven Bilic might have struggled to see how the incredible sulk might have such a positive effect on West Ham's season.
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05 February 2017
Speaking in an interview with Canal+, former West Ham striker target Alexandre Lacazette confirmed that he will be seeking to leave Lyon in the summer. “I think that the right moment has arrived to leave. I think that this summer I will need a change of scenery and discover something else, still with the idea of advancing […]
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05 February 2017
The London Stadium has been valued at just £22.5m by its owners E20 Stadium LLP in its published financial accounts released late in December last year. The company accounts which cover to the period to the end of March 2016 give a fair value assessment of £22.5m. The fair value assessment considers the business plan […]
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05 February 2017
An investigation to find a Manchester City fan wearing a named replica shirt in the East Stand West Ham end has failed to locate the seat he was sitting in. A photo of the Man City fan brazenly standing in the home end went viral on twitter on Wednesday night annoying many fans asking why […]
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05 February 2017
The debate on whether the Champions statue on the corner of Green Street and Barking Road should be moved to the London Stadium has raised it’s head again. They are plans to relocate the sculpture of 1966 World Cup winners Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and Ray Wilson before the start of next season but […]
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05 February 2017
London Stadium owners E20 are closer to concluding a naming rights partner but nothing has been confirmed or signed at this stage ClaretandHugh have been told. West Ham have the rights of final approval but not the negotiation. Spurs, Chelsea and E20 are all chasing the same potential sponsors to get the best deal for their […]
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05 February 2017
Andy Carroll has scored six goals from twelve Premier League apperances in the fist half of the season while Michail Antonio has scored eight goals from twenty two premier League appearances. Their fourteen goals between them could mean they could be on for a thirty goal plus partnership between them by May. Carroll scored his […]
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05 February 2017
Fonte spent seven years with Saints before opting to join West Ham in January. A fortnight later he was back at St Mary's helping the Hammers to a 3-1 win and piling on the misery for his old side.
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05 February 2017
In May last year West Ham Joint Chairman David Sullivan made that now famous claim of needing a 20 year a season striker. “We know that we need a top striker which is the hardest thing to sign. We need a 20-goal-a-season striker and that will cost us £25m or £30million. That is where the […]
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05 February 2017
Jose Fonte admitted his relief after securing a 3-1 victory with new club West Ham at St Mary's on Saturday.
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05 February 2017
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that West Ham are charged to train at the London Stadium if the training falls outside the twenty hours before or after a scheduled match. The Hammers pay a basic fee of £2.5m per year in stadium rent plus other performance related bonuses for up to 25 matches […]
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