23 November 2016
Juventus' Moise Kean made history when he became the first player born in the year 2000 to feature in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Here, we profile the teenager and take a look at young talent on the rise in England...
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23 November 2016
Slaven Bilic’s position is under discussion again. Suggestons in the national press that any one of four names are in the frame as possible replacements. Here’s what ClaretandHugh’s Facebook readers feel about such a dramatic move. O The media obviously can’t bash West Ham for crowd trouble on Saturday because that was the Spurs responsibility. […]
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23 November 2016
By Rich Sprent We NEED a striker – every West Ham fan is begging for one! Sturridge, Mandzucic, Lacazzette are grabbing the headlines (again). And all will be great if we get one of them and they settle immediately hitting the back of the net on a regular basis. The current system however, is more […]
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23 November 2016
We meet Manchester United twice in four days – which game is the most important and in which should we field our strongest team?
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23 November 2016
Pedro Obiang has told the squad to learn from their mistakes and press on at Old Trafford ths weekend. The midfielder says the squad needs to come back even stronger in Manchester. He said: “We were very upset in the dressing room after the final whistle. It was a great game and we tried everything to […]
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23 November 2016
Harry Redknapp has given Slaven Bilic his full backing as club boss. The former Hammers manager was responsible for bringing Slav to the club and clearly believes he will get things right at the London Stadium. Like most of the fans – despite the keen disappointment of Saturday’s defeat at Spurs – Redknapp believes Biic […]
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23 November 2016
Liverpool’s Daniel Sturrudge is being linked to the Hammers in a £20 million plus move this winter with even Karren Brady admitting publicly he is “a wonderful player.” However the England front man however has sufferend a history of injuries so should we go to Anfield again given the Andy Caroll problems? ClaretandHugh’s Facebook members […]
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23 November 2016
West Ham have targeted Juventus star Mario Mandzukc as a winter signing according to The Sun. The report claims Hammers scouts watched the 30 year old when he played for Croatia in the friendly with Northern Ireland during the international break. Bilic has worked with the player and is reportedly keen to be reunited with him. Bilic […]
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23 November 2016
Crystal Palace are bottom of the pile for points won per game in 2016 from England's top four divisions.
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22 November 2016
Karren Brady has revealed she believes Daniel Sturridge is a “wonderful player.” And that will immediately stoke up stronger rumours that the Liverpool and England hitman could be on his way to the Hammers in the January window. However ClaretandHugh can reveal that whilst there is an interest, the club remain very worried about the […]
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22 November 2016
Blackburn Rovers have ended the season-long loan spell of Norway winger Martin Samuelsen and he has returned to parent club West Ham United. The 19-year-ol joined Rovers in August, but he made just two starts in four outings at Ewood Park. He scored for the Hammers against Rovers in Premier League Two on Monday. Boss […]
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22 November 2016
Blackburn Rovers end the season-long loan spell of winger Martin Samuelsen and he returns to West Ham United.
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22 November 2016
Martin Samuelsen has returned to West Ham after cutting short his season-long loan at Sky Bet Championship side Blackburn Rovers.
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22 November 2016
Slaven Bilic is a bookies outsider to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job. Bookmakers Paddy Power are offering a generous 14/1 as the next manager to get the sack. Unsurprisingly bottom of the table Swansea boss Bob Bradley is the the 2/1 favourite to get the sack followed by Sunderland gaffer […]
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22 November 2016
West Ham are set to be withut four first teamers when the African Nations Cup Finals open in January. The Hammers could be without Andre Ayew, Cheik Kouyate, Diafra Sakho and Sofiane Feghouli who could be called up by Ghana, Seegal and Algeria respectively. And as a result of the competition there is zero chance […]
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22 November 2016
Operators London Stadium 185 say they know of no plans to replace the retractable seating at the London Stadium. Some reports today suggest that the stadium owners are planning to replace the retractable seating from 2018 and claim capacity could be reduced while further construction work is carried out one stand at a time. However […]
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22 November 2016
What has Jurgen Klopp not done in his last 40 league games? And why should Spurs fear a late Chelsea goal?
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22 November 2016
Highly professional Martin Samuelsen has revealed that he has been training every day at Blackburn despite only getting three first team games this season. Martin grabbed the Hammers goal in a 1-1 draw aganst Rovers last night returning to our Under 21 team after finding it hard to get game time at Ewoood Park. And […]
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22 November 2016
Guest post by FSF case worker Amanda Jacks Following the recent West Ham Utd FC v Chelsea FC EFL Cup Game, I asked the Met Police if they would facilitate a meeting to discuss the fixture. They agreed to this and together with the interim Chair of the newly reformed WHU Independent Supporter Association, two […]
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22 November 2016
Reports thatWest Ham are looking at possible managerial candidates to replace Slaven Bilic this winter have been emphatically denied by the club to ClaretandHugh this morning. The Daily Telegraph ran a report – which we carried here – that “West Ham chiefs have started to consider their options should they feel forced to make a […]
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22 November 2016
Terry Westley was pleased with the fighting spirit of his PL2 Hammers following a -1 draw with Blackburn Rovers at the Chigwell Construction Stadium. Martin Samuelsen, returning to the PL2 side for the second time in a month after his lack of game time at Blackburn, slotted in after great build-up play. Lewis Hardcastle equalised […]
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22 November 2016
Pressure is mounting on Slaven Bilic ahead of the run of games that could ultimately determine his future reports the Daily Telegraph this morning. Matt Law from the Telegraph says he “understands West Ham chiefs have started to consider their options should they feel forced to make a change with Eddie Howe, Roberto Mancini, Rudi Garcia […]
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22 November 2016
David Gold is convinced that despite our currently perilous League position, the Hammers has one of the best squads at the club for some time. The co charman has defended the squad on Twitter after being asked who was accountable for the summer signings – most of whom have been roundly condemned by fans. Despite […]
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22 November 2016
West Ham have pencilled in an Andy Carroll return to match action for December 11 at Anfield. An injury which the striker publicly declared was a four to six weeks job after it was sustained against Asra Giurgiu in August may finally be put behind him nearly four months later. However, even the date with […]
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21 November 2016
In the hours and days that have followed the enthralling encounter with Spurs, one pertinent question remains -how did we lose the game? Professional and amateur experts have suggested a number of different reasons, but I feel that no one has really focused on the basic problem which allowed Spurs to turn the game around and […]
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21 November 2016
Wales players Joe Allen, Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale make the 40-man shortlist for Uefa's team of the year.
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