01 November 2016
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has ordered an investigation into the finances of London Stadium after being told the total cost of converting the arena for use by West Ham has soared by £51m more than previously revealed.
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01 November 2016
Some away supporters will be relocated by a recent London Stadium segregation change. Stoke City supporters travelling to this weekend’s Premier League game with West Ham have been asked to check their match tickets due to a change in segregation at the London Stadium following last Wednesday’s troubles. Away supporters to be relocated are in the following […]
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01 November 2016
After numerous incidents at the London Stadium, the Hammers have made changes to the segregation plans at their new home ground
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01 November 2016
Stoke are trying to contact a group of fans after West Ham re-issued tickets for their Premier League match on Saturday.
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01 November 2016
Ashley Fletcher will not be allowed to leave West Ham on loan until January 31 – IF AT ALL! New reports ware circulating today that the young striker is wanted by Leeds but ClaretandHugh has learned there’s only a slight chance the Irons would let him out to the Championship club. Leeds have had their […]
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01 November 2016
Aaron Cresswell is feeling fine and entirely at home with a new plan. After an extended period on the sidelines followed by a suspension Cressie remains in remarkably good spirits. Talking to the official site he said: “I am enjoying the new system. It’s nice to get forward in that formation, trying to create and […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on “Must win?” – not it’s not says Cressie
01 November 2016
I love the word experts! It can cover absolutely anything and broken down could mean a former drip not that I’m suggesting this is the case with a certain Paul Fletcher who is the latest to give his opinion on the London Stadium. Fletcher – for those who don’t know – is a former Burnley […]
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01 November 2016
The Hammers are right in the middle of a striker crisis with n front man having registered on the score shet snce competitive action started. Carroll and Sakho are of cloourse both sidelined and loan signing Zaza has been about as disappointing as it gets. Jonathon Calleri has had no chance to show what he’s […]
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01 November 2016
A conman who tricked former England manager Sam Allardyce and striker Andy Carroll out of thousands of pounds is convicted of fraud.
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01 November 2016
West Ham striker Diafra Sakho is taking part in full training for the first time this season on Tuesday and should be available after the international break.
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01 November 2016
David Gold has given an update on Andy Carroll, Diafra Sakho and Arthur Masuaku…but unfortunately it tells us little more than we already knew. Carroll hasn’t been involved since suffering a knee injury in a Europa League clash with Astra Giurgiu in August, while strike partner Sakho is getting up to match speed after having […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Gold gives fitness update
01 November 2016
The Hammers have joined the race to sign highly rated 17 year old Argentinian Naza Bazan Vera. The teenager has been training with Velez Sarsfield’s first team and is set for an Under-20 call up for his country ahead of schedule. According to The Sun, Villarreal are interested in taking him to Spain after being […]
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01 November 2016
Guest post by Paul Christmas You are all invited to attend the next meeting of WHUISA which will take place this Saturday November 5th at the Hammers Social Club (HSC) in Castle Street next to the old ground. The HSC will open from 10am, entry is free and the meeting will be held upstairs. Start […]
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01 November 2016
West Ham are hoping Diafra Sakho, Andy Carroll and Arthur Masuaku will be available for their Premier League clash at Tottenham on November 19.
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01 November 2016
Wilfied Bony is back on West Ham’s radar but not as we might like! Bony had been a possible target for the Irons ahead of buying Andy Carroll and was being looked at hard as a possible loan target during the summer. In the end we dropped interest and went instead for the ineffective Simone […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers get warning from former target
01 November 2016
Andre Ayew is refusing to become distressed over the defeat by Everton onsisteing the ads must get back to winning ways against Soke this weekend. Speaking to the official site he said: “We cannot forget the work we have put into the last three games because of one defeat and Everton are a good team. We need […]
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01 November 2016
West Ham’s hopes of bringing in Alexandre Lacazette during the January window have been hit by likely plans by Lyon to improve their star striker’s contract. The Hammers chased Lacazette throughout the summer but the front man held out hoping that clubs competing in the Champions League would come in for him. But when that […]
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31 October 2016
Paul Fletcher has been involved in the construction over over 30 venues, and he believes the ground's original use as an athletics stadium makes it unfit for football
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31 October 2016
West Ham's London Stadium should be knocked down and rebuilt to suit football fans, says stadium expert Paul Fletcher.
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31 October 2016
Slaven Bilic is as good a man manager as we’ve had at this club – he takes full responsibility for the bad times and makes sure he doesn’t hog the headlines in the good. His interview with Sky Sports at the weekend was an excellent study in the way the man operates …he’s an engaging […]
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31 October 2016
Stephen Ackerman took payment from players and the then manager Sam Allardyce for luxury goods that were never delivered A man who conned Premier League footballers and the former England manager Sam Allardyce out of thousands of pounds has been convicted of fraud. Stephen Ackerman targeted West Ham staff – including the club’s then manager Allardyce, the striker Andy Carroll and midfielder Kevin Nolan – when he visited the east London club’s ...
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31 October 2016
The Hammers disappointng defeat at Everton was taken badly by Hammers supporters. The team had started well but had little to offer when Everton stepped on the gas and Sofiane Feghouli and Simone Zaza were given the bird by fans disappointed with the summer recruits. Here’s what ClaretandHugh forum members had to say about Sunday’s […]
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31 October 2016
Slaven Bilic admits he still has a bitter taste in his mouth from the defeat at Everton because it was a game from which we should have got something. Talking to the official site he said: We played some good football at times, we created some chances, so I am happy about that. I felt that […]
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31 October 2016
Stephen Ackerman of Hillcroft, Loughton, was convicted earlier today of 18 counts of fraud, totalling more than £60,000 at Snaresbrook Crown Court.The jury heard how the 48-year-old had “preyed on the trust” of several Premiership players and staff from West Ham at the club’s former training ground in Chadwell Heath on December 12, 2014. Ackerman, […]
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31 October 2016
Adrian was heavily involved in the action at Goodison park touching the ball 49 times which was three more occasions than midfielder Manuel Lanzini and ten more times than right wing-back Edimilson Fernandes. Of those 49 touches, four were saves. His first save was undoubtedly the best. It came on 26 minutes when Ross Barkley collected […]
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31 October 2016
Seems our Sean has ruffled the feathers of that well known extremist journalist Rod Liddle (above right) – extreme, in that he manages to find words that suit audiences at both the once upmarket Sunday Times and our friendly readers at the Sun! Rod’s a Millwall fan and may consider himself something of a humourist […]
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