12 September 2016
Exclusive ClaretandHugh understands that police will return to West Ham games for the match against Accrington Stanley and beyond after high powered talks between the club anbd London Stadium operators today. Urgent day long talks have been going on at the club aimed at finding a solution to the stewarding problems which saw so many […]
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12 September 2016
Guest post from a Watford fan at the game on Saturday Walking up to the ground it was nice to see so many families heading to the ground. West Ham have been given a fantastic opportunity to bring in many more fans than they could before and there is a great possibility of encouraging families […]
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12 September 2016
Mark Noble has made it clear heads must not go down in the Hammers camp after the defeat by Watford. And he has called on the players to make sure they keep going hard and repay the fans for the weekend. Noble told the official site: “That is the best we have played for a […]
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12 September 2016
Ref Watch is back to debate another selection of controversial decisions from some of the weekend's Premier League matches.
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12 September 2016
Michail Antonio is statistically the best goal scorer from headers in Premier League after stats show that the winger dominates in the air. Antonio has scored three headers so far this season and scored a further seven headed goals last season, taking his total to ten since the start of the 2015/16 season. Arsenal’s Olivier […]
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12 September 2016
West Ham United’s move from Upton Park to the London Stadium continues to be problematic, with fans clashing with stewards during Saturday’s 4-2 defeat by Watford. Fans are angry at seating regulations being enforced by stewards not employed by the club, as well as the circumstances around the deal to move from Upton Park at the end of last season. Photograph: Nick Potts / PA West Ham feeling far from home after London Stadium teething problems Continue reading...
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12 September 2016
West Ham have banned 13 fans from the club's new home for life following disturbances in the crowd during Saturday's 4-2 defeat to Watford.
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12 September 2016
West Ham are in the progress of trying to relocate hundreds of fans with young families who want to move to safer areas of the London Stadium over fears of violence and persistent standing. The club have received hundreds of complaints and are looking at the logistics of moving some season ticket holders away from the […]
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12 September 2016
Adrián has dismissed Troy Deeney's claim that West Ham tried to "mug us off" in Watford's 4-2 win on Saturday.
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12 September 2016
Guest post from a former West Ham steward now working at the London Stadium for OCS who has asked to remain anonymous. “I’ve read on your site lots of stories about how bad the stewarding is and although most complaints are justified I feel that the Stewards who did come over from Upton Park are […]
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12 September 2016
With the Premier League squads announced for each of the 20 clubs after the deadline-day madness, it is now clear just how many academy graduates have made the cut.
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12 September 2016
Slaven Bilic believes he can change the fortunes of West Ham after they fell to a third Premier League defeat of the season. The Hammers cruised to a two-goals lead before losing 4-2 against Watford.
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12 September 2016
CandH blogger Rich Sprent gives his views on the stand/sit issue and argues the problem goes back 20 years and that the club is reaping what it has sown. Yes, you really do reap what you sow. The club HAS to take responsibility of 20 years of ‘turning a blind eye’ flouting […]
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12 September 2016
David Gold has given the most ironic of reponses to a Twitter follower who couldn’t understand why there were so many empty seats at the London Stadium on Saturday. As the club continues to fnd it way through the various problems surrounding the new stadium a Gol follower asked: “Why so many empty seats and […]
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12 September 2016
West Ham have identified a number of fans involved in the crowd trouble during Saturday's 4-2 Premier League defeat to Watford.
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12 September 2016
Football Supporters Federation (FSF) Case worker, Amanda Jacks will meet with the London Stadium Safety Advisory Board (LS-SAG) together with Westfield Shopping Centre and West Ham’s Safety Officer next week to discuss crowd safety and is asking West Ham supporter feedback and suggestions/solutions for resolving the current issues experienced in the London Stadium in the […]
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12 September 2016
West Ham are as angry with the way the London Stadium is being run as the fans and will today ramp up the pressure for big and radical changes. The Hammers want a police presence at the stadium but it’s up to the operator to take that option. As tenants, the Irons can only suggest […]
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12 September 2016
David Sullivan jnr ( above left with brother Jack) has claimed a member of the board was spat at by fans during the Watford game. Following West Ham launching an investigation promising a “full review” of security at the former Olympic Stadium after the “segregation line” between Watford and West Ham fans was breached the co […]
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12 September 2016
The London Stadium Safety Advisory Group (LS-SAG) have previously restricted the London Stadium capacity to 57,000 for the first two Premier League matches of Bournemouth and Watford. However it is within their power to reduce the capacity even further in the coming days. ClaretandHugh understands that the LS-SAG, chaired by Newham Council’s enforcement officer, Sheila Roberts were […]
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12 September 2016
Troy Deeney has revealed Watford's remarkable fightback at London Stadium on Saturday was inspired by the belief that West Ham were trying to "mug us off".
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12 September 2016
Stadium Operators, London Stadium 185 have released a statement following events on Saturday: “London Stadium have identified a number of supporters involved in incidents of disorder during Saturday’s Premier League match between West Ham United and Watford. Our stewards and response teams were called to address isolated instances of violent confrontation which resulted in ten supporters […]
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11 September 2016
JAMIE REDKNAPP: The extra few thousand fans at the enlarged Anfield will have given them a huge boost and the challenge for Jurgen Klopp is to now turn their home ground into a fortress.
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11 September 2016
Sportsmail understands English football’s governing body will contact West Ham on Monday morning about the clashes, which saw fans fighting in the stands during Saturday's home defeat to Watford.
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11 September 2016
Make up your own minds whether anything in the world justifies this little chap’s fears and tears!!!!!!! Share This:
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11 September 2016
I don’t write much, I’m not very good at it and quite frankly find it far easier to stand in front of a camera and give my opinion. However after speaking to Hugh on the phone this morning he was quite keen that I share with the C&H readers my experience of yesterday which saw Watford […]
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11 September 2016
From arguments over supporters standing up to the distance between the seats and the pitch, West Ham’s move from Upton Park has so far failed to inspire It is fair to say that West Ham’s move to the London Stadium has yet to go to plan. Both on and off the pitch the relocation has been beset by problems. The question remains, however, as to how much the club can do to fix them. ...
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