04 July 2016
Cheikhou Kouyate has told Senegal media he has urged Diafra Sakho to stay at West Ham. The twenty six year Hammer is currently back in Senegal with his parents during the month of Ramadan. Speaking to www.senenews.com Kouyate said “I think Diafra ran out of luck. Let us not forget that he remained injured for four months. It […]
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04 July 2016
With so much speculation over Diafra Sakho’s future in recent weeks we raised both eyebrows when we saw his name was missing from the US tour. Despite being told that the striker had suffered a sickness business we are a sceptical lot at ClaretandHugh Towers and immediately rang our top insider to gain 100 per […]
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04 July 2016
ClaretandHugh can today reveal the official West Ham squad for the US tour to Seattle and North Carolina. James Tomkins is missing confrming that he is on the verge of leaving the club whilst Diafra Sakho will link up with the club later after suffering a sickness bug. Darren Randolph, Enner Valencia, Dimitri Payet, […]
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03 July 2016
West Ham have got down to work ahead of the start of their pre-season schedule with Slaven Bilic putting his players through their paces in picturesque surroundings after arriving in Seattle.
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03 July 2016
Fed up with West Ham being linked to a succession of signings that you’ve never heard of or even seen play? . . . . . . well I know I was. Everybody seems to be an expert on European football these days but many of the players linked with us are completely new to […]
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03 July 2016
Crystal Palace trail German giants Bayern Munich in the tally of players remaining in the last four of Euro 2016.
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03 July 2016
A source close to West Ham has told ClaretandHugh today that the official launch of West Ham’s new home kit is scheduled for Saturday 16th July. Pictures of the new 2016/2017 home kit have already been widely circulated on the internet after one main Umbro sports retailer in Thailand started selling the shirt several weeks […]
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03 July 2016
Crystal Palace expect to complete a deal to sign James Tomkins within the next 24 hours, according to Sky sources.
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03 July 2016
CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutsky has confirmed Ahmed Musa is leaving the club to move to the Premier League, possibly with champions Leicester.
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03 July 2016
The number of links between West Ham and Turkey and Turkish players has been a major feature of life for Irons supporters over the past few months. Remember Burak Yilmaz, the 30 year old former Galatasaray stiker who, if we had believed all that came out of the country’s media, was nailed on the wear the claret […]
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03 July 2016
David Gold insists the east London side are desperate to hold onto their star man but has admitted that an offer from one of the Spanish giants could force their hand
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03 July 2016
From East End boy, lifelong Hammer and CandH top blogger Scott Alsweilleir, New York Sunday. Scott’s priorities are spot on – the flag hangs outside his house summer and winter It’s like a drumbeat, rousing and urgent. For those of us living in America it’s a very special time, and we intend to do the […]
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03 July 2016
West Ham will not be signing Robin van Persie from Fenerbahce. The former Arsenal and Manchester United striker was heavily linked with the Irons in the media this morning but the rumour has no foundation at all. The 32 year old was offered to the club by agents along with several other clubs after deciding […]
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03 July 2016
While co-chairman David Gold has promised he will do everything he can to keep the Frenchman in East London, he admitted it would be difficult to stop Dimitri Payet joining Europe's elite clubs.
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03 July 2016
One of our forum members took a trip to the new club shop in Stratford yesterday and sent us some footage recorded on his mobile phone. Share This:
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03 July 2016
Thirty two year old Robin van Persie is at the centre of rumours that he has been offered to West Ham United after making it clear he wants a return to the Premier League. A report in the national media declares: “His representatives have offered him around to numerous clubs but the Dutch star is […]
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03 July 2016
James Tomkins is set for a move across the capital to Palace and a former boss Alan Pardew. Tomkins has been with the Irons since he was a kid and had Mark Noble not been around, would have become ‘Mr WestHam.’ Here’s how ClaretandHugh Facebook Group members have responded to his seemingly imminent departure @ […]
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03 July 2016
Belgian international striker and former West Ham striker target Michy Batshuayi has confirmed he is leaving Marseille. Marseille had requested their 22-year-old top scorer from last season keep quiet on his move to Chelsea had been completely hammered out between the two clubs. “It will be made official tomorrow, I will be leaving Olympique Marseille […]
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03 July 2016
West Ham are not ruling out a further one year contract for James Collins when his latest deal comes to an end next summer. Although Ginge is rising 33 in August, the battling Welshman remained ahead of ‘on his way’ James Tomkins when fit last season and is hugely admired by boss Slaven Bilic. And […]
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03 July 2016
West Ham are this morning being linked with a possible move for exciting Crystal Paace winger Yannick Bolasie as a reult of Andros Townsend’s switch to Selhurst Park. According to The Mirror the exciting DR Congo man interests the Irons although Palace have a £20 million price tag attached to him. However, the flaw in the […]
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02 July 2016
Ok, the window is open but the big news is of an outgoing player rather than any arriving – James Tomkins. Our partners over at Hammers Chat have been watching every developent during the last days and here Geo and Tom – Gonzo is on his holidays – discuss all the latest news from the […]
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02 July 2016
Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas is confident in-demand forward Alexandre Lacazette will still be at the club next season.
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02 July 2016
The West Ham squad touched down in Seattle a few minutes ago. The Hammers took off from Heathrow Terminal 5 this morning at 9.45am to make their nine-hour flight on a British Airways 747 flying business class to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to start their US tour. We are just now three days away from our first pre-season […]
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02 July 2016
West Ham have offered reassurance to the families of supporters whose ashes are posthumously scattered at the Boleyn Ground that they will be remembered. Irons fan Matt Lawless writing in The Mirror says: “The Premier League club have already taken their first steps towards their new Olympic Stadium home after the opening of their club […]
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02 July 2016
Reece Burke has learned this morning there are no plans to send him out on another loan spell. ClaretandHugh was told this morning that the young central defender is seen as an important player who is likely to get his chance to impress this term. And we were told by a well placed insider: “The window […]
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02 July 2016
James Tomkins has not travelled with the rest of the West Ham squad for their pre-season tour of America ahead of a proposed move to Crystal Palace, according to Sky sources.
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