07 April 2016
Exclusive Peterborough United director of football Barry Fry ill have his first round of talks on Martin Samuelsen’s future next Wednesday night. Fry is keen to take the Norwegian teenager to London Road for next season’s campaign and told ClaretandHugh exclusively that he will open talks with David Sullivan. Fry – the David’s manager before […]
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07 April 2016
Who remembers Florin Raducioiu? The Romanian arrived in East London from Espanyol in 1996 as one of several ‘bargains’ Harry Redknapp became known for during his spell as manager of the club. Raducioiu was signed for just £2.4m – and after just three goals in 12 first team appearances – was sent back to Spain just six months later
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07 April 2016
West Ham are in for a very bright future on and off the pitch according to a man who spent two and half years working with the club’s joint chairman David Gold and David Sullivan. In a wide-ranging interview for Blowing Bubbles Monthly, Peterborough United’s Director of Football Barry Fry feels the claret and blue
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07 April 2016
For many of us, an unexpected element of luck comes our way during our lifetime. When we examine the overall history of our club, I think it only fair to say that luck has not always been on our side. However, when I awoke the other morning, it took me very little time to appreciate
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07 April 2016
Exclusive Slaven Bilic has received a “serious well done mate” from the man who brought him to West Ham – Harry Redknapp. The former Hammers boss – now assisting Darren Wassall in the Derby County promotion push – spoke exclusively to ClaretandHugh declaring: “Slaven has done a fabulous job. He’s a good lad. “I think […]
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07 April 2016
Max and Merse give their weekend Premier League predictions, plus there's a Twitter Q&A and #One2Elevens from Ally McCoist and Jack Collison.
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07 April 2016
The prototype of a Claret and Blue shirt with Billy Bonds name on it is now proudly hanging in the Olympic Stadium. A number of these shirts will hung around the former Olympic Stadium as part of the continuing WestHamifcation of the stadium ahead of the Hammers move in August. Meanwhile the club has posted […]
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07 April 2016
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic admits Saturday's clash with Arsenal could make or break both teams' season.
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07 April 2016
West Ham are scouting a South American youngster called Federico Martinez according to reports in the Sun newspaper. The tabloid claim the 20-year-old winger has broken into the first team at Liverpool FC in Uruguay. It says Hammers scouts have been impressed with displays of the £1million-rated youngster and see him as one for thr the […]
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07 April 2016
Sky pundit Paul Merson predicts West Ham’s 230 day unbeaten record at the Boleyn ground will come to an end on Saturday afternoon. Paul old the Sky Sports website “Both teams need to win. It’s a good game really because a draw is no good to either of them. If Arsenal think they are going to […]
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07 April 2016
Besiktas president Ahmet Nur Cebiare today is reported as saying he wants €30 million for star midfielder Gokhan Tore according to club vice-. Asked about possible West Ham interest he said: “If they give €30 million we would have to think about it, we have to think about business as well.” However, with the […]
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07 April 2016
We challenged Soccer Saturday pundit Charlie Nicholas to predict how the battle for the fourth Champions League qualification place will play out.
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07 April 2016
Chelsea defender John Terry has taken the interesting step of revealing his PFA votes, which includes a plethora of Leicester City stars. Riyad Mahrez earned his 'Player of the Year' choice.
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07 April 2016
Former ref Graham Poll has torn into the refereeing standards on display in the Premier League and all his sympathies are with West Ham. Poll had plenty of his controversies of his own during a career at the top but he’s clearly shocked at what he’s seeing these days from teh new brigade. He fears […]
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07 April 2016
The nation’s bookies have stretched the Irons odds of reaching teh Champions League to around a massive 14/1 ahead of the Arsenal game. Late equalisers in the 2-2 with Chelsea and then Crystal Palace last weekend to leave them three points adrift of Manchester City in fourth. And that has left the bookies unimpressed with Manchester […]
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07 April 2016
We've placed the top-performing players head-to-head for you to pick your ultimate XI based on the Sky Sports Power Rankings season chart.
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07 April 2016
Only a flawless performance from the Hammers will be enough to overcome their London rivals in Saturday's Premier League encounter, according to the manager
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07 April 2016
Slaven Bilic has ruled Sam Byram and James Collins out of the reckoning for the game against Arsenal but has a full squad apart from those two. Speaking at his presser this morning he said: “Both are going to train with us tomorrow, but of course it is too early for them to be in […]
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07 April 2016
Slaven Bilic is delighted that West Ham have turned Upton Park into a fortress this season as they bid to extend their 13-match unbeaten run there against Arsenal before the Olympic Stadium move.
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07 April 2016
Arsene Wenger has revealed Arsenal scouted Dimitri Payet but they decided they didn’t need him as they had a number of existing creative attacking players and his age put them off. Wenger now claims Arsenal looked at Payet too but opted not to sign him due to the attacking talents already at the club. “I […]
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07 April 2016
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic is confident his side can finish in a Champions League qualifying position this season.
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07 April 2016
Arsene Wenger claims he was even watching the player when he was at St Etienne - who he joined nine years ago - and was monitoring him up until West Ham made their move last summer.
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07 April 2016
Jack Collison will be picking his #One2Eleven on The Fantasy Football Club on Friday evening.
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07 April 2016
Arsene Wenger has revealed he considered making a move for Dimitri Payet in the past but chose not to because of his inconsistency.
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07 April 2016
West Ham have told ClaretandHugh that a pre-season tour of the United States is a real possibility but that they are also exploring other options. Reports arose yesterday with our pals at kumb.com that the club has provisionally booked friendlies against Houston Dynamo and Seattle Sounders, both of whom feature in the MLS (Major League Soccer). […]
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