12 February 2016
Get the latest team news and stats ahead of the Barclays Premier League clash between Norwich City and West Ham United at Carrow Road
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12 February 2016
David Gold reckons the signing of Dimi Payet to a big new contract will have had the world sitting up and taking notice. And speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh he said: “We have our eyes on the top four – that’s what everything at this club is geared to. We have made it clear that we […]
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12 February 2016
After the last gasp win over Liverpool on Tuesday, the players should be buzzing and ready to beat Norwich this weekend. After the disappointing loss to Southampton last weekend, we really need to register all three points at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon to keep up our race for a top six finish. However, the
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12 February 2016
Relegation is looking an increasingly likely prospect for Alex Neil’s Norwich. They take on an upwardly mobile West Ham side that will inevitably be buoyed by their dramatic FA Cup victory over Liverpool in midweek. To add to Norwich’s frustrations, midfielder Alex Tettey is suspended. However, West Ham have issues of their own to deal with as Cheikhou Kouyaté, Winston Reid and Joey O’Brien all miss out. The Norwich winger Matt Jarvis...
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12 February 2016
Premier League starlets are likely to dominate the emergency loan window which opened this week and runs until March 24. We look at five stars who could earn a loan move to the Football League.
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12 February 2016
Norwegian teenager Martin Samuelsen was released on a free by Manchester City last year - which will astonish anyone who has seen him play for Peterborough recently.
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12 February 2016
BBC pundit and self styled arch enemy of West Ham fans, Mark Lawrenson has once again tipped the Hammers to lose. No surprise there I suppose but the pundit then goes on to justify his prediction by saying we will be suffering from fatigue after 120 minutes of football earlier this week and adds a […]
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12 February 2016
Claret and Hugh can exclusively offer a competition to win an extremely rare Dimitri Payet T-Shirt to celebrate his new contract. The shirts have been made by our partners Hammers Chat who’s founder Gonzo took the original picture himself and turned it into a pastel image. Only six have been produced so they are extremely […]
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12 February 2016
Young Hammer Martin Samuelsen produced a brilliant performance for Peterborough United against West Brom earlier this week in the Fourth Round FA Cup replay. He was all over the place running the show and despite a missed spot kick n the penalty shoot out got rave reviews from pundits and fans alike. Posh director of […]
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12 February 2016
Pete Ellis takes a typically sideways and wacky look at the Payet saga Dimi Payet? To be honest, I think it’s more than a little cheeky his agent to want more dough, BUT, Payet didn’t grow up playing football on the streets of Reunion Island, dreaming about pulling on the shirt and emulating Dale Gordon’s […]
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12 February 2016
West Ham came out second in a table watching each home goal scored this season. The cost of attending every home game this season based on the cheapest ticket has been divided by the total number of goals scored. Each goal has cost the average Hammers fan £8.82 to watch just behind Leicester fans who paid […]
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12 February 2016
Reports from France suggest Spurs are in advanced talks to sign West Ham’s summer target striker Michy Batshuayi. The 22-year-old has scored 21 goals in 46 appearances for Marseille and was subject to intense speculation in the January transfer window linking with West Ham, Stoke, Newcastle as well as Tottenham. Despite Marseille’s insistence they want to […]
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12 February 2016
West Ham have responded to speculation that whoever gains the naming rights to the Olympic Stadium is ready to invest in the club. The rumour has been circulating on social media and various websites for some time but there is no agreement in place with anyone at this stage. It’s no secret the Davids have […]
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12 February 2016
Dimi Payet has made it clear that West Ham’s ambition was the key card in convincing him to commit to the club until he heads for his 34th birthday! After greeing his new deal he told West Ham TV: ““I think there is everything here to make West Ham a big club. You need time […]
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12 February 2016
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Norwich City and West Ham United.
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12 February 2016
West Ham fans at the ClaretandHugh Facebook group have been responsing to the news that Dimi Payet has signed a new deal to 2021. Here’s what some of them are saying: O We don’t get to reduce players wages when their form dips or if they are injured. I don’t really understand why a […]
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12 February 2016
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says he is bemused by Mark Noble's absence from England's pre-Euro 2016 get-together.
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12 February 2016
So Dimitri Payet as landed himself a new Hammers deal worth over £100,000 week ( for the first year at least) and two camps appear to be arising over the wisdom and ethics of the decision. There are some who believe that it shows a mercenary attitude and that wages are more important to him […]
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12 February 2016
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has weighed into the debate about ticket pricing after fan protests at Liverpool forced their owners to have a rethink on their pricing strategy. Slaven told reporters “It is business. Football clubs are business. On the one hand I can understand it, on the other I saw a great picture […]
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11 February 2016
The Daily Mail are reporting that the new five and a half deal signed by Dimtri Payet this evening will keep his basic wages at £68,000 per week but add-ons will push his pay package over £100,000 per week at least for the first year of the new deal. Payet is understood to be receiving an add-on […]
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11 February 2016
• French playmaker agrees new long-term contract until 2021 • Summer signing had been reported £38m target for unnamed Chinese club Dimitri Payet has signed a new long-term contract at West Ham. The 28-year-old French playmaker was only seven months into a five-year deal having joined from Marseille for £10.75m last summer but had been a reported £38m target for an unnamed Chinese club. Such has been Payet’s impact...
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11 February 2016
He’s signed! All those rumours of a £38m bid from some random club in China are just a distant memory now the club have confirmed Dimitri Payet has signed an improved contract which keeps him in claret and blue until 2021. He has been the Premier League’s signing of the season by a country mile
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11 February 2016
Hammer Josh Cullen has joined League One side Bradford City on loan initially until Saturday 12th March.The 19-year-old youngster, who can play as a holding midfielder as well as a number 10, joins West Ham teammate Reece Burke in West Yorkshire. Cullen is expected to go straight into the Bradford squad for Saturday’s game away […]
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11 February 2016
West Ham have released an official statement to confirm Dimitri Payet has signed a new long term contract with West Ham which will keep him a Hammer until 2021. On WHUFC.com the club website says “West Ham United are delighted to announce that Dimitri Payet has signed a new long-term contract with the Club.“The outstanding […]
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