12 February 2019
Ryan Fredericks appears to have inherited the right-back position from Pablo Zabaleta and has not done too badly in coping with two very dangerous wingers in Sadio Mane and Wilfried Zaha. As the games tick away with the former Fulham man in possession it eats into the number of games – 28 – required by […]
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12 February 2019
Episode twenty-two of season eight of the popular West Ham podcast Moore Than Just A Podcast is now available to listen online or download. Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with fellow presenters Nigel Kahn, George and John Bucci discuss the game of two halves against Crystal Palace before turning our attention the warm weather training […]
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12 February 2019
West Ham – like most other clubs presumably – will be taking an interest in the players come out of contract at their various clubs this summer. But despite a new strike force probably required, pickings appear thin in that area and instead the club look likely to need to use the £45 million they […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Thin pickings on summer freebie list for Irons
12 February 2019
Hammer Javier Hernandez’s girlfriend has revealed a large baby bump in a revealing photo shared on social media. Australian model Sarah Kohan posted a tasteful topless photo to her 1.3 million Instagram followers to share the exciting news. Sydney-born Kohan, a law graduate as well as a model revealed last month that they are expecting a baby […]
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12 February 2019
West Ham’s academy has once again hit the heights with seven youngsters being called up for England youth international squads this week. The work being carried out by staff under academy director Terry Westley has been an extraordinary feature of the Hammers season with four of our lads being selected to represent their country at […]
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12 February 2019
Michael Antonio has revealed that fear was the reason behind a lack of form which had many believing his West Ham days would be behind him by January. Regularly linked with a move, usually to Palace, he looked nothing like the player who had wowed us previously but a nasty hamstring injury was at the […]
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12 February 2019
The Englishman wants harsher punishments following alleged abuse aimed at Mohamed Salah by Hammers fans
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12 February 2019
With two of Manchester City's fiercest rivals set to do battle, the Portuguese midfielder says he hopes the Reds drop points to aid the title push
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11 February 2019
West Ham United midfielder Antonio has called on the Football Association to punish clubs, not only individuals, if their supporters are found guilty of racist abuse.
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11 February 2019
By CandH blogger Allen Cummings Don’t you just hate these blank weekends? Ok, I know the one upcoming is self-inflicted. However, if we’d beaten Wimbledon, as we all know we should have done, the upcoming weekend would have been anything but blank and boring, with Millwall visiting the London Stadium in the 5th round […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Terrific trio in the same Irons team? …hmm
11 February 2019
West Ham forward Michail Antonio has demanded points deductions and stadium closures for any team whose fans are involved in racist incidents.
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11 February 2019
News the Irons are off on what is becoming an annual warm weather camp given our double quick departures from the FA Cup, sets thoughts heading in direction of the summer. We are into the last lap of a season which has been filled with as much disappointment as it has delight from our injury […]
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11 February 2019
Heung-Min Son should have had a penalty in Tottenham's win over Leicester instead of being booked for simulation, says Dermot Gallagher, as he returns with the latest round of Ref Watch.
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11 February 2019
Who is setting the pace in the Premier League Golden Boot race as we enter the final 12 games of the season?
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11 February 2019
The Hammers are off to Malaga for their warm weather camp. Manuel Pellegrini – of course – has many connections with the area and with the temperature currently in the 20s the Irons squad will be warming up and training in decent temperatures. However, the boss has made sure there will be no long stay […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers head for four days in Malaga
11 February 2019
Hammers striker target Max Gomez appears to be suffering from the same sort of form loss as we are currently seeing from Marko Arnautovic. And it’s no coincidence surely that both players have been struggling since being linked with big money moves to China on the one hand and the Hammers on the other. Arnie’s […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Maxi Gomez’s form slides after Irons interest
11 February 2019
I hate to accuse anybody of cheating but in the case of Crystal Palace and Wilfried Zaha I make no apologies. For in my book there is absolutely no excuse for their behaviour ahead of the match against us on Saturday afternoon. For the simple truth is that had they not abused the appeal system […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Palace flanker costs Irons big time
11 February 2019
ClaretandHugh Facebook member Graham Moncar is looking ahead to the Etihad and the huge Manchester City clash on February 27. After the 6-0 drubbing of Chelsea Pep Guardiola’s men have returned to their most frightening form but with the return of various Hammers from injury it could become – as Graham points out – a […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on What a team the Irons could field at the Etihad
11 February 2019
Manuel Pellegrini and the lads are off for some warm weather training in Spain. Under previous managers this has never worked too well but with eight injuries to cope with following one hell of a schedule, which has effectively seen the squad down to around 15, this seems like a top idea. A bit of […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers head for Euro winter break
11 February 2019
Heroic Lukasz Fabianski hit the heights with hit the heights with another superlative performance against Palace. In fact it’s becoming par for the course in a season of highs and lows but one thing that bears repeating is that without question he has been the signing of the season. Yes Issa Diop has been a […]
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11 February 2019
Given that Ryan Fredericks has probably faced the two liveliest wingers in the PL since returning to the Hammers team I’d say the lad’s done pretty well. Sadio Mane and Wilfried Zaha are extremely significant players and it would be a huge surprise to me were the latter to still be at Selhurst Park next […]
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11 February 2019
Five of the top six sides in the Premier League won over the weekend, but who looks "transformed", who "stumbled to victory" and who looks to be in "free fall"?
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11 February 2019
Roy Hodgson insists the decision to appeal against Wilfried Zaha’s extra match suspension was not a cunning plan to have their talisman available for Saturday’s match with West Ham.
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11 February 2019
Watch all of the goals from the weekend's Premier League action as Manchester City, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal won.
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10 February 2019
West Ham are yet to win when playing in their third kit this season after four games in the offwhite shirt The Hammers kicked off the season in August with the new third kit at Anfield only to lose 4-0 to Liverpool. Next up was Burnley away in December last year with a 2-0 loss […]
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10 February 2019
Anybody who believes the ultra cool Manuel Pellegrini maybe a soft touch ha clearly got completely the wrong idea of the man. Such is the dignity of the guy it seems impossible that he can give it straight if he needs to but that is most certainly not the case. He had many decisions to […]
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West Ham plan to move stands closer to pitch at London Stadium
Hammers on loan striker looks booked for a return
Regionals: Christensen’s Chelsea U-turn
700 extra seats would be created in London Stadium
Moyes could have been replaced by a sausage roll
