15 August 2018
By Allen Cummings I wasn’t exactly in the best of moods as I travelled back down the M6 last Sunday. Understandable after witnessing our 4-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool. But I was seething by the time I reached the M1, listening to Chris Sutton on the BBC’s 606 phone-in programme continually mocking […]
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15 August 2018
Usually, when a West Ham player sends a message to the board it is for all the wrong reasons but Edimilson Fernandes has posted a message on Instagram to thank the board in allowing him to move on loan to Fiorentina with an option to make it permanent. Fernandes wrote: “I would like to say […]
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15 August 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has admitted he was upset in the way West Ham defended against Liverpool on Sunday at Anfield but said he was equally unhappy with the way we attacked and lacked possession. He told reporters: “I was so upset with the way we defended and I was not happy with the way we attacked. We […]
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15 August 2018
Reports in Germany suggest that another German club is considering a loan for him before the 31st August deadline. German magazine Kicker says that Hannover are considering a loan for the 19-year-old Hammer. Gladbach pulled out of the race for the youngster last week and he has had to make do playing for the West Ham under 23’s […]
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15 August 2018
West Ham could find themselves playing inside their own stadium with a surround in the navy colour of Spurs if the owners E20 get their way! Despite the Hammers winning every point at an expert determination on the issues over which the two sides have been at war for months the owners seem set on […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on E20 may insist on ‘Spurs navy’ surround at stadium
15 August 2018
EXCLUSIVE: West Ham will train at the London Stadium on Friday with Manuel Pellegrini keen to familiarise himself and his new players with the ground ahead of their first home game.
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15 August 2018
It's round two of the 2018/19 Premier League season this weekend, but what questions could be answered by the time the final whistle goes?
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15 August 2018
The Hammers – along with Arsenal and Spurs – are being reported as holding an interest in Republic of Ireland youth international Elvis Azah. The 17-year-old winger has been with Cardiff City’s under 18s for his pre-season where he scored two goals against our under 18s in a friendly. Azah, who is comfortable playing either […]
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15 August 2018
West Ham’s medics believe Andy Carroll will be back in action before Christmas. He is expected to become the first of the long term injury victims to return with no date yet having been put on central defender Winston Reid’s comeback. If the backroom staff have got their Carroll timetable right it will give the […]
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15 August 2018
The possibility that owners of the London Stadium E20 have allegedly asked the Hammers to pay £170k a year for a claret surround has gone down like a lead balloon among the club’s fans. Earlier today ClaretandHugh revealed that instead there was a distinct possibility that they would instead opt for a ‘Spurs navy’ colour […]
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15 August 2018
Jack Wilshere is very happy to see his fellow Gunner Lucas Perez join him in the claret and blue. Despite never playing in the same Premier League side as the striker, the Hammers midfielder is convinced he front man is set to bring real quality to the team. Both players decided their future lay with […]
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15 August 2018
The West Ham Way – show 99 Here’s the latest podcast from Phoenix 98 FM and The West Ham Way. Popular ITK @ExWHUemployee is featured in this weekly show and in this edition gives his views on the events at Anfield on Saturday before turning his attention to what could happen at the London Stadium for the […]
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14 August 2018
Reece Oxford may have been at the centre of attention of RP Leipzig scouts who watched last night’s Under23s match between the Irons and spurs at Stevenage. The German club – having been expected to mount a bid for the player last season when he was on loan at Borrusia Munchengladbach – had scouts in […]
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14 August 2018
Mike Manera has swapped his comedian’s hat to become CandH’s tactical analyst this season and in his first piece here he looks back on the Liverpool match and comes to some interesting conclusions. In pre-season Pellegrini seemed to prefer a 433 shape, only switching to 442 in the last game of the warm up […]
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14 August 2018
The Premier League transfer window is closed for the summer, but that does not mean there won't be more transfer activity before the end of the month.
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14 August 2018
If you never tire of hearing the same thing said in slightly different ways then listen to footballers after a defeat …or even maybe a victory. I knew it was going to be another long old winter doing this job when I read Angelo Ogbonna’s quotes on the Liverpool defeat this morning. Thoughts of groundhog […]
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Hammers break silence on legal dispute
London Stadium receives upgrades
Hammers keeper hunt on the cards
Vengeance is ours today – the Pellegrini way
Irons v Cherries – how the CandH team see it
