17 February 2019
There are stories …and then there are sensible reports! And the tale in The Sun this morning seems like nether given the Hammers and Pablo Zabaleta have yet to agree on whether he will be staying at the club next season. As we have reported on several occasion Zaba only needs another eight Hammers appearances […]
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17 February 2019
Marko Arnautovic may have fallen bang out of favour with many but he remains the Hammers best hope for a last lap charge over the last 12 games of the season. His fall from grace has been dramatic and unsurprising given the January soap opera and his brother’s part in the Chinese soap opera. Last […]
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17 February 2019
West Ham are understood to have decided that Andy Carroll will not see the option on his contract exercised this summer and the very best he can expect to receive is a pay as you play contract at the club after his injury ravaged spell with us. The Hammers would allow the contract to run […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Exit door looms for striker
17 February 2019
Hammers Manuel Lanzini and Fabian Balbuena both look in contention to return from Injury for selection in the 18 man match day squad to face Fulham next Friday. Both trained well in the warm weather training in Malaga earlier this week and are eager to resume their West Ham playing careers. Samir Nasri who did […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Poll: Which injured West Ham player will you most welcome back?
17 February 2019
Striker Lucas Perez seems unlikely to be included in Manuel Pellegrini plans for the remaining twelve games of the Premier League season after a failed January exit. West Ham were close to agreeing a permanent £3.5m deal for Lucas Perez to join Real Betis in January but the Spanish club changed their minds, Bundesliga club […]
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16 February 2019
Declan Rice's dad has admitted he is disappointed that his son chose to play for England over Ireland. Rice informed England manager Gareth Southgate last week.
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16 February 2019
West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini looks set to launch a new raid on unsettled Beskitas midfielder Gary Medel in the summer. The defensive midfielder is under contract until June 2020 and has made it clear to Besiktas he has no intention of agreeing a new deal with the club. The Turkish outfit are keen for […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Pelle may be ready to revisit midfield option
16 February 2019
West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady says there is no use in complaining about agents and scouts if no-one breaks the law. Writing in her Sun football diary the Baroness points out the world is obsessed with football pointing out that West Ham have seven scouts in Europe and a video analysis department Brady writes […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Karren Brady: ‘It is no use complaining’
16 February 2019
If the Hammer of the year vote was held this week then Lukasz Fabianski would be the runaway winner with nearly sixty percent of the vote. With over 2,000 readers voting in the Claret and Hugh poll, 1,214 out of 2,206 supporters put their x in the Polish keepers box. Declan Rice was the worthy […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Fabianski set for Hammer of the year
16 February 2019
West Ham United take on Huddersfield Town in their SSE FA Women’s Cup fifth round tie at Rush Green on Sunday 17 February. Kick-off is at 2pm. Tickets are priced at just £5 adults and £1 under-16s. What’s more, with no men’s team game this weekend, if you’re an adult Season Ticket Holder, you can get in […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers three games away from Wembley final
16 February 2019
Hammer Manuel Lanzini was treated to a hilarious rendition of I’m forever blowing bubbles in Marbella from Fabian Balbuena and Felipe Anderson as the West Ham first team squad squad took time out to celebrate the Argentine’s birthday in Spain. The amusing video was filmed by his fellow team mates at the restaurant and quickly […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Birthday bubbles for Manuel Lanzini
16 February 2019
Lanzini was presented with a cake by team-mates at a squad dinner before Felipe Anderson stepped up for karaoke as he gave his rendition of club anthem 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'.
Posted in Dailymail.co.ukComments Off on West Ham let off steam in Marbella as Anderson shows rendition of ‘I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles’
16 February 2019
A list compiled by the BBC shows West Ham now charge the highest for football mascot packages in the Premier League after Everton decided to abandon their scheme were they were listed as the most expensive in the top flight. That leaves West Ham now top of the mascot price table with prices of up […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Mascot prices are value for money claims insider
16 February 2019
A pie-throwing female Wolves season ticket holder has been banned from matches for three years after targeting a West Ham fan seated below. Josephine Johnson pleaded guilty to hurling the missile, which hit a West Ham supporter on the head during Wolves 3-0 win at Molineux. The 44 year old, from Rugeley, was in the […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Piegate: West Ham supporter hit by Pie at Wolves
16 February 2019
A seventh man has been arrested after fighting between Leicester and West Ham fans just minutes before Khun Vichai’s helicopter crashed. A number of fans were involved in a brawl in Filbert Way, near to the junction with Burnmoor Street, at about 7.30pm on October 27. At about 7.37pm, the club’s owner, Vichai Srivaddhnaprabha’s helicopter crashed on […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Leicester City and West Ham fans arrested after brawl
16 February 2019
Former Hammer Ravel Morrison has signed with Swedish top-tier club Ostersunds FK for the rest of their season. The 26-year-old was signed on loan from Lazio on a six-month deal. Morrison had been on trial with Ostersunds FK during their winter break training camp in Marbella, Spain. The troubled player has not played for Lazio […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Ravel to feature in Sweden and Jamaica
16 February 2019
So we are more or less two-thirds of the way through the season and currently sitting on 33 points in the Premier League. We have 12 more games to play with of course 36 points up for grabs and a mixture of very hard, hard and not so hard games to come. It’s Fulham followed […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Poll: How many points will West Ham total this season?
16 February 2019
A list compiled by the BBC shows West Ham now charge the highest for football mascot packages in the Premier League after Everton decided to abandon their scheme were they were listed as the most expensive in the top flight. That leaves West Ham now top of the mascot price table with prices of up […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Mascot prices value for money claims insider
15 February 2019
West Ham could soon be looking towards a couple of Portuguese signings as the next big things to emerge from the under 23s. Xande Silva has made a big impact and although he has suffered a couple of recent injuries is close to fitness again and hopefully ready to make an impression on Manuel Pellegrini […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Exciting Hammers midfielder set to make his bow
15 February 2019
Top sports writer Martin Samuel has destroyed the critics with a withering comment aimed directly at the Republic of Ireland international registration system. Writing in the Daily Mail Samuel declares with contemptuous ease: “Rice performed somersaults to avoid offending the nation of his grandparents but this drama wasn’t his fault. If Ireland insist on making […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Top journo destroys Rice critics with GCSE jibe
15 February 2019
The early exit from the FA Cup has at least allowed West Ham to enjoy some rest and relaxation whilst on a warm(ish) weather training camp in Malaga
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on Can the Return of Lanzini Fire the Hammers to a Seventh Place Finish?
15 February 2019
The West Ham midfielder this week turned his back on the Republic of Ireland and asked FIFA to allow him to switch allegiances to play for England in the future.
Posted in Dailymail.co.ukComments Off on Southgate played key role in convincing Rice to choose England over Ireland, says Ashworth
15 February 2019
Ravel Morrison's chequered career has taken another turn. How did he go from being tipped for the top to ending up at Ostersunds FK?
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on The curious career of Ravel Morrison
15 February 2019
The West Ham midfielder this week turned his back on the Republic of Ireland and asked FIFA to allow him to switch allegiances to play for England in the future.
Posted in Dailymail.co.ukComments Off on Declan Rice chose England over Ireland ‘after seeking advice from John Terry’
15 February 2019
So far we’ve had Graeme Souness, Dean Saunders, Jamie Redknapp, Andy Townsend and now Micky Quinn giving us their opinions on Declan Rice’s decision to play for England. And by far the most objectionable is the former ‘fat boy’ who represented Wigan, Stockpor,t Oldham, Portsmouth, Newcastle and Coventry That’s the same Mick Quinn who was […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Rice critics need to look to their own motives
15 February 2019
Michail Antonio – confronted with figures from Sky that 87 per cent of football have seen or heard incidents of racism inside stadiums prompted him to make some pretty radical suggestions about how to stop it. He suggested that maybe matches should be played behind closed doors or that there should be points deductions applied. […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Big majority in LS racism poll
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