07 November 2018
Exclusive By Sean Whetstone and Hugh Southon Newham Council are setting up what has been dubbed a ‘truth commission’ to look into West Ham’s relationship with Newham Council during the the lead-up to the club being awarded the London Stadium. In the latest edition of Private Eye it has been suggested the new Newham Mayor will […]
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07 November 2018
Andy Carroll is due back in action after the international break and has six months to convince Manuel Pellegrini that it’s worth the club exercising the option on his contract. The possible snag is that by doing the deal the Hammers have to offer a minimum of the £85k a week he’s currently earning plus […]
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07 November 2018
The Austrian national team set-up are pleased they worked in cooperation with West Ham over Marko Arnautovic’s fitness. The Hammers striker was allowed to return to the club during the last international break ahead of the game against Denmark and the team manager has revealed the decision has worked in everybody’s best interests. Coach Franco […]
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07 November 2018
Exciting young Hammers striker Xande Silva is convinced he will soon be catching boss Manuel Pellegrini’s eye. The 1.8 million euros summer signing from Vitória de Guimarães has been injured whilst on under 23 duty but remains patient expecting to have an involvement at some stage. And in an interview with A Bola he said: Here […]
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07 November 2018
West Ham are face a dilemma in deciding whether they should exercise the two year option they hold on Andy Carroll’s contract in the summer. For ClaretandHugh has discovered that should they do so they will have to keep him on the same money he has been earning over the duration of his current contract plus any […]
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07 November 2018
West Ham are hoping that Pablo Zabaleta can be convinced to stay at the Hammers for a further year. The 33 year old defender is set again captain the team at Huddersfiled this weekend after inheriting the armband against Burnley in the absence of suspended Mark Noble. That may have been a significant move by […]
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07 November 2018
Six West Ham players make the Premier League own top ten tables based on various criteria. It’s an outstanding result for the Hammers and it is the unsung ‘General,’ Fabian Balbuena who has seemingly become the most effective player in the Hammers team defensively. Whilst Issa Diop has been receiving headlines for his impressive contribution […]
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07 November 2018
The lack of atmosphere is not a London Stadium problem. Critics have often blamed the former Olympic Stadium saying it hasn’t been designed for football, blaming the running track or distance between the stands and the football pitch for a lack of atmosphere at many West Ham games. Supporters of Red Star Belgrade proved that those […]
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07 November 2018
Pablo Zabaleta has never doubted the effectiveness of Manuel Pellegrini’s tactical approach and thus is the least surprised person associated with the club that they are now starting to reap rewards. Zaba grew close to the Hammers manager in their time together at Manchester City and was part of a team that enjoyed huge success […]
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07 November 2018
West Ham under 23s suffered the third of a hat-trick of defeats in the Checkatrade Tropy at Yeovil Town last night being beaten 4-0 by Yeovil. There are of course excuses for the dip in the form of the side with the departure of Grady Diangana on first team duty and the recent unavailability of […]
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07 November 2018
West Ham have this morning been reported as having been knocked back in a bid to sign Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan in January. According to the well connected journalist Tony Banks, writing in the Daily Express, Manuel Pellegrini was keen to strengthen his midfield resources with the player in January. But sadly it appears that […]
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07 November 2018
Hammers on loan midfielder Josh Cullen suffered a dislocated shoulder on Tuesday night during the South Londoners’ 2-0 win over Walsall.Cullen was forced off in the 80th minute leaving manager Lee Bowyer shaking his head in near disbelief at an extraordinary coincidence. Most reports declare that Cullen has been superb for the Addicks since his […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammer suffers bitter injury blow
07 November 2018
West Ham are ready to test Chelsea's resolve over Maurizio Sarri's assertion that Ruben Loftus-Cheek will not be allowed out on loan this winter. He has yet to start for the Blues in the league this season.
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07 November 2018
The Moore Than Just A Podcast team is back to discuss the defeat to Spurs in the EFL cup and the convincing win against Burnley at the London Stadium. In episode eleven of season eight of the popular West Ham podcast listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with fellow presenters Nigel Kahn […]
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06 November 2018
Michael Owen can’t get over the form of Hammers top man Marko Arnautovic! The former England striker knows a bit about putting the ball in the back of the net and reckons Marko is beyond just very good. He made a point of singing his praises big time whilst on the BT Sport Score show on […]
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06 November 2018
Jamie Redknapp has leapt onto the Declan Rice bandwagon and is the latest pundit to link him with a move away to the club. And with the journalistic sense of timing he has been developing as a pundit and columnist he has been developing since his time on the Mail and Sky Sports he goes […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Redknapp sees a Man City Rice move on horizon
06 November 2018
Back in the summer Manuel Pellegrini made a significant comment when he made it clear that whilst Mark Noble would captain the club when he played, he didn’t know how often that would be. And should the victory over Burnley be followed by another at Huddersfield this weekend – always assuming no injuries – you […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Pellegrini pressure may be on Noble
06 November 2018
The highly-rated defender only joined the Hammers in the summer window, but he is already sparking rumours of interest from Ligue 1 heavyweights
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06 November 2018
Watford chairman and chief executive Scott Duxbury – one time West Ham CEO – has spilled the beans on how Domigos Quina was snapped up by the Hornets from the Irons The Portuguese teenager made a late transfer window move to Watford after failing to agree a new deal with the Hammers, having just a […]
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06 November 2018
Declan Rice is taking absolutely nothing for granted at Huddersfield but knows that a win would be “massive.” Speaking to www.whufc.com he said: “Huddersfield haven’t had the best of starts, but they’re the home team, they won on Monday night and we’ll be going there as the away team trying to pick up the three points […]
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06 November 2018
West Ham’s veteran defender Pablo Zabaleta will be offered a new Hammers 12 month contract once he has completed another 19 appearances this summer. The 33 year old said an interview with Arab News “My heart tells me I would like to play forever, but I will be 34 in January and I need to […]
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06 November 2018
Marko Arnautovic and Pedro Obiang are both hoping to be fit for the weekend match against Huddersfield after taking knocks during the battling 4-2 win over against Burnley. Several players sustained the normal bumps and bruises but ClaretandHugh understands that the striker and midfielder will miss a couple of days training this week having been […]
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06 November 2018
Martin O'Neill has still not given up hope that young West Ham star Declan Rice will choose to play for the Republic of Ireland.
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06 November 2018
Watford are reportedly rivalling West Ham United for the signing of RB Leipzig midfielder Diego Demme.
Posted in GuardianComments Off on REPORTS: Hornets to rival Hammers for Germany international
06 November 2018
West Ham season ticket holders claim they found their own seats cordoned off in block 216 when they arrived at the London Stadium last Saturday. Claret and Hugh has spoken to a number of supporters and told that the first two rows of the upper block had been cordoned off and a stewarding team was […]
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06 November 2018
Julian Dicks has landed a manager of the month award on his return to the game at Heybridge Swifts. The former Hammers hero took over the Isthmian league team on October 4 and has been an immediate success. The team recorded four straight wins and gained a draw in their last game against Witham Town […]
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