22 August 2018
West Ham have upped the ante considerably in their bid to settle the problem of the green surround at the London Stadium. The club has made a letter from Karren Brady to Lyn Garner, Chief Executive at London Legacy Development Corporation available to all fans by publishing its contents on the official site. Regular readers of […]
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22 August 2018
Well played Karren Brady! She today wrote a very clever letter to the London Legacy Development Corporation to which on their past record they may respond negatively or not at all. Should that be the case the world will know that West Ham has done all it can to sort an issue that should need […]
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22 August 2018
The midfielder was allowed to leave the Gunners as a free agent over the summer and is now preparing for a reunion after linking up with West Ham
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on Wilshere relishing chance to prove Arsenal wrong as West Ham head to the Emirates
19 August 2018
David Moyes has emerged as a leading candidate to become the new head coach of the United States national team. It is understood that USSF officials have been alerted.
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19 August 2018
KIERAN GILL AT THE LONDON STADIUM: The wait for a first Premier League win in the Manuel Pellegrini era will go on for West Ham after their seriously shaky defence was exploited again.
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19 August 2018
Manuel Pellegrini believes his West Ham players "lack trust" after they threw away a one-goal lead to lose 2-1 to Bournemouth at the London Stadium.
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Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on West Ham 1-2 Bournemouth recap
19 August 2018
Bournemouth continued their reputation as the comeback kings after recovering from a goal down to beat West Ham 2-1 at the London Stadium.
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on Bournemouth fightback stuns West Ham
19 August 2018
Jack Wilshere admitted the players are devastated after losing a match from which he believes they should have taken something. The midfielder was in great form early on as the Hammers took a measure of control against an always threatening Bournemouth team. And afterwards he said: “We are a team and we win as a team […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Wilshere blames “two sloppy goals” for defeat
19 August 2018
It wasn’t only a case of trouble on the pitch for the team against Bournemouth yesterday, there was confusion off it as some fans tried to gain access to the ground. Both myself and grandson were EVENTUALLY let in through a side door to the turnstile after our season tickets failed to let us through. […]
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19 August 2018
By Hugh Southon It’s dead easy to sit a distance watching streams of games and coming to conclusions – that has it’s place – notably on most away games. But yesterday I rediscovered the joy of dropping everything in my media world and simply being a fan again and it was so good. Why? Because […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Back in that Hammers family was so humbling
19 August 2018
Pablo Zabaleta is anxious that after a shocking start to the new season the hammers continue to experience “the same old problems.” Zaba had a great game against Bournemouth and was at the heart of most good things the Irons managed to produce but afterwards he made it clear he’s not a happy bunny. Speaking […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Zaba refuses to make excuses about same old problems
19 August 2018
In our first player watch of the season, CandH’s Daniel Danielli Leach puts Pellegrini’s main man Felipe Anderson under the PlayerWatch microscope. 1 – Tracks back and tackles Smith to send the ball out for a throw and preventing a cross 2 – Plays a through ball in the middle to Chicharito but it […]
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19 August 2018
Bournemouth have won four successive Premier League matches for the first time in their history after beating West Ham in London.
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on West Ham 1 Bournemouth 2: Wilson, Cook condemn Hammers to successive losses
19 August 2018
West Ham must forget the struggles of last season if they are to shrug off a worrying malaise, according to manager Manuel Pellegrini.
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18 August 2018
Manuel Pellegrini feels West Ham are still suffering with a hangover from last season.
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18 August 2018
West Ham's expensively assembled squad crashed to a second straight defeat after Bournemouth came from behind to win 2-1.
Posted in GuardianComments Off on Cherries add to Hammers’ early-season woes
18 August 2018
West Ham have released a statement today on the legal action it took against London Stadium owners E20 after Claret and Hugh first broke the story ten days ago. The statement on WHUFC.com says “The Club continues to make improvements in line with supporter feedback and more are now imminent following a recent legal ruling. West […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers break silence on legal dispute
18 August 2018
Ahead of today’s match Bournemouth on Saturday, West Ham have announced a range of new enhancements to the look and feel of London Stadium that have been carried out over the summer, to enhance the matchday experience for all Hammers fans. Following the reveal of several concourse artworks towards the end of last season, paying tribute […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on London Stadium receives upgrades
18 August 2018
West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is likely to be hunting a new goalkeeper between now and January as Adrian’s contract runs down possibly with the Spaniard still No 2 at the club. The 31 year old’s current deal runs out in July next year and the likelihood is the club will be looking for a […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers keeper hunt on the cards
18 August 2018
By Allen Cummings For me the season starts today at the London Stadium. The visit of Bournemouth will provide us with a far better guide to how our new look team is taking shape under Manuel Pellegrini. The Cherries might not have the attraction of a star-studded Liverpool side but they […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Vengeance is ours today – the Pellegrini way
18 August 2018
First home game of the season and CandH introduces a new Saturday morning feature. Here you can take a look at what each of our team reckon is going to happen to the Irons this afternoon. We will bring you our views every weekend. Well be fair, it’s better than anything Lawrenson may have to […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Irons v Cherries – how the CandH team see it
18 August 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has vowed to end the negativity surrounding West Ham at the London Stadium.
Posted in GuardianComments Off on Hammers’ home ‘is a stadium for a big team’
18 August 2018
Please give your ratings for West Ham players who played ten minutes or more in the West Ham v Bournemouth game. Select a score between one and ten where one is low and ten is high, leave any players who didn’t play or played under 10 minutes blank. Entries containing players who didn’t play will […]
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18 August 2018
West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini says London Stadium will not be an excuse for poor results at home this season.
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18 August 2018
Declan Rice is missing from the squad of 20 named by manager Manuel Pellegrini last night. It’s not known at this stage whether the teenager has sustained a knock but unless the boss has a late minute change of heart the defender/midfielder will be missing from today’s squad. And never mind about a final line-up, […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Pellegrini’s power squad of 20 poses big question
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