07 June 2018
Premier League Clubs will receive more money from International TV rights the higher up the table they finish it has been announced. From the 2019-20 season the current level of revenue from international TV rights sales, £3.3bn, will still be shared equally between all 20 clubs. Any increase on that level, which Scudamore is understood to […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Top ten clubs to take greater share of TV money
07 June 2018
Clubs have voted to tinker with the international television revenue share from 2019, with more emphasis placed on teams finishing higher up the league.
Posted in Dailymail.co.ukComments Off on Premier League’s elite clubs secure larger share of TV money
07 June 2018
West Ham have plenty of work to do in the summer transfer market after a disappointing few seasons and the club is pushing ahead with their activity. The Hammers have already welcomed the first signing of the Manuel Pellegrini era after capturing full-back Ryan Fredericks on a free transfer from newly-promoted Fulham. Fredericks, who has […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on West Ham ace drops hint to suggest further imminent arrivals
07 June 2018
Amazon has entered the Premier League rights market by agreeing a deal to televise 20 matches per season from the 2019-20 campaign.
Posted in GuardianComments Off on Amazon to show Premier League games from 2019/20
07 June 2018
West Ham are venturing into a new era following the appointment of Manuel Pellegrini two weeks ago but reports had suggested problems have already arose. It’s been claimed in recent days that the Chilean boss is already at loggerheads with the Hammers’ hierarchy after they reportedly refused to push ahead with moves for targets he […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on West Ham boss dismisses claims of clashes with the board
07 June 2018
West Ham are in need of significant additions to their ranks this summer and the board are reportedly looking to land a top-class midfield addition. OGC Nice ace Jean-Michel Seri has widely been linked with a move to the Premier League in the coming months, with Chelsea and Arsenal heavily linked with his services, but […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on West Ham looking to hijack exciting £35m midfield deal
07 June 2018
West Ham will have to overcome serious competition in their pursuit of a prime attacking target, as rivals are emerging on the market. The Daily Star states Liverpool are keen on raiding relegated Stoke City for the services of Xherdan Shaqiri, who’s available for just £12m due to a clause in his contract. Switzerland international Shaqiri […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on Premier League rivals join West Ham in pursuit of bargain £12m attacker
07 June 2018
Online broadcaster Amazon will show 20 Premier League matches a season for three years from 2019, after winning one of the final two TV broadcast packages. The online streaming service has won the rights to show one round of midweek games and one round from a bank holiday. The matches will be available to Amazon […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on West Ham games to be streamed on Amazon
07 June 2018
Over eighty-two percent of 1,600 readers voting in a Claret and Hugh poll say no West Ham player should earn £200,000 per week. The poll was in response to reports that Javier Pastore from PSG wants between £190,000 to £200,000 to join West Ham, a similar wage he already enjoys at French champions PSG. Full results: […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on No West Ham player should earn £200,000 per week
07 June 2018
Manuel Pellegrini – the affable 64-year-old Chilean usually is a man who keeps himself to himself if you overlook his recently media outbursts! “Tactician” would be the first word that springs to mind when considering the man’s character over a career which has seen him manager in Argentina, Chile, and finally – in 2004 – […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Manuel Pellegrini: The ‘definitive’ managerial guide
07 June 2018
West Ham have this morning claimed they have offered Declan Rice a basic wage of nearly double the £8 million which is being reported in the mainstream media. ClaretandHugh has been told the 19-year-old defender has three years – with options – left on his current deal and the club say he has been offered […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers reveal Rice contract offer
07 June 2018
West Ham are likely to have a wealth of activity take place around the London Stadium this summer, although not all of the complete deals will see the arrival of new faces. Significant departures are also expected to take place in east London and speculation has consistently suggested that Robert Snodgrass will be on the […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on West Ham adamant future of veteran is yet to be decided
07 June 2018
West Ham have encountered problems in recent months in their pursuit of additions to bolster their midfield ranks and the latest reports had the Hammers a further headache. The east London side have widely been attributed with an interest in Stoke City midfielder Joe Allen and it seems their chances of signing the experienced midfielder […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on West Ham issued blow as midfielder target will sign elsewhere
07 June 2018
A majority of supporters have chosen a homegrown Chelsea midfielder as their incoming midfielder of choice over various foreign imports that West Ham have been linked to in the media in recent week. In a Claret and Hugh poll of more than 1,650 supporters over 27% of fans said they would like to sign 22-year-old […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Support for Chelsea midfielder over foreign imports
07 June 2018
West Ham have already been linked with a wealth of summer additions despite the infancy of the transfer market and intriguing options have been raised. Reports in the past week have stated that new Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini is extremely keen on signing Jack Wilshere from Arsenal, as speculation regarding the England international’s future rumbles […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on Ex-Arsenal man urges West Ham to sign international midfielder
06 June 2018
West Ham are at risk of losing Declan Rice this summer after being offered what has been described as a derisory pay-rise.
Posted in Dailymail.co.ukComments Off on West Ham face fight to keep defender Declan Rice
06 June 2018
Felipe Anderson’s agent Giuliano Bertolucci is set to meet Lazio on Thursday in an attempt to decide the future of his client. The football agent represented his nation in water polo and the man responsible for a lot of Brazilian players joining the Premier League. Reports that West Ham had a bid of £33m turned […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on West Ham target looks for way out of Lazio
06 June 2018
West Ham will attempt to hijack Chelsea’s talks to land Jean Michael Seri, if media reports are to be believed. The 26-year-old Nice midfielder has been in demand since last summer, with Arsenal, Manchester United and Barcelona in addition to Chelsea all interested. Rumours are that Chelsea is in the latter stages of securing a […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Report: West Ham attempts to hijack Chelsea deal
06 June 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has spoken out this evening on his relationship with the Hammers board following his widely publicised comments on his needs at the club in the Chilean media. The manager – having declared that he needs a big name player to attract others to the club in his remarks – has now made it […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Pellegrini speaks out: “No problems with the board”
06 June 2018
Social media ‘news stories’ and pictures should be marked with a silly season warning and here’s an example of why with no disrespect intended to anybody! As we all know at this time of the year images regularly appear of player in or around London. And that is a big signal apparently to ensure that […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Anderson’s in London …oh, hold on Big Ben doesn’t agree
06 June 2018
Thursday sees the start of English football's most important meeting of the year – the Premier League AGM.
Posted in UncategorisedComments Off on PL AGM: What’s on the agenda?
06 June 2018
Reports that West Ham are interested in signing AC Milan Fabio Borini are unlikely to be true! Calciomercato.com reported last week that West Ham have joined Napoli in the race to sign the forward. AC Milan have just made the player’s loan move permanent for a fee close to € 6 million but new Napoli boss Carlo […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Former Chelsea man unlikely to join Hammers
06 June 2018
Former West Ham goalkeeper Stephen Bywater has been found not guilty of swinging a sword above the heads of two delivery men at his luxury home. The verdict was returned after deliberations of just 14 minutes by a jury after a four-day trial at Chester Crown Court, which concluded yesterday afternoon. Bywater had pleaded not […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Former Hammer cleared of sword affray
06 June 2018
Manuel Pellegrini is keen to sign a top class name to West Ham and the player he is particularly keen to get into the club is Paris St Germain’s Javier Pastore. The Argentinian, however, is currently reported to be earning around £190-£200k a week which is as much and more as most players involved in […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Poll: Should West Ham pay any player £200,000 per week?
06 June 2018
Manuel Pellegrini is stoking up the pressure on the Hammers board to spend big and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that – in fact it’s exactly what he should be doing! Every good manager makes sure he’s bang in the faces of the people who hold the purse strings – it’s what they do from […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Pellegrini’s van Nistlerooy ‘shout’ doesn’t stack up
06 June 2018
West Ham have made no secret of their desire to improve their midfield ranks and plenty of speculation has orientated around Joao Mario’s future. The Portugal international caught the eye during the second half of the campaign at West Ham, signing on-loan from Inter Milan, and is pushing to leave the Italian giants on a […]
Posted in West Ham WorldComments Off on West Ham encounter another issue in chase for international midfielder
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