Up The Hammers – Latest West Ham United FC News

Jose Fonte is a sensational signing for West Ham – a guy who would not be out of place in the Manchester United, Man City or Liverpool team. And I genuinely believe that by the end of next season he will be our new on-pitch skipper with Mark Noble becoming the club captain. Expect him […]

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Boris Johnson will be asked to justify his management of London’s Stadium as part of an in-depth investigation into the “skyrocketing” costs of converting the Olympic Stadium for West Ham. The investigation, commissioned by London Mayor Sadiq Khan was announced last year after transformation costs increased again by £51m. The costs include an estimated £8m […]

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Yes it’s a week on but the red hot discussion is still going on! And the big question under the microsope from club sponsors Betway is whether Andy Carroll’s incredible bicycle kick and resulting goal was the best we have ever seen of its type. It forms a central question on the Betway Insider video […]

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Geo is joined by Tom and Jason to preview tomorrows game at the Riverside Stadium. Tactics, starting line-ups, predictions and the current form will all be discussed as the hammers chat lads try to talk a good game.    

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West Ham’s  thinking on possibly reporting Marseilles to Fifa on possible tapping up charges has little to do with getting the French club fined. For there have been very few examples of that having happened down the years and when it has the punishment has been in the region of around a pathetic 50k. No, […]

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    By Pete Ellis     With news that Payet was on strike, wanted away, and on the back of two abysmal results versus City and United, you could be forgiven for thinking that this was going to be the straw that broke the camel’s back in West Ham’s season  of woe. The thought […]

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A total of 45 years’ of Football Banning Orders and more than eight years’ of jail sentences have been handed to a group of football fans for their part in violent disorder that took place outside a pub in Islington following the Arsenal vs West Ham United game in August 2015. Nine men were all […]

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Slaven Bilic was asked by reporters at this morning’s press conference whether a new deal is close for Michail Antonio. Slav answered: “Antonio was very good for us last season and continued to do well this season, when players are playing like that and at a good age as well they  attract interest from other clubs. […]

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West Ham are still waiting on manager Slaven Bilic to give the go-ahead for Scott Hogan’s move across London from Brentford. And in the meantime the club has explained that any hopes of bringing former striker Jermain Defoe to the London Stadium are “well and truly dead.” Bilic – having seen the summer transfer programme […]

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Cock-up official  Mike Dean will drop out the Premier League this weekend as he is made to pay the price of his entirely incorrect sending off of Sofiane Feghouli and the award of an offside goal against the Hammers. He will take charge of the Yorkshire derby between Barnsley and Leeds on Saturday as he […]

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This is the face of the American billionaire who holds Payet’s future in his hands. His name is Frank McCourt, the new owner of Marseille who sold the US baseball team, The LA Dodgers for £1.5 billion in 2012. In 2004 the former property developer bought the LA dodgers from Rupert Murdoch and News Corp […]

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During a three hour meeting with West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady at the London Stadium a wide range of topics were discussed. These subjects included: the quality of  stadium stewarding, ongoing filming of supporters,  honouring former legends, making the stadium feel more like West Ham’s home, shelving for drinks around the bar areas, more betting booths, the […]

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    Dimi Payet turned up for training with the under 23s today and these pictures from Chadwell Heath show exactly what sort of state the Frenchman appears to be in right now. That a European superstar should reduce himself to this situation is really pretty mind-blowing but I guess nothing in football should really […]

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Cheikhou Kouyate and Andre Ayew were both on the winning side at the start of the 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. Kouyate skippered Senegal to a 2-0 Group B victory over Tunisia in Franceville, and the team now tops the the group following Algeria’s 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe – their opponents tomorrow […]

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West Ham are still to make a final decision on the signing of Brentford’s Scott Hogan. Having arrived at an upfront figure of £9 million for the Bees striker, the club are edging towards a deal although his injury record remains a worry. More importantly, however, is getting Slaven Bilic’s final approval on the 24 […]

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The Ghana FA has dismissed reports claiming that Asamoah Gyan has stormed out of Black Stars’ 2017 Africa Cup of Nations camp on the night before their crunch clash with Uganda in a dispute with West Ham’s Andre Ayew over captaincy. The GFA was forced to issue a statement on Twitter after a website published […]

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Media reports in France this morning suggest that Marseille will make one more bid for Payet this Thursday before turning their attentions elsewhere. Marseille’s latest bid of £22m on Monday is nowhere near West Ham’s valuation of Payet of £35-£40m. The report in France says Marseille will likely make one more bid for Payet and […]

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Leeds United have slapped a £15 million valuation on their striker Chris Wood after West Ham have allegedly shown interest according to reports. The New Zealand international has been tearing up the championship this season with his goals firing Garry Monk’s men up to third in the league.  Wood has scored 17 times in 29 […]

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West Ham have told Dimi Payet to apologise to their fans and show some loyalty to the club after rejecting a fresh bid from Marseille. The club dismissed a £20million offer on Monday for the disgraced 29-year-old playmaker, who is currently on strike. However, it would be a huge shock should Payet to do so […]

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Brazilan team São Paulo have confirmed their interest in signing Jonathan Calleri during a press conference. Football director José Jacobson Neto said the club want the player despite problems with his third party ownership. He told reporters: “I think we lack a number nine, otherwise, I think we’re well prepared for this first semester. Calleri is interested, but […]

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West Ham have sent Marseilles negotiators back to France with a flea in their ear for the second time. The Ligue 1 outfit’s top team arrived to try sorting out Dimitri Payet’s move back across the channel but found it hard going with uncompromising David Sullivan in charge at our end.. They had already seen […]

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Eagle eyed West Ham season ticket holder George Bucci spotted this classic moment in footage of the Andy Carroll goal celebrations. Mark Noble runs over to the celebrate with his team mates and picks up the West Ham ball boy.  Bet the young lad had something to brag about at school this morning. Mark Noble […]

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Andy Carroll’s goal against Crystal Palace has been dubbed “the best in Premier League history” and less ambitiously “the main contender for Goal of the Season.” AC himself has dubbed it the best he’s ever scored and good judges everywhere have gone entirely overboard about it. However, even if it’s to become the goal of […]

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Mark Noble has made hs position clear on the Dimi Payet situation adding: “I haven’t really spoken to him for the last two or three weeks. The captain declared: “I have always said that he is up there with one of the best players I have ever played with and I had – and I say […]

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West Ham responded like men possessed after Payet had walked away from them in his act of treachery. And the ClaretandHugh’s FB group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have given their reactions. O Outstanding second half. Totally dominated Hope Payet was watching!!!!! OPrediction. Lanzini will continue to grow. He’ll be better than that other bloke could ever hope to […]

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Operators London Stadium 185 gave the self styled Crystal Palace ‘Ultras’ prior permission to bring in a drum despite prohibiting all musical instruments which could cause a nuisance. Under the security and safety section of the stadium’s official website it says: “Unlicensed musical instruments: trumpets, drums and other devices capable of causing a disturbance or […]

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