Up The Hammers – Latest West Ham United FC News

Sky Sports are today reporting that West Ham are close to agreeing a new contract with manager Slaven Bilic. With some fifteen months left on his current contract, Bilic was predictably coy when questioned during his press conference, claiming that he only thought of his contract in terms of the next two or three games. Perhaps this is indicative of the perilous position that the modern day football manager finds himself in, most recently demonstrated in the sacking of Raneri at …

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We’re back again with our preview of Monday night’s game which sees league leaders Chelsea visit the London Stadium. This week we’re joined by former West Ham favourite Jack Collison who sits alongside myself and Geo to discuss tactics, the opposition, Andy Carroll and our starting line-up.  

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Karren Brady has claimed West Ham are the last hope for teams chasing Chelsea. Writing in her Sun Diary she said: ” They need us to take at least a point on Monday to provide even a whiff of hope of catching the league leaders. These include Liverpool and Arsenal who meet at Anfield tomorrow […]

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West Ham captain Mark Noble has confessed that he enjoys watches London rivals Chelsea play football. The two clubs are set to meet on Monday night at the London Stadium in the Premier League. Noble has admitted that he has a lot of respect for Chelsea due to the way they play and feels they […]

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Slaven Bilic expects Michail Antonio to sign a new deal with the club “very soon.” The Hammers wide man – and without doubt leading contender for Hammer of the Year – has been regularly linked with moves away but Bilic made it clear that the club are ready to give him the offer he deserves. […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear he will be more than happy to sign a new one year rolling contract once the offer comes in the summer. Most managers want far more than that in order to ensure a pay off against failure but speaking in his presser ahead of the Chelsea game he made […]

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Aaron Cresswell is targeting a strong end of season after a campaign which he won’t count among his best. Speaking to the official website he said: “As of late, it has not been too good for me personally injury-wise this season, but I just needed to keep my head down, work hard and I hoped things […]

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CandH Exclusive by Hugh Southon Slaven Bilic will be offered a new deal at the end of the season. And ClaretandHugh can reveal that it will add a year to his present deal in the form of a 12 month rolling contract. The  board will rubber-stamp the details at a board meeting next week which […]

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David Gold is the latest major club figure to pay tribute to Manu Lanzini. The midfield ace has come on by leaps and bounds since the departure of a certain Frenchman and Gold has been quick to praise his performances. Having watched the game against Watford with a group of Dubai Hammers he said: “I […]

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A total of 38 fans have been banned by the club in the aftermath of the disorder against Chelsea earlier this season. According to reports this morning a total of 97 fans were giving their marching orders after CCTV  footage had been studied. But vice chairman Karren Brady CBE confirmed to Claret and Hugh this […]

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West Ham’s head of corporate communications has left the club less than two months after taking the job, Sky sources understand.

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Watford v Irons match verdict         by Hugh Southon Imagine what might have happened had the Irons gone a goal behind via a sloppy mistake a few months back …it’s not hard to recall. We would have shown nothing and lost! Yesterday there was a world of difference at Watford – who in […]

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Ok, something new from the boys – or rather the boy Geo – over at Hammers Chat. Saturday is a day when even the occasional gamblers like a bet on the football and Geo is using a new app which we can download and, hopefully, give us all a decent chance of earning a few […]

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Slaven Bilic may have been tempted to pick the brains of UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic as West Ham aim for a strong end to the season.

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Sofiane Feghouli is very happy with the way things are coming together for himself and the team. Speaking to www.whufc.com he said: “I am happy, because it was important for me to take my chance. Before this moment, I had less opportunities to show my worth, so when I had the chance to play it was […]

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Our informal online chat about all things West Ham is back as we field questions and discuss the last week’s goings-on in the world of the Hammers. Linked players, loanees, the return of Sakho and Ayew, Bilic, Mark Noble and a lot more will all be covered in the live show at 8:30pm. So sit […]

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West Ham believe there remains interest in Sofiane Feghouli from Italian outfit Roma but won’t let him leave for less than £9 million in the summer. Slaven Bilic may now be ready to listen to summer offers for the player following the arrival of Robert Snodgrass and although Algerian has started to show some form […]

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Four weeks ago Slaven Bilic indicated to reporters that a new deal for Michail Antonio was imminent but more recently the Hammer has been coy about his contract position He told Sky Sports “Right now, nothing is really happening on the contract talks. We’ll just see how things go. At the moment my head is not […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic and his assistant Nikola Jurcevic have both been fined £8,000 after admitting Football Association misconduct charges.

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David Gold has delivered two exciting updates and verdicts on two Irons who have been out of the frame for a while. The co chairman has been closely following Diafra Sakho’s progress on the training pitch and is looking forward to the return of Arthur Masuaku. Sakho has been recovering from the long required operation […]

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As more and more home games are played in the London Stadium the issues become less and less meaning the stadium begins to feel more like home. The  earlier troubles with segregation and fighting seem a distance memory and we now seem to have turned a corner with the quality of stewarding. The club have […]

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Robert Snodgrass was told today that his free kicks are currently quite the equal of Dimi Payet’s. The £6 million window signing arrived with a big reputation as a dead ball specialist and has already shown what a handful he can be at both free kicks and corners. One effort from around 20 yards against […]

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The West Brom boss is not at all happy with the latest episode in the simmering feud between himself and Mark Hughes’ Stoke City

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Slaven Bilic will not make a decision on Andy Carroll’s  involvement in tomorrow’s game against West Brom until the latest possible moment. The big man trained for the first time this week earlier today and the manager had exlplained ahead of that he would make a decision on his match action chances today (Fri). But […]

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Four years after he last played for his country, the West Ham forward’s swashbuckling presence makes him an irresistible choice for Gareth Southgate There was a genuine tremor of excitement this week at the news Gareth Southgate is planning to go to the London Stadium on Saturday to take a first-hand look at the irresistible, intoxicating Andy Carroll. England have a double-header against Germany and Slovakia coming up in March. Carroll last played for England four years …

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Robert Snodgrass has been tipped to become a huge Hammers favourite by countryman and former Irons hero Ray Stewart. Snodgrass has become the latest Scot to follow in the likes of John Dick, Frank McAvennie ,Christian Dailly and Ray – a member of he Hammers’ 1980 FA Cup-winning side. And  speaking to www. whuc.com Ray […]

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