Thursday night was really good fun, a good, reasonably competitive kickabout in the sun and a win for the Hammers. It was also good to see some of the youngsters and size them up. These are my thoughts following the game… 1.We play on the floor…. I’m not sure how the youngsters normally play, but … Read more
The club have confirmed the switch of our legs against the mighty FC Lusitans, with the home leg now taking place a week on Thursday, 2 July. The return trip to Andorra will take place on the 9th July. There are two good reasons for this occurrence, one that there is another tie in Andorra … Read more
There seems to be a building head of steam of speculation regarding the move of Charlie Austin from QPR to West Ham. First off, let's see what the press are saying… The Mirror is reporting betting was suspended on Charlie coming to Upton Park Daily Mail is suggesting the striker wants to stay in London … Read more
The Hammers have signed a promising youngster out of Manchester City's academy, a Norwegian lad called Martin Samuelson. We won't know how good he will turn out to be, but natural ability he has buckets of, as can be witnessed by this video of him growing up through games in Norway, culminating in him playing … Read more
Slaven Bilic has let slip his preferred line up for the Hammers starting eleven*, bringing his own sense of Croatian adventure to Upton Park… *May not be actual starting eleven – lesser players may appear.
Our last home game of the season before we give Newcastle a lifeline on the last day (I fancy Hull to beat Spurs and for this to go to the last day) and it will be a time for reflection at Upton Park. Not so long ago, we were saying goodbye to the Prem on … Read more
There is even more talk tonight of Sam Allardyce's future and I'm sure the fans are as sick of it as Sam is. All I hope is that the board are decisive followng the final whistle of the final game. As to whether Big Sam should stay, I'm actually indifferent. I don't think it will … Read more
No matter your politics, you can't help but join in with the Prime Minister and advocate the support of West Ham United for the good of the country, as he kindly illustrates here…
There has been a ridiculous speculation regarding the job security of our manager in the papers in the last day or two. This, alongside the sickening video of our 'fans' attacking chairman David Sullivan has really made me question what modern day football has turned into. I do believe that these days of instant gratification, … Read more
West Ham have announced a new sponsorship deal with betting firm Betway. This follows the demise of our previous sponsor Alpari, who crashed due to a currency crisis in the Eurozone. Betway will see their logo emblazoned on our shirts and training gear, and will take over the naming rights of the stand previously known … Read more