No Rush on Upson's Contract

David Gold says that there is no rush for Matthew Upson to sign a new contract. Upson's contract is up at the end of this season and he will then be able to walk away from West Ham on a free contract.

At the moment a formal contract has been offered to Upson and the club are waiting on the defender's response. However Gold says there is no hurry,

"I don't think there is any rush for Matthew to sign his new deal.

"He is now into the last year of his contract and doing it now or at the end of the season doesn't really matter to either side. Matthew is always welcome to come to me and talk about it.

"The fact that we're bottom of the league makes it a bit difficult but it's no rush for neither him nor us."