Bilic ‘until end of season’ story backed
Only last night ClaretandHugh made it clear there is no desire to send the Croat on his way despite the regular claims that he is under pressure.
And this morning Lewis – who has run several exclusive articles with co chairman David Sullivan in the past- makes it clear that he holds the same view of the atmosphere within the club.
He writes: “Despite claims that the Croatian is under pressure with the club just 15th entering the October international break, there is no appetite at the London Stadium to make a change.”
And he adds that reports Carlo Ancelotti could be on his way in are well wide of the mark following his sacking at Bayern Munich.
He adds: With just seven games gone and key players back from injury, there is optimism that they have a run of league fixtures – against Burnley, Brighton and Palace – that could inspire confidence and leave them in a much healthier position.
West Ham have a reputation of allowing their bosses to see out their contracts and will review the position of Bilic – as they did with his predecessors – at the end of the season.
However, ClaretandHugh can add that one of the major factors keeping Bilic in place is the lack of a natural successor which as we explained is created by the close ties between the manager and his backroom team who have remained immensely loyal to him down the years.