Three matches, three losses, that’s relegation, not a revival. You could argue West Ham were unfortunate at Brentford, but a 3–0 defeat is still a heavy beating. A draw against Arsenal would’ve been fair, yet they came away with nothing. And the 3–1 collapse at St James’ Park felt like the final nail in the coffin.
After just twenty five minutes, Nuno Espírito Santo realised his tactical gamble had failed. With his side already 2–0 down, he hooked Jean‑Clair Todibo for Taty Castellanos, a substitution that screamed desperation.
West Ham have become the architects of their own downfall, and likely to be managerless in the near future.
If West Ham go down, now out of their hands, according to a top transfer insider who we approached earlier in the month they confirmed that “Nuno has no contract if the club get relegated. He only has one for the Premier League, so he will be gone.”
Though more recent information has come to light that one board member is very enthusiastic about Nuno, suggesting they would like him to remain.
Nuno has offered no commitment to staying and has sidestepped every media question on his future. His pride looked bruised on the touchline, head bowed throughout the match.
Meanwhile, his agent, Jorge Mendes is gearing up for a chaotic summer, likely involving two other West Ham personnel, with growing interest in Mateus Fernandes and Pablo Felipe adding even more uncertainty to the club’s direction.
It’s shaping up to be a long, uncomfortable summer in East London. West Ham are a club in crisis and there will inevitably be a number of changes. More than would have happened if the club had remained in the top flight. Many supporters would argue that would have meant only papering over the cracks, a reset is long overdue.
Claret and Hugh will have some difficult stories to report on over the coming months, painful departures, and uncomfortable truths. But somewhere in the upheaval, we hope for at least a few glimmers of positivity.
It’s usually the 3 teams with the poorest goal difference that go down. Looking at the table at -22 we are the best of the only three teams whose negative g/d is in double figures. It’s embarrassing to look at and something we can’t blame entirely on VAR. At least next season we won’t need to loan out our fringe youngsters to Championship clubs in order to gain experience.
If Nuno does indeed leave the club, and I now think he should, is there a chance Paco Jemez could stay if he is offered the head coach job? Surely he could be worth a go. He obviously has experience and isn’t a big fan of ultra defensive set-ups. I really don’t want to hear of Scott Parker or Slaven Bilic approached for the job.
Enzo Maresca might be worth approaching. After all, he has worked with West Ham before and, as far as I know, he is available. No doubt there are many others who could possibly do a job for us.
However just as many might be put off by working under a little 77 year old owner who unashamedly thinks he knows how to run everything at West Ham United. In reality his record seems more an example of football club ownership for dummies.
I remember the last relegation…Most of the business was done in the first few weeks…Chelsea being the benefactors…
Knowing how Sullivan operates…He will look at ST sales first ..Then start flogging as many as possible.
My advice to anyone who wants to renew is to seriously consider who you will be watching next term…If you can swallow the hard truths then fine..But there is going to be a serious lack of quality in our squad next year
Sadly we just keep giving teams goals, its tough to watch the same mistakes week after week.