West Ham fans don’t want their big three players Diafra Sakho, Alex Song and Cheik Kouyate to play in the African Cup of Nations …but by am ever narrowing majority.
Sam Allardyce looks set to lose his three key players when the competition opens in January but a fierce debate on the Claretandhugh forum has raised the temperature of the debate.
Many fans believe to deny the three players the chance of representing their country is wrong arghing the club knew the situation when they brought them to the club.
And an early lead of 66 per cent to 34 per cent in favour of them staying at home has shrunk to the “don’t gos” leading by just 15 per cent as the poll goes into its final few hours.