Dimi’s attitude is only one piece of this disaster

Guest post by George Bucci from Moore Than Just A Podcast

Thursday gave us the revelation that the man most West Ham fans thought of as a cult hero wants to leave the club and has told Slav he will never play for us again.

There’s no question that this isn’t the professional or gentlemanly way to get what he’s after. Threats to strike, (allegedly) cutting himself off from his teammates and acting like a spoilt child isn’t going to put you in the good books of any West Ham fan.

But the truth is, these ridiculous and frankly embarrassing events start a lot higher up than in Dimi’s head.

Dimi joined in the summer of 2015, a player that very few of us had heard of, not getting into his country’s team and looking to make an impact on the English Premier League and the world of football as a whole. Despite his stocky build when he arrived, and the numerous times I called him ‘Who Ate All The Payet’s’ on Moore Than Just A Podcast, he did exactly that.

We gave him the platform, love, attention and support he needed, and he delivered, no doubt about that. Many moments of magic last season (the chipped finish v Palace away stands out for me) saw us have our best season in recent years, things were looking up, he was adored by us and for a while I’m sure he thought we were alright too.

A new contract ensued and I bet any money he was guaranteed and sold on all of the progression coming up in the club’s immediate future, which I’m sure helped him put pen to paper. I bet the pay-rise didn’t hurt either.

Then the time came for those promises to come true; time for the ‘most successful stadium migration’ in history, time to get hold of those world class strikers in Zaza, Fletcher, Ayew and Calleri, time to turn West Ham into the ‘big’ club in the only way three particular people know how.

In case you haven’t guessed by now, I am implying that Brady, Sullivan, and Gold are the sole engineers of the general embarrassment and anger surrounding our club at the moment, and as a result, we’re in this situation.

Those of you who listen to our podcast will know that I was on the fence for the move to the Olympic Stadium, and as a fairly young fan I have always tried to look for the positives in the moves our Chairmen and vice-Chair person have made both on and off the pitch.

But inevitably, Dimitri is probably feeling the same as most of us; angered at broken promises of big name signings, disappointed at the so-far unsuccessful stadium move and the fact the stadium is regularly far from full (even though we’re all told differently), our indiscrete and amateurish transfer policies and conduct, and although probably less annoying for him than us, let’s not forget the general treatment of fans as customers, the threatening letters sent to season ticket holders, the insulting move of block 114, and much more.

I bet he’s cheesed off too that we still don’t have Wi-Fi or Europe’s biggest screen at the stadium yet too.

As my tweet said on Thursday;

Let’s hope they prove me wrong today and smash Palace. No cheeky chip over the keeper from Dimi to come though

COYI.

George

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