Exclusive: Hammers relaxed at Allardyce attack
EXCLUSIVE
The former manager’s well publicised remarks last week drew a massive response against him from the fans after a double-barrelled attack which also claimed the squad wasn’t good enough for Europe.
But senior figures inside the club – who preferred to remain anonymous – were entirely relaxed about the former manager’s intervention via comments to a foreign news service.
One – speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh – said: “He says on the one hand it was a mutual decision to leave but on the other says the board weren’t grateful for what he’d done for the club.
“Blimey, that really is a bit rich because the two Davids have regularly thanked him for his time at the club which was moderatel successful.
“Their gratitude was also shown in a £3 million a year deal with various other bonus payments. It’s all a bit odd to be reading this sort of stuff as a result!
“It was almost inevitable that Sam would eventually say something about his last season at the club and the way things turned out. It wasn’t unexpected.
“But the reasons for him not receiving a new deal are pretty obvious. He had been with us for four years and that’s a very long time in this job and industry. Managers don’t have a very long life span do they.
“He has every right to say what he likes but the simple fact is that his work here was done. The club decided to go in a different direction as is their right.
It’s a hard one to understand really because all that happened was a period in the club’s managerial history simply came to a natural end.
Our picture shows the Davids with Sam Allardyce in – as the say – happier times!