West Ham are deep in the mire. With relegation assured, hundreds of millions in debt and the Premier League gravy train departed, serious decisions have to be taken for the club’s future.
Including of course the best way to get out of the ‘quicksand’ that is the Championship with dozens of sides eager to treat a visit to London stadium as their own personal cup final, keen to inflict further misery on the fallen Premier League prima donnas.
West Ham’s board met yesterday to decide Nuno’s future.
Following reports from, amongst others, Jacob Steinberg this morning that the Hammers may have ‘changed stance‘ over dismissing their Portuguese manager, we reached out to our own ‘transfer source’– close to several players but outside the club, seeking an insight: What of Nuno’s future, we asked?
“Sullivan wants him gone. Players want him gone. Kretinsky wants to keep him: He is clueless”
Major shareholders split on Nuno’s future
Whether the ‘clueless’ jibe is aimed at Kretinsky or Nuno isn’t clear – although you’d have to consider it somewhat inappropriate for Britains 30th richest man.
What it does reveal is the impasse within West Ham’s boardroom, with the top two shareholders at odds. Hardly a way to start the new era at West Ham with no clear, concrete policy or plan over possibly the single most important post-relegation decision.
A mess, any way you look at it.
I’d be very much shocked to learn that the players what him gone. I’m calling this out as pure and utter guesswork on your ITK’s insider knowledge on this matter. It feels more like to me that they may have there own agenda that they are trying to project across the West Ham media network.
A bit of an assumption that all players want him out considering reaction from players when we beat Everton 2-1 with all hugs and smiles. So let’s work out those players shall we: Areola – unhappy as dropped from being No 1 GK. Todibo – unhappy as couldn’t win his place back as Mavro and Disasi bonded quickly to form a good partnership. Wilson – felt he should start but he hasn’t got 90 mins in him and better as an impact sub. Potts – had a couple of nightmare games with fan base saying is this his level. Anymore? As I think most were playing for him. You only need one bad apple in a team and you could see the change once Paqueta had left, if someone else had started playing up could be why results took a turn in May.
Before this article it was clear as day that Nuno was going.
Now the waters have been clouded.
So much needs to be decided before there can be an answer.
Are shares going to be proportional between Sullivan and Kretinsky if not Sullivan rules.
Does Nuno want to manage a championship club apparently not.
Many questions he’ll want to know, what players go, funds for incoming player, academy involvement.
Not long ago Kretinsky ruled out Carrick/Parker/O’Neill/Billie as not being suitable.
Leaving pathway for Bellamy problem £0.75m compensation not Sullivan’s favourite subject.
He wasn’t useless at his previous clubs, whatever he had then, why has it not worked here ?
The wolves fans still revere him, and he still gets a good reception from the Forest fans. It’s only Spurs that thought he was beneath them, but they also felt the same about Conti and Mourinho & Frank. It’s just ideal for the media to keep spinning stories and creating rifts to create clicks. That’s their job, we don’t have to believe everything that’s written.
I bet if we were to collate every transfer story over a summer, then look back at how many were just agents pushing through their favoured journalist then I’d bet that that figure would be quite high. Somewhere above 90% Bull S.
It’s basically people that weren’t talented enough to play football professionally, trying to earn a living by desperately trying to look relevant within the industry by writing about it make money.
Easier to blame the manager than blame yourselves…
HE IS CLUELESS
It’s an easy call isn’t it or am I missing something? You just need get answers to these questions.
1 is Nuno up for staying?
2 can we afford his pay?
3 if not Nuno anyone better out there who may agree to join.
4 would it cost more to bring in anyone from question 3 and would it be worth it? (Better the chances of promoting first try)
Sure their maybe different options but there are so many stats out there now to guide you.
Here we go again no clear direction and lots of dithering! Nuno has had his chance and fluffed it ! West ham need to change direction and start with a clean slate! How are we ever going to improve as a football club if we keep taking the same course of action? I think Craig Bellamy has shown that he can get a team all working together for the same objectives. It would be a refreshing move to appoint him and back him with funds to build his own team? COYI
As I see it, Sullivan just wants someone else to blame, another smoke screen. Word seems to be that he can boot him out with no compensation.
Nuno is proven in the Championship and in the prem. We have enough issues without changing coach. He made mistakes, yes, but that squad was really poor.
Whatever happened to ” expect the best, but plan for the worst”.
The lack of contingency planning is wreckless at best and deranged at worst at WHU HQ.
I wonder which players want Nuno gone?
Mess , what do we expect as the season finished 2 days ago and I anticipate reading articles like this 1 atleast until the new season has started . Let’s have a bit of fun now , I think sullivan or 1 of his supporters posts on here , study the posts and see if you agree