West Ham’s defeat by Sydney FC have been put in awful perspective by fans Down Under who understand the weakness of their A League!
One Hammers fan – writing to ClaretandHugh from Australia – said: “Let’s just be clear on one thing…any EPL side should never lose to an A-League side.
“The A-League plays less than 30 games in a season and finished in April and starts up again in October. Everyone of Sam’s excuses is equally applicable to Sydney FC and Wellington.
“In fact an A-League team turns over between 33%-50% of their team each year. Contract lengths are short 1-2 years and there are no transfer fees unless the player is being poached to go to an overseas club.
“Down here my work colleagues, friends and family cannot believe that an EPL side could possibly lose to an A-League team. “Oh Dear” is all I have heard for the past week.
“Make no mistake these results are an absolute disgrace. Any manager of any professional football team should expect to be sacked. The Australian coach got the sack after losing 6-0 to Brazil and France.”