We’re all losing sight of what’s important – the football
By Sean Whetstone
West Ham has got itself into a perpetual cycle of action and reaction between fan groups and the board!
And it seems to me that at this moment in time the to-ing and fro-ing is getting nobody anywhere at all – nor is it likely to.
Here’s how it goes: One side says something, the other reacts and the waiting press reports it; then one side again says something and the other reacts and then the press writes about it.
But listen where is it all going? Fan groups have asked to meet the board, the board invites the fan groups to meet, fan groups decline the invitation because another fan group will be present.
Then one side says something, the other reacts and then the press writes about it…. You know where I’m going with this…
And you know what, no one is winning. In fact, neither side can win.
I guarantee something, whichever side of the current board/fans debate you sit on, (and maybe like most you don’t care about either, you just want our team to climb the table), every single one of us wants to get behind David Moyes and the team.
Every single one of us wants to be that “12th man” behind the men in claret and blue. Every single one of us wants to see success on the pitch.
Arguing about things that won’t change – on both sides – is getting us absolutely nowhere.
If I could speak and actually get through, to everyone engaged in this toxic cycle of grandstanding anger, I’d say this, very loud and very clear… Enough now.
Let’s end this roundabout that’s actually only serving to feed the media beast.
Let’s stop with unnecessary public statements on all sides from board, tweets and backslapping PR exercises. Let’s focus on the football.
The only noises coming from the club should be about football. We all want to hear from David Moyes and we’ll all listen and watch intently to whichever player is picked for the weekly contractual broadcaster interviews.
Let’s unite. Let’s get behind the team.
COYI