West Ham United fans are struggling to deal with the real relegation peril brought on by three successive defeats – including the loss to Arsenal sparked by the woeful VAR call that incorrectly ruled out Callum Wilson’s late equaliser.
West Ham would be sitting a point closer to safety were the result not have been influenced by Chris Kavanagh’s late change of heart after initially awarding West Ham their 95th minute equaliser. That ‘lost’ point of course could prove crucial depending on this afternoon’s results.
Without Kavanagh’s call, West Ham would be just one point behind rivals Spurs going into survival Sunday – meaning Tottenham would have to win their last game – rather than just avoid defeat.
All of which makes the mural produced as ‘a bit of fun’ commemorating the Arsenal win (engineered by the officials) as definitely un-funny for supporters of the relegation – threatened Hammers.
The Daily Mail calls the mural ‘astonishing’ and in fact, much as we’d love to point the finger at Arsenal fans, this is a mural inspired by a betting company:
..A mural honouring those words alongside Chris Kavanagh looking at a shot of the chaotic moment in the penalty box on the VAR screen has gone up on Avenell Road, just minutes away from the Emirates Stadium.
As funny as….(write your own answer here – I’m in the middle of a sense of humour bypass just now)
Several fans have subsequently moaned about Arsenal supporters and attributed the artwork to them, but it’s actually thanks to Paddy Power.
The bookmaker have had a bit of fun by installing the mural, which has particularly attracted the ire of West Ham fans.”
So just in case you are planning a final day flutter on the outcome of West Ham’s last ditch battle to avoid relegation, you know which company to avoid.