West Ham Banter 2

08 May 2026 07:39:03
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06 May 2026 16:14:12
It's looking like the vultures are getting ready to swoop with: Bowen, Fernandes, Summerville, Mavro and Diouf attracting interest. The worry is they'll all go for fifty percent less than their true value, as clubs will know we are in the mire.


Disasi will go, and I expect Mads or Ariola too join him.
This is going to be a summer when there is lots of trading taking place, of which we will not gain. unfortunately.

06 May 2026 17:11:09
It's pretty obvious, most, if not all, are going to be off if relegated.
I'm not sure why they would go for 50% less; we should hold out. I think relegation could be a reason to hold out for more money.

Southampton did when we bought Fernandez, I don't see why we shouldn't do the same with him and the others. Obviously Disasi is a loan, so he isn't our player anyway.

06 May 2026 19:40:07
No doubt they will be off if we do suffer relegation, but who do we get to come, and how much will be available? They were already talking about selling before we could buy. That's only going to be worse if we do go down.

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05 May 2026 18:51:49
Seems that even if we do go down, Nuno is unfazed and ready to rebuild us. He is contracted to 2028.

On that note, when he last managed in the Championship his record was... played 46, won 30, lost 7, drew 9, giving him 99 points which is impressive.

06 May 2026 14:51:44
If he is backed and allowed a say, to a degree, of who goes and comes, then he can definitely take us up, if, of course, we do drop.

06 May 2026 15:01:15
He needs to go, if we go down which isn't certain. He's had 30 odd games. He took over when we were 17th and we would be relegated in 17th, so in terms of league position he has done nothing to improve that. We have lost 21 points from winning positions under his guidance. If you consider some bizarre team selections and negative tactics from the off in some games, I don't think he is the right man at all to try and get us promoted.



The whole club will be on its ass. We need a young, dynamic manager who will get us playing football again, someone to lift the spirits and make the fans excited again... Of course that won't happen though, as the track record tells us Sullivan only likes boring, safe managers.

06 May 2026 17:06:21
I've stood up for Nuno for a lot of the season. I didn't originally think he was a manager I would want to manage us, not long term anyway. But Robbo is right in that he has failed and had more than enough games to keep us safe. Last season we were lucky because the bottom 3 were so poor. This year it's mainly the bottom 2. If he were to stay, it wouldn't horrify me and I would get behind him and hope for the best. But, having thought about it, and on balance, he should go. I'm not sure he would stay anyway. I don't think it was in his contract.

People mention this game or that game, but for me it was that disastrous period in the middle of the season before Paco arrived.
I would be tempted to give him a go with his people. I have always wanted to see someone like Kieron McKenna take over. I too would like to see a manager that gets us playing on the front foot. But that very much depends on what players we have. It has been said that that is why Carrick failed at Borro, as he tried to play a type of football that the players he had weren't capable of.

07 May 2026 07:00:19
Sullivan this Sullivan that. I've no doubt whatsoever that he's off. Does anyone really believe that DK has increased his stake. Only to Allow the useless Dwarf to keep on running the club Badly. Its been an open secret that he's seriously disillusioned with Sullivans Running of the club.

And Brady's walked as well. Honestly the constant Negativity is doing Nobody any favours. From the tea lady to Nuno we need to start pulling together.

07 May 2026 12:50:01
It's very difficult to be positive with the millstone that is Sullivan bringing us down.
From what I've heard, Sullivan has also increased his shares by buying out the Gold family, as they are in dire need to release the money to shore up their other business interests. If Kretinsky was serious, he could have bought the lot.

07 May 2026 21:08:58
Sullivan, above all else, is a greedy git. If we do get relegated, and it's still an if, then the club will lose value, making him less likely to sell his percentages, I would think. Kretinsky just seems to want to stay in the background and not put his own money in, so I'm not even sure we would be better off with him to be honest.

The facts are, there is little to be positive about at the moment. Even if we do stay up, they have made it clear that there is no cash available, which means some of our best players will go. It just feels like delaying the inevitable to me anyway.

05 May 2026 16:16:05
Excuse long post, I’ve read all the posts on here. All very good and unfortunately true.

Final warning, for Sullivan and the board was last season

Where we finished just above Spurs and United, and the three worst promoted teams of all time

It was obvious that Spurs and United would never want to see that situation arise again, although Spurs have tried hard to replicate it

Massive team sort out was required. After WH won the most ridiculously lucky games I’ve ever witnessed, against Man U.

Wolves and Fulham, and got two totally unlikely away draws. 11 gifted points.

Common sense tells you it’s never going to happen again, it didn’t.

Transfer window opened, Sullivan disappeared for 53 days, nothing happened at all, total negligence

Then there was a mad scramble trying to get a few players in, This is the way to run a Premiership club!


Sorry post jumped in, continue, season started 0-3 at Sunderland, and went downhill from there, what else can you expect?

You only get out what you put in, they say Sullivan, and Brady put little in, took a lot out, club is in need of finance, for sure.

They have almost ruined WH. Almost, we must all hope, that somehow we can rise again, but with Sullivan there, it’s difficult to see. Joyfull.

05 May 2026 20:29:17
One can only hope, joyful. Maybe it's for the better, and might prompt Krezynski (although I doubt it) to either buy out Sullivan or sell up, 'cause I don't think he is too interested.

Firesale coming in the summer.

05 May 2026 07:47:29
My mate who's a Man City fan just summed us up..."It's a shame really cause I like West Ham a lot more than Spurs, but, if you don't invest and recruit properly, and constantly look for bargains instead of the players you need, you ask for everything you get. If West Ham get relegated and Nuno leaves, would they hire Thomas Frank or Marco Bielsa???"

05 May 2026 12:01:56
I'm not sure about Frank, as I have mates who are Spurs fans, and even early on in his reign, when they were not doing too bad, they said he just sets the team up with an objective of not to lose, which is exactly what we had with Potter, Moyes and Nuno.

I would give Paco a try. He definitely raised the team spirit. Could you imagine Sullivan and Bielsa working together. 😂

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05 May 2026 06:10:59
Couldn't have been a worse set of results if I had asked for it. Even the Everton v City result because now Arsenal will really be up for it if not already

Goals win games. Taty not consistent, Bowen form dropped off a cliff, same as Summerville. Very little from midfield spells one thing.

04 May 2026 19:55:28
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04 May 2026 09:46:35
This season could end up like this.

Arsenal win PL and CL.
Chelsea win FA Cup.
Spurs stay up at our expense.
Millwall get promoted via playoffs.

I literally cannot think of a worse scenario than this.

04 May 2026 07:57:27
If we go down I’m not sure Nuno will stay, he might decide himself that he wants out. If he does, then there’s a manager out there waiting who has the experience in the Championship and has got a team promoted: Scott Parker. He’s a former player and, like I said, he took Burnley up. 🤷

04 May 2026 09:01:52
He will have a squad of Championship players already at his disposal too if they don't sell anyone.

There was a huge mistake keeping Potter last summer. I hope they don't keep Nuno and make the same mistake again. That brand of terrible, boring, defensive football would be suicide in the Championship, even more so than it was in the prem.



I don't really see where we go from here. Sullivan won't sell, as he will lose too much money. There will be no money for transfers, and we've got players on massive wages that don't want to leave. I can see a good few years in the Championship, then back to being a youo club.

A world-class team in a world-class stadium, you've got to laugh.

04 May 2026 10:11:22
I'm not sure he would stay. I feel the main reason for our demise is the chairman at the top, and I think, while he is still there, no matter who the manager is, we are doomed to failure.
I have stood up for Nuno for most of his time here, and I am not going to completely contradict myself, but he does have to shoulder a lot of the responsibility. I personally just object to it being said that our current position was all his fault, and to ignoring some of the decent stuff he did. I think he at least got us a functional midfield and a pretty good defence.
Without dissecting individual games where mistakes were made, it was that period of 6 easily winnable games around Christmas where we took 1 point from 18, points-wise, what has doomed us.

If he decides to go, or is axed, so be it; it isn't totally undeserved. Many have mentioned the impact of Paco on the team, and it definitely matches our upturn in form. And that does have relevance, so maybe give him a shot at management in England.
Stevie, I loved Scott Parker as a player, and maybe he would be a decent manager for the Championship. The problem comes if we were to get promotion, as he has been a disaster with Burnley and Fulham, so I wouldn't want him managing us if he got us promoted, and it's difficult to sack someone when they have done that.

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