Backlash From Fans Hits Sullivan and West Ham FC
West Ham supporters hit out on Chairman David Sullivan
Following West Ham's 3-0 home defeat to high-flying Burnley, Hammers fans began to express their feelings on their teams woeful form in the Premier League and especially at the board for numerous reasons to do with the move from Upton Park to the London Stadium and use of the Transfer Window. Captain Mark Noble indulged in a heated confrontation with one of the supporters for the team's lack of form and courage to fight. There were also banners going up, which were targeting the chairman of the club David Sullivan who apparently was hit by a coin from one of the supporters.
The Hammers are currently 16th in the Premier League table and have only won one of their last five games which include four defeats.With eight games remaining in the season. the Hammers have a huge battle on their hands to stay in the Premier League, as half of their remaining fixture include teams from the top half of the league Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea. This was a sad day for West Ham United Football club and after the game Noble and manager David Moyes summed up their feelings on the situation and urged the fans to get behind the players.
'I think as a supporter, you can't cross the line. You know here it is, you can't come on the pitch and the players know they have ti perform on the pitch. We were one goal down, in with a real good chance still, game was tight and whatever happened we lose a second goal within a minute and we are two goals down.' 'We want you behind us.'
Sir Trevor Brooking also gave his statement on the situation "There weren't sufficient stewards and they couldn't really cope with what was sometimes going back to the bad old days of 25 years ago," "The club are obviously going to have to look at things with the local police and make sure that trained stewards and police are in place -- you're almost looking at it and saying: 'This is out of control.'"A lot of the stewards who are on duty on matchdays are not West Ham people -- they're actually stadium people and sometimes, until they get a job there, haven't had any experience dealing with football crowds."They were quite young and couldn't deal with the aggression they were faced with."
Post this mess, it would be intriguing to see how the Hammers react too this, especially for the remainder of the season, can they avoid relegation? Will Moyes be able to pick his team up and encourage them to fightback? What will the future hold for West Ham United Football Club?
Sir Trevor Brooking also gave his statement on the situation "There weren't sufficient stewards and they couldn't really cope with what was sometimes going back to the bad old days of 25 years ago," "The club are obviously going to have to look at things with the local police and make sure that trained stewards and police are in place -- you're almost looking at it and saying: 'This is out of control.'"A lot of the stewards who are on duty on matchdays are not West Ham people -- they're actually stadium people and sometimes, until they get a job there, haven't had any experience dealing with football crowds."They were quite young and couldn't deal with the aggression they were faced with."
Post this mess, it would be intriguing to see how the Hammers react too this, especially for the remainder of the season, can they avoid relegation? Will Moyes be able to pick his team up and encourage them to fightback? What will the future hold for West Ham United Football Club?
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