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A message from the Board

West Ham’s Board have reacted regarding the fan protests and the “vote of no confidence” which was written by the official WHU Fans’ Advisory Board and other Supporters organisations two weeks ago.

The Board published a Message to all West Ham supporters in which they assured the West Ham faithful that “regular top-half finishes, strong domestic cup runs, and qualification for European competition remain the goals we are working towards”.

The Board emphasised that “West Ham were entering our 14th consecutive season in the Premier League – our longest unbroken top-flight run in the modern era” – but agreed that the supporters were right to have spoken of the need for greater ambition than our position of the past two seasons.

“We know we must do better to deliver more consistently“, the Board wrote and concluded:

“We are proud of our history and our loyal supporter base, and we remain committed to building a Club that reflects both. We look forward to continuing dialogue with the FAB, among other direct channels of communications with our fanbase, and we encourage all supporters to remain engaged as we move forward together.

“The Club would like to place on record its thanks and appreciation to all of our fans, in the UK and all over the world, for their continued backing of West Ham United and the role that they have played in helping us to become one of the biggest and best-supported football clubs in the world.

▶️ www.whufc.com/message-supporters

It remains to be seen if this message will be – though I doubt it is – enough to stop the protests which have already been announced and prepared for the next two home games against Crystal Palace (20 September) and Brentford (20 October).

Well, these words are one thing, the other thing is that words must be followed by deeds and that the team’s performance will improve. If Graham Potter manages to significantly improve his team’s performances and results in the next few games, the negative mood around West Ham could change – but can we be optimistic in this respect? Crystal Palace, the Hammers’ opponent on Saturday, are unbeaten in 16 games now.

September 18, 2025 at 8:59 am Leave a comment


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