Archive for September, 2025
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.
Rapid top, West Ham down
Der SK Rapid unter Trainer Peter Stöger ist erfolgreich in die Saison gestartet und fuhr am Sonntag mit 4:1 endlich auch einen klaren – nicht nur knappen – Sieg ein, mit dem man weiterhin an der Tabellenspitze der österreichischen Bundesliga steht. Während die Stimmung in Hütteldorf sehr gut ist, schaut es in der Premier League für West Ham ganz anders aus:
Vier Spiele, 1 Sieg, 0 Remis, drei – ziemlich heftige – Niederlagen (0:3, 1:5, 0:3) und saisonübergreifend seit sieben Spielen kein Sieg mehr im – bei den Fans daher immer unbeliebteren – London Stadium. Für die nächsten Heimspiele sind Proteste gegen Chairman und Vize Sullivan/Brady geplant.
Ich bin selbst so sauer über diesen nun schon länger andauernden Abstieg, der nach dem Conference League-Sieg 2023 begonnen hat, dass ich bei unserer nächsten London-Reise zur selben Zeit, zu der West Ham spielen wird, Konzerttickets für die Royal Albert Hall gekauft habe!
Dieser Artikel im Telegraph bringt die Stimmung in East London auf den Punkt:
Dabei geht es allerdings anderen Teams nach vier Spielen auch nicht besser, und allein dem Punktestand nach ist noch nicht viel passiert! Es ist aber die Art und Weise, wie man verliert (siehe unten).
Und das fehlende Vertrauen in das Board und auch schon in Manager Potter ist es, das die Fans bereits am Beginn dieser Saison depressiv und wütend werden lässt und die Befürchtung nährt, dass der Klub absteigen könnte, wenn sich nix ändert….
IN and OUT at West Ham
The Hammers and manager Graham Potter have spent £125 million on eight new signings in the summer transfer window, adding to their attack, midfield and defence. But West Ham have also seen eleven departures this summer, including a major one.
IN: Mateus Fernandes (from Southampton), Jean-Clair Todibo (loan-signing from Nice made permanent), El Hadji Diouf (Slavia Prague), Mads Hermansen (Leicester City), Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco), Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), Callum Wilson (Newcastle Utd.), Igor Julio (Brighton – loan)
OUT: Mohammed Kudus (Spurs), Nayef Aguerd, Emerson (both Marseile), Vladimir Coufal (Hoffenheim), Aaron Cresswell (Stoke), Danny Ings (Sheffield Utd.), Edson Alvarez (Fehnerbace), Maxwel Cornet (Genoa), Lewis Orford (Stevenage), Junior Robinson (Livington).
EXTRA TIME 
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