The fans protest before the Burnley game is starting to have some traction and receiving a higher profile across media sites. The numbers of fans who gathered and then walked, singing and chanting from Stratford High Street to London Stadium behind a coffin with the words ‘SOLD OUR SOUL’ painted on the side provided a powerful image to focus our anger at how our club has been run by the owners since they took over in January 2010 when they acquired a 50% stake in the club.
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Run Like A Circus
Why do we follow West Ham Utd? What is it that makes us find time during the season to either come to home games or travel to away matches or switch on our screens to watch another insipid performance by a team poorly managed at a club run like a circus?
Back to the Future Part 2
We found ourselves back in the relegation zone for our match against Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Saints against the backdrop of fan protest with an estimated 3000 marching against Gold, Sullivan and Brady. The protest, organised by Hammers United, started in Plaistow and ended outside the ground with speeches and chants urging fans to support the team and not the board but highlighting the issues fans have with the way the club is being run.
From the Vaults: West Ham United v Southampton 29th February 2020
With the backdrop of one of the largest fan protests against owners Gold, Sullivan and Brady before the match, a superb performance on the pitch and a first goal for new recruit Jarrod Bowen secured a well deserved win to lift the Hammers out of the drop zone into 16th spot, albeit on goal difference.
From the Stands 