Why West Ham owner Daniel Kretinsky's popularity will tank this week

West Ham United's owner Daniel Kretisnky will be hoping to stay in the good books at the London Stadium.

The Czech billionaire recently reached an agreement to become the single largest shareholder of the Hammers after he exercised his pre-emption rights over the Gold family's shares.

This saw him overtake David Sullivan after taking his own stake in the Irons to 46 per cent, as the latter recently stepped down from his position due to misconduct allegations.

Amanda Staveley had been planning to buy the Gold family's 25.1 per cent share for £150millon, though Kretinsky had first dibs due to his rights.

The new West Ham owner also has separate responsibilities with Royal Mail, which he bought in April of 2025.

Kretinsky has his own fight to gain fans at West Ham, but he may be losing some elsewhere in the UK after the latest Royal Mail update.

Why Daniel Kretinsky's popularity is about to drop

According to an update from BBC News on Wednesday, Royal Mail are planning to cut 2,500 head office jobs and other supporting roles by the end of 2027.

This is due to competition battles elsewhere in the country and a continuing decline in demand for letter deliveries.

The proposed cuts will represent 2 per cent of Royal Mail's 131,000 workforce, though drivers and postmen and postwomen are not at risk of losing their jobs.

This is particularly a controversial decision for Kretinsky to make, because when his BP Group agreed to the deal to takeover Royal Mail, the government wanted the transfer to "protect workers".

This was highlighted on the Gov.uk website in December of 2024.

Less than two years into Kretinsky's reign, thousands of people are now expected to lose their jobs at the company.

This comes despite the fact that the West Ham owner and Co. are planning to inject £500m over the next five years to aid it's improvement plan.

Kretinsky is bound to upset people with this decision.

The fight Kretinsky has back at the London Stadium

West Ham fans protested at club officials last season, both inside and outside of the London Stadium.

Karren Brady has since left the Hammers since the protests, while Sullivan is not currently involved, despite having a significant stake in the club.

Kretisnky is now the face of West Ham, but is someone who fans have barely seen, let alone heard speak.

He has the job of backing Nuno Espirito Santo to get West Ham back to the Premier League, and if things start to go off course, he will also have to make a big decision on whether to stick or twist.

The London Stadium has been packed so far this season, but Kretisnky has the challenge of keeping it this way in E20 for the foreseeable future.

Success is the only way forward for him.