This is how many West Ham season ticket holders boycotted vs Brentford in clear message to David Sullivan
West Ham suffered another Premier League home defeat in their 2-0 loss to Brentford on Monday.
This marks the first time West Ham have lost five home league matches in a row since 1931.
Goals from Igor Thiago and Mathias Jensen saw Brentford secure a comfortable victory at the London Stadium, and in truth, the scoreline does not reflect West Ham’s abysmal performance on the night.
West Ham fans boycotted the Brentford match in their droves due to growing frustration aimed at David Sullivan and Karren Brady.
Over 20,000 West Ham season ticket holders missed the defeat vs Brentford
Sullivan’s position at West Ham is under scrutiny as fans are furious over his reign at the club.
Jacob Steinberg posted on X to reveal that over 20,000 season ticket holders boycotted the match and sent a message out to Sullivan that he must resign.
Following the defeat on Monday night, West Ham are now predicted to be relegated, giving even more credibility to the supporters’ concerns.
- Sullivan joined West Ham in 2010 alongside Karren Brady
- He sanctioned the unpopular move from the Boleyn Ground to the London Stadium in 2016, with supporters unsure of leaving Upton Park
- He is no longer wanted at the club due to the team’s regression in recent seasons
Further West Ham protests have been planned for the home match against Newcastle, and this is not an issue that will go away for as long as he is in charge.
West Ham fans sent a letter of no confidence to the board, yet Brady, Sullivan, and co. have failed to address the key issues with any conviction.
Despite winning the Europa Conference League in 2023, Sullivan’s time at West Ham has been perceived as a huge failure, with the performance against Brentford providing complete evidence of that.
What’s clear to Hammers supporters is that their team has not been the same ever since the move to the London Stadium.
The London Stadium is at the centre of West Ham’s issues
The London Stadium has caused problems due to its lack of atmosphere and the distance between the crowd and the pitch.
Upton Park was beloved amongst the fanbase, and the ambitious move to the ground that was used for the London 2012 Olympics has killed the atmosphere that the Hammers fans had previously built.
According to the board, the move aimed to grow West Ham’s status in European football, both on and off the pitch.
Yet as we clearly saw on Monday night, West Ham could not be further from becoming a footballing powerhouse.
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