West Ham ‘await clarification’ over Karren Brady resignation after Thursday meeting
West Ham fans have been demanding change for a long time, with fans angry at the current ownership.
Chairman David Sullivan has been hounded by West Ham fans over decisions he has made, money he has irresponsibly spent, and with general struggles on the pitch.
Graham Potter’s tough start to the season at West Ham has not helped matters off the pitch at all, with the club sitting 16th in the Premier League.
The West Ham Fan Advisory Board wrote to the board of directors to issue a vote of no confidence, and as a result, Vice-Chairman Karren Brady agreed to meet with supporters on 11 September.
Fans await clarification of Karren Brady meeting
Whilst the name of the board member meeting with the West Ham Fan Advisory Board was initially not given, it has since emerged online that it was Brady who attended.
Exactly what was covered in Thursday’s meeting is not fully known yet, but one fan asked the Independent Supporters’ Committees’ (ISC) official X account if Brady was going to resign.
The ISC replied: “We await clarification”.
Brady has been at the club for 15 years and is an extremely polarising figure amongst fans.
- Appointed as West Ham vice-chairman in 2010
- Upon arrival, she wanted to change West Ham’s name to ‘West Ham Olympic’
- One of the key figures to push through a move for West Ham to play at the 2012 Olympic Stadium – now known as the ‘London Stadium’
Brady’s resignation would be a huge shock for West Ham fans, and the ISC has said that details about the meeting on 11 September will hopefully be released in the next week.
West Ham must follow the ‘Moneyball’ method their rivals have adopted
Following David Gold’s death, Sullivan became the West Ham chairman, and he has failed to address any unrest.
Hammers fans may be seen as demanding, yet all they want is the best for a club which is steeped in history and should be fighting in the top half of the league.
The emergence of well-run clubs such as Brighton, Bournemouth, and Brentford over the past few years begs the question as to why West Ham can’t replicate the ‘Moneyball’ method.
They sell their best players for astronomical fees, whilst replacing them with young, unknown talents who have performed well in smaller leagues across the world, before they can then be sold in a few years’ time for even more money.
These clubs were playing Championship football at some point in the last ten years, yet last season all three finished in the top half of the table.
With West Ham’s long-term future not looking promising anytime soon, fans will be hoping the ISC meeting signals change at the club.
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