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3 Reasons why West Ham would benefit from the season being cancelled

By Adam Smith

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: General view of the London Statium, home of West Ham United. All Premier League matches are postponed until at least April 3rd due to the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic at The London Stadium on March 14, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: General view of the London Statium, home of West Ham United. All Premier League matches are postponed until at least April 3rd due to the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic at The London Stadium on March 14, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) /
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IPSWICH, ENGLAND – JULY 28: West Ham United Joint Chairmen David Gould, David Sullivan and his son Jack Sullivan look on during the pre-season friendly match between Ipswich Town and West Ham United at Portman Road on July 28, 2018 in Ipswich, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)
IPSWICH, ENGLAND – JULY 28: West Ham United Joint Chairmen David Gould, David Sullivan and his son Jack Sullivan look on during the pre-season friendly match between Ipswich Town and West Ham United at Portman Road on July 28, 2018 in Ipswich, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images) /

The Board avoid relegation but not criticism

West Ham supporters are nothing If not patient. That patience has worn through in regards to the board and their steering of the club, and no hiatus or pandemic will interrupt the hate supporters have for David Sullivan, David Gold, and Karren Brady.

The protests that were peaceful yet impactful prior to the league shutdown were gaining momentum at a grassroots level as well as in the media. Supporters were gathering in the thousands to voice their displeasure prior to matches and were carrying black balloons at away games to make this a televised pre-match protest. With no games, the hatred has largely gone into hibernation with bigger global issues at hand, but it will awaken from fiery fervour.

The board have avoided the financial and status loss that relegation would have cost the team should the season be cancelled. This should be warning enough that they either need to put up and shut up when it comes to running and financing the team, or move on. The latter being the most popular resolution.

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They can, however, prove to have grown up in this absence of football by supporting Moyes to be the man to take the next step towards Premier League stability this summer. Open the wallet, allow Moyes to make the team his own, and keep their paws out of team business and the press.