The West Ham Conspiracy So Crazy It Just May Be True

West Ham turned over a rather toothless Hull City Tiger team that didn’t put forward much of a challenge, urging the Hammers’ ‘B Team’ to get first-team minutes. But is there something more sinister at stake?

There has been little justification for David Moyes picking the team he has two weeks into the 2020/21 season other than managerial discretion, as highlighted by ExWHUemployee. But, could there be an underlying reason why Moyes hasn’t picked his £100m+ attacking options on the bench thus far?

The conspiracy lies in West Ham’s shifty owners and their desire to fund first-team moves by selling their own players. With Grady Diangana’s £18m move apparently too good to turn down, don’t be surprised if more players are sold for too little to justify other moves.

The players to mention for this are the ‘Second Team’ or ‘B Team” Moyes has been using in his two cup matches thus far, consisting of £45m striker Sebastien Haller, £17.5m winger Andriy Yarmolenko, and £35m playmaker Felipe Anderson. By all accounts, these players should be in the first team but inexplicably are not.

Pablo Fornals continues to start out of position at left-mid/wing, Mark Noble continues to start out of position at central attacking midfield, Michail Antonio continues to start out of position at striker, and none of the previous players can seemingly unseat them. Is this really all down to their work rate?

The only other reason that could plausibly justify their lack of Premier League minutes this season, a combined 56 minutes over two games, is that the board and manager are trying to unseat the players and force them out of the club.

It is a ridiculous idea that a club who cannot score goals with any regularity or ease would marginalize goalscorers to potentially force transfer requests, yet here we are. The precedent has already been set in this ‘difficult transfer window’ that has seen the Hammers left in the dust, that players need to be sold in order to fund other moves. Well, cashing in on these three could get Moyes his defensive reinforcements.

It is very clear that Moyes wants James Tarkowski from Burnley. It is very clear the board doesn’t have the cash to secure this player. With rumours swirling that a bid has been made on St. Etienne defender Wesley Fofana by West Ham for £33m, it is clear that extra money needs to be raised to further support the team in other areas of need.

The pending sale of Declan Rice is another option that could settle the hurry to sell the B Team players listed above, but the entire team loses out if their heartbeat and future depart this summer. Sure, the money raised would be immense, but the team would fall apart with pour recruitment to find a replacement.

Would it be shocking to find out that the board are intentionally trying to force transfer requests? Not at all. However, questions about the board’s intelligence to do so are justified. Rotation, depth, and versatility should be something celebrated not sacrificed. It is clear that the archaic actions of the board in relation to running West Ham are not valid or progressive, leading to perennial disappointment and “flop” signings under them.

Who would want to come to West Ham under this regime garnering such negative press? With the current example of star players being marginalized by the powers that be, increased player wages cannot outweigh the possibility of a career-ending (or declining) switch to reserve or Cup player for proven players.

Whether there is any validity in this conspiracy theory, something fishy is going on with the Hammers’ extremely talented B Team getting no chance to impact the first team. If this doesn’t change, don’t be shocked by players demanding out.