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Putting aside the (overdue) allegations surrounding Sullivan for a moment, it’s frustrating that West Ham is once again being associated with negative headlines. While it’s good that these issues are finally receiving mainstream attention and scrutiny, it’s still embarrassing to see the club’s name dragged into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

On the football side, we’re nearly three weeks on from the end of the season and everything feels very quiet. Other clubs already seem to be getting their business in order. Wolves, for example, have had confirmation on key players staying and are already being strongly linked with new signings.

Meanwhile, we’ve had very little clarity on incomings, outgoings, or what the actual plan is going into next season. I know it’s still early in the window, but there doesn’t seem to be much momentum.

To top it off, unless I’ve missed something, we don’t even have any confirmed pre-season friendlies announced yet.

Maybe I’m overreacting and things will start moving quickly over the next few weeks, but right now it feels like the club is drifting while others are getting organised.

Is anyone else feeling the same, or am I worrying too early?

I’ve paid for a remark of my R06, I got 68 marks so not expecting to pass but would be good to see the in-depth feedback.

I’ve also paid to re-sit the exam next month.

Please could someone tell me how long it takes for the feedback to come back? As I’m worried that the next exam might happen too soon for the feedback to make a difference.

As a West Ham fan I’d obviously love nothing more than watching Spurs go down, I’m not even going to pretend otherwise, but even with how bad they’ve been it still feels like they’ll wriggle out of it. They’re 17th, just a couple of points above us, and yeah they’ve been shocking for large parts of the season, but they’ve done that thing big teams always seem to do, pick up just enough points when it matters so they’re not quite in the worst spot.
 
The frustrating bit is it never feels like it’s just decided on the pitch with clubs like them. If Spurs actually went down it wouldn’t just be a laugh for the rest of us, it would mess with this whole idea that the “big six” are untouchable. Those clubs are basically sold as guaranteed Premier League teams, safe investments, global brands that don’t drop out. If one of them goes, suddenly that whole thing looks a bit shaky. Investors start thinking maybe it’s not as safe as they thought, and that affects all of them, not just Spurs.
 
And that’s where it starts to feel a bit dodgy if we’re being honest. Not in a blatant way where someone’s fixing matches, but more in how everything around them is set up to keep them afloat. They’ve got the money, the depth, the pull to get decisions, the ability to fix problems quickly, all of it. Over a full season it just stacks the odds in their favour. Spurs have been awful, but even then they’re still the ones sitting just above the line instead of properly stuck in it like the rest.
 
Then you look at this Chelsea game and it just adds to that feeling. Massive match, huge for Spurs staying up, and it’s another one of these “big clubs” on the other side. Chelsea aren’t going to roll over, obviously, but at the same time Spurs going down doesn’t exactly help the image of that whole group. It makes all of them look a bit more vulnerable. You can’t tell me that doesn’t sit somewhere in the background of how these things play out, even if it’s not something anyone ever says out loud.
 
From a West Ham point of view it just makes it more annoying. We’re the ones needing results, relying on them slipping up again, while they just need a couple more points and they’re safe. That’s how it always seems to go, they’re not even good, but they’ve still got enough about them, on and off the pitch, to stay alive.
 
So yeah, I’d love to see it, everyone outside their fanbase would, but it still feels unlikely. Not just because of the table, but because of what it would mean if it actually happened. Spurs going down wouldn’t just be one club failing, it would crack that whole “big club” idea a bit, and it always feels like the game finds a way to stop that happening. And when you look at that Chelsea game, you can’t help thinking that even if no one says it outright, keeping one of their own up isn’t exactly the worst outcome for them either.

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I know he’s not particularly well liked, but this is the first time in a long while that it’s felt like someone who actually understands the club and genuinely supports West Ham has spoken honestly about where we are and the issues around us.

He doesn’t dive too deeply into the nitty-gritty specifics like BS out, but a lot of his thoughts and takes are genuinely interesting and definitely worth a listen.

Do you think we’ve seen his last game for us? (Leeds in the cup)

I’m quite optimistic for the Championship, honestly. I’m not expecting us to suddenly become a great side, and I know the squad will look completely different, but it’ll be nice to actually care about a different part of football for a change.

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/\_/id/48691864/not-nice-got-job-do

Respectful from Dec.

It’s only football lads, the world will still spin West Ham will continue to play football regardless.

Go and enjoy the rest of your long weekends and spend time with your loved ones. Although it doesn’t seem like it there is more to life than this.

(Lets do it all again tomorrow at 7)