Premier League team's fans warn club could 'die' as they plan boycott for next fixture

West Ham fans have vowed to boycott their next game after warning the Premier League club are 'dying a slow a death' under their current ownership. The Hammers have endured a difficult start to the new campaign under current boss Graham Potter.

They lost each of their opening two Premier League sides by heavy margins and are already out of the Carabao Cup. Despite securing their first win by beating Nottingham Forest 3-0 before the international break, fans are still set to mobilise.

A fan group has called on fellow supporters to boycott their next game against Tottenham in protest at the current ownership pair of David Sullivan and Karren Brady . “With Brady and Sullivan at the helm our club is going to die,” said Hammers United chairman Paul Colborne.

“It is in serious decline and dying a slow death as we speak, with thousands of long term, time served fans walking away, another relegation fight beckoning, and another early cup exit. We cannot allow this to happen on our watch.

“They sold off the Boleyn Ground and moved us to an athletics stadium, voted by many as the worst football ground in the country, which we don't even own. We rent it!

“We are all for progress but not at the expense of our identity. We all want a stadium we can be proud to call our home. We were promised a ‘World Class Stadium for a World Class Team' when we left our beloved Boleyn Ground and 10 years later we have neither; something which is now finally being picked up by many commentators and pundits.”

Sullivan completed a takeover of 50 per cent of West Ham back in 2010 alongside then business partner David Gold - albeit the latter passed away in 2023. Since the arrival, the Hammers have been relegated, returned to the top-flight and won the Europa Conference League.

But there have been a number of controversial decisions - none more so than the much-maligned switch to the London Stadium in 2016. A lack of investment into the playing squad has also been a particular sticking point for some supporters.

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But it appears that the current ownership group are not looking to cash-in any time soon. Asked if a takeover could be imminent on talkSPORT, Brady said: “No, I mean one of our shareholders is looking to sell.

“Unfortunately David Gold passed away and then (his daughter) Jacqueline passed away and the family are looking at what they should do with their shares and they’re very careful about what they are going to do.

“I mean we’re a London club, we have a 67,000 capacity stadium (once council safety certificate approval is granted), we would be very sought after.

“But no I’m very lucky, I’ve got good shareholders who believe in the club, who love the game, who want to do the best that they can and are very much staying.”

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