The end is nigh.
Well, that’s if today’s report are to be believed. This morning the Daily Telegraph reported that Sam Allardyce was to reject a two-year contract extension at the club, only for news that a contract offer had never been offered to be leaked around lunch time.
Whatever the truth is, it’s looking increasingly likely that we’ll be waving goodbye to Sam Allardyce after our last home game of the season against Everton on Saturday.
It’s exactly what a lot of fans want, with Allardyce seemingly distancing himself from any relationship with the Boleyn Ground faithful and the increased perception that, after doing everything that has been asked of him since taking the job four years ago, he has taken us as far as he can.
Regardless of whether you like him or not, it’s hard to deny the fact that it’s probably time for change at the club. There seems to be an extreme sense of negativity around the club at the moment (though that’s mostly coming from the fans on the back of a serious dip in results since Christmas) and we can’t have such a vibe during our final ever season at the Boleyn Ground.
So it was no real surprise to see the reaction from fans after the initial news of Allardyce’s future was reported early this morning. Here are just a handful of the best tweets we saw doing the rounds on Twitter today…
Allardyce REJECTS new contract offer? (via @BroadcastMoose) #COYI #WHUFC pic.twitter.com/Hwu1xkKnpX
— WestHamWorld.co.uk (@WestHamWorld) May 12, 2015
John Percy, the journalist who broke the news Allardyce would definitely stay last summer, reporting Big Sam has agreed to leave. #WHUFC
— Brad Pinard (@Brad_Pinard) May 12, 2015
Woke up to the most delightful news this morning (if confirmed), Sam Allardyce is refusing to negotiate a new contract!
— Ultimo Dickinson (@DickyCanio) May 12, 2015
Allardyce has to realise we're not in 2005 anymore but he never will. Good luck to him wherever he goes
— Dom (@iamDomOConnell6) May 12, 2015
Rumours Sam Allardyce rejecting a new deal?!?!?!?! YES best news of 2015 so far
— Divver (@TomDivver) May 12, 2015
While I'm glad Allardyce has rejected contract negotiations, why are we even considering a new contract for him?!?!
— Tim Green (@TimGreenWHU) May 12, 2015
ALLARDYCE IS QUITTING PARTY AT MY PLACE
— George (@gsewell814) May 12, 2015
Think Allardyce rejecting us is good for both parties. He will do a good job at Fulham, but he has run out of ideas with us #coyi
— ChelmoHammer (@ChelmoHammer) May 12, 2015
West Ham need a fresh start. Allardyce has done well, but a change would rejuvenate the whole club I feel. Ambitious Rafa approach please.
— Brad Pinard (@Brad_Pinard) May 12, 2015
If the allardyce rumours are true and he is going to reject a new contract why not tell us now @davidgold so we can go and get really drunk
— Aaron Stockley-Isted (@AaronMStockley) May 12, 2015
Did we actually get pied by Allardyce hahahahaha
— chlo (@_chloehedger) May 12, 2015
With Allardyce gone the club can now put its energies into moving forward being West Ham UNITED Again
— West Ham Geezer (@WHUFCGeezer) May 12, 2015
Who should we sign this summer? Have a look at our recent transfer rumour articles…
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