West Ham are sleepwalking towards relegation and fans know exactly who is to blame

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When the predictions were done back in August, not many neutrals had West Ham in the bottom three. To prove the point, the BBC compiled a Premier League table based on fans’ votes which had the Hammers finishing in a healthy 15th place.

That is always the danger with West Ham. The outside perception is they are too good to go down. And that sort of complacency gets you relegated.

West Ham produced one of the worst home performances I have seen in a long, long time on Monday night when they lost 2-0 to Brentford. It should have been six.

They managed one shot on target, had an XG of 0.33 and looked rudderless, weak and vulnerable. Worse than that - they were utterly hopeless.

The other huge worry was the raft of empty seats in the 60,000 capacity London Stadium. If the place is not soulless enough already, it just added to the sense of utter despair at the club.

This place hosted the Olympics in 2012 which was the last time West Ham were in the Championship - and those days could soon be returning.

West Ham are comfortably one of the worst three teams in the division. It is worth noting that the BBC predicted table had Leeds, Sunderland and Burnley going down with Brentford in 16th.

Well, now West Ham sit next to bottom only ahead of Wolves who have yet to win a game. And Brentford played them off the park. The newly-promoted trio look way better than West Ham.

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The Hammers are sleepwalking their way to relegation. They have got one of the best, most passionate and loyal fanbases in the country.

When that stadium is half empty, you should not question the fans and their support. You have to question what drove them to this.

They are staying away for a reason. There were calls for a boycott in protest at the club’s ownership. Staying silent is the best way they can make a noise. They deserve so much better.

West Ham is now the epitome of how not to run a football club. We talk so much about foreign owners, the danger of foreign ownership and how the Premier League is slipping into foreign hands.

Well, just ask West Ham fans what they think. They have staged protests against David Sullivan and Karren Brady. Sky pundit Jamie Carragher ’s rant on Monday Night Football called out the ownership and backed the fans.

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Carragher is brilliant because he is down-to-earth. You are not always going to agree with him but he is in tune with fans. He listens, reads and takes it in. That is what makes him an exceptional pundit: a man of the people.

West Ham have been through David Moyes , Julen Lopetegui and Graham Potter. All decent enough managers. So, where is the problem? It is obvious. Even Brady’s apologists are staying quiet now.

The Hammers are now on to Nuno Espirito Santo who, let’s be honest, was brought in to do what Nuno does: tighten up the defence and keep them up.

Nuno got a draw at Everton , lost and were hopeless and toothless at Arsenal and then, in their first game at home, stunk the place out against Brentford. The new manager just does not have the tools to work with. The recruitment has been shocking. The money wasted on bad buys is just incredible.

West Ham look a team with no identity. No hope. And if Nuno keeps them up, it will have been one of the best - if not the best - jobs he has ever done.

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