BIG SAM SINGS
MY WAY
And now, the end is here
And so I face the final Home game
My Foes, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've played the game, which you lot havent
I travelled each and every highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Regrets, I've got none
But if I did I wouldn’t mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without consideration
I planned each game we played, each long ball kicked, along the touchline
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I heard you boo
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, I was in no doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I cupped my ear and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way,
"Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way"
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!
Yes, it was my way
If my friend who is supposedly ITK is to be believed today is the last time Big Sam will be in the home dugout at the Boleyn. His time is up, and I for 1 it cant come soon enough. It has taken 3 years and a lot of damage has been done to this club in that time, but if it is true then the fans will have succeeded in getting him out. The fans poll conducted on-line this week was damming, 78% of the 12,000 that voted said its time for him to go, coupled with the many comments posted on social media that are attributed to season ticket holders, many of whom were threating not to renew, culminating in the banner displayed at the West Brom game it appears our owners will shake him by the hand and say thanks, but no thanks.
For the 2nd time in his career the pressure brought by fans will end in his downfall and he can only blame himself for that.
I wouldn’t like to speculate on his replacement until its official, but if it was me I would be looking for a young manager, give him a 5 year contact, and even accept relegation in the 1st season without sacking if you can see that he is building something. Fans are often accused of being too demanding wanting success today, Now, yet im sure nearly every Hammers fan against sam, that is not the case. 1stly we want to see a team that plays a certain way, im not talking Barcelona or Arsenal type football, but a team that are not 1 dimensional, that can hit a ball up to the tall striker, but also play around him through midfield and play off him, that is where Sam just doesn’t get it, I can accept the Chelsea away performance or the Hull at home, if they were infrequent, but they are not and coupled with his arrogant manor when discussing in the media why the fans are up in arms he can not be surprised that is has turned out this way.
The problem is the move to the OS is linked to this, linked to his appointment, linked to the possibility the club may keep him, we have been through 3 years of him because of the move to the OS, that 1 thing has this club in Limbo and in reality is the one that is destroying the club.
I wish this was the last game ever here and the move was happening next season as it will only continue to hang round us until then. The club needs stripping back, playing staff coaching staff, the lot, we need to see a purpose to what this club is trying to achieve otherwise when we go to the OS it will be as I predict, same old west ham, just in new surroundings. And that will result in even more anguish for fans as it may mean we have sold our heritage and soul down the river for nothing.
Brady said world class players will play for west ham at the OS, if that don’t happen, all this mess were in now, 3 years of Sam Allardyce and his soul destroying brand of football, fans arguing, even fighting, with each other, will be for nothing. As much as I hate the thought of the move and nothing will ever persuade me it was right or just, the quicker we get there, the quicker the wounds may heal.
Don’t hold your breath though.
Enjoy your summer, thanks for buying and supporting OLAS
See you all next season.
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