West Ham Fans

The table doesn't lie, but I think we were lucky that Newcastle & S***s had stinkers league wise otherwise we may have finished 12th, but there can be no hiding from the fact that our results since February was relegation form. I don't buy into the school of thought that this was a season of consolidation after a relegation scare. The facts are Curbs spent £49m ( £23m recouped from sales) and in the process took the wage bill to £52m when we only turnover £57m. Many of the players he bought are in the autumn of their careers and come with baggage and are injury prone and have no or limited sell on value. Our cup final side had more power, flair and pace in defence as did the team that beat Man U to stay up. We have therefore gone sideways and squandered a lot of money in the process which has not brought much needed stability. Our tactics and quality of football has been poor for most of the season and our 7 homes wins and the number of goals scored was bettered by many of the teams who finished below us. It was our pre-Feb away form that saved us from getting caught up in a relegation dog fight and injuries cannot be blamed for this as we have had them all season. In this context are you happy with 10th?