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Could this be a blessing in disguise?

ANTKB's picture
Submitted by ANTKB on Mon, 16/01/2017 - 23:20

Payets exile seemed to be every West Ham fans nightmare on day one but, Bilic's open outcry about how dissapointed he and the club are after all they have done for the lad may turn out to be a major turning point for the club in a very positive way. We adored him, I remember walking up Upton Park station and getting kudos from Ollie as I started the chant and his mates joined in before the whole platform which is sad, but true lol Bilic's revelations and then the 'bombshell' about the loyalty bonus changed the majority of our fanbase's opinion about Payet overnight. He went from being Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump, in the popularity stakes, and the only worse move he could have made was declaring his love for 'Spudland'. Last season the man (debateable now of course) was a genius at times, but this season it had already been noted that we seemed to be playing with 10 men as he was non-existent? In the past week we have found out the sad reason why, as he was dishonest and strung along those that supported him and helped him with his new venture. He was fed up at his previous club, despite Champions League football, and moved to West Ham on a bigger salary. West Ham believed in Dimi and helped him to find a level of form that he hadn't achieved for some time or maybe never before? His performances in the best league in the world helped him to national call-ups and to be part of the squad for the European Championships. He excelled and came back a different person, which was unfortunate for West Ham as his head was turned by certain people and he decided to strike. So what do I mean by the'blessing in disguise?' The atmosphere in the stadium last Saturday was apparently the best of the season, we played as a Team and with 11 men on the pitch instead of 10. We won 3-0 and everyone seemed to pull their weight in the second half. So has Payet's petulance stirred up both the fans and the players so much that the club will see a benefit? The reaction of the supporters and the players may work to the benefit of the board, and Payet's behaviour just might end up being a 'blessing in disguise?' A couple of good signings and the sale of Payet could actually work for the club, yet we all would have poured scorn on such ridiculous claims last season.

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A perfect example on sat colin,of the old saying no player is bigger than the club,i just knew this would bring unity,christ we've been through a lot worse,we all knew something weren't right behind closed doors,i think slav give payet to much attension bending over backwards to please him,putting him on a pedestal my head boy special son treatment,it must of pushed the lads nose out of joint,the lads come out sat to impress,it was like look dad look what I can do..

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