Well-placed BBC journalist Jacqui Oatley lifts lid on ‘carnage’ behind scenes at West Ham

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West Ham United fans despair with their club sometimes as every facet from boardroom to dressing room is played out in the media.

West Ham secured survival with two games to spare this season but that does not mask what has been another torrid campaign for the Hammers on and off the pitch.

Consecutive relegation battles is a million miles from the vision sold to supporters on leaving their beloved Boleyn Ground for the London Stadium in 2016.

Angry fans want a change of ownership but are demanding big changes if David Sullivan, David Gold and their vice-chairman Karren Brady are to remain.

One of the biggest grievances of West Ham fans has been the all too public way the club’s affairs are played out in the media.

West Ham co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold have been criticised for their public profiles and constant interviews in the past.

The majority of Hammers fans want vice-chairman Karren Brady to cease her column in The Sun where she regularly discusses club affairs and even takes pot shots at supporters.

Supporters grew tired of Sullivan’s sons Jack and Dave posting on social media about transfers and intimate club business and even last week Gold’s daughter Jacqueline was discussing transfers on Twitter.

Many fans are also angry over leaks given to several Twitter sources which many feel are damaging to the club.

Once again the Hammers have been making headlines this week with their very public pursuit of a new manager in the wake of David Moyes’ departure.

According to reports Gold wanted to extend Moyes’ stay but Sullivan got what he wanted, to go in a different direction.

Fans often describe the club as a “shambles” and are taunted by rival supporters over a succession of embarrassing incidents from the pitch to the boardroom.

And now well-placed BBC and ITV journalist Jacqui Oatley has lifted the lid on life behind the scenes at the East London club, and it does not make for good reading.

“Everything I hear from people who work at West Ham (or have left) is that it’s “carnage” referring to the way the club is run and the mixed messages from upstairs,” Oatley posted on Twitter.