Bruce Being Lined Up As Billic Successor?

West Ham United co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan are renowned for the loyalty they show to their managers, some would say too loyal, and so it comes as no surprise that they have released a 'statement' to disaffected fans with regards to the club's current dire situation NOT blaming Slaven Billic, the communique went on to highlight injuries and poor decisions as a reason for the disastrous start to the season which has seen a return of only three points from six games, relegation form to anyone not viewing the situation with claret & blue spectacles on!
Despite showing commendable loyalty to their manager, an aspect of the modern game that is now becoming extinct given the fiscal demands that are part and parcel of being in the Barclays Premier League, the Hammers hierarchy have subtly been in touch with ex - Hull City manager Steve Bruce who they know well from when he managed Birmingham City whilst the club was under their ownership. Bruce, who resigned from being the manager of Hull due to the lack of investment in the team, had hinted that he was ready to 'hang up his boots' in order to spent more 'quality time' with his family, however the opportunity to manage West Ham United is the sort of option that would "get my juices going" and would reunite him with some 'old faces', sometimes it is better the devil you know than the devil you don't!
In the short term nothing radical is planned, but like all astute business people, those in control at West Ham United have to have a contingency plan in place should the current sequence of poor results continue unabated. The move to the London Stadium was always going to be difficult, but it seems the magnitude of the change had not been fully anticipated, especially the width of the pitch. The extra metreage is what opposing teams are exploiting when they visit, hitting teams on the break is what West Ham perfected last season, so it is rather ironic that the club has now fallen victim to what was once their successful template.
Of course any team devoid of Andy Carroll, Andre Agnew and Diafra Sakho would find scoring goals challenging and the hope is when the trio have returned things will start looking up, add the returning Aaron Cresswell when he has reached fitness and the future could and should be rosy, the only problem is the negative mind set that has crept insidiously throughout the team. Slaven Billic may have to make a few harsh decisions with regards to his team selections in the next few matches, there are certain players who need to be dropped, they know who they are, but does Slaven? Talk of his dismissal is a bit premature, but at the end of the day football is a results driven business, and the current poor run of results are unsustainable, something has to happen and quickly otherwise Slaven Billic will become the first managerial casualty from this season's top flight. - Ed