It may seem a little more than co-incidence to some Hammers fans when they see 'one of their own' come out in the media in support of an aggressive take over bid for the club they 'love', the fact that said person has just lost their job with a major sports platform after nearly 20 years can't have anything to do with it can it?
Well of course it can, ex-West Ham and Everton player Tony Cottee has been on the periphery of every bid so far connected with taking over at the club, and the PAI(n) bid is no exception. Cottee has been a dissatisfied ex player for many years following his dismissal as a match day ambassador back in the day, just before the arrival of the biscuit barons. He has always proclaimed his 'love' of the club, despite spending nearly as much time as an Everton player!
Humourful observations, from some ill informed areas of the media, are even saying how 'spot on' the PAI(n) group are in their approach to buy the club citing enlisting the 'support' of Cottee in addition to the brassic Anton Ferdinand and his wealthy elder Manchester United supporting brother as some sort of major PR coup, what could possibly go wrong?
Well the answer to that one is, 'just about everything', the golden rule regarding PR is to do your research impeccably, because your 'release' cannot be recalled, therefore it is essential to carry out the correct due diligence for the content of statements that you will have to live or die by in the future.
On the face of what we have seen so far, a call to the undertakers might well be in order as fans in their droves have taken to social media to express their disdain for the unhelpful take over bid. That's not to say that fans don't want rid of the current owners, far from it, but having had the GSB experience for so long, fans can spot a 'wrong 'un' from a hundred miles, and PAI(n), to all intents and purposes, are a wrong 'un!
The only positive that we can see from the 'take over' shout up, is that other investors who actually KNOW what they are doing, might well come to the fore. It should be remembered that Red Bull have coveted West Ham for many years and might be tempted to return with a 'realistic' proposal, there has even been talks in business circles that a certain Elon Musk has expressed an interest in the naming rights of the Irons stadium in addition to having shown interest in buying the club outright as a direct result of having been shown a photoshop image of the London 'Dome' lit up with a Tesla hologram.
The Tesla Stadium has a nice ring to it doesn't it? - Ed
