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The Sunderland fixture brought many to realise how seriously in trouble the squad is at the moment currently and the supposed 'fights' after the game added fuel to the fire, clever journalism.

However, looking beyond the result, which is incredibly difficult to do, Sunday morning's media headlines were captured by Brady, who decided to go on TalkSport and discuss the situation that went on, result, the remainder of the window and the future of the club as a whole.

And to quote James May, it was a load of 'limp wristed twaddle I've ever heard'.

Obviously, the hot topic of conversation was the result, to which she said: "I know we'll see a reaction and I know they want to turn it around and they'll want to turn it around quickly."

"Graham is a forward thinking manager. He's sort of calm under pressure. He's very detailed in his approach. He's a great man, manager of players.

"He builds a special relationship with players and they understand where he's coming from."

However, looking past her comments on Graham Potter, Karen Brady would mention comments upon Mohammed Kudus and discuss how he was sold due to PSR....not one of the wiser discussions to mention after the Ghanaian registered two assists on his debut whilst we were hammered by Sunderland.

Out of the entirety of the draining 40-minute interview, one of the most crucial topics of discussion was in regards to signings, and when asked if Graham Potter and West Ham needed more pace in the midfield, Brady acknowledged, suggesting: “I think that anyone would know that. The answer to that question is yes. And that's what we're working hard on doing.”

Today officially marks the two-week reminder until the transfer window closes. Fourteen days the club have to prove to the fans that they actually acknowledge how serious the situation is and how we could find ourselves coming into the end of the season.

Whilst it's 14 days until the window closes, it's only in four days that we will return to the London Stadium to watch the might Hammers play Chelsea! So get on your high horse and brace yourself.

The opening day worries have officially started to flood in. Once the fixture list was announced, many believed that Sunderland would be a difficult opening game and going to their ground would be tough, but a three-nil defeat is something no one could have prepared for.

Our small bits of business and a Premier League Summer Series campaign were enough to maintain confidence within the camp, but the defeat has put Potter right back to reality and as all fans have known since the end of last season, the midfield once again has to be priority because once again did the midfield duo of Guido Rodriguez as well as James Ward-Prowse look lacklustre.

The first half saw the Hammers have a decent performance, but the signs were there; the lack of midfielding ability prevented us from creating more chances, whilst also hindering our defensive line with the positioning which we witnessed.

But all would go wrong in the second half, conceding three goals in the space of 30 minutes.

The first two goals came through headers, both of which were caused by bad positioning from the defence, and the third and final blow, would come through a ball over the top, gliding through the non-existant midfield, and eventually it would be placed into our net past Hermansen and in to the bottom corner, ending the game at 3-0.

Potter and Macaulay seriously need to get on the phone because whilst the first-half performance didn't reflect the scoreline, Football is played across two halves, and the suspicions of the midfield not being good enough were once again proven to the fans, club and manager.

It's tough when you've got two no-trick ponies in the midfield.

The transfer business seriously needs to ramp up because if Graham Potter is set to head into the remainder of the season with no additional midfielders, the Hammers could seriously find themselves in trouble for the remainder of the season, despite being only one game in.

Worrying times ahead, and the fate of this season is heavily reliant on the 16 days remaining of this transfer window.