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Alan Pardew was always a bit Marmite for fans at most of the clubs he managed, before and after West Ham, but the one thing he did at every club was to make them money in the transfer market, either by astute signings domestically, or by finding new European sources for acquisitions.

Having shared in Brentord's joyous play off victory over Swansea, it was obvious how happy Hammer Winston Reid felt about the result. It wasn't just about the victory, it also had a lot to do with serendipity, it was playing against Swansea when Reid sustained his 'career ending' injury as a result of landing heavily on his knee after having been knocked unconscious.

Last year, thousands of West Ham fans were protesting outside the London Stadium. The main targets were owners David Gold and David Sullivan but many supporters were also disgruntled at the re-hiring of David Moyes as manager. West Ham went into the 2020/21 campaign being tipped for a relegation battle having finished 16th the previous season. It was no surprise that some pundits were even predicting they’d be relegated back to the Championship.