West Ham's vice-chair Karren Brady has publicly addressed the backlash against manager David Moyes after his side have seen a torrid run of results in recent weeks.
The Irons sit just a point in front of Leeds United in the race to escape relegation, with both sides 16th and 17th respectively. And after their 4-0 defeat to Brighton, the Whites' next opponent, many thought Moyes might be facing an imminent sacking.
But it appears as though Brady put those rumours to bed, claiming that the Scotsman already puts himself under enough pressure and knows the gravity of the club's situation. The Hammers beat AEK Larnaca 2-0 in their Europa Conference League clash, before taking on Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.
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"I can't put any pressure on David Moyes because he puts enough on himself," Brady told BBC Radio London on Thursday afternoon.
"The really important thing is for everyone to stick together to be really focused, understand what the issues are. It's been a disappointing season.
"After two great seasons and the success we had in Europe, things haven't gone the way we wanted. We spent an extraordinarily large amount of money in the summer. Undoubtedly, it takes people time to settle in and create a new way of playing with such a lot of new players.
"As owners, if you look at our track record in the past 30 years, we're not hire-and-fire types, we like to give people our support. We believe David Moyes is as enthusiastic, as driven, and as passionate for the football club as we are and the supporters are. Hopefully things will turn. Hopefully things will keep on improving."
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