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West Ham fans react angrily after reporter posts picture from club’s training ground

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Some West Ham United fans have reacted angrily to a picture posted on social media.

Hammers supporters are furious at the club’s plight this season.

A lack of investment in the last two transfer windows and poor results on the pitch have seen West Ham struggle this term.

Manuel Pellegrini’s side made a bright start to the season and were tipped to challenge for Europe.

But West Ham have plummeted from third to the brink of the relegation zone in less than three months.

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Hammers on the brink of relegation battle

And defeat at Southampton on Saturday night would almost certainly see the Hammers in the bottom three at Christmas.

Fans feel apparent indecisiveness over sacking Pellegrini is another sign of a lack of ambition from the owners.

Many supporters believe David Sullivan and David Gold are only reluctant to wield the axe due to the compensation they would have to pay Pellegrini and his staff.

Sullivan and Gold will have been at the Hammers helm for 10 years in January.

West Ham had finished ninth before they took over.

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West Ham fans angry with owners

And in that time supporters feel they have not taken the club on at all, both on and off the pitch.

From the way the board conducts business, to recruitment, the stadium move, transfers and facilities.

West Ham-supporting talkSPORT reporter Ian Abrahams posted a picture from the club’s training ground on Twitter on Wednesday morning.

The picture was captioned: “A clear but chill morning at The Hammers training ground.”

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Supporters rage after reporter posts picture from training ground

But it painted a dreary image of the facilities, which have long been criticised by West Ham fans – as well as past players and managers both at Chadwell Heath and Rush Green.

Hammers fans have seen most Premier League clubs, including the likes of Tottenham, Brighton, Leicester and Burnley invest millions in their training facilities.

West Ham fans are embarrassed by theirs.

And they reacted furiously to the image posted by Abrahams, using it as another stick with which to beat the owners.

Here are a selection of comments from Hammers fans.

‘Actually feel sorry for Pellegrini now’