West Ham United boss David Moyes showed his class with a message to supporters overnight.
West Ham were in the thick of an intense relegation battle before the COVID-19 pandemic shut football down last week.
A return date of April 4th was set originally but it is now widely accepted that will be extended further in light of the government’s latest advice.
Debate has raged about how the season should be concluded as a result.
Brady drags West Ham’s name through the mud
West Ham have found themselves at the centre of that particular argument after vice-chairman Karren Brady told The Sun the season should be “null and void”.
The Hammers CEO was accused of opportunism and self-interest at such a worrying time for all of us.
She invited ridicule for airing her views, even if a large number of football fans agreed with her.
Supporters felt – like all the other Premier League clubs – Brady should have kept her counsel rather than drag West Ham’s name through the mud.
Classy Moyes shows how it’s done with touching message
Now David Moyes – who was placed in isolation after having close contact with confirmed case Mikel Arteta last week – has shown Brady how to operate with a touch of class after breaking his silence.
The Scot sent a touching message to fans and revealed West Ham’s plans for training regimes so they will be ready whatever the scenario.
“Firstly, on behalf of everyone at the club, I would like to send my best wishes to each and every one of you,” Moyes said on whufc.com.
“We know that unfortunately COVID-19 is a virus that it will affect many of our lives directly over the coming days, weeks and months. We’ve already seen many examples throughout society of human nature at its best in the face of adversity and I encourage you all, more than ever, to look out for one another.
“We will not be playing Premier League football for a period of time and we support the decision of the authorities because it is necessary at this time, and we all need to do all we can to play our part which, in the long term, could help to save lives.
West Ham training plans revealed
“While we will not play until next month at the earliest, it is my job as manager to ensure our players are physically and mentally ready to return to the pitch, as and when the Premier League decree it is right and safe to do so.
“In consultation with our own expert medical staff, we have put in place special individual training and meal plans for the players, and we have been in daily contact with each and every player to check on their health and wellbeing.
“Rush Green, like all other Club sites, has undergone a deep clean and we will be resuming open-air, drill-based sessions soon, with all necessary measures and precautions of course taken to ensure there is no risk to players’ health.
“I would like to end as I began, by expressing my support to our supporters, all over the world, and encourage you to look out for yourselves and for each other, with particular thought given to those older or more vulnerable people in our community who might need that extra help.”
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