Dark clouds were enveloping West Ham United before the Wolves game but all of a sudden the sunshine has broken through.
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The doom and gloom surrounding West Ham was becoming suffocating.
One glance at social media before the game against Wolves on Sunday night was proof enough with fed up West Ham fans slaughtering David Moyes over his team selection before a ball had been kicked.
Fast forward to 9pm and West Ham fans were on cloud nine after a superb 4-0 win.
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Make no mistake this was one of West Ham’s best performances for many years. Wolves are no mugs. This is a team that will be pushing for the top six. And it could have been six or seven, so good were West Ham.
This West Ham performance has been coming. In truth the Hammers have only had one poor game so far, in the opening day defeat to Newcastle. Even then profligate finishing cost West Ham dear in that 2-0 defeat.
Since then West Ham should have beaten Arsenal away. And they have scored eight goals in two convincing Carabao Cup wins.
That is despite obvious unrest among players and fans. And a growing divide between them and the boardroom.
From Mark Noble hitting out at co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold for selling Grady Diangana and being publicly backed by the squad and the manager.
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But is the unrest actually benefiting West Ham?
One would usually associate such disharmony in a club to be damaging. And long term it may well prove to be.
Short to medium term it may actual prove to be a help rather than a hindrance.
The GSB Out campaign being led by West Ham’s disgruntled fanbase and the actions – and media interviews and columns – Sullivan, Gold and vice-chairman Karren Brady may just have created a siege mentality within the dressing room.
It has certainly brought the fans and players closer than they have been for many years.
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And West Ham’s superb, committed performances – particularly against Wolves – are proof it can breed results.
The harsh reality for Sullivan and Gold is that unless they show more ambition and start listening to fans on key issues, the relationship is beyond repair.
So if GSB have to suffer for the team to prosper and fans be rewarded then so be it.
After all they are just custodians at this great club, nothing more.
The fans and players are the beating heart.
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