West Ham fans have been left seething after what David Sullivan’s fiancée did during the club’s defeat to Manchester City.
The incident has quickly spread across social media, triggering anger and disbelief among supporters already frustrated by West Ham’s dire situation.
West Ham and Man City fans shared a closed bond dating back to 1984.
So even the home support will sympathise and share the disbelief of Hammers fans.
With tensions around the ownership never far from the surface, the latest development has only added fuel to the fire — and ensured emotions are running even higher following another damaging – if expected – loss in the Hammers’ battle to stay in the Premier League.
West Ham fans will be furious at conduct of Sullivan’s fiancée
The trip to Man City is daunting for most teams, but especially Nuno Espirito Santo’s porous side who don’t know what a clean sheet looks like.
Erling Haaland added another two goals to his ridiculous tally of 11 in seven games against West Ham as Manchester City cantered to a comfortable 3-0 win.
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The result briefly put Man City top of the Premier League.
Coupled with Leeds United’s huge 4-1 win over Crystal Palace, the defeat leaves West Ham seven points adrift of the Elland Road outfit when taking into account the big gap in goal difference.
Should Forest beat Fulham on Monday night then West Ham will be staring relegation in the face unless there is a dramatic turnaround.
The situation will only add more conviction to the ongoing protests of West Ham fans against their owners.
Hammers fans launched a new protest aimed at majority owner David Sullivan and vice-chair Karren Brady at the Etihad.
Supporters brought red cards along as part of their ‘Show BS the red card’ protests.
The Hammers faithful have been calling for Sullivan and Brady to leave or at least stand down from the day-to-day running of West Ham.
Now West Ham fans will be furious at what Sullivan’s fiancée did during the Man City loss.
Ampika Pickston renews hostilities with Hammers fans
Sullivan’s reality TV star fiancée Ampika Pickston made headlines earlier this season when she launched into a sweary defence of the West Ham chief on social media.
Pickston continued her war of words with West Ham fans as the star of The Real Housewives of Cheshire TV show engaged in a back-and-forth with angry Hammers supporters.
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In one of her previous outbursts, she said billionaire Sullivan had ‘invested his security in ensuring West Ham avoid relegation’ from the Premier League during the last 14 years.
The fallout continued when Pickston responded to another high-profile supporter who labelled her ‘clueless’ about the way Sullivan has run West Ham.
Pickston sent further posts to West Ham fans saying she won’t stand for being abused and seeing Sullivan belittled.
Sullivan’s fiancée celebrates Man City ‘smashing’ West Ham
Now she has risked the wrath of West Ham supporters once again with her conduct while attending the defeat to Man City at the Etihad.
Pickston posted a video of herself singing the Man City anthem to the tune of ‘Hey Jude’ as she watched on, presumably alongside Sullivan – who was not featured in the video – as her friends laugh.
She then captioned the video on her Instagram Stories by saying: ‘You smashed it today Man City’.
In another post from the director’s box, Pickston said: “There are more t—- off the pitch than on it. Stay close to the genuine souls who love you for you.”
Pickston may be a City fan, as she does hail from the area.
But even if that is the case, there is a time and a place and one needs to read the room when posting out things that are clearly going to antagonise already frustrated fans.
As the fiancee of West Ham’s owner, Pickston’s conduct is inflammatory at a time when West Ham need to be pulling in the same direction from top to bottom to stave off relegation.
You simply can’t have the co-owner’s partner celebrating Man City smashing West Ham and pushing them closer to relegation.
Except that’s exactly what West Ham have in this most dismal of seasons, which threatens to end in complete disaster if something doesn’t change soon.
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