Pride Of Irons

EMAIL
To: David Sullivan, Vanessa Gold, Daniel Kretinsky, Tripp Smith
Subject: Letter of no confidence in the board of West Ham United from the FAB
Date: 2025-08-29 16:48

To the shareholding directors of West Ham United Football Club

It is with regret that we feel we need to write to you on behalf of the 25,000 or more dedicated West Ham United supporters that we, the FAB members directly represent. We now have no choice but to issue a “vote of no confidence” in relation to the Board’s management of the club.

Just two years after winning a European trophy and selling our best player who had been with us since he was 14 for £105m to hear claims of financial distress, (a year after the last accounts said there were no PSR issues on the horizon) see an ageing uncompetitive squad, inadequate scouting infrastructure and a derided training facility is simply unacceptable and in the supporters’ eyes incontrovertible evidence of sustained failure on behalf of the executive management.

You will have seen the recent supporter run survey completed by over 9,000 Hammers and run by totally independent sources including the FSA. It is a damning indictment of the club, and in particular the stadium, which far from being viewed as “World Class” is the most criticised ground in the country and home to a match day experience regularly subject to negative chanting from away fans.

You told us that our move to the London Stadium would take us to the next level. The reality is, our commercial revenues are now dwarfed by our supposed rivals. Supporters find themselves casting envious glances at the likes of Bournemouth, Brighton, Brentford and Crystal Palace all of whom outperform West Ham United both on and off the pitch.

We need professional full-time executives with both football and commercial expertise, and no further Board interference, no more dependence on favoured agents, in short, a move to a competitive professional leadership. The recently quoted description “analogue club in a digital world” is very apt and has to change.

You have no doubt heard our members are calling for multiple protests at forthcoming games. We now have no choice but to support those calls and are engaging with the relevant authorities to ensure lawful compliance.

The FAB would far prefer to be working with the club in a progressive manner. However, we trust you’ll understand current circumstances threaten our existence as a topflight club.

We look forward to your response by return and will not make this letter public until noon Monday 1st September 2025

Kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

West Ham United Fan Advisory Board

Incorporating

West Ham United Supporters’ Trust
Pride of Irons
Old School Hammers
Inclusive Irons
West Ham United Supporters’ Club
Claret Members
West Ham United Away Season Ticket Holders
West Ham United Overseas Supporters Club
Hammers United
West Ham United Bondholders
West Ham United Junior Supporters Board

Pride Of Irons Committee would like to recognise The important EDI work that Pride Of Irons has built alongside dedicated individuals within the club continues to grow. We remain proud to work together to sustain this imperative work.