“You must be joking right?” Richard Keys has hit out at Karren Brady once again as West Ham United’s woes after David Moyes’ exit continue.
Richard Keys has hit out at Karren Brady once again as West Ham United’s woes after David Moyes’ exit continue.
The West Ham vice-chair assumed more power at the London Stadium after Tim Steidten was sidelined towards the end of Julen Lopetegui’s tenure.
Brady was in charge of negotiations with Graham Potter, appointing the former Chelsea boss as the Irons’ new head coach on a two-year deal.
However, the move has not gone according to plan for the East London outfit so far, with Potter managing only three wins in his 15 games in charge of them.
Keys takes swipe at Brady for Leeds United comments
As a supporter of David Moyes, Keys has made no secret about his gripe with West Ham for rescinding a contract offer they made him before his departure last year.
The former Sky Sports commentator pointed out how the Hammers have continued struggling under Potter, while also asking questions of Brady
Brady said she hopes Potter would ‘bring back’ good times to the London Stadium, prompting Keys to point out that the East London outfit only enjoyed joy under Moyes.
The beIN Sports presenter also hit out at the West Ham vice-chair for offering advice to Burnley and Leeds United in her latest column for The Sun in the wake of their promotion.
“It’s still just three wins for Graham Potter so far – and they remain the worst of the rest”, Keys wrote in a column on his personal website (28 April).
“Chances are they’d be going down if the bottom three weren’t so bad.
“Potter is the man Karen Brady has backed to ‘bring back the good times’ at West Ham.
“Outside of David Moyes’ reign – when were they Karen?
“She was giving advice to Leeds and Burnley in her column at the weekend.
“My advice would be that both clubs should listen carefully to what she’s got to say – and then do the opposite. What a joke.”
Potter ‘second thoughts’ about West Ham job emerge
Potter cut a frustrated figure after West Ham succumbed to a 3-2 defeat against Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday (26 April) despite taking the lead.
The Hammers lost the game in a disappointing manner, as Kaoru Mitoma and Carlos Baleba’s late goals gave Potter’s former side the win.
Daniel Storey of The i newspaper believes the Englishman should already be having second thoughts about taking the reins at the London Stadium.
It would be hard for Potter to survive in his job under David Sullivan‘s supervision unless he improves the team’s results and performance drastically.
