When West Ham announced the surprise appointment of Nuno Espírito Santo following the dismissal of Graham Potter, many saw it as a calculated gamble.
The new boss made a promising start with a 1–1 draw away at Everton, but behind the scenes, concerns are already emerging about how long he might last with the Irons.
That result offered a brief boost in morale, but football insiders caution that results alone will not insulate him from the structural tensions that have plagued other recent managerial regimes at the club.
In particular, former scout Mick Brown has warned that unless both parties adapt, the Portuguese coach may struggle to stay afloat under West Ham’s demanding ownership.
Nuno Espirito Santo is known for being outspoken
Nuno has a history of clashing with the owners of the clubs he has managed. It happened at Wolves as well as Nottingham Forest.
Brown, ex–West Ham scout, argues that this kind of friction could repeat itself if the board does not learn from past mistakes.
“If recent history is anything to go by, Nuno won’t last long,” he told Football Insider.
“I don’t see what the board have done to show that this appointment is going to be any different to the last two, neither of which was exactly a success.
“For Nuno, he left Wolves after disagreeing with the owners on their transfer decisions and direction, and then left Forest after another disagreement with the owner.
“[David] Sullivan and co have shown they aren’t always the easiest to work with.
“I’m sure he’ll speak about it one day, he doesn’t need me to speak for him, but even when Moyesey was there, they made decisions behind his back all the time, like deciding to hire [Tim] Steidten against the manager’s express wishes.
“That’s not even getting started on the transfers where the chairman has intervened or made moves even if the manager has said otherwise.
“Nuno, his history with previous owners, and knowing how the board operate at West Ham. I can see it going wrong, as much as I hope it doesn’t for the manager’s sake.”
West Ham United are a club in disarray
Nuno inherits a challenging role at West Ham, stepping into a club already racked with tensions between management, ownership, and supporters.
While his first result offered promise, the historical patterns suggest that longevity may depend less on what happens on the pitch and more on how he navigates off it.
If West Ham’s hierarchy wants continuity and success, they must offer their manager more than just goodwill, they will need mutual trust, transparency, and a willingness to avoid repeating past errors.
Otherwise, despite a hopeful start, Nuno may find himself under pressure far sooner than either side anticipated.
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What’s the view like on the band wagon you are riding on. this story is pure fantsy written to stir the pot with the enormous wooden spoon you have handy.
you lot aren’t happy unless you’re stirring up shut,Uno is and will be a good manager, just look at the way he kicked out Ward prowse, who was potter’s favourite, he didn’t even make the squad
It’s a certainty that Sullivan and co will treat Nuno with the same contempt that they have with Moyes JLo and potter it’s impossible for any manager to be successful at West Ham due to the sly devious ways the owners behave they constantly make promises but so far have never kept them while Sullivan is in charge of transfers we are in for more of the same any old injury prone players will do as far as Sullivan is concerned every thing on the cheap Sullivan and Brady need to step aside and let someone who knows how to run a football club or better still sell up then with a little hope we could end up with owners that have vision and determined to take the club to a position that it should be in otherwise we will go down this season or next it will definitely happen while we have the clowns who own and run the club
And that’s the last time I read anything by “Caught Offside”. I think you’ve been “caught with your pants down”. And that big s-stirring wooden spoon should be used to tan your collective rumps.
I think the editor of this post is over thinking about what could otherwise be a relatively smooth flowing relationship between manager and owners here. Yes, there has been some problems at the club behind the scenes. However, I feel that our board will be happy if Nuno is getting the team to play great football and the results are great too..End of. We cannot compare to the likes of Spurs under Levy where Levy interfered with decisions and dismissed managers for not listening to him.(Ego). Whereas, Sullivan is renown for giving the managers he brings in time to settle and if results are poor adequate time to turn our fortunes around. Moyes is an outspoken manager who can be likened to Nuno in his style of play and I feel if given the chance Nuno will be a brilliant improvement upon what Moyes achieved with us. Great manager, great strategies, outspoken, character building and results driven.⚒️⚒️⚒️💯
Why don’t people just stop coming out with rubbish
Nuno will do a great job job as he said on TV
He wants to turn the team around and start climbing the league table
He hasn’t had a row with Sullivan
So stop printing rubbish