{"id":8788,"date":"2025-09-27T15:08:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T15:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/27\/graham-potter-breaks-silence-with-west-ham-looting-as-incredibly-disappointing-entry\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T15:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T15:08:40","slug":"graham-potter-breaks-silence-with-west-ham-looting-as-incredibly-disappointing-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/27\/graham-potter-breaks-silence-with-west-ham-looting-as-incredibly-disappointing-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Potter breaks silence with West Ham looting as &#8220;incredibly disappointing&#8221; entry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_ed14e8\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"mirror\">Graham Potter was fired by West Ham United on Saturday morning, with Nuno Espirito Santo set up a takeover at London Stadium<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span data-testid=\"byline-content\" class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">14:28, 27 September 27th<\/span><span class=\"Byline_updated-date__8vEV8 Byline_updated-date-with-published__ApG_G\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">September 27th, 2025, 15:38, updated<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35975928\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35975928.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2235915295.jpg\" alt=\"Graham Potter\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35975928.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2235915295.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35975928.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2235915295.jpg 615w,&#10;          https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35975928.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1023\/0_GettyImages-2235915295.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1023px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Graham Potter<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: (Kevin Hodgson\/MI News\/Nurphoto via Getty Images))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Graham Potter admits that the results at West Ham United were not sufficient as he looked back on his nine months in charge of the club. Potter replaced Julen Lopetegui on a two-and-a-half-year deal in January, but was released from duties on Saturday morning after a poor start to the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Hammer has only won one Premier League this season. During last weekend&#8217;s defeat to Crystal Palace, supporters made emotion known. Potter plundered him in a statement via the League Managers Association on Saturday afternoon, saying, &#8220;I am extremely disappointed to leave the West Ham United Football Club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cBut I fully acknowledge that the outcome has not been sufficient up until now.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_211bec\">read more: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">West Ham set up to appoint Nuno Espirito Santo after sacking Graham Potter a few days before Everton<\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_211bec\">read more: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Graham Potter responds to swapping viral faces with West Ham bosses and West Ham bosses<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cFirst, I would like to thank the board for providing the opportunity to manage the team over the past eight months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cIt was an honor and privilege to manage such a historic club, which holds such a strong value in the tradition of football and passion for the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cI would like to thank all the staff at the club for being so welcoming to me, and to the fans who were so supportive during my time and, in the end, their continued efforts, and sometimes difficult journeys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing else in the club except for the good fortune of the future. 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