West Ham news: Opinion – Fan scorecard on 2024-25 season

Season rating: 4/10 – and that is probably being generous. Wins at Crystal Palace, Newcastle, Arsenal and Manchester United were arguably our highlights, but aside from those wins, there wasn’t a great deal to shout about as the post-David Moyes era left us all desperately wanting the season to end by Christmas.

Happy with your manager? Julen Lopetegui was a failure and Graham Potter inherited half a Moyes squad in decline and half a Lopetegui squad struggling desperately for consistency and form. Potter hasn’t pulled up any trees yet but he has improved us in key areas, securing away wins at Emirates Stadium and Old Trafford along the way. The proof will be in what he can do with his own squad of players.

Unsung hero: Max Kilman. His £40m fee raised eyebrows but he has barely put a foot wrong all season, while being the only West Ham player to feature in every Premier League game this season. The team’s early form under Lopetegui, especially defensively, led to Kilman becoming something of a scapegoat at times, but in truth it wasn’t his fault the defence was always left so exposed by haphazard tactics. He was much improved under Potter in the second half of the season. Shoutout to Tomas Soucek, too. How any West Ham fan wants to see him sold this summer is beyond me.

Player you would most like to sign: Once again, we go into a summer transfer window desperately needing to sign a striker. I would love us to sign Liam Delap but think he will end up at a club playing in Europe. Lazio’s Valentin Castellanos looks an interesting prospect, too. It is likely, though, that we will be linked with about 50 strikers and will kick off the first game of next season with Michail Antonio leading the line. Again.

Right now, my overriding emotion from the season is: Apathy. After the success under Moyes, there was an element of excitement heading into this season, especially after almost £150m was spent on the squad last summer. But the campaign has been so disappointing that it is difficult to be anything other than apathetic towards the club and what the immediate future holds.

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