Jimmy Bullard has backed West Ham to avoid relegation this season and stay in the Premier League for another campaign.
The pundit, who briefly spent time in the Hammers’ youth system, stated that he thought they’ll win one of their upcoming games and that they’re already pretty close to Premier League safety as they sit on 35 points.
“West Ham will stay up,” wrote Bullard in his blog for BetBright.
“They’ll win one of their games against Leicester, Everton or United and if I’m totally honest, I think they’re just about there with 35 points, anyway.”
The larger than life football personality, aside from predicting good news for Hammers supporters, gave his opinion on the reported bust-up between David Moyes and Andy Carroll.
The Guardian previously reported that the Hammers boss and his 29-year-old centre-forward had a row during training as Carroll didn’t hide his frustration about not being brought on as a substitute during the 4-1 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.
“There was a bit of a tear-up during the week between Andy Carroll and Moyesy,after the big man didn’t feature in their 4-1 home defeat to Manchester City last weekend,” stated Bullard.
“He’s in the squad for their massive game against Leicester this weekend though, so it seems like they’ve kissed and made up.
“I used to have ding-dongs with my Managers all the time and these bust ups happen more than you think, so I wouldn’t read too much into it – you’ll be surprised what agents with big mouths leak to the press and today with social media, it doesn’t take long for the public to find things out.
“The thing that often leads to disagreements between a gaffer and one of his players is when the Manager goes quiet and doesn’t explain his decisions.
“So, it sounds like there was no explanation as to why he wasn’t put on against City (called the 4-1 result btw– sorry!!!), they’ve let it linger on and it’s come to a head at the training ground.”
OPINION
Bullard is absolute spot-on with everything he writes in his latest column for BetBright. The former Premier League midfielder knows what it’s like to be in a dressing room when playing at the highest-level in English football and has seen his fair share of managers argue with him as well as his teammates. Bullard even famously mocked Phil Brown, when celebrating a goal, during the period where the pair were at Hull City together. The 58-year-old infamously had sat all his Hull players on the pitch to rip into them for a terrible performance and Bullard got his own back with a hilarious celebration. While not everyone has the former Premier League midfielder’s humour, Carroll and Moyes could soon be laughing at coming to blows at training in mere months, as that’s how quick things can change in football. However there could also be the scenario develop where both aren’t seen at the London Stadium next season. Both of the men in question haven’t exactly put in a fantastic performance at the Hammers to have it be a sure thing that they won’t be cast out in the summer.