A friend of mine has a lovely picture as the screensaver on his laptop. It’s a photo taken from the centre circle of West Ham players celebrating their Europa Conference League success in front of a throng of supporters in Prague last spring.
I am not a huge fan of the competition but that doesn’t really matter. That night – that journey, that trophy – meant the world to West Ham. In terms of their manager David Moyes, meanwhile, it represents a career highlight.
So why the rancour and the bitterness now?