West Ham pay a high price for keeping faith in Slaven Bilic too long

After spending £40m on new signings in the summer only to languish in the relegation zone, it is clear the east London club let a torrid situation drag on

There are times when the cheap option ends up being the most costly one. Although it is easy to understand why West Ham decided not to sack Slaven Bilic at the end of last season and instead chose to let his contract wind down before finding a replacement next summer, the harsh truth is that they should have acted by the time official confirmation arrived on Monday morning. The evidence had piled up long before Saturday’s humiliation against Liverpool. West Ham tried to ignore it, but the consequence of waiting is that now they find themselves hoping that the man who took Sunderland into the Championship will offer them salvation.

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