West Ham’s owners, shocked by fans booing at the end of the victory over 10-man Hull, will make the signing of more creative players a priority when they sit down with Sam Allardyce at the end of the season.
The club’s move to the Olympic Stadium in 2016 will also dominate the agenda when co-chairmen David Gold and David Sullivan meet with manager Allardyce for a review of the campaign.
Allardyce, who was bewildered by the negative reaction at the end of Wednesday’s 2-1 victory, also understands the need to build a more expansive squad next season and is already looking at potential signings.
He wants to make his squad is more attractive by the time the club move to the 50,000-plus capacity stadium in Stratford but will need substantial financial backing to achieve that goal.
There was speculation today that Sullivan and Gold are considering a managerial change this summer, with contenders being Malky Mackay and Michael Laudrup, sacked by Cardiff and Swansea respectively this season.
However, there has been little sign that the owners are dissatisfied with Allardyce and they stood by him following the 5‑0 defeat against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup and when they dropped into the bottom three at the turn of the year.
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