I was going to write an article today about my opinions on the appointment of Zola as manaer and the pending appointment of Steve Clarke as number two. But instead this morning I was graced with the news that our sponsers, XL Airlines have indeed gone bust.

Brilliant.

Well obviously it’s not all that brilliant at all, that was just sarcastic. (Although the prospect of not having a massive ‘XL’ on our shirts is quite appealing!) The news has been confirmed by various news sources this morning, BBC had this to say:

The group [XL] is the latest travel business to face financial difficulties, as the industry struggles with high fuel costs and an economic downturn.

“As the travel industry matures in Europe, there was always going to be pressure on those operating in the mid-market,” said Lastminute.com chief executive Ian McCaig.

We are never going to be entirley sure of the consequences this has for West Ham, but for the minute I’m thinking we probably can’t expect too many summer signings this year.

With this in mind, my thoughts on Zola and Co. will follow….

Sam

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