Kirk Blows writes for you each week

Sam Allardyce is absolutely right about many things as he responds to the burgeoning campaign to shift him out of his big chair at Upton Park.

By his own admission, things “need to change” next season and he is absolutely right – but he only mentions the West Ham playing squad instead of his own position as manager.

Allardyce complained that it was the “same old story” after the 1-0 defeat at West Brom and he is absolutely right – the fans are fed up with hearing the “same old story” as he lists his excuses.

He admits he can’t “implement plans” for the summer until the Hammers are safe from relegation and he is absolutely right – which means he is undermining next season’s results as well as this.

He claims to “accept responsibility” and he is absolutely right to do that – but saying it and showing it are two different things.

The fact that there’s a growing revolt against Allardyce – as evidenced in an insulting banner at the Hawthorns that called for his head – is beyond dispute.

The debate is what the Hammers hierarchy do about it, with co-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold facing a huge dilemma.

They know the fans hate the poor quality of football that Allardyce is currently producing.

Yet they also know the club must remain in the Premier League until they move into the Olympic Stadium in 2016.

So they feel compelled to support the manager in the belief he will help them do that, whatever they think about the style of play.

However, they must surely be starting to question if Allardyce can even be trusted in that respect.

West Ham have lost seven of their last nine games – and that will extend to nine of the final 11 matches if they are beaten by Tottenham and Manchester City.

Such statistics are disgraceful and cannot be blamed on injuries, as was the case when the Hammers struggled earlier in the campaign.

If a manager lost seven out of nine games at the start of a season he would surely be sacked – so why is it acceptable at the end of one?

Allardyce was quick to condemn the sacking of Manchester United manager David Moyes last week.

Hopefully he will soon be complaining about another dismissal – his very own.

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