Former footballer Chris Sutton has carved out a notable career as a professional pundit/troll in recent years, and once again, his focus seems to be on West Ham.
It’s unclear what has irked the former Celtic, Chelsea, and Blackburn striker so much, but he certainly takes pleasure in criticising the Hammers. Sutton was particularly vocal in his criticism of West Ham fans during David Moyes‘ final months at the club. He infamously labelled Irons supporters “not real fans” when some left the stadium in the 65th minute following Declan Rice’s goal that put Arsenal 6-0 up back in February.
Predictably, Sutton is at it again, this time reacting to news reports linking Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers with the West Ham job.
Sutton remarked, “Rodgers is at a huge club north of the border. Oh, come on. He wouldn’t want to downgrade, even if the money was right, and go to West Ham from Celtic.”
Make no mistake, Sutton is articulate enough to avoid overtly derogatory terms like “downgrade,” but he just can’t help himself. For some reason, West Ham remains in his crosshairs, and I don’t expect this to end anytime soon.