So, beaten once again by a struggling, bottom of the table team with only their second home victory of the season.

Before the match Hoddle said that he felt Roeder was a great manager and West Ham would avoid the drop. At our expense? Too bloody right! Is he single-handedly looking to help an old chum with a leg up? If this were in the Italian league where corruption is rife one might even suggest that this could be the case and who knows, maybe in years to come the game might even be investigated by the FA. Well okay, I am not seriously suggesting that folks but conspiracy theorists among the footballing fraternity may harbour this suspicion - after all, didn't Hoddle say that he thought Ipswich were too good to go down last season?

Okay, so it's only one loss and a draw and there are still nine games yet to play but next weekend we have another enforced break due to the FA cup and as breaks go, the holiday spirit seems to remain with us long after the return. Once again, so many players looked jaded, un-interested and plainly were not yet ready for this match. Only the youngest members of the team looked as if they had something to play for and both could be playing for different teams next year if ENIC get their way. Etherington and Davies both challenged for their places but Hoddle seems fit to bypass the talent of Ethers and Davies only gets a game if he can play as the utility player anywhere on the park. Etherington may have to drop down a league for first team football (a shocking waste of a talent) and Davies could be plucked from us by Manure to replace Giggs or someone of the like.

So then, who do we have left? Anderton? (hooray) looks like he could be off too. Freund? Nah, on his way back to the Bundesleague due to... wait for it... clash of personality with Hoddle. Sheringham? Is he going to get his contract? Unlikely! Poyet? At his age he is well past his best and is even less likely to be on the first team sheet next year. So next year we should have a squad of players that have even less talent than this lot today. Iverson, Perry, Acimov, Bunjecevic, Toda, Doherty...?

Now here is where the real rant begins: What the hell are ENIC going to do about it? Bail out, that's what. Yes, when they get the money from the mystery bidder they will be out of the door quicker than it takes her majesty to ignore another honours list featuring Bill Nicholson. And Hoddle, well as the Clash would have it - Should he stay or should he go? At the moment, there is a hung jury but the more we hear about this player and that player falling out with his dishonesty or weakness of will (whichever way you choose to see it).

Yes, I am miffed about the recent results. Not because of a loss but because it is against bottom of the table opposition and we are meant to be fighting for a place in Europe. The derision from the neighbouring fans is hard to swallow at the best of times but when they are right - we do delude ourselves about being a force to reckon with - at galls me even further. At this rate we may even find ourselves in a worse position than last season as the wheels of the wagon once more shake violently and proceed to the inevitable departing from the chassis.

Where did it all go wrong? Well here is the irony part that you have been waiting for. News from abroad: Rebrov scores in second minute as new Turkish team take the honours. News closer to home: Ferdinand scores against his old club. West Ham take only second victory at home. Spurs show evidence that January window was a must for a striker. Freund accuses Hoddle of lying now. No contracts for Spurs players. Shares in ENIC rocket and ENIC could be off after mystery buyer tables offer. Clueless Hoddle replaces pseudo striker with pseudo defender.

So our two strikers that were released score and last week Clemence managed to do something too. It's Worthington cup weekend and we are no further forward this year than we were at this time last year, except that this year we are not even in contention for any trophies either. Hoddle once more turns his back on the Intertoto (looks like our last hope for Euro qualification on Monday and today's form) and we hear once again that Hoddle feels the best chance of Euro qualification is not through any back door route but in good hard graft. Where from and from whom does he see this graft being displayed?

Oh look, I give in.Yes, I feel dismayed. I have tried to show some patience with Hoddle and ENIC but now I feel it is time one of them (or both) should go as it is long overdue that we should be a major player in the Premier league and under the present regime I cannot see anything new occurring. It isn't a player culling that we should have, it is a management culling from the very top downwards.

Some of you will no doubt accuse me of not getting behind the team but I say that I am behind THFC and always have been but season after season it is not THFC who have been lacking but various managers and boards that have ripped the very heart out of the fans and the once great club that we were.

ENIC are the curse of Alan Sugar and I still feel he set up their taking over as revenge for the way the fans treated him. They have shown no interest in resurrecting THFC and their puppet manager just seems to bury his head in the sand when things go wrong for him.

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