Underneath stress West Ham boss Graham Potter has been savaged by supporters on social media in a sequence of memes casting contemporary doubt over his future on the London Stadium.
Following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Crystal Palace, the Hammers head coach heard chants of ‘you are getting sacked within the morning’ from his personal followers.
However that embarrassment pales compared to the deluge of viral photos which have swept social media in the previous few days.
Supporters have been notably keen on superimposing the 50-year-old’s face onto the our bodies of well-known figures.
These have ranged from historic leaders to celebrities and embrace US president Donald Trump, Solely Fools and Horses’ Rodney Trotter and American actress Sydney Sweeney.
In a single picture, Potter is joined by Hammers midfielder James Ward-Prowse because the pair commerce locations with the enduring Chuckle Brothers. In one other, they develop into Barbie and Ken from the hit 2023 movie.
Underneath stress West Ham boss Graham Potter has been savaged by supporters on social media
However essentially the most eye-catching instance is the picture has Potter within the place of Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney
In a single picture, Potter is joined by Hammers midfielder James Ward-Prowse because the pair commerce locations with the enduring Chuckle Brothers
Supporters have been notably keen on superimposing the 50-year-old’s face onto the our bodies of well-known figures
Membership co-owner Sullivan’s fiancee Ampika Pickston has additionally been focused in distorted photos
A 3rd mock up replaces the faces of Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un with, in fact, Potter and Ward-Prowse.
The previous Southampton midfielder is spared mockery in a broadly circulated clip that makes use of AI to interchange Trump’s face with Potter throughout an interview wherein he boasts about making ‘an incredible amount of cash’.
The accompanying caption reads: ‘Graham Potter when his payoff from David Sullivan hits his checking account.’
Membership co-owner Sullivan’s fiancee Ampika Pickston has additionally been focused in a number of distorted photos.
Maybe essentially the most putting of all of the Potter memes has him stand in for the host of Hollywood stars who featured in Ellen DeGeneres’ well-known 2014 Oscars group selfie.
The picture exhibits Potter adopting the now iconic expressions of Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Kevin Spacey and even, slightly sadly given the outcome, Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Peter.
However even that creation can not put together one for Potter’s look instead of Sweeney. The 28-year-old is arguably extra well-known for her plunging neckline than her appearing talents and the picture chosen for the mock up can be proper at residence in her assortment.
The ridicule comes as the previous Brighton boss fights to maintain his job after a depressing begin to the season which has seen the Hammers lose 4 of their first 5 matches.
After their most up-to-date defeat, Potter insisted he nonetheless had the assist of the board however it’s understood the membership will really feel compelled to behave except he can oversee a dramatic change of leads to the approaching weeks.
A 3rd mock up replaces the faces of Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un with Potter and Ward Prowse
Maybe essentially the most putting of all of the Potter memes has him stand in for the host of Hollywood stars who featured in Ellen DeGeneres’ well-known 2014 Oscars group selfie
It’s understood the membership will really feel compelled to behave except Potter can oversee a dramatic change of leads to the approaching weeks
Senior sources informed Every day Mail Sport earlier than the sport that Potter nonetheless had their full backing however they’ve already begun lining up potential replacements ought to they make a change, with former boss Slaven Bilic and ex Nottingham Forest supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo amongst these mentioned.
‘I’ve no cause to assume not,’ mentioned a dejected Potter when requested if he nonetheless had the total assist of the board. ‘I perceive the atmosphere, I perceive the outcomes.
‘I’ve no complaints in any respect in regards to the assist that we have had, from supporters, from everybody on the membership. It is a robust second, for positive. Everybody related to the membership feels that as a result of the state of affairs is just not what we would like, the outcomes aren’t good.’
Potter has received solely six of his 25 matches in cost since changing Julen Lopetegui in January. He would develop into the third West Ham supervisor after David Moyes and Lopetegui to lose his job within the final 16 months.
West Ham face tough journeys to Moyes’ Everton after which Arsenal earlier than the subsequent worldwide break in October.
