West Ham decide enough is enough as Morrison heads for exit door
Article by Brandon Freeman
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Speaking to the media ahead of last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Swansea, West Ham assistant manager Neil McDonald appeared to all but confirm that Ravel Morrison’s West Ham career is over. Since his £650,000 arrival at Upton Park in January 2012 the troubled midfielder has been involved in a catalogue of off field incidents which appear to have final put paid to his days as a West Ham player. Despite Morrison’s incredible talent, most recently demonstrated through his incredible bicycle kick scored in a 3-1 defeat to Tottenham’s development squad last week, the 21 year-old has struggled to break into West Ham’s first team and has had several loan spells away from the club since arriving at West Ham.
Listening to Neil McDonald’s pre-match press conference I felt both a feeling of disappointment and relief when McDonald briefly touched on Morrison’s future saying: “I think with the squad we have got, I don't think anyone will be leaving. Ravel Morrison falls outside that. I am not sure if he is leaving but he won't come back into the squad." When Morrison arrived at West Ham, myself like many other West Ham fans, was incredibly excited to see such a tremendous young talent join a club synonymous with producing some of England’s finest footballers, but it appears as though the academy of football has been unable to instil in Ravel Morrison the professionalism needed to fulfil his incredible potential.
Whether or not Ravel Morrison is of the requisite ability to play for West Ham has never been in any doubt, but his professionalism has. Having been given chance after chance to knuckle down and prove that he wants to play for West Ham, Morrison has failed to repay the faith shown to him by Big Sam, who gave him the opportunity to move away from Manchester and join a club who have historically been adept at developing raw talent into Premier League quality. Having worked with three of the best managers in the game when it comes to handling difficult characters, in Sir Alex, Big Sam and Harry Redknapp, it seems as though the players off field antics are just too much to handle.
It appears this week that Ravel Morrison has now been embroiled in yet another row with the club; with the player reportedly owed £60,000 by West Ham in unpaid wages and it is understood that the players’ union has now been involved in an attempt to find an agreement between the club and the player. All this just serves to reinforce the belief that for the sake of removing an unnecessary distraction from the club, Morrison needs to move on this month rather than continuing to attract bad publicity to a club which has done well in recent times to keep itself out of the media spotlight in issues relating to player misconduct.
So it appears as though Ravel Morison’s West Ham days are well and truly numbered, and although he will certainly never be forgotten for his incredible individual goal in the 3-0 derby victory at White Heart Lane, it may be other incidences that first spring to mind when we look back on Ravel Morrison’s short-lived West Ham career.
Do you believe that Ravel Morrison still deserves another chance at West Ham or will you be happy to see him leave the club? Leave your comments below and follow our Twitter page @e_westham for all the latest news and views, all things West Ham.
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Speaking to the media ahead of last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Swansea, West Ham assistant manager Neil McDonald appeared to all but confirm that Ravel Morrison’s West Ham career is over. Since his £650,000 arrival at Upton Park in January 2012 the troubled midfielder has been involved in a catalogue of off field incidents which appear to have final put paid to his days as a West Ham player. Despite Morrison’s incredible talent, most recently demonstrated through his incredible bicycle kick scored in a 3-1 defeat to Tottenham’s development squad last week, the 21 year-old has struggled to break into West Ham’s first team and has had several loan spells away from the club since arriving at West Ham.
Listening to Neil McDonald’s pre-match press conference I felt both a feeling of disappointment and relief when McDonald briefly touched on Morrison’s future saying: “I think with the squad we have got, I don't think anyone will be leaving. Ravel Morrison falls outside that. I am not sure if he is leaving but he won't come back into the squad." When Morrison arrived at West Ham, myself like many other West Ham fans, was incredibly excited to see such a tremendous young talent join a club synonymous with producing some of England’s finest footballers, but it appears as though the academy of football has been unable to instil in Ravel Morrison the professionalism needed to fulfil his incredible potential.
Whether or not Ravel Morrison is of the requisite ability to play for West Ham has never been in any doubt, but his professionalism has. Having been given chance after chance to knuckle down and prove that he wants to play for West Ham, Morrison has failed to repay the faith shown to him by Big Sam, who gave him the opportunity to move away from Manchester and join a club who have historically been adept at developing raw talent into Premier League quality. Having worked with three of the best managers in the game when it comes to handling difficult characters, in Sir Alex, Big Sam and Harry Redknapp, it seems as though the players off field antics are just too much to handle.
It appears this week that Ravel Morrison has now been embroiled in yet another row with the club; with the player reportedly owed £60,000 by West Ham in unpaid wages and it is understood that the players’ union has now been involved in an attempt to find an agreement between the club and the player. All this just serves to reinforce the belief that for the sake of removing an unnecessary distraction from the club, Morrison needs to move on this month rather than continuing to attract bad publicity to a club which has done well in recent times to keep itself out of the media spotlight in issues relating to player misconduct.
So it appears as though Ravel Morison’s West Ham days are well and truly numbered, and although he will certainly never be forgotten for his incredible individual goal in the 3-0 derby victory at White Heart Lane, it may be other incidences that first spring to mind when we look back on Ravel Morrison’s short-lived West Ham career.
Do you believe that Ravel Morrison still deserves another chance at West Ham or will you be happy to see him leave the club? Leave your comments below and follow our Twitter page @e_westham for all the latest news and views, all things West Ham.
© e-Football 2014 All rights reserved no part of this document or this website may be reproduced without consent of e-Football
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