Kirk Blows writes for you each week

It’s time. Time to say enough. Time for West Ham to shake Sam Allardyce’s hand, present him with his P45 and say, “Au revoir, arrivederci, adios.”

Or, in more English terms, “There’s the door, don’t forget your coat, see you later.”

The Hammers were atrocious in the second half of the 1-0 home defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday.

You expected the manager to admit he was disappointed with the performance, but all he did was criticise his team’s finishing and complain about the “silly penalty” conceded by Pablo Armero.

Otherwise he seemed generally satisfied with the dismal display and it left you wondering if he’d been watching a different game.

One famous fan described the football as “bilge”, while others compared it to the sort of stuff you’d flush down the toilet.

Indeed, it’s clear from the “you don’t know what you’re doing” chants that there’s a growing sense of discontent among supporters towards Allardyce – something the club would be foolish to ignore.

Once again the manager attributed the booing to frustration with the team’s failure to win, but he continues to miss the point.

The fans don’t like the poor quality of product – and it won’t be long before they start voting with their feet.

They’re sick and tired of watching a load of aimless balls being lumped into the box when they’ve been educated to appreciate a more sophisticated style.

Following the games against Liverpool and Arsenal, the result against Palace made it three consecutive defeats for West Ham.

And while you’d expect Allardyce to be outwitted by Brendan Rodgers and Arsene Wenger, there’s something wrong when the likes of Tony Pulis are getting the better of him.

Come to think of it, allowing Palace to achieve a league double over you should be considered a sackable offence in its own right.

Allardyce was considered a necessary evil when promotion was required, a necessary evil when the team needed to stay up and now a necessary evil until the Hammers move into the Olympic Stadium.

So when does co-chairman David Sullivan – who you’d like to think harbours very different views to the ones he airs in the programme – decide to make a change?

If he’s got Michael Laudrup’s number, it’s time for him to ring it.

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