' Should they dump him? '

Wednesday 17th December 2014

' Should they dump him? '

According to the Daily Telegraph, West Ham are set to terminate midfielder Ravel Morrison’s contract.

If true, this would be sad but not unexpected.

Morrison has returned to Upton Park after Cardiff City cut short his loan deal, sending him back to London due to ‘personal issues’.

Apparently the former Manchester United youngster, who has been training with the Under-21s, has been told he has no future with the Hammers after the board lost patience with the player who has had numerous off-field issues in his career.

It’s a shame that things have come to this but the player seems intent of wasting his natural talent and a growing number of fans accept it is now time for the club to wash their hands with him.

Things have been going so well this season – without Morrison – and it would be foolish to allow him to upset the morale of the squad over the busy Christmas fixture list.

Apart from a bright spell this time last year, when he scored a stunning solo goal against Tottenham, the 21-year-old has failed to establish himself in the Premier League and his contribution to the club may well not be worth the baggage.

The club turned down a £4million bid from Fulham last January and I’m sure many of the board will regret not taking the cash when it was offered.

Morrison was last month cleared of threatening to throw acid in the face of his ex-girlfriend and have her killed, but will stand trial at Manchester Crown Court on January 26 on three remaining charges of assault.

The African Cup of Nations may well deplete the Hammers squad, but Morrison’s own availability at this time will be uncertain and the club will need everyone pulling in the same direction if they are to maintain a push for Europe.

It is such a shame that it has come to this. That a player with so much natural talent is effectively throwing his career down the drain.

But Sir Alex Ferguson decided he wasn’t worth the hassle and it seems West Ham are about to come to the same conclusion.

And perhaps that's why he has not been playing here and not down to some conspiracy theory involving who picks the team or that Slade does not like flair players

I wonder if his court case is going to go against him - he could get a custodial sentence and that could have been what was on his mind down here. If thats the case no wonder he couldn't perform.

Lets face it, if Sir Alex Ferguson couldn't handle him, what chance did Russell Slade have?

Good points about bad apples in the dressing room, when we shift as many as ten of our players, and bring in a few to add, will it improve our squads dressing room ?????