Ever since Mark Noble indirectly yet very publicly criticised West Ham United's board following their decision to sell Academy graduate Grady Diangana, a whole host of first team players have followed suit.
In what is unlikely to have been a spontaneous and coincidental outburst, a whole string of first team squad members have since followed the skipper's lead by taking to social media in order to express their sadness over the board's decision to sell the 22-year-old to West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee.
Diangana signed a five-year contract with Albion on Friday
And the likes of Jack Wilshere, Declan Rice, Arthur Masuaku, Robert Snodgrass and Darren Randolph have been followed by numerous former players such as Trevor Sinclair, John Hartson and Nathan Mavila in sharing their disappointment at the sale of one of the club's brightest young prospects.
Meanwhile the hashtag #GSBOUT has been trending on twitter once again, with the slogan tipping the popularity charts in the UK this evening (Friday) - while Noble's damning tweet (see below) has been retweeted more than 30,000 times since it was posted on Friday night.
As captain of this football club I’m gutted, angry and sad that Grady has left, great kid with a great future!!!!! https://t.co/oNPPEp8Pt6
— MARK NOBLE (@Noble16Mark) September 4, 2020
?? Grady ?
— Arthur Masuaku (@ArthurMasuaku) September 4, 2020
This ?? https://t.co/u3yCwHSbOE
— Trevor Sinclair (@trevor8sinclair) September 4, 2020
Good job Trev ????
— John Hartson (@JohnHartson10) September 4, 2020
The best of the best
— Jack Collison (@jackcollison) September 4, 2020
The skipper knows #COYI ??? https://t.co/MwOOQ9mmOp
And as you can see from the following tweets, it isn't just the players who have been critical of the decision to sell Diangana and infuriate the fanbase - even some of Fleet Street's finest have got in on the act too since the news was announced...
It's early for a West Ham crisis but hats off to the owners, they're out of the blocks like Usain Bolt
— Oliver Holt (@OllieHolt22) September 4, 2020
Well said, Mark. Owners take note. https://t.co/gootcz6JLG
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) September 4, 2020
My captain. Well said. Sad to see such a talented young player leave the club. Full support to the players who are there through these difficult times ? https://t.co/Vy5Zx13fXe
— Matty Lawless (@mattylawless) September 4, 2020
West Ham. The club which manages to snatch chaos and humiliation from the jaws of normality.
— Duncan Wright (@dwright75) September 4, 2020
A week before the season and the club is split. Players now aligning with fans in open revolt against the owners.
Taken to the next level of calamity.
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