West Ham have been warned they will be playing in the Championship next season unless drastic changes are made.
The Hammers were dreadful on Monday night as they lost 2-0 to Brentford at the London Stadium, mustering just one shot on target.
Mathias Jensen celebrates his goal for Brentford against West Ham.
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There were vast swathes of empty seats at the London StadiumCredit: Getty
Ray Parlour sends warning to West Ham fans after their recent protest
It leaves West Ham second from bottom with just four points from their opening eight games.
There were thousands of empty seats at the London Stadium as fans boycotted the fixture in protest at the ownership.
Fan group Hammers United claim around 20,000 season ticket holders stayed away from the match.
talkSPORT host Adrian Durham, who was at Monday’s match, was damning in his assessment of the Hammers.
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He told Breakfast: “I understand why the West Ham fans are totally unhappy because they were told they're moving to this new ground and they're going to have Champions League football and it's all going to be fantastic.
“Those promises have not been delivered on. They've got some terrible players in that team. It was a terrible selection last night.
“And it was an awful performance. A stadium that was built for Olympians.
"That was built for Champions could end up in the Championship hosting Wrexham and Wimbledon next season.
“So there is a very real possibility that West Ham will go down. They were that bad last night.”
Nuno Espirito Santo’s problems
Nuno replaced Graham Potter and he is under no illusion about the size of the task ahead of him.
West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo during their defeat to Brentford.
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Espirito Santo's side were embarrassed by Brentford at the London StadiumCredit: AFP
West Ham have now lost the first four home games of a season for the first time in their history.
When asked by talkSPORT after the game if he needs time to turn it around, he said: “No, we don't have time. We cannot afford the excuse of time.
“Every day, every day has to be important, and starting for tomorrow has to be a day of improvement, a day of commitment.
“We are not playing good. We are not getting results. We have to change and improve.”
West Ham fans’ boycott
The protest on Monday night was against chairman David Sullivan and co-chair Karren Brady, who fans want to leave the club.
They were instrumental in moving West Ham from Upton Park to the London Stadium in 2006.
West Ham have lost six of their eight matches this season, conceding 18 times in the process
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West Ham have lost six of their eight matches this season, conceding 18 times in the processCredit: Getty
The London Stadium has a capacity of 62,000, but fans believe the soul of the club has been ripped out since the move.
Recruitment has also been among a number of other issues for the fans.
West Ham fan Steve told talkSPORT: “The only problem with West Ham over the last ten, 15 years has been Brady and Sullivan. I won't say Gold because he was West Ham through and through.
“These two clowns that we've got in charge are the reason we have gone downhill.
“You've got teams like Bournemouth who get 12,000 and they're near the top of the league. You get Brighton, guaranteed 30,000, and whatever Tony Bloom touches turns to gold.
“We have got two clowns in charge and it's not a circus anymore. I won't go to the ground. I've never, ever been to the London Stadium. I've been outside it several times.
West Ham are in serious trouble this season
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West Ham are in serious trouble this season
“I will not go in because it's not a football ground.”
Arsenal legend Ray Parlour, who is from Romford and had a West Ham-supporting dad, understands the plight of Hammers supporters, but thinks the boycott could be doing the team more harm than good.
He told Breakfast: “West Ham would always keep right behind their team, but it looks like they're really losing faith of it all now.
“It's not nice to see those empty seats and I'm sure it doesn't help the players with those empty seats either because they're looking around and the toxic atmosphere is not helping so I don't know where to go with it.
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“They've got a problem with the board as well and the owners, but they still have got to support their team because if they don't the supporters then they're going to be a massive problem.
"They could be in the Championship next year which would be a nightmare for the club."