It appears West Ham United are no longer the only circus in town, following the increasingly volatile decision-making of Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Watching Forest’s majority stakeholder perched in his seat at the City Ground has become a spectator sport in itself — and it was clear the [sack for Sean Dyche](https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham-rivals-implode-as-two-managers-sacked-in-one-day/) was coming.
That decision leaves Marinakis in the bizarre position of appointing his fourth manager of the season, having already ditched Nuno Espírito Santo, Ange Postecoglou, and now Dyche.
Last night’s draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers was clearly the tipping point — but Marinakis’ actions suddenly make West Ham look almost calm by comparison, especially given the Hammers stuck with Nuno through his sticky patch.
Forest Instability Could Hand West Ham a Lifeline
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The Forest owner is starting to look like a loose cannon, and that instability can only help the Hammers in their bid to overhaul our relegation rivals.
In truth, Dyche’s side were by far the better team, and Wolves will consider themselves extremely lucky to escape with a draw.
But Forest now face a brutal run.
An unwelcome European distraction arrives first — a Europa play-off against Fenerbahçe — followed by a [Premier League](https://www.claretandhugh.info/premier-league-bio/) clash with Liverpool FC.
Meanwhile, West Ham can at least point to some stability.
It’s difficult to imagine many quality coaches lining up to take on a relegation scrap under such conditions — or indeed wanting to work beneath an unpredictably bonkers chairman with an itchy trigger finger.
For once, chaos elsewhere may finally work in West Ham’s favour.