# Football Daily | West Ham want promotion – so it’s time to call in an understated club legend

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/football-daily-west-ham-want-promotion-so-its-time-to-call-in-an-understated-club-legend/
- Published: 2026-11-03T15:55:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T18:05:05+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/03/west-ham-scott-parker-football-daily-newsletter
- Topics: Entertainment, Football, Sport, TV

## Key points

- West Ham have sacked Nuno Espírito Santo after 13 Championship matches.
- The club reportedly wants Scott Parker, who has won promotion with three clubs.
- Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel has died after an on-pitch collision.

## Summary

West Ham have dismissed head coach Nuno Espírito Santo after a disappointing start to their Championship campaign, with the club saying a change was needed to keep its promotion ambitions on track. They are reportedly approaching Scott Parker, whose three previous English clubs all won promotion to the Premier League under his management.

West Ham have played 13 league matches, lost three and sit eighth, six points behind leaders Middlesbrough, after recent home defeats by Southampton and West Brom. They have scored 33 goals so far; the article also reports that Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel died after a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono, prompting calls for support for Owono.

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