During the summer, it will have seemed almost unfathomable to many that West Ham United would get relegated.

They had attractive signings such as Sebastien Haller and Pablo Fornals, mixing with the talents of Declan Rice, Felipe Anderson and more, all brought together by a Premier League-winning manager in Manuel Pellegrini.

All of this meant that they were an outside chance for a European push, with The Guardian predicting them to finish 10th.

However, as things stand, the only realistic trips outside of England for next season are away days at Cardiff City and Swansea City.

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It is quite unbelievable that the club have managed to reach the point where they sit within the confines of the relegation zone, but via Lukasz Fabianski’s injuries, Roberto’s calamity, Sebastien Haller’s isolation, Pellegrini’s sacking, David Moyes’ reappointment and Mark Noble’s frustrations, here we are.

Despite all of this, there will likely be lingering claims from some that the Hammers are simply too good to go down.

Of course, it is far from set in stone that London Stadium will be hosting Championship football – alongside its concerts and baseball matches – next year.

However, it would be foolish to believe that West Ham are immune from candidacy to suffer the drop.

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If there is any fan base that should know this, it is the claret and blue army, with the 2002/03 campaign acting as proof.

The squad used that year was brimming with quality, but it wasn’t enough, as Nigel Winterburn told The Guardian in 2007:

“We had an absolutely fantastic team at the time – Paolo Di Canio, Fredi Kanouté, Joe Cole, Michael Carrick – and I still can’t believe a team with players like those was relegated. Early in the season we were thinking, ‘well, there are still 20 or 30 games to go.’ You get past Christmas and say, ‘We’re still only halfway through the season.’ But then reality set in.”

This was an anomaly in English football, as their 42 point haul was the highest any Premier League team has been relegated with in a 38-game season – a record that still stands.

However, this should still be enough to end any delusions of grandeur that may be felt by any, as West Ham are in the middle of a relegation fight that they are currently losing, making relegation a very real possibility.

Meanwhile, West Ham’s foolish transfer move has been completely undermined.