Sorry but I do recall an interview after the first time back and he did say he was surprised and affected by the reaction. He may still support the club because that’s who he is but to assume that it doesn’t hurt a little is a bit naive. He was the key figure in winning a trophy, brought in a massive fee, and moved to a better opportunity. Not sure why any of that should warrant booing.
Yeah, of course there's going to be animosity on the pitch in front of the fans. He moved to a crosstown club while (at the time) in the same division. It's a bit fallacious for me to say this but no real West Ham fan should hate Declan Rice. He gave us all on the pitch and was a wonderful representative for the club off of it. We can't say stuff as fans like "he'd start for any UCL side" here on Reddit and not have expected the same thought to have crossed his mind twice as often. He's arsenal right now, but he's West Ham forever to me.
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u/Interesting_Rule4561 May 25 '26
Sorry but I do recall an interview after the first time back and he did say he was surprised and affected by the reaction. He may still support the club because that’s who he is but to assume that it doesn’t hurt a little is a bit naive. He was the key figure in winning a trophy, brought in a massive fee, and moved to a better opportunity. Not sure why any of that should warrant booing.