The Senegal-born Spaniard has only played 13 minutes of Championship football. His singular appearance came during the 3-0 victory over Derby County two months ago. He’s not even featured on the bench for any of the last ten league and cup matches, including Scott Parker’s first couple since taking over.

Nuno indicated that Ezra Mayers was ahead of Boiro in the pecking order. Parker has now all-but confirmed it, albeit not with his words but his team selections.

In fact, Mayers now appears to have leapfrogged Ollie Scarles as well. The 19-year-old impressed after replacing Morato midway through the 3-3 draw with Cardiff City. Mayers was arguably West Ham’s standout performer in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Blackburn Rovers too.

He may take some shifting when club football returns later this month, the Hammers due to host bottom-of-the-table Preston North End on November 21st.

“A lot of people are excited about what Mayers has contributed so far. Me too!” says Darcy Cox, co-host of Analytics United. “Really impressive in terms of his energy and quality in moments, particularly some of the gambles to attack situations from a pressing perspective and win the ball back high.”

Boiro could return to Athletic Club during the January transfer window

The pecking order, at least from where we are sitting, could now be; 1) Mayers, 2) Morato, 3) Scarles, and a little speck in the far-off distance resembling Adama Boiro.

Hammers News were told following a busy deadline day in East London that West Ham had signed Adama Boiro on loan from Athletic Club, with an option-to-buy clause included as part of the arrangement.

Ten weeks and thirteen minutes of football later, the most likely scenario now is that Boiro returns to Spain ahead of schedule. Though he’s unlikely to have much of a future at Athletic either. Edin Terzic, an assistant to Slaven Bilic once upon a time, was the one who let him go in the first place.

The arrival of a new coach often means that players stuck in the proverbial bomb squad, those who have fallen out of favour under previous management, are handed a clean slate. It appears that Scott Parker does not represent Boiro’s revival, though, but his demise.