It has not been easy to think of what subject to write about in this piece given that everything West Ham United is dominated by the same subject at the moment – the future of Sam Allardyce as manager.

The 0-0 bore draw at relegation-bound Queens Park Rangers on Saturday did nothing to develop any optimism and the damning statistic that West Ham have won just twice in their last 17 games is extremely difficult to look upon without being concerned.

This time last year the Hammers had just come off the back of a 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion where a banner calling for the removal of Allardyce had been displayed by travelling supporters.

A year later and the same discussion is dominating conversation between Hammers fans.

And as the weeks go by, the list of pros in Allardyce's favour shrinks, whilst the list of cons increases.

I am told that West Ham should retain his services so the club do not get relegated going into the Olympic Stadium in 2016.

However, there are a number of things wrong with this reasoning.

Are we saying Allardyce is the only manager who can keep West Ham in the Premier League? Are we also saying it is not OK to be relegated before the move into the new stadium but it’s perfectly fine for that to happen the season after?!

I did not want this piece to be entirely dominated by this poisonous discussion and instead I would like to look at some of the positives to come out of a season which, sadly, is fast becoming another campaign to forget.

The Hammer of the Year voting has begun and unlike last season there are three or four potential winners.

The front runner appears to be left-back Aaron Creswell who has performed consistently since his arrival from Championship side Ipswich Town. He seems to have had no problem stepping up a division and has been a very astute signing.

Fresh off the back of his third penalty save in a row, goalkeeper Adrian is another candidate for the Hammer of the Year gong.

He is a fans’ favourite and seems to love playing up to the crowd. He has backed these theatrics up with a number of fine performances and is firmly the number one keeper at Upton Park after dislodging Jussi Jaaskelainen.

The most memorable moment of his season will of course be that dramatic FA Cup fourth round replay against Everton at Upton Park where he converted the winning penalty in a pulsating cup tie.

My vote for Hammer of the Year will be going to Diafra Sakho, though.

Without his goals West Ham would be contemplating trips to Huddersfield Town and Charlton Athletic next season.

He is another player who has really tried hard to build a rapport with the supporters and his goals have been extremely important.

There have been improvements to the quality of player at the club this season. It is the task of continuing to do this which will be the goal for the summer.

There are still four games to play and still points to achieve with Burnley next up on Saturday at Upton Park.

This is another sell out as despite the poor form, fans still want to be part of the action and the recent announcement regarding ticket prices in the new stadium will no doubt attract more fans going forward, which is what was always needed.

I just hope going into our final season at the Boleyn there is a sense of hope and optimism and not the negative doom and gloom that West Ham cannot fully get rid of.