Slaven Bilic admitted he saw the funny side of the war of words between West Ham and Sporting Lisbon.
The clubs have been involved in an unseemly exchange since the transfer window closed over the Hammers' failed attempt to sign Portugal midfielder William Carvalho.
Sporting's accusation that West Ham joint-chairman David Sullivan lied about making a bid for Carvalho has led to the threat of legal action from West Ham, before the Portuguese club's president Bruno de Carvalho labelled Sullivan and fellow Hammers chief David Gold the 'dildo brothers'.
At least that gave Bilic something to smile about with the pressure building following his side's poor start to the season.