West Ham's manager at the time, Harry Redknapp, blamed the signing of Beauchamp for the departure of previous manager Billy Bonds. At the time, Bonds referred to Beauchamp as a wimp and Redknapp said he saw Beauchamp crying in his car on his first day of training.
Harry Redknapp blamed Beauchamp's arrival for Billy Bonds' departure from West Ham, and described Beauchamp as a "wimp" who was crying in his car on his first day of training.  Billy Bonds also criticized Beauchamp's character.