The new manager hunt (was the Moyes thread) only 3 days to wait...
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"There is a lot of stuff in the summer, from top to bottom, which needs to change and I mean that because I don’t want to go through another season like this. We need to spend money in the summer. We have a good core of players but we need another 3-4 more good ones."
Is that the sound of a gauntlet being thrown down to the chairmen? ;hmm
Since David Moyes succeeded Slaven Bilic, West Ham have earned five PL points more than Rafa Benitez's Newcastle Utd.
More here: http://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=132465
Arnautovic on Moyes: "He told me if you don't work hard, you won't play and it made it click in my head so if you see my stats you will see I run a lot. Yes, of course I would like him to stay. He has done a great job but it is not my decision."
The Mirror are running with it. Although with a slightly more tempered tone.
He had five seasons with Villarreal, one season with Real Madrid and three seasons at Malaga but failed to win anything in Spain.
Getting Pellegrini would be amazing but if he's going to leave China I suspect he'd prefer a team with a chance of playing in Europe and that isn't going to be us for a few seasons
It's 3 more than Newcastle, and only 5 less than Burnley.
League table taking games from when Moyes took over:
That points average would have got us to 44 points over a season.
Attributes our survival to the transition of Arnie to the center from the wing and the bravery of taking the team away following the fan protest.
It is my recollection that the trip was not in response to the protest but a happy coincidence as it would have had to have been on the schedule, (in fairness they still went which was the right thing to do) he then goes on to state that people thought that West Ham were taking a risk bringing him in, when in fact it was he that was taking the risk when he agreed to lead a team in the bottom three.
It may be true that he deserves some credit for orchestrating Arnie’s switch, it just seems unfortunate to me that he feels the need to say so himself.
It comes from a radio interview, so they may not have given the full picture, or the correct context for those comments.
I think the 'bravery' comment refers to the fact that the board were minded to call off the trip.
Not sure what Moyes can do when he is asked questions, other than answer honestly.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44090786
I think you are being a bit harsh, chicago.
PS, I agree he was taking a risk joining us. With 2 bad things most recently on his CV, if we had been relegated on his watch that would most likely have finished him in management.
I’ve got this funny feeling with a decent spend in the summer he may get us easily top 10 and possibly pushing higher, and not boring football but a bit more EFC like....
Rumours of Pellegrini today, would take him though, hasn’t finished outside the top 7 of any team in his last few appointments - that would be a step in the right direction imo
Mind, whoever we have in charge next season needs to be financially supported by the board.
I get that quotes can be taken slightly out of context but I baulked at the point where he is quoted as saying that he did not think it was a risk for West Ham to take him on and that it was he that was taking the risk.
I certainly agree that there was jeopardy for him as he was entering the last chance saloon, but I would have equally thought that he should recognize the risk that we took on him as his reputation was pretty much in tatters.
As for the trip, I felt and said at the time that I really thought it fortunate that the trip immediately followed the unrest as, despite the fans reaction, going away was certainly the right thing to do and I doubt that the board, or anyone, would have been brave enough to arrange such a trip in the immediate aftermath.
I am getting over it...
He took a massive performance based deal which carried a lot of risk.
And the club only supposedly paid £10k a week unless performance was delivered, which monetarily in isolation, is zero risk.
I therefore wonder if Moyes is a better fit for the club, personnel and resources at the moment.
However, if Moyes does leave, I’ll always be grateful for the short job he’s done, holding the club together and keeping us up, and getting the best out of Arnie, who’s been the best player to watch in a West Ham shirt since Payet in Bilic’s first season.
I don’t think he’ll struggle to get another PL job and if it isn’t a basket case like Sunderland he’ll do well.
Some of us have got longer memories and can think of alot more deserving candidates for that honour. ;ok