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We obviously didn’t have those new fangled mobile thingies in those days
Happy days
I think there’s about a zero chance of him being sacked, so I’m not going to bother thinking about if I want that to happen or not. If you said to me that I would be guaranteed Graham Potter to take over I’d probably take it. If you told me it was Kieran McKenna or Michael Carrick, I’d be uneasy about it.
I still feel pretty on the fence.
Also I don’t get this “ if he loses this or that game” he’s gone, meaning he’s not good enough, what if we win that and the next one is he good enough again?
There is no real downside, we are not going down, we have no realistic chance of qualifying for Europe through the league, so as Slacker says, let’s have a bit of fun in the last 16.
DM knows the score, I would take him to one side and tell him now that we are looking towards the future and if he is treated with respect he could still be a valuable resource as we navigate the transition.
I know myself as I look towards retirement that I want to do so knowing that I am leaving the team in a good place and that I have played an active role in ensuring the transition is as seamless as possible.
The Euros are on this summer, and don't finish until 14th July. The Premier League starts on 17th August (who on earth sanctions this sort of a football calendar?). We've currently got a squad, excluding Phillips, Benrahma (unlikely he'll be back), Kehrer (unlikely he'll be back) but including Downes, of 22 if we also include Mubama.
Question marks must be raised against:
Cresswell - surely he finally goes
Ogbonna - likewise
Fabianski - should definitely go imo although I can see him staying
Antonio - likewise
Johnson - out of contract and hasn't signed the one he's been offered
Mubama - likewise
Zouma - doesn't look like he'll get through this season, let alone next season
Aguerd - doesn't seem to suit us as well as a player with his price tag should
Ings - should never have been signed, should be offloaded if at all possible
Cornet - is there still a PL footballer in there?
Paqueta - likely woulda gone in the summer without the investigation
Kudus - seems likely he views us as a stepping stone, if we carry on with this form I can see him wanting out, and I suspect he'll have suitors.
Downes - seems to suit the Championship, it's yet to be proven that he's up to the PL
13 out of 22 players with a question mark over them. However you look at it, there's a huge amount of work to be done in the summer, especially as the current season doesn't finish until pre-season for next season has started. If we're changing managers, we need someone in (whether up front or behind the scenes) before this PL season is over if we're not going to be in a real mess next season imo.
But I am leaning towards a change at the end of the season, provided some real thought goes into the replacement - which admittedly would be a real worry with Sullivan.
Even forgetting our form, it’s not right that teams like Forest are better and braver on the ball than us. Almost everybody in the league is, honestly. What I’m finding with Moyes is that I’m bored and disaffected a lot of the time, and even a lot of the wins are less enjoyable than they should be IMO.
The last time Kudus, Bowen & Paqueta all started a game together - away at Arsenal - we won 2-0, which was our last victory. It’s no surprise that we haven’t picked up 3 points since. That’s the basis of our poor form. The front three aren’t bailing us out with moments of individual brilliance.
It’s tricky to know how to immediately go about changing the fortunes (beyond waiting for Paqueta to be fit) with what we have, as we almost have a fully fit squad & lots of these players have been reliable performers for us over the last few years. A month ago we were knocking on the door to the top five. The reality is, we haven’t played well for a long while & there are reasons for that. January was a mess of a month - injuries to Paqueta & Bowen, Kudus & Aguerd off & players let go from the squad. What I suggest we do to start with is take Phillips out of the starting 11, get Kudus back on the right & drop Aguerd.
What is most depressing recently is how few chances we create, Bowen and Kudus are very high quality but they have no service at present. It may be that we find our form again once Paquetta returns. I am very relived we have points in the bag as we are looking as poor as any team in the league at present.
See no point sacking him while we're in Europe, he does his best there
But its dire. Honestly while the ECL nights last year were magical with us getting the win, I just hate the way we play football, have now for over 2 years.
Don't enjoy actually wanting to watch us play, more just concerned whether we get the points because feels like I waste 90 minutes (or more) a weekend watching us play
Kinda miss just watching us play anything close to exciting football, even if it's to the detriment of the wins
We seem to have no plan, just hope for a moment of quality from Paqueta, Bowen and Kudus
Thin your squad is horribly mismanaged in terms of the size, the average age and the contract status
Moyes has been one of our greatest managers, and Prague wont be forgotten, but it's time to change up
The amount of times I have read Chicago's posts and wondered if he is Jurgan Kloop, it seems he has just inadvertently confirmed my suspicions.
Rumbled 😀
Whilst we are still in Europe, I see it as an attractive thing for a potential manager to come to us. Take over the side prior to it or in proximity. It could be a draw to try to take a team through the stages of the cup (although Liverpool have a more than good chance of winning it for obvious reasons and we'd need to avoid them and hope someone upsets them. Actually same with Brighton and some other teams haha)
If we went to Potter now maybe that would be a carrot plus a chance to shape the team/squad prior to preseason and have the summer window maybe to tinker with the squad.
Yes its harsh on Moyes but I also think West Ham will be around long after moyes has retired and th club will come before any player or manager (apart from Klopp of course)
Short version, check whether Potter want it and is up for it. If not, I'll be very curious as to what manager the club will have their eye on if they dont give Moyes a new deal (if they are going to, they should do it now so everyone knows where they stad in terms of the management staff)
Of the managers touted as possibles Potter is the top name but he couldn’t do much at Chelsea and may not even want the job. I don’t know if any club has tried to tempt him since he was sacked but you don’t hear much about him now.
Financially we don’t have the clout to attract the level of player we need to be a regular top 4 or 6 club.