Slaven Bilic named as West Ham Manager (09.06.15)

KingHammerAbroad

Winston on Bilic + new season:

http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/June/26-June/Chadwell-Chatter-Winston-Reid

Just watched it.

Wow, Reid was looking really happy and excited when answering the questions ;hmm

Lukerz

Reid always looks miserable lol

TwistandShout

Didn't know there was a video, just read it

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

He looks like he's missing a mate.....

KingHammerAbroad

Twist, just need to sign in to watch the video.

He looked pretty down, kind of blah imo

KingHammerAbroad

He looks like he's missing a mate.....

*cough*

Not allowed to say who it is, only on 'the one thread' but I agree
;wink

TwistandShout

I think we're all missing Carlton too....

MrsGrey

Reid always comes across like that. I've seen lots of interviews and he is always extremely downbeat.

#littleglum

Texashammer

I thought Reid was less downbeat in that interview ... but it annoyed me that the questions were really statements from the interviewer that Reidy really just had to agree with ...

Hammerwombat

Motty was the one and only ;bowdown

MrsGrey

Tex

That's what I was referring to a dozen posts back ;ok

Drives me nuts!

Texashammer

Mrs G - you and I could do better than that!

MrsGrey

Tex, my students could do better than that!

Lukerz

Dicks joins backroom staff:
http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/June/29-June/Legend-Dicks-joins-backroom-staff

Lukerz

So the backroom set-up is almost complete.

Manager: Slaven Bilic
Assistant manager: Nikola Jurcevic
First team coach: Edin Terzic
Coaching assistant: Julian Dicks
Fitness coach: Miljenko Rak
Goalkeeping coach: Chris Woods

With the exception of an attacking coach.

Yeoldhammer

i thought John Hartson was attacking coach

horshamhammer

A little underwhelmed by Dicks's appointment if I'm honest.

SuzanneClaret

I'm not... it's a great idea.


Dick's applied for a coaching job a number of years ago but didn't get the job as his IT skills were poor.

This time it's ALL about the football.

eskimoking

With the passion that Dicks and Bilic display, I think those hoping Noble might be dropped will be disappointed. I think he's going to be a conduit on the pitch for that fire. I'm quite happy with the appointment.

SuzanneClaret

In the Legends Evenings I have been to with JD he is very critical of the squad...

TwistandShout

Dicks joins backroom staff:
http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/June/29-June/Legend-Dicks-joins-backroom-staff

West Ham are back. ;wahoo

TwistandShout

Eski ;ok

TwistandShout

Hope dicks has a word with Downing about hiding in games and pulling out of every tackle.

OldCastleSwift

Dicks ran a pub called the Shepherd & Dog, just outside Colchester, when I lived up that way. My then-girlfriend worked there at the time. I went in there more to see him than I did her.

Not sure why that relationship ended... ;hmm

He always spoke very highly of the club though. Good appointment ;ok

Lukerz

Well he seems qualified, having coached the ladies side. Knows the club, speaks English, which may help if there are ny communication issues to start with.

Has often bad-mouthed the owners though. ;hmm

Moojor

Dicks is my favorite player of all time (that I have watched play). So glad to have him back at the club.

Hamstew

Think its great. The bloke seems to really care about the club imo

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

With the passion that Dicks and Bilic display, I think those hoping Noble might be dropped will be disappointed. I think he's going to be a conduit on the pitch for that fire. I'm quite happy with the appointment.

Very happy with dicks involved.

Who hoped Noble would be dropped?

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

I also hope Dicks now realises the story that he loves to tell that he never liked or needed to train should be put to bed....

Petty sure that Dicks admitted he didn't like running......not that he didn't think training wasn't needed. Bonds used to love getting them to run......

;ok

Yeoldhammer

only downside is WHU Ladies lose a great manager ;weep