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Spandex Sidney 11:08 Tue Apr 7
Rafa Benítez in running for West Ham manager's job

Moyes first choice still, it would seem? C&P Telegraph

Rafa Benítez in running for West Ham manager's job
Spaniard being considered by West Ham United, who are expected to ditch Sam Allardyce at the end of the season, although David Moyes remains preferred option

Rafa Benítez is emerging as a serious contender for the West Ham job if co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold cannot convince David Moyes to make an early return to the Premier League.
As revealed by Telegraph Sport, Moyes is West Ham’s top choice to replace Sam Allardyce as manager in the summer with the club already putting his former Everton scout Tony Henry in charge of the recruitment policy.
But it is unclear whether or not Moyes can be persuaded to leave Real Sociedad, having only been handed a return to management by the Spanish club in November.

Sullivan and Gold are yet to make a final decision on whether or not to offer Allardyce a new contract and will conduct their annual end of season review around a week after the final Premier League game against Newcastle United.
With Allardyce’s future in limbo, West Ham are giving serious consideration to the realistic alternatives and are monitoring a shortlist of names.
Former West Ham defender Slaven Bilic is on the shortlist, but the name currently gaining most traction behind Moyes is that of former Liverpool manager and Chelsea caretaker Benítez.
Sullivan and Gold ideally want a man who has Premier League experience to lead West Ham into their new Olympic Stadium and attempt to help the club break into the top six.

Rafa Benítez is currently in charge of Napoli in Serie A
Benitez is expected to leave Napoli at the end of the season and is keen on a return to England. Although he may have eyes on bigger jobs, the 54-year-old could be tempted by the project on offer at West Ham.
At Liverpool, Benitez won the Champions League and the FA Cup, and won the Europa League in his brief spell in temporary charge of Chelsea.

Although he has not managed to mount a serious Serie A challenge with Napoli, Benítez has led the Italians to the Coppa Italia and the Italian Supercup. Napoli face Wolfsburg in the quarter-finals of the Europa League later this month.
While Bilic does not have managerial experience in the Premier League, he knows the English game well having played for both West Ham and Everton. He has also managed at European and international level.
A slump during the second half of the season, underlined by last weekend’s defeat to bottom of the table Leicester City, has piled more pressure on Allardyce.

West Ham, who were in the top four at Christmas, are in serious danger of slipping into the bottom half of the table and that would most likely seal the fate of Allardyce.
But a strong finish to the season could yet see the 60-year-old offered a new one-year deal, allowing Sullivan and Gold more time to look for a ‘dream’ appointment ahead of the 2016/17 Olympic Stadium move.

Nothing we didn't know really but mirror reporting the same.

NEVER SAY DIE 11:09 Tue Apr 7
Re: Rafa Benítez in running for West Ham manager's job

Telegraph has basically stolen this direct from ex-WHU employees column which he posted a couple of days ago.

1964 11:11 Tue Apr 7
Re: Rafa Benítez in running for West Ham manager's job

Just speculation.

dicksie3 11:13 Tue Apr 7
Re: Rafa Benítez in running for West Ham manager's job

I reckon that if our board bottle it again and keep this dullard, predictable wanker on as manager; you'll see a fair few season-tickets returned - even with it being our last at the Boleyn Ground...

Some fans will just think fuck it and pick and choose next year as, so long as you're a member, it shouldn't be too difficult to get tickets for most games well in advance...

Sydney_Iron 11:13 Tue Apr 7
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Nothing new really is there, could consider Rafa amongst others IF, IF, IF they decide to ditch BFS

hornchurchsteve 11:17 Tue Apr 7
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Would be a fantastic appointment, but won't happen because G&S will bottle it.

Texas Iron 11:19 Tue Apr 7
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Prefer Benitez to Moyes...

We'll no doubt get neither...

terry-h 11:29 Tue Apr 7
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A one year deal for walrus? If he had any self respect he'd fuck off now.
What a way to run a football club. Why didn't they get rid of the prick last May?

Sarah Ballpalsy 11:32 Tue Apr 7
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'We'll no doubt get neither'


I bloody hope we dont

NEVER SAY DIE 11:41 Tue Apr 7
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Sarah Ballpalsy 11:32 Tue Apr 7

You don't want Moyes or Rafa? Who do you want in charge of the club next season then?

Side of Ham 11:47 Tue Apr 7
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Look at the squads Benitez has worked with and this will tell you how accurate this is. Even without restrictions the board would have to invest the sorts of money they don't/ can't afford.

Go through the Napoli squad alone and see what he would require and rightly so if he wants to compete with the Jose's & Arsene's of the PL. He won't come here to play second fiddle to either.

camel-with-3-humps 11:50 Tue Apr 7
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Great appointment but unlikely.

Sarah Ballpalsy 12:05 Wed Apr 8
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Never Say Die


The direction I want the club to go in I don't think either of them are capable of doing it.

I'd be very happy with, Rodgers, De Boer, Koeman, Cocu.

Managers that manage with the long term future in mind, ones that look to build a club not just ones that are looking to manage a team for a few years.

If we're not going for that sort of manager then may as well stick with what we have

The Cult Of Bill 12:09 Wed Apr 8
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"Managers that manage with the long term future in mind, ones that look to build a club not just ones that are looking to manage a team for a few years"

Plenty of candidates for you Sarah, all young and upcoming managers

Dieter Hecking (Wolfsburg)
Stefano Pioli (Lazio)
Vincenzo Montella (Fiorentina)
Paulo Sousa (Basel)
Javi Gracia (Malaga)
Unai Emery (Sevilla)
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo (Valencia)
Phillip Cocu (PSV)
Frank de Boer (Ajax)
Markus Weinzierl (FC Augsburg)
Jürgen Klopp (Dortmund)
Julen Lopetegui (Porto)
Sérgio Conceição (Braga)
Marco Silva (Sporting CP)
Siniša Mihajlović (Sampdoria)
Slaven Bilić (Besiktas)
Alexander Francis Neil (Norwich)
Slaviša Jokanović (Watford)
Eddie Howe (A.F.C. Bournemouth)
Mark Warburton (Brentford)
Aitor Karanka (Middlesbrough)
Thomas Tuchel (Unemployed)

LJC 12:24 Wed Apr 8
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Side - they are worth not far off a billion between them. They can afford it. Will they spend it, probably not but they have broken our transfer record twice. Would they be allowed to under ffp - no. But they will be allowed to spend it the higher up the league we finish and that also means we earn more. The project is one someone with ambition would take on.

Spandex Sidney 12:34 Wed Apr 8
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New TV money rips up the rule book for clubs like ours.

The BOTTOM team in the Prem next season will trouser 99 million in prize money, another 50 million in foreign rights and another 50 in parachute money.

Little Bournemouth dropping back into the Championship with 200 million in the coffers? They will be like fucking Barcelona and buy who they like, ladder pulled up for the rest of the teams.

This season is NOT the season to get relegated.

*does massive wanker sign to Tony Fernandes*

Capitol Man 12:35 Wed Apr 8
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If you had hundreds of millions relying on remaining in the premier league - would you not want someone who had managed there before at the helm?

Spandex Sidney 12:38 Wed Apr 8
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Definitely. Rafa Benitez.

The Cult Of Bill 12:51 Wed Apr 8
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Capitol Man 12:35 Wed Apr 8

Managers who have done well for teams in strong European leagues should also be considered. Wenger, Pochettino, Mourinho and Koeman had no prem experience before they came here

Capitol Man 12:54 Wed Apr 8
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yeah, but for every one of those there's a bunch of them that were abject failures. Look at half the Spurs appointments of the past few years.

I'm not saying I'm necessarily against the idea, but I don't think the Daves are going to go for it.

goose 2:56 Wed Apr 8
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Thomas Tuchel from that list.

Or Remi Garde.

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