If David Moyes leaves West Ham who would you want to replace him?

[Barty]

Thomas Tuchel might be availeble soon and I rate him even though it hasnt been rosey with Bayern... Over to you

[onsideman]

"Well it looks like it's him, so we can only hope he bucks his personal trend, stays more than 2 years and builds a project. Given that he wanted both Ings and Cresswell a year ago I imagine they'll be delighted"

[Pedro]

Yep sounds like Lopetegui is done

[paulon]

Romano confirming LOLetegui is pretty much done

[Nagel]

"""He oversaw the longest trophy drought under Porto’s ownership... It’s genuinely hard not to win a trophy across more than one season in Porto - especially given how much he spent (a record amount)."" Oh please. He only had one full season at Porto. They've had plenty of other seasons where they've won fuck all (including a couple of times since he left). He spent a record amount because of how much they made off transfers, selling their best players. Something like €50m net profit in his first season and close to €100m the next."

[southbankbornnbred]

"LJC - his record is “superb”?! He oversaw the longest trophy drought under Porto’s ownership. He didn’t win anything. There are only three noteworthy clubs in Portugal. It’s genuinely hard not to win a trophy across more than one season in Porto - especially given how much he spent (a record amount). Porto fans do not remember him as “superb”. He got sacked from Madrid in three months. I’m not sure you’ll convince them he was “superb” there, either. He hasn’t managed many more clubs for any length of time (Wolves was half a season). Seville was his high point - and he did win a major trophy in his first season, which is no mean feat. But the team he built eventually fell well below expectations, and his club did not hesitate to sack him. His reputation has been built on managing national youth teams - quite some time ago. Kids. Btw, we all come across as thinking our opinions are fact. You too - hence your “superb” comment. It’s kinda the point of these sites: it’s mostly opinion. Anyway, it’s an appointment out of all of our hands. But don’t anybody be surprised, if he gets the job, by just how bang average he is. His record is far from “superb” and his tantrum at Wolves doesn’t bode well for a club like ours with a board like ours."

[El Scorchio]

"Irrespective of who it ends up being, I just want someone hungry who wants to prove themselves, and preferably on their way up rather than down. An astute acquisition, even if it’s bold or risky. I’ve got a horrible feeling the man we end up with might well have us all wishing it was Lop. Sullivan is going to have to go against all his worst instincts with this one."

[onsideman]

"Goose Agree time to move on and on your comment re Amorim, but that is a list of players that shouldn't have been bottom in the first olace. Whether Bruno Lage had lost his mojo (if he ever had one) or whether the mid-season world cup had played a part, who knows?"

[Nagel]

"That's a fair point about Wolves actually. They really did lose a lot of decent players. No wonder he quit. Not sure what you mean about ""did he assemble the Sevilla squad"". They did buy a lot of good new players after he arrived, so I guess he did. Those 3 years when he finished 4th they spent more money than in the years before and since, so that probably puts that achievement in perspective."

[goose]

"Time to move on: Ruben Amorim when asked about his future: ""I stay. I have a contract with Sporting. Now is time to try for a third (title)."" The Amorim thing has got people’s expectations way out of line. Onsideman, you’ve listed a load of mid table players that Lopetegui took from bottom of the league and turned them into a mid table side. Not sure what else you would want him to have done?"

[onsideman]

"Enlighten me LJC What was superb about his time at Porto and Madrid? And did he assemble the Sevilla squad during those covid seasons before being sacked? As far as Wolves is concerned, unlike O'Neil, he had Neves, Nunes, Coady, Collins, Jimenez, Podence, Moutinho, Traore and Jonny all available to him"

[LJC]

Onsideman you really are coming across as someone who doesn’t know about football. As much as I don’t want him his club record is superb. Someone summed up Sbb the other day as a person who always comes across as thinking what he says as fact when it clearly isn’t.

[onsideman]

"But he's been blessed in his career, that's for sure, the foundation of which was based exclusively on successes with generational talents in the national youth teams"

[onsideman]

I made it very fucking clear when I said every club. At least I thought I had

[onsideman]

I made it very fucking clear when I said every club. At least I thought I had

[Nagel]

"Right, so you're cherry picking by not including the national club, and pretending that he was actually sacked by Wolves for poor results when he actually took them form bottom at Xmas to 13th. I don't want Lopetegui here, but the bullshit is pathetic."

[onsideman]

"I said every club, which doesn't include the national job Wolves was extremely mutual... they were perfectly happy to see him go, hence no claim against him for breach of contract"

[Nagel]

"onsideman 2:24 Mon May 6 ""He's been sacked for poor results from every single club he's managed. No cherry picking needed."" OK, with some people it ain't cherry picking. It's pure bullshit. He wasn't sacked from Wolves at all. He walked. He wasn't sacked for poor results from Spain (they hadn't lost a single one of his 20 games in charge). He was sacked for planning to join Real Madrid."

[onsideman]

southbankbornnbred 3:09 Mon May 6

[Alfs]

"Agreed, Manuel. Imagine what the Brighton board would have done with our budget and recruitment. Though I have to say, that for an ugly gremlin, he's done very well for himself - which makes me wonder where I went wrong."

[Manuel]

"This is all about Sullivan now, Moyes is just a ghost, and he has allowed the situation to develop into a complete farce. If it is to be Lop then surely it has to announced in the coming days. Absolute circus again."

[Matthew Holmes]

i just wish they'd get on with it and ut everyone out of their misery the uncertainty must play a role in our shit performances - not an apology for Moyes - he's still culpable.

[Takashi Miike]

"Steidten doesn't see anything in him, he wants Amorim"

[southbankbornnbred]

"Lopetegui appears entirely unsuited to the requirements of the post-Moyes era. He has never really “built” a successful side. He inherited much of the squad that won the Europa League in his first season. It was also the hugely disrupted Covid-19 season - with most games played behind closed doors (including the UEFA final). The team he reformed gradually got worse after (as Nagel said) a promising start - and he eventually got sacked after just over three years. Yet there’s a huge post-Moyes job to be done: our squad has got old, and slowly worse, together thanks to Moyes. Fabianski is 39, Ogbonna is 36, Cresswell 34, Antonio 34, Coufal 32, Ings 31 etc. Paqueta may well be off to Man City, and other players have not made the grade. Which is all why we’re getting thumped regularly. If you look at the number of players who need to be moved on or replaced with younger talent, it’s at least a two-season rebuilding project. Lopetegui has never managed anywhere for more than three years. Most jobs just two years. He lasted three months in Madrid - and threw a hissy fit at Wolves after half a season. There’s nothing in his history that says he’s the man for a tough rebuild job at West Ham. Which makes you wonder what Steidten and Sullivan see in him?!"

[Massive Attack]

"Amorim still won't leave till their season is completely over, as they still have the Cup Double to achieve. If we want him, we are still going to have to be patient. I'd be prepared to wait if we have a good chance of getting him, he's worth the risk. Not many about like him. Also keep tabs on De Zerbi, I'd go for him if we have a realistic chance. Lopetegui would be the safety net choice out of all of them but understand if he choose to go elsewhere instead of constantly waiting on our 1st and 2nd choices as he's also decent, although not quite on their level."

[onsideman]

Nagel 10:05 Sun May 5 He's been sacked for poor results from every single club he's managed. No cherry picking needed. I don't think wanting to poach a winner should be too big an ask