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"Posted the same last year. Nothing has changed, except win don't win matches anymore. I'm fed up, we can do much better"

"Takashi Miike 11:05 Mon Jan 16 Yep. Boring now. The problem with football people is that, in general, they stick together. Pearce will be well aware that, at some point in the future, he may be relying on Moyes for employment. So he won't say what he really thinks. It's just easier to be Mr Nice Guy and don't make waves."

"they've wheeled out pearce yet again on TS telling fans to stick by him, almost a weekly thing now - then some halfwit called paul (probably a club employee) calls in saying moyes is the future"

"Moyes is now like a dead fish in a sock drawer. He stinks and everything in that drawer now stinks. Get rid of the fish and wash the socks and, hey presto, no more smell."

"I can't believe people are falling for this four name shortlist crap. The little cսnt has 90% of the fan base on a string, unbelievable"

I think if we beat Everton then they will keep him. They have missed their chance to get rid and find a replacement that can get us going in the winnable fixtures we have had recently.

"Poch & Tuchel was always out of reach but it honestly staggers me the opportunity they past up with the WC break. Now we're desperately fire fighting and scrapping the fucking barrel all cos this cսnt had ""òcredit in the bank'. Could have maybe gone to Frank before he signed his new deal or even Silva or Kompany."

"Have no inside knowledge, but if we do twist then it's highly likely to be somebody like Benitez. Fits Sullivan's profile almost perfectly: including the fact that, tactically, his best years are long behind him. He won the Champions League 18 years ago. In the early 1990s, nobody was calling for a manager from 1972 - even Clough was on his was way out""¶ It's"

"Can't help but feel Sullivan is ""dithering""ù long enough to get to the Everton game, in the forlorn hope that Moyes wins it and we go up a few places. Sullivan could then use it as an excuse to say ""nothing to see here""ù ahead of the real run of games that will kill us (Newcastle, Chelsea and Spurs). Sullivan hates spending pennies, let alone pounds, on managers. That's also why we won't head-hunt anybody already in a job. He's probably not ""dithering""ù. He likely just doesn't want to do anything because it involves spending unplanned money. He probably had a dodgy ticket last summer, seeing us spend our (Premier League) cash."

If the poison dwarf gets his way . It will be benitez another busted flush . Sullivans decision making is even worse than browns .

"Legrand As I've posted about on here before, a boy I used to coach is one of those young Brighton players. When he signed for them from Benfica a number of clubs were interested. He went to Brighton because they had a clear plan for integrating him into the first team squad quickly if he worked hard. No young player would come here if they had options because they'd see there's no way into the squad. I know you know this already."

"It will be Benitez. He was coming before but Real Madrid made an offer of a lifetime and he was very complimentary about GSBs understanding. He's old so another of Sullivan's criteria met there and he was actually able to keep a poor Barcodes squad afloat under Ashley and before the money arrived and new players. He has managed some rich clubs albeit his tactics are like Moyes outdated but for Sullivan that's a ""bling""ù factor. The equivalent of a 20 year old Bentley with a few dents. Players might listen due to his past reputation and CV even only short term. The football will be attritional and turgid and not much better than now but he won't have the misplaced loyalties to current players which should help. A short term appointment might be acceptable to him based on his age and the fact he don't need the job? Completely underwhelming;, short term thinking and depressing but classic Sullivan."

"I watched the Brighton - Liverpool game at the weekend. The Seagulls appear to be playing a completely different sport from us - bags of pace, loads of movement, great interplay, happy to commit players forward. Even had a couple of teenagers in the side. What a fantastic job they do at unearthing young talent rather than going for established internationals. If only West Ham could learn to do that"

Cheezey Bell-End 7:56 Mon Jan 16

"Same old names being banded around for us, other clubs like Brighton quietly go and get a good young manager who isn't a so called 'name'. Same old problem with West Ham, poor forward planning, lack of direction as a club, inadequate training facilities. Whole club needs an overhaul."

"I was pro Moyes up until the world cup, but as we came back looking just as mediocre, I'm ready for a fresh start. Pochetino for me. I don't see any reason why he wouldn't come unless a big big club came in. The others I see as being more of the same. I have a dread that Everton will sack Lampard this week and suddenly come good at the weekend."

"Doesn't Nuno play with wing backs? And his success at Wolves was when he played a purely counter attacking style. Successive 7th placed finishes as it goes IIRC. Then it started going tits up when he tried to 'transition' to a possession based style. We don't have wing backs. So that's gonna be a problem if we bring in a coach who plays with them. We were decent when we did play counter attacking football but have struggled since we abandoned that for no style at all. Nuno is also currently employed. In Saudi Arabia. So if you're going to buy that contract out you might as well buy out the contract of someone you have identified as a progressive coach from the list of coaches you have been keeping tabs on. Oh wait, I see the problem now."

AOI Desperate not to sack Moyes? Dear me. Do they come here and watch the games? Of course the likes of Pochettino are not coming. Who in their right mind with a reputation to protect would?

"From the Telegraph: West Ham United are deliberating over potential short and long-term replacements for David Moyes as the club agonises over his future. Moyes is fighting to save his job after West Ham's latest defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers left his side in the Premier League relegation zone. One point from West Ham's last seven games has forced West Ham's owners to consider their options, even though they have been desperate not to sack Moyes. Ideally, the club would like to give Moyes more time, but his future is in the balance ahead of the game against relegation rivals Everton on Saturday, which will be huge for both clubs. West Ham are now having to give consideration what to do if they are forced to make a managerial change. It is understood that the club are looking at short-term and long-term possibilities. Dream appointments such as Mauricio Pochettino and Thomas Tuchel are out of reach, with the club aware neither man would accept an offer. More short-term options such as Nuno Espirito Santo and Rafa Benitez, who would be looked at as potential fire-fighters until the end of the season, have been debated over. Neither former Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno nor Benitez would be particularly popular among fans, leaving West Ham with a huge decision over what to do. Moyes has done a superb job at West Ham since returning to the club in 2019, leading them away from relegation danger and into Europe. He was backed with well over £100million to spend last summer, but none of the new signings can currently be declared a success and West Ham's results and performances have dropped alarmingly. If they do not make a change beforehand, West Ham will hope that Moyes can inspire a turnaround, starting against Everton, to save them a big decision. It says Poch and Tuchel are out of reach as if it's a known fact - is it?"

Of course Sullican will dither long enough deciding on a new manager so that he doesn't have to fork out for any new players as it'll be too late as the window will have shut....

"Why would we be stuck with anyone we hire? Come in, do a job for 4 months. Keep us up. Job done. Say thank you, here's a nice cheque, there's the door. Go and get a long term replacement knowing we're still in the PL."

"Dyche is a massive no from me, he's a mirror image of Moyes style of football altho probably even more direct. Might get a bounce with him and keep us up but being stuck with him long term would be a disaster imo Want someone with a modern view of the game"

"Out of those 4 I'd take Dyche but it's scraping the barrel. I'd love to see Carrick come in, different approach with modern thinking."

"I must admit that Master's statement that ""Moyes is a fvcking idiot""ù does ring true when you look at his decision making, actions and denial over the last 6-12 months. Just defies logic. Defies logic to just keep on with the same approach, selections and tactics? Perhaps he is or has become detached and is very ""Hands off""ù relying on Irvine and now the likes of Nevin and Nolan? Hard to know and just speculation but anyone with a brain cell or two can see the problems which is why most fans ( armchair and ticket holders ) are pretty much in agreement ? Its a real shame the football industry, those who don't play but get paid well to manage, commentate, opine are collectively standing behind one of the few ""old guard""ù managers. I don't think I have heard one pundit, ex manager or player say Moyes is the problem?"

Will there be a seance at the board meeting to get Golds opinion?

Christ that list is a whose who of managers who either used to be good or had a purple patch one year. You might as well bring Harry back!