With 16 games left of the 2023/24 season, West Ham need to move quickly in order to have a manager in place for the upcoming campaign.
The Hammers have done well under David Moyes, seemingly improving year upon year, however, the Scot’s contract ends in June of this year – effectively after the last ball has been kicked this season.
The last thing the club board need is to be scrabbling around in the summer for a new man to take charge, but it seems as though they won’t actually have to now after Moyes confirmed that he intends to get a new contract signed as soon as possible.
That might not go down well with every West Ham fan, though the vast majority are likely to be happy with the man whose teams are always in the upper echelons of the Premier League and have consistently qualified for Europe under his tenure.
“We’ll get back on it (his contract discussions) now the transfer window is shut. We’re well down the line and moving on with it,” he was quoted as saying in the Daily Mail.
“We’ll pick that up again in the next few weeks.”
Perhaps with his new contract signed and sealed, it will mean a better chance of securing players as they’ll be armed with the information required before making a decision.
Whether this means that sporting director, Tim Steidten, a man believed to be responsible for the signings of Edson Alvarez and Mo Kudus, is on his way, is anyone’s guess.
Can’t anybody who doesn’t watch all 90 minutes of West Ham games look beyond winning a trophy that makes you the 57th best team in Europe??? There is no way West Ham will qualify for Europe on league position – as a 51 years thousands of pounds wasting home and away fan – if they renew Moyes contract that is me done – Moyes football makes Allardyce look like a Super Hero plus Pep Guardiola. I regularly see West Ham fans at the White Elephant spend more time playing candy crush or checking their Tinder details than watching that shite of the last 3 years
Absolutely spot on in my opinion he gas to go, the football under Moyes is dire
If West Ham fans are happy with Moyes contract extension then they are happy with mediocrity at best. I have zero confidence in his ability to progress the club, develop young players, attract attacking talent (why would they join such a defensive team), keep a squad happy, eliminate the number of really poor displays, make us an exciting team to watch etc. He has peaked and at his age will only become more entrenched in his philosophy.
I sometimes wonder what the pundits really see because they cannot be watching the same game as me when watching the boyz… We will certainly loose our best players for sure.. To think he plays us like underdogs in every game never on the front foot position no end product, but we have proactive players but that’s not Moyes’s type of football…..
The board should wait because Moyes has his problems now with injuries and lack of squad depth and he plays Soucek all the time even though he should be dropped, he plays a back four and 4 defence midfielders in front that’s shocking, he should be let go at the end of the season his football is boring and only tries to win games in the last 10 minutes
Can’t believe Sullivan thinks Moyes’ football/tactics are either effective or entertaining.It’s mostly an awful watch and myself and fans around me are completely fed up with his style of football.If he gets a new contract I won’t renew and this from a fan supporting the team since 1962.
I agree about the too defensive approach, but he has given West Ham ⚒️ more than any other manager has in recent history! He has won a European trophy and has us sitting 6th in the league! So show a bit of respect! We are west ham, we won’t win the league overnight! Pep or klopp probably would do worse at the club, play nice football but without a full squad of quality players it’s hard to compete
well said – West Ham moaners are our biggest issue. If Moyes had an out and out CF with big spending we would be even higher. Look at Everton, Newcastle, Man U and Chelsea it’s not easy he don’t make all the right decions but he has done more than almost anyone to turn us away from a soft touch or laughing stock when our biggest game was beating spurs or avoiding relegation most years
Mate I don’t know what medication your on when watching westham play most games this season. But if you’d ask your doctor to prescribe 60000 of em to the rest of our fans. We would be in agreement with you.
Have you watched a game in the flesh recently???
I have been a West Ham supporter for 65 years. I vividly recall the beautiful, open and exciting football played, especially in the sixties. To watch the garbage all too frequently produced by the team is disheartening. It all comes down to the style of football determined by the manager. He is a defender at heart and will always be. For Moyes, being adventurous is keeping the ball in his own half. He has absolutely no concept of skilful development of play into the opposition’s half far less their goal-area. Long ball is king. I feel sorry for those highly skilled players who have to contend with his mediocre management. To sign Moyes for an extended period is a grave disservice to the club and fans.
Nonsense I’ve been supporting a similar length of time and apart from few years under lyall and redknapp it’s been pretty awful and apart from Gerrard final which we lost as only West Ham can and brookings header it’s been shocking and my family lived opposite the ground and worked for the club. This I’m afraid has been the pair consistent team for 50 years. Cottee and Mcv aside. When have we ever had the players since maybe mid Sixties which is nearly 60 years ago to play swashbuckling football and win more than two games in a row
Thank you for what you have done David but you cannot take us any further forwards and your approach to the game is too negative, so time for a change.
I think that about says it all,my thinking exactly. No vitriolic comments, no handing in my season ticket,no harking back to the “glory days”,days which are seen through rose tinted glasses. Just thank you but we need to move with the times.
How can it be possible that David Moyes deserves a new contract. For God’s sake his use buy date expired this time last year.
Can David Sullivan see the crap we are being served up from his position a mile away from the pitch.
For God sakes man grow a pair and put this dinosaur out to grass.
WHTID
Managers we have had some greats,
Lyall and Greenwood to name but two,
and some bad ones who will not quit,
even when their time is through.
We even had one,
who stabbed another in the back,
but he ended up at spurs,
after he got the sack.
Some managers can not see,
that it will soon be the end,
when they have lost the dressing room,
and can no longer find a friend.
Do not turn on the fans,
not of my beloved West Ham,
remember what did happen,
to that big fat Sam.
We want to keep our best players,
but even the youth do not want to stay,
but this will not happen,
until Moyes Is far far away.
Played when not in form,
even the position it is wrong,
but at least we have bubbles,
and can sing our favourite song.
If you are out of favour,
or your face just does not fit,
you could be the best in the world,
but you will only play a bit.
Play not to loose,
do not go all out for the win,
you might just entertain folk,
and that would be a sin.
I can not take this anymore,
Sullivan must be blind not to see,
Moyes is happy to take a point,
when we could of had all three.
Firstly may I say that Moyes has brought success to the club and will be in the history books etc for winning the Europa conference league cup and will always be remembered for that we have brought in some real quality players but no striker we have been here before and we ended up missing out on the Europa league cup and it will most likely end up the same this season it’s clear to everyone that watches football be it at the match itself or highlights on tv that we need a proper striker well that is everyone bar Moyes the owners need to pay attention to what the fans are saying this just can’t go on a change is needed sooner the better
I personally think it would be a point of no return if we give him another contract, We have been so lucky over the last 4-5 games, against Bournemouth the other night, Areola pulled off 5 amazing saves to keep us in the game, Every WH supporter I know, knew we needed a couple of forwards from early Jan and maybe, one to reinforce our defence, here we are on the 3rd of Feb with 2 less forwards than we started Jan with??
Not rocket science is it. I hope Paqueta and Kudus Keep fit and stay fit for the rest of the season!!
I have been a hammer for over 50 years, and can honestly say, this is the first season I have ever thought about giving my season ticket up. 3 years of inconsistent football, getting the odd, undeserved win against top 6 sides has got Moyes out of trouble too many times. Winning the confrence league last season was easier than winning the EFL cup, yet pundits claim it entitles Moyes to a new contract. Keeping this man in charge will ultimately bring the club down. What the pundits dont see week week out is, (Negative, no pattern of play, and talented players being stifled by a poor manager)
Best check your facts. Maybe run a poll. You’ll soon discover less than 30% still want him. Go ahead, run a poll or stop writing factually incorrect nonsense.
Quality players come to Westham and have their creativity crushed by Moyes . Bournemouth played some beautiful flowing football with a bunch of average players valued at a tiny fraction of Westham’s squad . Westham’s squad look as if they never trained together or practiced anything . For attack Moyes is totally reliant on a player or two showing some individual skill . I would take the Bournemouth manager in place of Moyes in a heart beat so that I might enjoy watching Westham again rather than suffering it .
Winning the Europa Conference Pub league was great but in reality Westham’s squad was worth more than all the other quarter finalists put together . If Westham had a real manager who coached team play Westham would challenge for everything ( Unai Emery has taken Aston Villa from relegation fodder to title chasers in a year with less resources than Westham ) .
Winning the Europa Conference Pub league was great but in reality Westham’s squad was worth more than all the other quarter finalists put together . If Westham had a real manager who coached team play Westham would challenge for everything ( Unai Emery has taken Aston Villa from relegation fodder to title chasers in a year with less resources than Westham ) .
I can’t do with another season of negative football even though the Sheffield game ended in a controversial draw I loved all one hundred minutes. Then the next match zzzzzzz
#Moyesout
I suspect Sullivan to sell up come the end of the season. Whether he gifts moyes another contract I hope not. Zouma looks to be struggling and Konstantinos Mavropanos looks to be out of his league. I all for playing youngsters but no one had really impressed me. Kalvin phillips I’m not impressed with and remember when Leeds fans wanted him out before Marcelo Bielsa changed him with his style of football, that’s not going to happen with Moyes. It’s just a downpayment for when Lucas Paquetá goes to Man City.
I have a feeling the next manager could be someone we have never heard of.