2024/25 David Moyes

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I loved that away kit

EDIT - Vaughan beat me to it!

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Got a really tough gig with the injury pile up, but he and the players will do their best to deal with it, whereas under Dyche I’d worry he’d just wear them down with “Gaffer Days”

 

[The Littlest Yobo]

I still don't want him because the club needs to be purged of Kenwrightism. We are a huge club and it's about time we started acting like one. Yes, one step at a time, but if these new owners are genuinely ambitious, we should be aiming to eventually win the league. No, it won't happen any time soon, but you've got to aim high if you've got the money to back your hopes and dreams. I am sick to death of fans - many of whom have never seen us win the league or dominate Europe - who think 7th or 9th or 12th and a cup quarter-final are good seasons. We can be champions if the ownership is right, because that's what history tells us and the sheer size of the club means our ceiling is high.

So my opposition to Moyes is based on self-installed glass ceilings that limit our potential and the continuation of "good times." HOWEVER - the man has worked wonders so far. Only a churl could deny the immediate impact he has made. I'm enjoying this iteration of Moyes, the old sage. We had the young manager learning his trade. Now, we seem to have the wizened old fox. I like this version. There's no substitute for experience if talent is already there.

So, my take is that if he can continue to keep the club on an upward curve, then he deserves his chance to start the rebuild. I don't expect miracles this season. I just want us safe with signs that we are now punching upwards. I want to play Man United knowing we can win. I want to see us having a proper go. I want to see us continue to climb away - eventually - from the bottom four.

I very much doubt Moyes is the man for the future, but he has made a hugely impressive start in proving his detractors wrong. He is a good manager. With the right backing - and the jury is very much still out on these Americans, in my book - then perhaps he is now ready to take a risk or two and take off the handbrake when his team is capable of bloodying the noses of the big boys. That's what I really want to see. A properly-funded club allowing an experienced, competent manager to build a side that goes to Arsenal and United and Chelsea and...beats them now and then. Do that and he can stay for life, as far as I'm concerned.

So, Friedkins: back this man big-time in the summer if he really is your choice. Back him BIG. I want to see what he can do when he finally takes a GUN - a big bloody bazooka - to a gunfight.

Agree completely.

 

[Nymzee]

Starting now.

 

[T Bone]

Starting now.

Fashionably late. Can imagine him in the next room sipping his cappuccino and smirking.

 

[windymiller]

I was opposed to Moyes returning and I still fear that he will return to type after a few more games, however, something that really impressed me in the derby was how we came out in the second half. At the end of the first half, for the last fifteen minutes or so, we were getting deeper and deeper and it all seemed depressingly familiar and I feared a rearguard action for the entire second half. And I think Moyes mk 1 from his original stint here would have probably gone with that tactic. The opposite was true, however, he clearly told the players that that wasn't going to cut it and that the RS were there for the taking. I think Moyes is maybe less overawed with the so called big clubs than he used to be. Maybe that Europa Conference League victory has given him some confidence. I'm still not convinced he's the manager to take us forward but he's been a lot better than I thought he would be.

 

[ToffeeScot]

I was opposed to Moyes returning and I still fear that he will return to type after a few more games, however, something that really impressed me in the derby was how we came out in the second half. At the end of the first half, for the last fifteen minutes or so, we were getting deeper and deeper and it all seemed depressingly familiar and I feared a rearguard action for the entire second half. And I think Moyes mk 1 from his original stint here would have probably gone with that tactic. The opposite was true, however, he clearly told the players that that wasn't going to cut it and that the RS were there for the taking. I think Moyes is maybe less overawed with the so called big clubs than he used to be. Maybe that Europa Conference League victory has given him some confidence. I'm still not convinced he's the manager to take us forward but he's been a lot better than I thought he would be.

He has definitely improved as a manager but you'd expect that. He's come back to us in a position where his CV has been bolstered hugely. He's managed one of the biggest clubs in the world, won a European trophy, got relegated, and managed in a foreign country. All those experiences will have helped little by little in being able to now tweak and assess different situations.

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

I was opposed to Moyes returning and I still fear that he will return to type after a few more games, however, something that really impressed me in the derby was how we came out in the second half. At the end of the first half, for the last fifteen minutes or so, we were getting deeper and deeper and it all seemed depressingly familiar and I feared a rearguard action for the entire second half. And I think Moyes mk 1 from his original stint here would have probably gone with that tactic. The opposite was true, however, he clearly told the players that that wasn't going to cut it and that the RS were there for the taking. I think Moyes is maybe less overawed with the so called big clubs than he used to be. Maybe that Europa Conference League victory has given him some confidence. I'm still not convinced he's the manager to take us forward but he's been a lot better than I thought he would be.

I think his experiences both good and bad since leaving Everton have made him a better manager, too early to say for certain but he seems a lot more assured in his position. I'm happy with how things are, it's games like tomorrow that are generally tough and will be an interesting watch.

 

[Neiler]

Illy has a medial ligament - out for weeks.

 

[davek]

Illy has a medial ligament - out for weeks.

Weeks my arse.

20 weeks maybe.

 

[Neiler]

Weeks my arse.

20 weeks maybe.

Better not be mate.

Hes a huge miss.

 

[gedefc]

Hopefully we can see him again before the end of the season, hoping Alcaraz can maybe become our creative outlet, he'll likely start on saturday

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Weeks my arse.

20 weeks maybe.

Google AI reckons;

AI Overview
The time it takes for a medial collateral ligament (MCL) to heal depends on the severity of the injury.
Recovery time by injury severity
Mild sprain: Usually heals in 2–3 weeks
Moderate tear: Usually heals in 4–6 weeks
Severe tear: Usually heals in 6 weeks or more
Severe tear with surgery: Can take longer

 

[davek]

Moyes just practically apologised to the racists on Doucoure's part: "Ilm sure he wouldn't;'t do it again".

FFS.

Should have hammered the racists instead of your own player.

 

[davek]

Google AI reckons;

He said it's not a good one though.

No way he'll be seen before next season.