2025/26 David Moyes

[Jokerdan]

I'm very against sacking him if we don't have an immediate upgrade ready to replace him.

If we do, though...

Anyway, I see Adi Hutter is available right now.

Honestly, thought this was a joke until I googled him. Had visions of a little man with a comb over and Charlie Chaplin moustache

 

[GrandOldTeam]

At least he give some players minutes in the league cup. That'll bode well long term.

 

[PulpBiggles]

Dwight McNeil coming on last night broke me. I still can't figure that one out. Nor could I understand making no change to centre mid until gone 80 minutes. As for swapping out Barry for BEto on 55, what was the point? Other than to punish the lad for a miss.

 

[Jokerdan]

At least he give some players minutes in the league cup. That'll bode well long term.

I take it this is sarcasm?

 

[Miked1e]

Show me one manager, any manager ever, who’s been sacked for a team selection in a cup game

er.... how about no

 

[hetion]

Honestly, thought this was a joke until I googled him. Had visions of a little man with a comb over and Charlie Chaplin moustache

I hope you saw what Adi is actually short for very good manager but the jokes would be non-stop if he ever managed in the prem haha

 

[Jokerdan]

Dwight McNeil coming on last night broke me. I still can't figure that one out. Nor could I understand making no change to centre mid until gone 80 minutes. As for swapping out Barry for BEto on 55, what was the point? Other than to punish the lad for a miss.

Yeah, didn't sit well with me either when he took Barry off although it was also an indictment of how little impact the lad was having on the game at that point.

 

[Timbucktoo]

We have a team full of mostly average players, so you usually end up in an average league position, midtable. This will only change when we buy quality players, we are just making the numbers up.

When you get quality players and play them in the same old system, with the same old approach to every game, you`ll end up with the same old results. We`ve not got the best quality players, but every game we`re so predictable. But we had this with Moyes first time around, he had his system and he stuck to it rigidly, whether that be away to the RS or United, or a cup tie with Brentford or Macclesfield, we set up the same way, play the same way. Moyes isn`t capable of making changes to his system during a game or even have a plan B that he could use depending on the opposition.

 

[Nymzee]

Swapping Barry for Beto on 55 mins or 80 mins would have made no difference and been whinged at both ways.

 

[Number_25]

I don't think he's the problem.

We've failed to address two critical positions, yet again.

 

[Zatara]

If the likes of Dibling, Aznou & Alcaraz were being integrated...or there was something I could see as a pathway for them.

If Rohl and Barry were getting consistent minutes each game to allow them to adjust to the league. If with Iroegbunam we could see that he's definitively the Gana replacement or just a sub option.

If confidence and fight were shown for 90mins in a single premier league game with front foot or counter attacking football.

Maybe I'd have something to cling to and believe in.

Instead, Dwight McNeil ????

 

[blueboy72]

Its not a question of having qualms mate. There's nobody available who would be a truly significant upgrade. At best its a case of taking a gamble on an unknown entity who might prove to be an upgrade long-term. I can't see the owners taking that risk. This isn't about sentiment like under Kenwright. Its about not letting emotions rule our judgement and being practical about things. If they had a better option available then they'd probably have already pulled the trigger. They haven't, because they don't.

They will be sounding out managers, make no
Mistake about that. And if it gets a desperate then they may have to take a gamble. And that’s utter rubbish there’s nobody available who’s a significant upgrade. There’s plenty of better managers in 2025 out there.
Here’s an idea go and poach a better one

 

[blulouie]

I don't think he's the problem.

We've failed to address two critical positions, yet again.

Yet he still can't manage the non critical positions like playing KDH as some sort of 10 where he's never played in his life .
Or persisting playing McNeil hoping he'll come good but bafflingly leaving Dibling & Rohl on the bench.
He's literally compounding the problem area's with his ridiculous selections.

 

[blueblood]

There needs to be serious consideration about whether he stays in the job before we commit to any signings in January for him to simply ignore and stick to the same players who are failing week after week. There were rumours we went for Edin Terzic after sacking Dyche. If he could be persuaded then I’d sack Moyes tomorrow!

 

[welshtoffee]

Had enough of him now was over the moon when he left us in 2013, certainly did not want him back but he did a decent job after Dyche. He is back to his stubborn ways, his subs are totally baffling and mainly too late but playing his favourites again and again.