2025/26 David Moyes

Timbucktoo · 2025-12-01T04:09:09+0000

Curtis said:
Isn't FFP being phased out? I think we're good on the FFP situation we just had to be prudent for the long term

City started phasing it out over a decade ago, most of the rest of us are waiting for the rules to change before we start.

DualityNSNO · 2025-12-01T08:27:13+0000

Titus Shambles said:
Yeah but what you have to remember is, that despite 2 years here, and despite his 12+ year career of being a "successful" football manager, and despite his pontificating on some nothing youtube channel about his masterclass seminars for the mentally stunted, absolutely NONE of the failings were Dyche's fault and every single issue was there looonnnnggggg before he got here so it's absolutely nothing to do with him at all.

Glad I could clear that up for you.

Thanks mate, it was a real head scratcher how he'd ended up there really.

hallamblue · 2025-12-01T09:08:53+0000

Titus Shambles said:
A very good manager/coach who will be on the radar of far bigger and better clubs than us. I doubt his dream or masterplan is to work wonders at Palace just to swap one "plucky little club who typically finish bottom half" for another when there will surely be an opportunity to sit at the big boys table.

We are a big club, we just need a manager who realises it.

Toffeepot · 2025-12-01T09:23:54+0000

Curtis said:
Isn't FFP being phased out? I think we're good on the FFP situation we just had to be prudent for the long term

Very good then
Hopefully we see some more much needed investment in the squad

Toffeepot · 2025-12-01T09:26:45+0000

bicycleheader said:
I'm thankful for the respite too, but not exactly enjoying it as I just don't like the guy.

And yes he was always going to be scrutinised more because we have seen so much of him. He was always going to have to work hard to get the majority of fans really behind him, whilst only having to slip up a little bit to get a good portion of the fans thinking of all his weak points last time around. I personally don't blame the fans for that, I think it is fair to have a strong opinion on a manager you've seen 12 seasons of, and understandable to not have much patience for him when it goes wrong.

That's a very fair assessment

maccavennie · 2025-12-01T10:19:23+0000

He's got a lot of thinking to do today because that set up won't be good enough away at Bournemouth. I think the last time a striker scored for us was in August, so maybe its time to put Ndiaye through the middle and bring in Dibling on the right, bring Alcaraz back in to give us a bigger goal threat and drop KDH back to help out Garner.

Something needs to change, he was painfully slow at sorting it out on Saturday which was such poor management when it was clear to see how we were getting overrun.

ToffeeScot · 2025-12-01T10:24:23+0000

maccavennie said:
He's got a lot of thinking to do today because that set up won't be good enough away at Bournemouth. I think the last time a striker scored for us was in August, so maybe its time to put Ndiaye through the middle and bring in Dibling on the right, bring Alcaraz back in to give us a bigger goal threat and drop KDH back to help out Garner.

Something needs to change, he was painfully slow at sorting it out on Saturday which was such poor management when it was clear to see how we were getting overrun.

We need Ndiaye on the right for his workrate going back as much as his attacking prowess.

davek · 2025-12-01T10:24:52+0000

maccavennie said:
He's got a lot of thinking to do today because that set up won't be good enough away at Bournemouth. I think the last time a striker scored for us was in August, so maybe its time to put Ndiaye through the middle and bring in Dibling on the right, bring Alcaraz back in to give us a bigger goal threat and drop KDH back to help out Garner.

Something needs to change, he was painfully slow at sorting it out on Saturday which was such poor management when it was clear to see how we were getting overrun.

Completely spot on...which is why none of it will be done.

Moyes will set up again with what he had against Newcastle, including Iroegbunam, and the only change he'll make is to rotate the starting CF again with Beto coming in.

maccavennie · 2025-12-01T10:26:49+0000

ToffeeScot said:
We need Ndiaye on the right for his workrate going back as much as his attacking prowess.

But we need him in positions to be able to damage the opposition as well mate. Saturday was a shocking performance based on him either being isolated wide right, or cutting in offering no width/out ball for O'Brien. We can't afford to have performances so ineffective and blunt when hes basically 1 of 2 players who can actually carry the ball and get into situations to create something.

maccavennie · 2025-12-01T10:29:20+0000

Let's see if he can try and arrive on time for his 10:30am press conference this morning

davek · 2025-12-01T10:30:29+0000

maccavennie said:
Let's see if he can try and arrive on time for his 10:30am press conference this morning

He's gone for his Carlo Ancelotti-esque espresso...about the only similarity between them.

davek · 2025-12-01T10:38:49+0000

Lol. "You've got to take what come along in football."

'sake...fatalism.

Still inflating Newcastle's level.

davek · 2025-12-01T10:42:44+0000

We're way off Newcastle's level and it'll take time and spending to get up there...then says in the next comment Bournemouth have done that with not much spending. No pushback from the puppets of the media. Of course.