2025/26 David Moyes

[Marcus Kendall]

we don't need a total rebuild.
Pickford, Branthwaite, Garner, KDH, Ndiaye (all excellent or potentially excellent)
O'Brien, Tark, Gana, Dibling, Barry, Armstrong (good, with the potential to be very good)
Keane, Aznou, Alcaraz, Beto (good squad players)
Possibly Grealish too.
That's sixteen players.
There seem to be a lot of academy prospects coming through too. Notably Graham.
Throw in some quality full backs, maybe a new winger/striker.

We have a stadium that earns multiples of what Goodison could.

Moyes, to his credit, has brought stability,
My fear is that in the last few home games he was outsmarted by Andrews, Edwards, and Farke

I genuinely think Ancelotti may feel he has unfinished business here and we're in a farrr better position compared to the last time he was here.

Ancelotti doesn't do youth players (Gordon for example) He'd want to buy big name players regardless of age and saddle us with a crippling wage bill. Then he'll flounce off if things don't go to plan leaving us up the creek without a paddle whilst our sycophants wax lyrical about him calling him Don Carlo. I really don't see the appeal

 

[Bluepablo]

Rob Edwards took over Carrick’s midtable Middlesbrough and had them challenging at the top of the Championship.

Should he be on your list?

Is his contract up this summer?

 

[windymiller]

Would he? Based on what exactly? Does he have magic powder that no other coaches have?

Just Moyes.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Just Moyes.

He keeps it in his Christmas cardigan…

 

[windymiller]

It’s not even the point. Players like playing for Moyes, there is a good team spirit, we are still in the position to finish well and get Europe. The idea you can just kick him out and improve is naive and ignores all the risks.

Is there even any other managers you like? You don't have to say out loud that they're better than Moyes.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Ancelotti doesn't do youth players (Gordon for example) He'd want to buy big name players regardless of age and saddle us with a crippling wage bill. Then he'll flounce off if things don't go to plan leaving us up the creek without a paddle whilst our sycophants wax lyrical about him calling him Don Carlo. I really don't see the appeal

Horses for courses. Team of superstars and Carlo’s your man!

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Would he? Based on what exactly? Does he have magic powder that no other coaches have?

Based on his work at Leverkusen, his renowned coaching skills which are universally rated by football experts and by the fact he has more ambition in his little toe than Mr Cautious Moyes who approaches every game like an underdog

 

[Bluepablo]

It’s not even the point. Players like playing for Moyes, there is a good team spirit, we are still in the position to finish well and get Europe. The idea you can just kick him out and improve is naive and ignores all the risks.

I’m not sure Dibling, Alcarez, Patterson & Aznou enjoy playing for Moyes. Not that they get much opportunity to.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Is there even any other managers you like? You don't have to say out loud that they're better than Moyes.

Eddie Howe, Emery, the fella at Brentford looks a really talented young coach. Cooper showed initiative by going overseas.

 

[OzarkBlue]

Most managers are detail oriented. The guy who was the true genius at Leverkusen was the guy who ran the football operations.

Don't know if Alonso a good manager long term. But this implies he knows how to work within the confines of managing without being in charge of recruiting. I like that idea for our next.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Based on his work at Leverkusen, his renowned coaching skills which are universally rated by football experts and by the fact he has more ambition in his little toe than Mr Cautious Moyes who approaches every game like an underdog

Yet Moyes did very well against him with a less talented team. Just ran out of gas.

West Ham 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen (agg 1-3): Hammers knocked out of Europa League by German champions

West Ham are knocked out of the Europa League, losing 3-1 on aggregate after drawing 1-1 with Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen at London Stadium.

www.bbc.com

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Horses for courses. Team if superstars and Carlo’s your man!

Exactly. We need a team builder with a long term approach which isn't your man either despite doing an adequate job currently

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

That’s the same mistake West Ham made though. Moyes told them to get McTominay and Maguire and instead they squandered fortunes on “project players.”

Funnily enough our best players this season are older players like Pickford, Grealish and KDH, who many advocated dropping for Alcaraz.

I'm not a fan of this "careful what you wish for" line of thinking pal.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Exactly. We need a team builder with a long term approach which isn't your man either despite doing an adequate job currently

Depends - I suspect you’ll have to scrape him off the sideline!

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

I'm not a fan of this "careful what you wish for" line of thinking pal.

Be cautious what you covet!