2025/26 David Moyes

[Frosty1878]

Hopefully he’s gone in the summer, yes stability blah blah, and he’s done OK here but playing Garner RB and Armstrong wide and Branthwaite LB GTF Moyes. Didn’t see the game but after seeing the team sheet was glad I had other things to do.

 

[Clarky cat]

 

[blueboy72]

What about having Marco Silva back?? His contract is up with Fulham in the summer

What about thinking outside the box and having ambition. Would Newcastle or Villa go for silva, not to mention tbe top 6?? I’m not sure they would

I want something new and fresh. Even silva has managed 4 British clubs now

 

[willo30]

Probably. We’ve got some real talent here though. It’s nights like this where his shortcomings are highlighted.

I’ve been a supporter of Moyes because he’s certainly stabilized us, but I’m still frustrated with how we’re playing and setting up. The very best managers are adaptable. Moyes hasn’t shown he can be outside of one random half a month ago where he shifted our formation at halftime and it actually worked.

Give it a rest

If they wanted this mindset to change and to sell a long term plan, it's pretty terrible marketing to kick it off with a manager who loads don't like and even more won't have any patience for

It's just not the best fit at all for getting the fanbase behind a new era.

I've not heard of anyone at the club losing patience with Moyes, quite the opposite really. He is highly respected.

If you mean the fans then when it starts showing on matchdays at the ground they may take notice but we are a long way off from that happening yet.

A few people on a forum with opposite views and some with an actual hatred of Moyes isn't going to affect anything.

 

[chicoazul]

This thread is how Reform might get in power.

 

[blueboy72]

We were 1 up and dominating. Bournemouth made 2 attacking subs, equalised. Moyes put on a CM for a RW. Go 2.1 down. JOB gets sent off.

The pattern seems to be...if you press and really attack us, we fold. Teams coming to the Dicko know this and have done it. Hence why Moyes prefers us to soak up pressure and hope to nick a goal which works well away from home.

Yes he and Armstrong ready at 1-0 to replace George and Bournemouth scored and yet made the same sub, basically happy with 1-1. Most ambitious managers would have not made the sub and had a think and then done something different. Moyes is just so predictable.

It’s the easiest thing it the world to set up a team defensively, that’s why people like dyche , Moyes, big Sam and plenty more have made millions from being bang average managers

 

[evertony]

We spent almost the entire second half attacking, we were caught once on a counter when we had all ten outfield players up the pitch. That wasn't the negative, defensive performance some are making it out to be, we are just completely lacking in a cutting edge. Seen us play much, much worse at home this season.

We huffed and puffed and the keeper made one decent save....on 80-odd minutes from a centre-half blammo from outside the box. When we finally got the ball in the box other than with WWE corners there was one player in there. If that's what you consider 'attacking' then we really are as bad as we look.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Give him a few hundred more for the rebuild, and he'll leave us in a much better position. Like West Ham.

Ungrateful sods, we could be like West Ham.

Be careful what you wish for, or something.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Our attacking play and our attacking numbers are both abysmal this season. We don't create enough chances and we don't get players into the box. We have appalling full back play week after week and we don't have a capable forward. We carry less threat than West Ham who are bottom 3.

Our overall play isn't even close to where it was this time last year. And Moyes response seems to be to revert more and more to anti football. We had 5 central midfielders and 3 centre halves on the pitch last night with both full backs playing out of position.

What are we trying to build here because it's not something that is ever going to work. It's hard to get behind a plan if things are moving in the wrong direction. I've still got no faith in the ambition of the owners off the field or the ambition of the coaching staff on the field. Until we start performing at home we are not a serious club.

 

[blueboy72]

I’m sorry but the destination is everything

That’s the mindset people need to have

If we’re winning cups in 5 years time and competing for champions league places then I’m not going to be arsed that we had some dull football under Moyes for 18 months so he could lay the foundation to get us there, and nor should anyone else

If Moyes was builder the house would collapse, what foundations is he laying ?

 

[evertony]

Give him a few hundred more for the rebuild, and he'll leave us in a much better position. Like West Ham.

Ungrateful sods, we could be like West Ham.

Be careful what you wish for, or something.

I'd give him a few hundred quid for a taxi to Celtic in May.

 

[SJB]

We huffed and puffed and the keeper made one decent save....on 80-odd minutes from a centre-half blammo from outside the box. When we finally got the ball in the box other than with WWE corners there was one player in there. If that's what you consider 'attacking' then we really are as bad as we look.

As I said, we lacked a cutting edge. All over them in the second half without creating clear cut chances.

 

[b-rad]

We were 1 up and dominating. Bournemouth made 2 attacking subs, equalised. Moyes put on a CM for a RW. Go 2.1 down. JOB gets sent off.

The pattern seems to be...if you press and really attack us, we fold. Teams coming to the Dicko know this and have done it. Hence why Moyes prefers us to soak up pressure and hope to nick a goal which works well away from home.

I agree with this assessment - I was just noting that the red card didn't come when we were in complete control. It happened at the end of that 10 minute spell when we absolutely collapsed.

Man Utd could have done it to us last night too, but they were really pedestrian for most of the game.

 

[rigg]

I bet the odds for spurs to finish above us are decent atm, but the way we are carrying on and the fixtures, would you rule it out?

 

[davids]

I was on the fence about whether he should see out his contract.

Another year of joyless, dismal football next season but we'd probably be around where we are now.

But I can honestly see him getting sacked next season if he stays.

He's done good job since coming back but let's bring in new manager at the end of season.

Our best players won't stick around and I wouldn't blame them tbh. Who wants to play this type of football?

Would we though? Last summer's window didn't deliver a balanced squad with any real depth and there's a good chance other mid-table clubs will strengthen enough so that the division won't be as poor.