2025/26 David Moyes

[willo30]

Because he has already stated he wants older "more experience"d players. What worked the first time was a bunch of 23-25 year old players coming from the Championship or smaller leagues and him trying to break the glass ceiling with 0 money. This time he wants old players who are absolutely on the wrong end of their careers. "Wonderful players"? 34 year old Soucek is a wonderful player you want brought in? Because keeping Moyes absolutely 100% is nailed on to bring him in. 31yo John Stones who played a grand total of ~400minutes this year because of injury and on just...MASSIVE wages is who you want brought in? Because he's damn likely to come back too.

This isn't Moyes 1.0, this is Moyes @ West Ham.

So last summer him signing McGinn, Tete and Delap wouldn't have seen us have a better season? These were his 1st choices. Looks like a decent age range there. It is just not true he only goes for old players.

 

[Rita_Poon]

04/05 was brilliant but it was a fluke. 61 points is the 2nd lowest to ever finish 4th in the Premier League. The RS were 5th on 58. They've got more points than that this year and they've been awful.

This is brilliant, I had to stop reading here.

04/05 was a fluke... so what has it got to do with the rs and this season?

Make your mind up!

 

[trueblue84]

Coleman OK but you can't just 'take Gueye out' as if he's not one of the first names on the teamsheet and we won't be trying to keep him.

Isn't his contract up at the end of the season?

 

[Lanolin]

So last summer him signing McGinn, Tete and Delap wouldn't have seen us have a better season? These were his 1st choices. Looks like a decent age range there. It is just not true he only goes for old players.

Two of them are in their 30s?!

 

[Neiler]

Well according to quite a few he achieved nothing in his first spell, so he's cracking on exactly as was this time round.

Some very circular arguments being made, 'he's yesterdays man', 'we want progress', 'don't like his favourites', 'no to soucek' etc.

I remember yesterdays man. And the pain in the ar bum before him... and him... etc

A lot of empty vessels making a lot of noise. Want their cake and eat it to.

He achieved nothing only CL, Cup Final, Europe while rebuilding the club from a skip fire.

Where’s is your ambition and what have the Roman’s ever done for us……

 

[Rita_Poon]

We won 10 games by a single goal at home. It was pure David Moyes football. He set out to draw every game, keep it tight at the back and pinch a goal. Our average possession was also the second lowest of any team that has ever finished in the top 4 (only Leicester were lower when they won it - another fluke). Moyes is Moyes for me, always has been and will/can not change his approach I don't believe. He'll effectively aim for 10th and if a couple more games go our way we'll be 8th. If they don't we'll be 12th. And then we'll get the odd freak season where a couple more go our way and we'll be challenging for Europe or the other way and we'll be worried about the drop. 04/05 was an extreme example of enough games going our way, in a poor league.

"another fluke", that won the league.

"moyes is moyes".

am I drunk?

 

[willo30]

Two of them are in their 30s?!

Yes not all 3 though. Delap is young but I was replying to a post that said he ONLY signs older players which just isn't true one little bit. KDH is mid 20's as well.

 

[Rita_Poon]

04/05 was brilliant but it was a fluke. 61 points is the 2nd lowest to ever finish 4th in the Premier League. The RS were 5th on 58. They've got more points than that this year and they've been awful.

We won 10 games by a single goal at home. It was pure David Moyes football. He set out to draw every game, keep it tight at the back and pinch a goal. Our average possession was also the second lowest of any team that has ever finished in the top 4 (only Leicester were lower when they won it - another fluke). Moyes is Moyes for me, always has been and will/can not change his approach I don't believe. He'll effectively aim for 10th and if a couple more games go our way we'll be 8th. If they don't we'll be 12th. And then we'll get the odd freak season where a couple more go our way and we'll be challenging for Europe or the other way and we'll be worried about the drop. 04/05 was an extreme example of enough games going our way, in a poor league.

you've done it again.

where is the fluke? where and when is the poor league?

if you are going to contradict yourself it makes for very difficult reading and establishing what your view is. Scattergun approach.

 

[Lanolin]

Isn't his contract up at the end of the season?

I would be very surprised if we didn't offer a new contract to a player who has started every single one of the 44 games he's been available for since Moyes came back and only missed 106 minutes through substitutions.

 

[blue to the bone]

Time moves on.
What happened 20 years ago has little relevance to now.
Football has changed, recruitment has changed, analysis has changed.
Clubs that were irrelevant 20 years ago are now doing things completely different and have passed us out.
We were promised a new beginning and a better future.
We have the stadium. But the rest is still years behind.

 

[Joey66]

We are a mid table nothing club
With a suitably mid table nothing manager.
It appears that once again we are saddled with mid table nothing ownership
If nothing changes all we have to look forward to is another low key grind through another season of unremitting nothingness.
The only thing that alters is it costs more money to be disappointed in flashier surroundings.
The home record this season was appalling.

Mid Table we may end up a place or two higher with £100 million spent & still no overlapping fullbacks .....

 

[Toffeepot]

Well according to quite a few he achieved nothing in his first spell, so he's cracking on exactly as was this time round.

Some very circular arguments being made, 'he's yesterdays man', 'we want progress', 'don't like his favourites', 'no to soucek' etc.

I remember yesterdays man. And the pain in the ar bum before him... and him... etc

A lot of empty vessels making a lot of noise. Want their cake and eat it to.

Eating the cake plays a big part in why I want it usually. If you have any other uses for them please share

 

[Lanolin]

Yes not all 3 though. Delap is young but I was replying to a post that said he ONLY signs older players which just isn't true one little bit. KDH is mid 20's as well.

I can't see where it says only, but obviously there are players we actually did sign who aren't old who probably would have been better examples. it just seemed quite weird to pick 3 players we were linked with as evidence of a different approach - and call it an age range - when 2 of them were exactly the type of profile being talked about.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Well Moyes proper [Poor language removed] this season up since Chelsea game.

Myself fall into Moyes grouping.

However, can’t have that press conference after that performance on Sunday ,frankly ridiculous.

Be lucky to be in charge by next season. Be gone quickly if there is repeat

 

[Rita_Poon]

We qualify, you can attract more players to build a squad that you will actually utilise and rotate properly, which is capable of performing in all competitions you are involved in.

did you see the player exodus last summer?