2025/26 Tyler Dibling

ElGato · Tuesday at 10:06 AM

He will surely settle better if he's given game time? There is a risk that if he plays poorly his head goes down and it spirals. But if we believe in his quality, then that risk is small. He plays well, the crowd get behind him, and he feels more at home

Eggs · Tuesday at 10:08 AM

blulouie said:
Where are the reports he is struggling uprooting from the South coast ?

Its not what ive heard here locally , infact there's a lot of praise for the lad plus he's been wowing everyone in training.
Same with Rohl BTW.

And don't just use the Palace game as a stick to beat him with the whole team stunk before a late turn around.
Same at Wolves in the cup arguably the teams worst performance of the season which as we all know was more down to Moyes selection and tactics than anything.

…..somebody posted it on here this morning. I’m not close to the training ground these days so I’m only going off what’s said here.

Palace and Wolves were opportunities he failed to take. We shouldn’t make excuses, he needs to demonstrate he’s an effective performer. I was at the Palace game and was delighted to see him start but he was hugely disappointing.

Papa Shango · Tuesday at 10:15 AM

Eggs said:
…..somebody posted it on here this morning. I’m not close to the training ground these days so I’m only going off what’s said here.

Palace and Wolves were opportunities he failed to take. We shouldn’t make excuses, he needs to demonstrate he’s an effective performer. I was at the Palace game and was delighted to see him start but he was hugely disappointing.

Moyes has always done this, he just randomly drops a player into a team after weeks of not playing.

Same with McNeil last night. Because he refuses to make many changes players on the fringes of the first team are always coming in cold and then stink the gaff out.

blulouie · Tuesday at 10:16 AM

So because someone says something on a podcast you think thats gospel ?
Thought you'd know better tbh.

Palace & Wolves games were opportunities for ALL the players , and for the record he was no better nor no worse than any of them.

Nymzee · Tuesday at 10:19 AM

GrandOldTeam said:
Moyes doesn't tend to play teenagers.

Whilst it doesn't look good reading, would be interesting to know how many teenagers he had at West Ham that were a). good but weren't playing, and b) have played and come good since Moyes left.

blulouie · Tuesday at 10:20 AM

GrandOldTeam said:
Moyes doesn't tend to play teenagers.

Scandalous that.

Bedfordblue · Tuesday at 10:21 AM

Noisy noise annoys said:
That is shocking to say the least - glad he spent 30 mil on him......

Zatara · Tuesday at 10:52 AM

Bryan+ said:
...unless he comes in for Ndiaye in January?

Surely he must. Otherwise Moyes has lost the plot.

blulouie said:
Where are the reports he is struggling uprooting from the South coast ?

Its not what ive heard here locally , infact there's a lot of praise for the lad plus he's been wowing everyone in training.
Same with Rohl BTW.

And don't just use the Palace game as a stick to beat him with the whole team stunk before a late turn around.
Same at Wolves in the cup arguably the teams worst performance of the season which as we all know was more down to Moyes selection and tactics than anything.

What have you heard about him in training, anything more than being, wow?

The homesickness stuff was utter crap. Its been posted before that he was in exeter I think so not even in Southampton + at Chelsea he wasnt allowed to play for a while as the transfer went through, then didnt think the training or environment was well suited for him compared to what he had previously enjoyed.

GrandOldTeam · Tuesday at 11:41 AM

Eggs said:
….can only think of Dibling and Armstrong he’s had in this 2nd spell who are ‘teenager’ options to start games.

Dibling (or McNeil) are not starting ahead of Grealish/Ndiaye, so opportunities are limited. The first chance he had against Palace, Moyes started teenager Dibling (not McNeil) but he was very underwhelming, just as he had been at Wolves in the Cup.

Given the situation of the match last night, I understood why McNeil came on to replace Ndiaye but he was dreadful, not a shadow of the player who’s been one of our better performers these last few seasons.

None of us know the issues with Dibling although reports are that he’s struggling with uprooting from south coast. Given McNeil’s performance last night, it could be a matter of which option is least worst with Dibling/McNeil. A bit like Harrison/Lindstrom last season and Beto/Barry this.

I’d assume it’ll be Dibling’s turn next time. It’s a ‘he can’t be worst than McNeil’ scenario, just as McNeil was a ‘he can’t be worst than Dibling’ scenario. Groundhog Day. Dibling needs to make the most of the opportunity when it next presents itself.

He was at West Ham a long time.

He doesn't tend to buy younger players.

I was surprised we signed him because of it, as I was with Barry (not age, just never a Moyes profile).

I didn't expect Aznou to play.

I'd be intrigued to know how he compares with say... Players under 23.

He's very much Premier League proven/experience mentality.

witchdoc187 · Tuesday at 11:47 AM

evertondotcom said:
He didn’t cost £40m for a start…

Correct

diggerdestroyer · Tuesday at 11:51 AM

I was surprised when he signed. Moyes doesn't play teenagers or young players frequently . Wasn't he minding rooney as well. Rooney left and ......straight into man united starting line up. No minding them or easing them into the premier at clubs like united, city, chelsea Liverpool etc.

Eggs · Tuesday at 11:57 AM

GrandOldTeam said:
He was at West Ham a long time.

He doesn't tend to buy younger players.

I was surprised we signed him because of it, as I was with Barry (not age, just never a Moyes profile).

I didn't expect Aznou to play.

I'd be intrigued to know how he compares with say... Players under 23.

He's very much Premier League proven/experience mentality.

….again, I’m not sure if West Ham had a list of youngsters knocking on the door of the first team when he was in charge. Looks like he gave Freddie Potts his debut, but I’m not sure how many suppose suddenly broke through after he left. Stats can be misleading, I don’t know if West Ham ‘bought’ many youngsters during his time.

I don’t see any manager holding a youngster back because they’re young, especially if they’re better than other options. I’m 100% certain he’d be delighted if Dibling was doing the business, defies logic to think otherwise.

GrandOldTeam · Tuesday at 12:05 PM

Eggs said:
….again, I’m not sure if West Ham had a list of youngsters knocking on the door of the first team when he was in charge. Looks like he gave Freddie Potts his debut, but I’m not sure how many suppose suddenly broke through after he left. Stats can be misleading, I don’t know if West Ham ‘bought’ many youngsters during his time.

I don’t see any manager holding a youngster back because they’re young, especially if they’re better than other options. I’m 100% certain he’d be delighted if Dibling was doing the business, defies logic to think otherwise.

You can inadvertently hold a player back by preferring more seasoned pros.

The point is a very simple one, and that fact I shared is indicative of what many will see as obvious.

Moyes doesn't like to play younger players.

Even after this tweet...

... He dragged Dibbling off at halftime. How often does Moyes take a player off at half time?

Over 5 years to start a teenager. Then takes him off at half time.

MACCA75 · Tuesday at 12:15 PM

diggerdestroyer said:
I was surprised when he signed. Moyes doesn't play teenagers or young players frequently . Wasn't he minding rooney as well. Rooney left and ......straight into man united starting line up. No minding them or easing them into the premier at clubs like united, city, chelsea Liverpool etc.

I dunno, bit of Mis-remembering. Rooney started 26 league games in his last season, including the last 15 league games. He was at United for a month before he played because of injury. He started 24 league games.