Who came out the season with any credit?

[Ged G]

Why not level this question at the last half decade, when the club was in a total state and now isn’t?

Not being facetious, just struggling to see how this past season is as bad (generally) as what we’ve recently experienced.

Great reply that

 

[coleman’s mustard]

Has anyone mentioned Armstrong yet?

Could be a mainstay of our midfield for at least a least a decade if we nurture him properly

 

[Ged G]

Pickford yes and no. He has a major weakness with crosses which takes the edge off his frequently brilliant shot stopping.

He is still our best and most reliable player.

 

[Ged G]

It is so depressing that these are amongst the best bits we can try to salvage from that car crash season.

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum......

If it was a "car crash season" what would you call the previous few?

 

[Ged G]

Oh no I agree, I just think it’s amazing the slack he gets compared to loads of other players past and present. It’s like literally every post about him just completely excuses him being awful in a way that I’ve never really seen before. I’ve said before, Jack Harrison was a left winger but you didn’t get posts saying ‘to be fair to him he’s playing on the wrong side so he gets a pass from me’. I’m not saying I want people to slate O’Brien, just fascinated by the way he appears to be total Teflon.

Agree mate. And I am not slating him. I just don't think he is a great footballer

 

[Ged G]

It just reinforces the poor performance of a manager stuck in his ways and not seeing what’s in front of him, or denying it.
Doing nothing about it in January and not trying to integrate a Scottish international in the role throughout the season.

I still believe him seeing Keano dominate Barry in training convinced him not to play O’Brien at CB.

The man is a joke.

West Ham fans probably disagree

 

[Rob17896]

He is still our best and most reliable player.

Not sure about that. The position is hard to compare to others.

 

[Ged G]

Not sure about that. The position is hard to compare to others.

Fair enough, but you can't compare centre forward to right back, etc, etc. In any case, I am sure about it

 

[Ged G]

Do we win a trophy between now and 2126, lad?

Hell, do we ever even qualify for Europe again?

Yes, to both questions

 

[Moomin]

West Ham fans probably disagree

The West Ham fans will agree.

They wanted rid of him.

David Moyes: West Ham's fans divided over man who delivered Europa Conference League title

David Moyes, who guided West Ham to their first major trophy in 43 years, continues to divide opinion among the club's supporters.

www.bbc.co.uk

Negative, pragmatic manager.

 

[Ged G]

The West Ham fans will agree.

They wanted rid of him.

David Moyes: West Ham's fans divided over man who delivered Europa Conference League title

David Moyes, who guided West Ham to their first major trophy in 43 years, continues to divide opinion among the club's supporters.

www.bbc.co.uk

Negative, pragmatic manager.

THAT is the point... they wanted him out, because he did not fit the "West Ham Way" (whatever that is) and then learned that it was a mistake (according to many now, including some I know).

 

[Moomin]

THAT is the point... they wanted him out, because he did not fit the "West Ham Way" (whatever that is) and then learned that it was a mistake (according to many now, including some I know).

A lot blame him for starting the rot, he spent a fortune and made them worse in the end.

 

[Furey1878]

THAT is the point... they wanted him out, because he did not fit the "West Ham Way" (whatever that is) and then learned that it was a mistake (according to many now, including some I know).

Replacing Moyes for a younger more forward thinking coach wasn't a mistake, replacing him with Lopetegi and then Potter was. Just no real plan.

 

[Ged G]

A lot blame him for starting the rot, he spent a fortune and made them worse in the end.

Not the ones I know

 

[Ged G]

Replacing Moyes for a younger more forward thinking coach wasn't a mistake, replacing him with Lopetegi and then Potter was. Just no real plan.

Thus, getting rid of him was a mistake...