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Iron Duke
1:28 Fri Feb 16
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Last season was even more of a miracle because we were only on 15 points after 19 games. When Pellegrini was sacked, we were on 19 points from 19 games (9 of those were home games). Moyes managed to save us with 20 points from his 19 games (10 at home).
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RM10
12:24 Fri Feb 16
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Redknapp
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Hammer and Pickle
12:01 Fri Feb 16
Re: Your favourite and best West Ham manager since John Lyall
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Billy Bonds every time. Imagine what he’d been able to do with Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus, Alvarez and Emerson.
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Takashi Miike
11:44 Thu Feb 15
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"Well, apart from very short term managers, we’ve only had one decent manager"
amazing, hahaha
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Eerie Descent
10:25 Thu Feb 15
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"He’s the one who saved us from relegation twice"
Thrice actually, he saved us from relegation last season as well.
Just, but he did it. Bravo.
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Side of Ham
10:21 Thu Feb 15
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Our European run will depend on how seriously Liverpool end up taking the cup. The last time we was in it Moyes didn’t have any clubs for him to cower to…..
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Nagel
9:56 Thu Feb 15
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Which other manager has been able to build a team based on years of spending not only more than most PL teams, but most of the world?
I'll tell ya, none of 'em! Not even close.
It amazes me how so many people just ignore this fact, as if it was a level playing field and Moyes had the same resources as Bilic or Pardew or any of our other managers.
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norwaytips
9:43 Thu Feb 15
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We didn’t just win a European trophy, we also reached a semi final and this year are in, the last 16.
Which other manager took us into Europe 3 years in a row?
As for relegation, just look where we were in the league, both times that he took over. The tables don’t lie.
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Grumpster
8:56 Thu Feb 15
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I appreciate the odd thing that moyes has done, but the saving us from relegation stuff is bollocks.
Our form hardly improved and there were some absolutely atrocious teams around which was more of a factor.
Yeah the cup win was fun, but we all know the opposition in the entire competition was barely championship standard and let's not forget his refusal to ever think there is a better striker than antonio in the world almost got us relegated last season.
By that logic juande ramos is spurs most successful manager since 1990 when most spurs fans probably think he's a cunt.
Personally probably had the most fun at games away from home with Redknapp. Had a great team for a couple of seasons and played some quality football.
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norwaytips
6:42 Thu Feb 15
Re: Your favourite and best West Ham manager since John Lyall
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Well, apart from very short term managers, we’ve only had one decent manager. He’s the one who saved us from relegation twice, got us into Europe three years running, won a European trophy, reached a semi final and is also in the last 16 this year.
I can’t think of any other manager, who has done that.
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Willtell
11:31 Wed Feb 14
Re: Your favourite and best West Ham manager since John Lyall
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Looking back I had utmost faith in Ron Greenwood who was a real gentlemen to my way of thinking. He stepped aside for Lyall but I had moved away from London then so didn't rate Lyall as well as most seem to.
Harry got me back into season ticket mode and I thought the sun shone out of his arse. He could do no wrong and I would like to have seen him with the kind of backing Moyes has enjoyed. Or even the England job where I reckon he would have been absolutely perfect at that time.
I think it was a backhander era back then so didn't care a lot of the rumours. Harry was probably underpaid anyway. But his popularity survived as he went through many clubs but his real home was always at Upton Park but for stupid owners...
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yngwies Cat
11:37 Tue Feb 13
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Pards was refreshing for a bit
Brooking in has care taking role after Glen..rip
Fat Sam got us up
Ginger pubes got us the cup last year
Wouldn't say they are favs, apart from Sir Trev of course.
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Iron Duke
11:06 Tue Feb 13
Re: Your favourite and best West Ham manager since John Lyall
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We haven’t exactly been spoilt have we? Running through them:
Macari - wasn’t here long enough. Made some good signings but we were mid-table of Division 2 when he resigned.
Bonds - great, honest bloke. Club legend. Did okay in difficult circumstances.
Redknapp- if you ignore the backstabbing, the backhanders, the dodgy signings, the yids, he gave us the most enjoyable football for the longest period.
Roeder - out of his depth.
Pardew - one great season, the rest mostly dross.
Curbishley - had more money to spend than any other manager, relative to our competitors, and wasted it on over the hill expensive shite. Played boring football. Left when the club was in financial trouble and sued us. Cunt.
Zola - out of his depth. Like Roeder, should never have been given the job.
Grant - fraud.
Allardyce - antithesis of West Ham. Had no interest in playing entertaining football, or finishing higher than mid-table. Was effective though, and a good man manager.
Bilic - superb for one season. Terrible the rest. Was it all down to Payet?
Pellegrini - tried to play good football, wasted a lot of money on average players, decided that Roberto was a goalkeeper.
Moyes - be honest, it was actually very good for a couple of seasons. The last two years though, our league form has been terrible and the football shocking to witness. Did win us a trophy though so I’ll be grateful for that. But his time should be up now. Last season, he was lucky to still be in a job after we found ourselves in a worse position than he took over from Pellegrini.
So, from that lot, Redknapp is the standout.
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Dick Shaftsbury
8:51 Tue Feb 13
Re: Your favourite and best West Ham manager since John Lyall
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Harry by a long way.
Didn't we have something like only seven managers in our history prior to Harry?
After he went we became just like all other clubs with the manager merry-go-round.
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zico
8:00 Tue Feb 13
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With all those managers it seems we were always a couple of players away from a really good side or suffered bad luck like losing McAvennie, Dicksy, Ashton or even Kieron Dyer with a bad injury. Still reckon if Julian had been a couple of years older and we got him earlier we would have won the League in 85/86.
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mallard
7:52 Tue Feb 13
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Harry always got a decent reception when he returned with Portsmouth, it was only when he went to Spurs that everyone turned on him.
Putting aside that and the fallout with Bonds, we had some entertaining football when he was in charge.
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Willtell
7:35 Tue Feb 13
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Harry for me too. He epitomised what WH was about as far as I’m concerned.
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Lato
7:31 Tue Feb 13
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Harry by a country mile. Di Canio J. Cole, Kitson, Hartson, Sinclair, Berkovic, Kanoute, Wanchope and Abooooo. Some of the finest attackers on the planet!
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PastyTime
7:07 Tue Feb 13
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Favourite personality - Slav by a mile
Greatest times - Pardew - three trips to Cardiff
Best football to watch - Bits of Zola's first season were great, but probably overall Redknapp
Best in Transfer market - this is the toughest, I'd probably go pards as I dont recall any real howlers - and Marlon, NRC, Benayoun, Gabidoon and Collins, Ashton and Green were all great signings for us.
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Eerie Descent
3:56 Tue Feb 13
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Redknapp, by a mile.
Yeah he signed some duds, fuck me he was working on a proper shoestring budget, but for every dud there was a top notch signing.
Taking us to 5th, with the money he had to spend, was exceptional, and doesn't get the credit it deserves. We had some shocking games, but we also played some breathtaking football at times. Proper West Ham.
If only he was given the squad and money to spend that Order had. We'd be a very different football club now.
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Northern Sold
3:52 Tue Feb 13
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Harry was great entertainment... although we had some proper wallopings but it was great fun.
Pards was one of my fav times following us up and down the country... 3 finals in 3 years and all the adventures getting there was great fun times.
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