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Any Old Iron 12:56 Tue Mar 17
'West Ham Step up pursuit of Moyes'
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According to the Telegraph Gold and Sullivan are after Moyes and have put his former chief scout in charge of recruitment. A clear signal that the days of the Walrus are numbered.
The big downside to the article is that we're still interested in the idiot Adebayour.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/11475476/West-Ham-step-up-bid-for-David-Moyes-after-asking-his-old-scout-to-lead-transfer-search.html
West Ham are ready to step up their pursuit of David Moyes after putting his old Everton scout Tony Henry in charge of their summer recruitment policy.
Henry was appointed by West Ham co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold this season and, significantly, the ex-Everton man is understood to be heading the summer transfer plans instead of manager Sam Allardyce’s trusted scout Martin Glover.
Allardyce is yet to be offered a new contract by West Ham and is a candidate to take over at Sunderland at the end of the season, although he does not appear to fit the club's head coach model.
Ironically, West Ham face Sunderland next at Upton Park and that fixture, together with games against Leicester City and Stoke City, may go a long way to deciding the future of Allardyce.
As revealed by Telegraph Sport last month, West Ham have already started drawing up a list of potential candidates to replace Allardyce with Moyes the top choice ahead of Slaven Bilic. Rafa Benitez is also an intriguing option being considered.
Henry worked closely with Moyes at Everton, convincing the former Manchester United manager to sign defender John Stones from Barnsley in January 2013.
Sullivan and Gold have already asked Henry to identify potential signings for next season, although one of the top priorities is to sign right-back Carl Jenkinson on a permanent deal from Arsenal.
West Ham also want a new striker and retain an interest in Tottenham Hotspur’s Emmanuel Adebayor, who was blocked from moving to Upton Park in January by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.
Target: West Ham retain an interest in Emmanuel Adebayor
Levy may be more willing to do a deal with the Hammers in the summer, when the impact of Adebayor will not be such a source of potential embarrassment to Tottenham, although the player’s £100,000-a-week wages will remain an issue.
It remains to be seen whether the influence of Henry can tempt Moyes back to England this summer, as the Scotsman has told friends that he is happy at Real Sociedad and grateful for the chance the club gave him to step back into management after being sacked by United.
Moyes was appointed Real Sociedad manager in November and signed an 18-month contract with the Spanish club. His reported wages of £1.5m-a-year are significantly less than the £3m-a-year Allardyce currently earns at West Ham.
Sullivan and Gold are determined not to be rushed into a decision over Allardyce, but one win in West Ham’s last 12 Premier League games has piled the pressure back on the former Bolton, Newcastle and Blackburn manager.
Pressure: Sam Allardyce is under pressure at Upton Park
West Ham have gone from mounting an unlikely challenge to qualify for the Champions League to slipping down to 10th place in the table and have been hit badly by injuries.
Allardyce played for a year at Sunderland and could be seen by the club as the man to either prevent their annual battle against relegation from the Premier League or try to win promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt.
Bilic may be easier to tempt to Upton Park than Moyes, but the former West Ham defender lacks experience of managing in the Premier League which is an important factor for Sullivan and Gold.
Contender: Slaven Bilic could be easier to tempt to West Ham than David Moyes
The 46-year-old has managed the Croatia national team and is now in charge of a Besitkas side who are top of the Turkish Super League and knocked Liverpool out of the Europa League.
Former Liverpool manager Benitez, who also took charge of Chelsea for six months, is expected to leave Napoli at the end of the season and has the type of experience that interests Sullivan and Gold if the Spaniard is not snapped up by a bigger club.
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Lily Hammer
1:54 Tue Mar 17
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So, at least everyone will be happy that Sam is out.
Can Moyes unite the fans?
There's no point of getting rid of one boring safe man for another if he can't unite the fans.
I'm not sure he can.
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Pagey
1:55 Tue Mar 17
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This is just a nothing article full of guesswork and pointless drivel.
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Lily Hammer
2:00 Tue Mar 17
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I can imagine the owners liking Moyes, but for the same reason they like Allardyce.
As for Bilic, I'm not sure he could unite the fans either. Many rememeber the snidey way he got Blanc sent off in the WC semi and the way he fucked off to Everton as if we were a stepping stone, so he'll probably have quite a few against him from the start.
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Hugh Monteith
2:11 Tue Mar 17
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David would be a vast improvement on the incumbant.
I still prefer BILIC and a new squad of coaches and trainers for the role.
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:^)
2:26 Tue Mar 17
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Moyes would be hated from day one like Allardyce. Similar football philosophy. Ugly, ginger and Scottish. A marginal step up, at the very best.
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2:45 Tue Mar 17
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If true this is a step in the right direction. Due to having family in miseryside I’ve had to suffer a fair bit of seeing Everton Play. I've stated before that I don't feel our squad is any worse than Everton’s and in fact I don’t recall any Everton squad being vastly better than West Hams. Everton have had their brushes with relegation and when in trouble have played the BFS way. However they have also played some good football when not fighting relegation, they have brought through a lot of quality players that were virtually unknown before they appeared on the team sheet. The Last manager to do that for us was Pardew
If Moyes can achieve the same success as Everton (challenging for Europa) then I’m all for it.
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Monk~koknee
2:51 Tue Mar 17
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. . 2:45 Tue Mar 17
We've no time for any objective assessment. Much simpler to HATE him for being ginger, a jock and his merseyside connections.
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Bullet
2:53 Tue Mar 17
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I would rather have Moyes than Sam, but not Bilic. Benitez has the experience but doesn't mean he would be successful
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chim chim cha boo
2:56 Tue Mar 17
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So Moyes was considered good enough to take over from Ferguson at The mancs by Ferguson himself, but some of you don't think he's good enough for West Ham?
He worked wonders at Everton under a chairman who made his dough writing scripts for Coronation Street for fuck sake. How much money do you think they had to spend during a transfer window?
I can perfectly understand why we'd want him over Bilic (who I love by the way). Either of those two would delight me and probably Sam too as he could go back to performing tricks at Seaworld.
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stoneman
2:56 Tue Mar 17
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Fantastic.
A younger Sam Allardyce, it's like swapping a Vauxhall vectra for a vauxhall insignia.
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Bullet
2:57 Tue Mar 17
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I also liked Macari and think he could have done well, shame typical West Ham.
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Hugh Monteith
3:01 Tue Mar 17
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Aan who can lead a squad of coaches and trainers who possess a host of disciplines and skills.
This is what will.be required by us at the O/S.
And BILIC is the best person available for the jpb
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Bullet
3:03 Tue Mar 17
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LOLIta
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Hugh Monteith
3:08 Tue Mar 17
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Humility is an essential asset
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Nutsin
3:12 Tue Mar 17
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I'd be happy with Moyes. The way he was treated at Man U, I'm sure he's gonna have a chip on his shoulder and will have something to prove. As for style, I always thought Everton were good to watch under Moyes!
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Private Dancer
3:47 Tue Mar 17
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I couldn't give a fuck what he did or didn't do at Everton, I would despair if we employed this fella. Leave him in Spain.
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Pagey
3:51 Tue Mar 17
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I just want someone who gets us playing decent football. The results will come as we fill the squad with better players.
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Texas Iron
3:51 Tue Mar 17
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Depressing...miserable ...mediocre...uninspiring...won nothing...makes BFS sound competent in Interviews...
No improvement on BFS...
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Pagey
3:53 Tue Mar 17
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But you're not in the running Texas?
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Coffee
5:14 Tue Mar 17
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Not sure I like this, for all the reasons listed below.
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