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The Moyes legacy: reflections.

Any regret on being anti Moyes?

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Bluestar said:
He worked wonders on a shoestring.

In the final season, the team was very close to breaking into the top four. With some finding at that point. he could have brought success.

His performance at WHU makes me very envious.
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Read it again.
Look at their last result and League position
Then read it again
 

Did well, left around the right time or maybe a couple of years late and after that the club went in probably the right direction but the manager didn’t work out. Then, enter Moshiri stage left and here we are looking at relegation
 
It’s crazy to think we are so much worse off despite spending a bucket load of money. He isn’t perfect but his ability to identify a player has always been one of his strong points if not his best attribute. If we take just 3 of his signings in 2020 in Bowen, Soucek and Coufal and put them in this team we would be so much better off. All attainable at the time of purchase and at a total cost of under 40m.
 

MACCA75 said:
Played a weakened team as they are in a European semi final. As we plummet to relegation
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I take the point, but Moyes was not and is not the long term answer - he just seems good by comparison.

If you want the 7th-ish cup, stability, the odd cup run but ultimately flattering to deceive, the Re-Mojoed Moyes is your man.
He has a job for life /11yrs at W Ham or until the dildo bros decide they want something trendy.
Yes he sounds good now, but anything does given the alternative.

Edit; Yesterday's man for us - and you know what a terrible day yesterday was...who knows what he would've done under Moshiri
 
brieverton said:
Don't particularly see why his time here marks such reflection, other than the length of tenure and decline that has occurred since.

Moyes did not have money to spend, but he did get the even more valuable commodity to a manager - time.

He pulled us out of mediocrity in relative terms but it shouldn't be forgotten we did finish 17th under him also. He wouldn't have survived that today, right or wrong.

I never particularly felt that we were going to break into the Top 4 at any point and the drop-off in form and results would always follow in April/May

Almost every time there was something riding on a game, Moyes' teams didn't show up.

Granted, its a world away from the situation we face now but that shouldn't serve to embellish the assessment of his time as manager.
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We had zero right to expect top 15 every season. Never mind Europe or champions league. Our budget was survival. So to get let down about missing out on champions league was absolutely bonkers ambition that Moyes miraculously lifted us up to. It should never be a thing to beat him over the head with.
 

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