The return of David Moyes

[bluestevon]

I get why he's a comfort blanket for a lot, it's why I said yesterday I don't think he'd be coming if he wasn't our manager all them years ago.



Generally when reviewing/discussing managerial options, you look at their prior record.

That's his last club then, and if there's a lot of discussion about him being "proverbial safe pair of hands", then you can look at when he joined his last club, half way through the season and look at whether or not he improved them. He didn't, 19 points in 20 games etc.

I'd expect any manager who comes in to keep us up - it had gone stale under Dyche, interim manager with half a squad not invested in next season. A new manager bounce, aided by some desperately needed transfer spend will see us safe. We're not even bottom 3 now, as bad as it's been.

So the question for me isn't is he better than Sean Dyche, I wanted Dyche gone as soon as we got new owners and the capability to spend.

The question I ask is, is he the right man to rebuild the team? Because I don't have confidence we'll lash him in the summer.

Will he keep us up - likely, I think any semi competent manager would.

If he does will he simply say so long and leave, for me hugely unlikely - Moyes has wanted back at the club for years - if he gets back sure as hell he will do everything to cling onto it once he is.

Will he be the right men to rebuild the team, I doubt it seriously - since Moyes was here first time recruitment has moved onto a different level with vast scouting networks now being commonplace as well as data analyst companies specialising in this field. The days of a manager drawing up a few lists on a board and going and getting them has long had its day.

Throw in you should with rare exceptions 'never go back' - there's a damned good reason it's a well known expression, because it's nearly always true that second time round is never ever as good and often a disaster (be that football managers, players or life).

I said also on the Mourinho thread, that perception does matter hugely, and the way this will be perceived will cement the club as still stuck in the blue Bill era in spirit if not name

Lastly can't get past after a sleep and last night's beer the simple fact he pissed all over us the last year he was here and his true feelings about the club really came out then and when he left.

Moyes never really got the club, he was just very good at presenting a face to the fans and media like he did, but a lot of the small time mentality instilled in us these days traces right back to Moyes tenure here.

 

[Bryan+]

Moyes wasn’t sacked once by West Ham.

Wasn’t given a contract extension either, I’d call that a sacking, personally.