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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #4080 on: Today at 10:43:48 AM »
Back in the day , even when they were shit they had the Boleyn Ground atmosphere to fall back on which normally gave them enough points to stay up. Now with increased revenue, lots of cash spent they have that soulless toxic bowl to look forward to.

One good thing about West Ham being relegated is that Blose wouldn't have the biggest stadium in the Championship, even if they built the new 62k ground.

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« Reply #4081 on: Today at 10:44:30 AM »
Imagine being a West Ham having to watch this shite in this soulless bowl every couple of weeks.

The same fans who thought Moyes didn't play attractive football, the same manager who won them a trophy and were comfortble in mid-table and couldn't wait for him to leave the club.

Indeed, Moyes may not be a 'sexy' choice (many fans wouldn't want him in B6) but he's a decent PL manager.

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« Reply #4082 on: Today at 10:49:35 AM »
Imagine being a West Ham having to watch this shite in this soulless bowl every couple of weeks.

The same fans who thought Moyes didn't play attractive football, the same manager who won them a trophy and were comfortble in mid-table and couldn't wait for him to leave the club.

Indeed, Moyes may not be a 'sexy' choice (many fans wouldn't want him in B6) but he's a decent PL manager.

If the limit of your ambition is a challenge for top 6 and the odd decent Cup run.

Offline manic-road

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« Reply #4083 on: Today at 10:56:23 AM »
Imagine being a West Ham having to watch this shite in this soulless bowl every couple of weeks.

The same fans who thought Moyes didn't play attractive football, the same manager who won them a trophy and were comfortble in mid-table and couldn't wait for him to leave the club.

Indeed, Moyes may not be a 'sexy' choice (many fans wouldn't want him in B6) but he's a decent PL manager.

If the limit of your ambition is a challenge for top 6 and the odd decent Cup run.

I think a lot of teams would settle for that right now.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #4084 on: Today at 11:21:48 AM »
West Ham have finished in the top 6 three times in the last 50 years, they'd love that to be their ambition every season.

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« Reply #4085 on: Today at 11:24:47 AM »
I don't know why Sullivan still bothers.  He is about 108, still wears a stupid Russian hat and has to sit behind protective perspex to watch their games.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #4086 on: Today at 12:29:34 PM »
West Ham have finished in the top 6 three times in the last 50 years, they'd love that to be their ambition every season.

Yep, challenge for the top half of the table is probably closer. Following on from the last 50 years, it is only 6 times in the last 130 years have they been top 6 in England and only 19 times over the same period have they been top 10. And three of those have been under Moyes.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #4087 on: Today at 01:34:05 PM »
West Ham have finished 3rd once.

Think their highest Premier League finish is 6th.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #4088 on: Today at 01:49:33 PM »
West Ham have finished in the top 6 three times in the last 50 years, they'd love that to be their ambition every season.

Rightly or wrongly WHU supporters have a strong view on how their team should play "we're West Am we play on the floor". Moyes team banking into a 451 at home would be painful for most supporters. By his last season there, cup victory aside they had really regressed. Seemed to sign some really poor forwards too, Ings obviously, that Italian dude, still reliant on Antonio running his legs into stumps by the end. Rice was moving on then too.

It's the classic case of why a strong sporting director is crucial in a club. Moyes<Lopetegui<Potter<Nuno , they have gone full circle it seems. But no longer have the players to play that low block stuff that both Moyes and Nuno prefer and no budget to change things in Jan. 

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #4089 on: Today at 01:57:59 PM »
They have a Sporting Director. It is Mark Noble.....

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #4090 on: Today at 02:01:33 PM »
They have a Sporting Director. It is Mark Noble.....

he did say a strong sporting director tohugh.

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« Reply #4091 on: Today at 02:02:53 PM »
I know. Just pointing out who it is for people not knowing. Almost as bad a decision as Gardner being sporting director across the city.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #4092 on: Today at 02:13:53 PM »
They have a Sporting Director. It is Mark Noble.....

he did say a strong sporting director tohugh.

Yeah, I think Billy meant a sporting director who's active in the transfer market rather than inert.

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« Reply #4093 on: Today at 02:16:43 PM »
Wasn't there stories of Moyes clashing with someone they bought in for the transfers in one of the seasons. Not sure if that was the season they sold Rice or the one before when Noble was then appointed.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #4094 on: Today at 02:16:55 PM »
I don't know why Sullivan still bothers.  He is about 108, still wears a stupid Russian hat and has to sit behind protective perspex to watch their games.

According to Google's AI Overview David Sullivan is 6 ft 0 in (184 cm). Who'd have thought it?

 


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