Pretty much every club does, it really isn't unique to them.
David Moyes Unemployed | European Champion
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Our ex-managers are ECL heroes!
West Ham were in the Europa League semi last season.
He was shite for us, but done a great job for West Ham. That job suits him having a mid table team and the occational cup runs for trophies. I think though Ten Haag could improve and be right for us even if we had so many shitty games under him too and mainly won the league cup due to easy opponents and City going out to Southampton.
How? He left the same squad as hestarted with plus Fellaini and Mata.
Its not his fault he had to work with the worst CEO in football. He was screwed over by having to start his stint here with a rookie, chinless, gormless boss.
It was”megacoach” Louis Van Gaal that took a chainsaw to the squad and spent a fortune.
My point is that they have ultimately come out rosier from this very bad season than last year's much praised one.
Considering how abysmal he was for United, I’m actually really chuffed for him! A top bloke that gave his all but just wasn’t good enough at the top table
One third rate trophy win in a year where he was lucky not to get relegated, and we've got real, live David Moyes apologists on here 15 minutes later.
Happy for him… His career deserves some recognition.
It's a long old career he's had to win feck all at the top levels of football. In some way it's nice to see that consistency and love for the game get rewarded. He's a bit of a tool at times, and obviously he's proven not to be a top level manager, but it's still pretty hard to begrudge him a little bit of success.
It's definitely rescued what was a poor season for them as well. Continues a very good record at West Ham.
It's definitely rescued what was a poor season for them as well. Continues a very good record at West Ham.
Delighted for him.
Serious question...why? He was always the guy who did pretty well with Everton playing defensive football. The problem for me is that he was actually quite arrogant and smug when he got the job.
Sometimes I'm embarrassed by how some of our fans hate watching our ex managers or players achieve any kind of success after leaving United.
He has done an incredible job with WHU and how he made a comeback after United ruined his reputation is nothing short of brilliant. He looked dead and buried after his spells with Sociedad and Sunderland but now he has reached EL semi final last year followed by winning ECL this year with WHU, and kept WHU in the league along the way. He has discovered himself and regained his reputation again which is just great to see.
Watching him celebrating that much made me happy. Congratulations for him and hope he enjoys such night as much as he can.
He has done an incredible job with WHU and how he made a comeback after United ruined his reputation is nothing short of brilliant. He looked dead and buried after his spells with Sociedad and Sunderland but now he has reached EL semi final last year followed by winning ECL this year with WHU, and kept WHU in the league along the way. He has discovered himself and regained his reputation again which is just great to see.
Watching him celebrating that much made me happy. Congratulations for him and hope he enjoys such night as much as he can.
I’m happy for him, to be honest. Sure he was crap for us, but frankly the job was simply beyond him. Not really his fault; that’s on those who decided he was the man for us. Can’t blame him for taking the job, as any ambitious manager would do.
He made some catastrophic mistakes but it wasn’t for his will of trying or being arrogant / smug in my opinion. He tried to do what he knew - which just wasn’t right nor good enough for us. You could say he was an idiot for doing what he did; sure. But the real error was hiring him.
Felt happy for him and West Ham. Can see him getting a crack at a job like spurs (once their new manager gets sacked)
What the hell is that abomination
Really happy for him to be honest. Well deserved trophy after everything he's been through as a manager.
Which ex-United manager will win it next season?
Winning more European games than premier League games is quite a stat
Wow. Really happy for him. Incredible comeback story for a manager dragged endlessy through the dirt by spoiled fans for a decade simply for aspiring to manage the biggest club in England and not being up for it. Taken his time getting his rhythm back at an appropriate level and this is a wonderful culminating milestone for him.
Couldn't agree more Ted. After all the shite he's had to endure, this is some serious validation.
When he first came I was not hugely thrilled, but he did a job. When he came back a 2nd time I was whelmed. But the job he has done in the past 3-4 seasons has been superb for us.
Little old West Ham having European football for a 3rd season in a row, semi final one season and winning another comp the next. Whatever happens for us down here in east London, he will be a legend.
Little old West Ham having European football for a 3rd season in a row, semi final one season and winning another comp the next. Whatever happens for us down here in east London, he will be a legend.
Great stuff, well done David Moyes.
Jeez you really are a dog with a bone aren't you? Why so much hate for him? It's been 10 years, let it go!Great…. Now rank them
Looked a right cnut dancing.
Because you cannot debate the obvious points you just attack the poster.One third rate trophy win in a year where he was lucky not to get relegated, and we've got real, live David Moyes apologists on here 15 minutes later.
Exactly this!
Refuting the ridiculous assertion that he set the club back a decade ≠ being an apologistOne third rate trophy win in a year where he was lucky not to get relegated, and we've got real, live David Moyes apologists on here 15 minutes later.
He took a chainsaw to the backroom staff
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/24/david-moyes-manchester-united-rene-meulensteen
I like this Conference League it’s giving moments to fans and clubs that would never usual get these opportunities
I bet West Ham are buzzing
I bet West Ham are buzzing
Staff changes happen all the time in football. They don't set a club back a decade.
Of the two ex-United managers who made a European cup final this season I am absolutely delighted Moyes was the only one who won a trophy.
Wow - Rene and Phelan. Both failures without Alex telling them what to do, mind you. Simple fact is, he walked into a club needing a serious squad overhaul and our structure without Fergie was woefully inadequate.
Moyes needed some time to build up the operations behind the scenes but was sacked after less than a season in charge. Yet somehow he is the blame of all our woes!
Simple fact is, it was Alex himself who was the major culprit by falling out with the Irish owners over a horse.
Of course, as Rene said he was entitled to do that. But staff changes usually don't involve gutting a winning work force and replacing them with whatever he had. The result was not unexpected and entirely on him.
Yes, he shouldn't have done it, and as I've already said he was out of his depth at United.
But the assertion was that he "set the club back a decade". That's absurd and absolutely false.
Congratulations to him. Happy for him.
I absolutely hated his stint at United and all the talking he did afterwards about time. He has been extremely arrogant in interviews and he definitely did set the club back and put us on the wrong course after Ferguson. He ruined the chance of any continuity.
But it’s hard not to feel happy for him and the west ham fans tonight. It’s a great result and a fantastic achievement from them. They deserve it.
But it’s hard not to feel happy for him and the west ham fans tonight. It’s a great result and a fantastic achievement from them. They deserve it.