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Management Merry Go Round 2026/27
Michael Carrick might be available soon 🫢 -
Nuno - twist or stick?
Are people forgetting he was in charge when we got relegated. His decisions costs us points last season which could have helped us stay up. I know it’s now bad history but he is still managing with the same mindset. -
Nuno - twist or stick?
I think what @Fortuneseeker has to be looked at without any claret and blue glasses on...
With everything there it's very clear to see, with what is available to NES re squad available, he should be getting even more out of them.
@Lukerz made a point on more than one occasion that while the results have been 'decent' the majority of the performances haven't.....
I know of course this is a points business, but it does throw some weight IMO to the fact, there are most probably other managers out there that could get a better tune out of them.....
I mean playing Taty as a lone striker, WHY......
Not involving exiled players, WHY....
Not rewarding players who deserve a start ( Austobō ) WHY......
NES will continue to just plod along, he's had a long time to sort many issues out, but has still struggled, IMO. -
West Ham vs Southampton
Best attack & 6th best defence, it’s not hard to see where we need to sharpen up -
West Ham vs Southampton
To me, those stats are pointless because we have just been relegated from the PL after 15 straight seasons, not the case for Swansea 👍 -
West Ham vs Southampton
From the one of the guys on Claret and Booze
Swansea's ENTIRE squad cost roughly what we paid for Pablo. ONE player.
They're 2nd. Boro, whose squad cost a fifth of ours, are top. We're 3rd. ⚒️
📊 The numbers:
Squad cost:
⚒️ West Ham ~£280m
🔴 Boro £52m+
🦢 Swansea £26m+
Wage bill:
⚒️ West Ham £176m
🔴 Boro £36m
🦢 Swansea £29m
Spent in the last two windows:
⚒️ West Ham ~£87m
🔴 Boro ~£44m
🦢 Swansea ~£23m
We pay nearly FIVE times their wages. We outspent both of them in the last two windows. And they're ahead of us.
"It's only October." Fine. But it's not just the table, it's how we're playing. We went to Swansea and they had 75% of the ball and double our passes. We nicked a 1-0 and called it a good day.
With this squad, this budget and a World Cup winner sat in reserve, we shouldn't be looking up at anyone.
So why is everyone so calm? Why is 3rd and 14 points dropped in 12 games on THAT budget being treated as fine?
Is this really the standard now?
Gives an indication why some on here are frustrated atm. -
West Ham vs Southampton
I have no idea what was going through Nuno’s head when he thought Kante could play up front with Taty. Should have been Pablo or even Mukasa
Mukasa is a brilliant attacking player but lacks the defensive ability to be played as a central midfielder against the better sides at this level
Kante or Soucek would have been better alongside Engels
However we aren’t going to get a better manager than Nuno while we’re down in the Championship
Disappointing -
West Ham vs Southampton
Tbf to Taty, he has only excelled in a two for us, so playing as a lone striker is always going to hinder him
Another surprising call by Nuno -
West Ham vs Southampton
Nuno is having to go against his usual principles, he hasn’t managed to sort these starts out yet because he is by default about shape, so when you attack in a shape, you generally remain in fixed positions & go through the lines in your shape. That often translates to cautious, slow starts. Saints are more fluid. But it was in their game plan to start fast, Nuno may have anticipated that & wanted us to soak up the pressure & hit on the break, but when KWP doesn’t get close to his man on a cross or Hermansen flaps at crosses & saves, he can’t do too much about that.
I think Nuno & the players have, generally, adapted well to this league. There are still a lot of new players & a high squad turnover, we are having to play a completely different way with huge pressure on us &, tbf, 3 points off top, 12 games in, is a decent return. I think we have to be a bit more patient as fans & less reactive game on game (myself included). -
Nuno - twist or stick?
Let's cut this off here and now, @IronHerb if you don't get it, let's just leave it.....
You had a pop ate Slacker did you not?
@IronHerb your comment makes no sense to me whatsoever.....I Stated I couldn't comment on the game as I didn't see the game, but TBH your comment is like riddles to me.....If you are referring to my comment to @Slacker , it was regarding the way he worded it, IMO it was a complete dig at anyone else who thinks differently to himself , my comment was nothing of the sort….
How can you write that then dig someone out when you disagree?Jay - Although I said the result was disappointing my point about Nuno is that he is not getting the best out of a good squad for this league, he keeps tinkering, some of his substitutions I simply don't understand, he cannot get the team motivated from the start of the game, he seems lifeless on the touchline, has failed to make the midfield effective....... I could go on but it is just my view. As I said before I don't think he would be good for us in the premiership so my view is address the issue sooner rather than later. I fully appreciate that others may have a different view and I do enjoy reading other's assessments of the game and how we are doing overall. Life would be boring if we all had the same views.
@Barney , very well said, I totally agree...it's not about today's result, IMO it's the bigger picture,..
As you said, I agree everyone is entitled to have their own opinions and it would be so boring if we all shared the same thoughts....
I certainly didn't have a dig at anyone, including yourself......
Strange comment IMO
