Slaven Bilic named as West Ham Manager (09.06.15)

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    The Boss in his younger days
  • Why didn't he tell the Standard to shove it after the nonsense they printed about the Chelsea game? And why are there half a dozen photos of the other nights disturbances on the page when he is talking about the football. ;angry
  • Slav deserves a lot of credit in my book for these last few matches. I think one of the hardest things for a manager is to pull his team out of a slump in results and just as importantly,confidence, and he looks, I say looks to have done just that. Many clubs never recover from a bad start due to such a slump but we are already looking upwards again. It was a shame we drew Man Utd away in the cup as there were easier teams who would have allowed us to progress and there is nothing more able to banish a slump in confidence than a cup run. We will just have to do it the hard way I guess.
  • Yes. but beating United away twice in four days will be soooooo good.
  • IronHerb said:

    Yes. but beating United away twice in four days will be soooooo good.

    Yep ............... plus we owe them for cheating against us in the FA cup last year ;angry
  • Certainly do'able if recapturing the form and spirit of last season!
  • Certainly do'able if recapturing the form and spirit of last season!

    and getting a decent referee
  • Well that's that then. There aren't any.
  • IronHerb said:

    Why didn't he tell the Standard to shove it after the nonsense they printed about the Chelsea game? And why are there half a dozen photos of the other nights disturbances on the page when he is talking about the football. ;angry

    Trouble is, you can't win against the power of the press.

    If he stops co-operating with them, there is nothing to be gained, and it will only make things worse. (imo)
  • BILIC REPLACEMENT IDENTIFIED

    West Ham will look to appoint former Spain and Real Madrid midfielder Michel as their new manager if they part ways with Slaven Bilic, reports AS.

    Bilic impressed during his first season in charge but the Hammers have struggled in 2016/17 and currently find themselves one place above the relegation zone.

    According to AS, West Ham are interested in Michel, who is without a club after being sacked by Marseille in April.

    Michel has received various offers over the past few months but he does not want to rush into choosing his new team after his experience at Marseille.

    He is No.1 on West Ham’s shortlist of possible candidates to replace Bilic, while several Premier League and Spanish teams reportedly want him too.
  • Why are we identifing a Bilic replacement?
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    Doesn't make sense.

    Foreign speaking coach, no experience of English football being appointed to keep a club up in the most donor tribe league after a poor start?

    Must be rubbish.
  • "most donor tribe league after a poor start?
    Must be rubbish."

    Pardon. ;lol
  • Competitive = donor tribe

    ;lol
  • That's some predictive text you have there. ;lol
  • NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE

    West Ham want to replace Slaven Bilic with Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez if they decide to sack the under-pressure Croatian.
  • Slav needs to regrow his beard to strike fear into players and opposition alike
  • NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE

    West Ham want to replace Slaven Bilic with Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez if they decide to sack the under-pressure Croatian.

    No, they don't. Really.
  • Slav needs his chance, and January is his chance.

    He has overseen the worst transfer window it could be possible to imagine (after one of the best last summer), in fact nothing would have been better than what they did in the summer. We could put that down to qualifying for the Europa, but even if being kind in doing so it was awful as those players are not up to that either.

    The board need back him to the most extent possible and he needs sell and buy, he then needs provide results that allow us to finish in the top half of the table, even if only just. If he fails to sort out the squad I think he must take the blame for that in the summer, unless of course there is more to it and the board are not able to support, but you would guess we at least have the money we were going to spend on Zsa Zsa and hopefully they will dig deeper still in the circumstances.

    I like Slav and I think he has been a good appointment and will prove to be even better, but now is a big moment for him, the board and the club, their reaction to that moment will demonstrate if he is the manager for us, if the board are able or willing to swim in the most ludicrous and expensive environment that is premiership ownership.

    I hope he and they will come through but at present we have teething problems with the move, the squad is not up to the task and we need recruit and retain this January.

  • Or, more likely, in the fetid minds of the has-been sport hacks.
  • Re Telegraph article...I got to the bit where Arthur Masuaku has flopped and then threw up and gave up. Codswallop of the highest order.
  • Excellent Article, full of fact based investigation.

    Quality broadsheet.

    No wonder print is dead.
  • edited November 2016
    Tbf, the writer is close to the owners. Not saying that means anything in this case.

    And lets be honest, Masuaku hasn't exactly excelled. He had a couple of ok games (where he was the best of a bad bunch) but then has a mare at WBA and has been crocked since.
  • The last sentence of that report says that West Ham will listen to offers including
    Andy Carroll, don't think they would get much with his injury record.
  • ;beer ;wotsits take it ,take it NOW
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