Slaven Bilic named as West Ham Manager (09.06.15)
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We were (briefly) in Europe and the daves would have put decent offers to the likes of bats and bacca. Plus we had arguably one of the top providers of assists in the whole of Europe. Still neither wanted to come.
Difficult season, he's made plenty of mistakes and our summer transfer activity was poor.
With a few tweaks here and there we can get back on track next season.
Just my opinion
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Then we lost key first team players to injury and those Europa League players were thrown straight in at the deep end, and were shown to be either not good enough, not ready or a bit of both.
Funnily enough, I could see the likes of Tore, Nordtveit, Feghouli and Zaza contributing to a European adventure. The pace is slower, they're experienced in European football and it may have seen a different path for them all.
Add to that the house move, the training ground move and the Dimitri Payet saga, Slav has had a lot to deal with.
Mistakes have been made all round.
But it'll be an experience for the entire club to benefit from and I just hope that they retain Slav to show next season that he's a quick learner.
Therefore the expectations and the whole "last season they had this many more points/wins etc" make it seem a whole lot worse than it is and it is pretty bad anyway!
We need to stick with 1 manager, he needs to be continually funded to build the squad that he wants and we need to make small but continual improvements.
In spite of his other struggles van gaal did at Man U
Southamptons managers seem to
Meanwhile at West Ham our youngest academy player playing reasonably regularly is noble
Pretty damning imo
There is loads of evidence out there that highlights the fact that changing managers regularly has no long term benefits, and that holding onto a manager has a better long term impact upon the team.
Yes, Tore was a mistake, clearly. However, Ferguson went after Veron, Djemba-Djemba, Kleberson, etc. All managers make misjudgements sometimes, and I would still weigh up the signings he has made in his favour rather than against. This is still the guy who signed Payet, Lanzini, Ogbonna, Antonio & Ayew.
No doubt its not Slaven's sole fault that the player doesn't adapt or play to the standard they thought they signed them for. I don't think switching manager would be a good idea and giving Slaven another season makes sense, but imo he has to get it right this summer or he might end up on the scrap heap next summer. If the club want to push in a European direction say in the next 3 - 5 years. Then anything other than a top 10 finish should be considered a failure and that's what he will be judged on at the end of the day not on "injuries and whatever else that prevented him to get there."
Alderz, ayew a good signing?? For me the jury is still out.
Not saying chopping and changing is the way to go but insisting on keeping someone for a few years regardless is a flawed argument imo
He's a poacher and just what we've needed, 20m was probably too much but the Daves got it on the never never so nothing to worry about in the bigger scope of things
Oddly if he does come vaguely good I don't think £20m will be too much in today's market
Has anyone seen the number £40-£50m plus fees being banded about for players who aren't exactly household names??
Even £30m will be a massive deal for us. I worry as to what quality of player we can get even at that price. We will really have our work cut out this summer. Scary stuff indeed.
(Having said that, doesn't look like a very believable story.)
Astonishing.
Entirely opinion, presented as fact.
What rubbish.
I thing Bilic is safe either way but it would help....
I think he has had a lot to deal with this season and has done so in a dignified and measured way.
Give him a Striker (Not Sturridge) and a RB and lets how he does.
I think his needed hip surgery may play a part.
Think SSN are just repeating the Grauniad thing.
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