Slaven Bilic named as West Ham Manager (09.06.15)

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  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    ;lol
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited September 2017
    So if the Sakho contract is true how long before Bilic gets the axe.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited September 2017
    What are the chances the 'personal problems' were the manager.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Luke , wasn't it mentioned it was not football related, I mean I know some might think that Slav has no clue but that's a tad harsh no... ;wink
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Lots of rumours yesterday so it's impossible to know the truth regarding Sakho. He was originally quoted as saying he wants to go so he can play regular first team football. It then became 'personal problems' and had nothing to do with problems.

    My gut feeling is that there's a personality clash with Bilic.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    OldCastleSwift said:

    It then became 'personal problems' and had nothing to do with problems football

    Fixed it for myself ;ok
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    His history at West Ham suggests tome that he would be a handful for any manager, not just Slaven.

    I do think he is a very good striker when fit, and could make an excellent pairing with Hernandez. His attitude however is just not right.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I have to say that I think Sakho's problem is Sakho.
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    They fell out ages ago, said it then and saying it again now.

    Slav has got a job on his hands trying to make this work, better hope he does as an injury to Hernandez and we're in real trouble.

    All we can do now is support and back the lot of em and hope it comes out the right way up
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/01/rafael-benitez-job-offers-newcastle-mike-ashley-west-ham

    Rumours.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    I'm increasingly confident that Benitez will be our next manager, be it next season when Slav's contract is up, or sooner if we don't get a win in the next three
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Can't see it myself; from that Grundian article it seems that all the things that would cause Benitez to quit Newcastle are similar to what we seem to be guilty of.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    The difference is, the daves will tempt him with the lure of top quality signings and then for one reason or another they won't be signed. Whereas mike Ashley will just flat out say he hasn't got the cash
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Top top managers will find it very hard to work for the likes of Ashley/SuGo

    Imo
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited September 2017
    Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

    Top top managers will find it very hard to work for the likes of Ashley/SuGo will only work for clubs that can spend ridiculous amounts of money

    Imo

    Fixed it for ya! ;ok ;wink
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    ;lol

    That's another way of looking at it....

    I would love to see a really BIG name come to us just to see how it panned out, whether the owners may act differently and just the dynamic....
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    I think Benitez will be our next manager and I'd be happy if it was sooner rather than later.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I'd rather he wasn't at any time.
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Can't say I have anything against Benitez, but he's nearly always had a war chest.

    Not sure that's a fit with us right now
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Having thought about the events of the last couple of days and the club statement etc, I am of the view that it would have been far kinder and fairer for the daves to have just called it a day with Slav straight after the Newcastle game.

    Instead Slav's fate appears to be "death by a thousand cuts" - regardless of how one rates his abilities, he is no way deserving of that sort of treatment by his employers.
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    It's the way they work.....

    If he gets a couple of wins they'll shout it was never in doubt and always backed him

    If he loses the next few they'll say that they had no choice but too cut him loose even though they did all they could for him and supported him, getting all his top targets (but messing around with the most important one - that was to cost a lot)

    Personally I really hope he wins the next game or two, I want to see the fans reaction.

    there is also a part of me that would love him to win the next couple and walk out of principle, hate saying that because the club is bigger than anything but that's how they've helped me feel right now
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

    Can't say I have anything against Benitez, but he's nearly always had a war chest.

    Not sure that's a fit with us right now

    At West Ham we'd have a war envelope or at best a war shoe box ;lol
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    True that
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    To be honest I think the crowd - who have always backed Bilic - are more likely to turn on the owners.
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Possible, I think they really need to get benhind him and the boys for huddersfield, sing his name, if we go behind it will be toxic, stories of banners being made for the owners, they'll get searched and taken off though, probably
  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    SuzanneClaret said:

    Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

    Can't say I have anything against Benitez, but he's nearly always had a war chest.

    Not sure that's a fit with us right now

    At West Ham we'd have a war envelope or at best a war shoe box ;lol
    Well, you can fit a lot of cheques into shoe box. And you can fit a lot of zeroes onto a cheque. ;wink
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited September 2017
    Rumours on other forums that Bilic is getting the sack over next 24 hours. Jokanovic strongly linked.

    Could be rubbish, but...
  • sweepy23sweepy23
    Shame if true. 7th and 11th isn't a bad result.
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Would be very very harsh in my opinion

    Yep we've not been on a good run recently, but he helped give us the best season for 30 years and has to deal with that stadium and a want away star player

    I'm just as worried about who they'd appoint, if it's a massive name then fine, but I'm not sure it would be
  • sweepy23sweepy23
    In the prem I like the current crop of young managers. I wouldn't want to see a Benitez etc at the club. Bilic hopefully can turn it around and make us a progressive club.
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