A reminder….
West Ham didn’t sack David Moyes, he chose not to renew his contract and the club decided against offering one.
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West Ham didn’t sack David Moyes, he chose not to renew his contract and the club decided against offering one.
103 comments · 84% upvoted · other discussions
Imagine if he'd been backed in January rather than having players sold from under him...
tomomalono [OP] 7 points · Aug 2025 · Mark Noble
Our form under Moyes was awful in the latter half of the season, the season before, we were in a relegation battle for 34/38 games. Didn’t it work out we won something like 5/30 games.
RoachEWS 0 points · Aug 2025
As I said, imagine if he'd been backed in January. As for the season before, you're right. Terrible season 🙄
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NobleForEngland_ -2 points · Aug 2025 · David Moyes
We signed more players over 30 in one summer under Lord Tim than in five years under Moyes.
RoachEWS -5 points · Aug 2025
He didn't get backed so that it looked acceptable to not give him a new contract.
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tomomalono [OP] -1 points · Aug 2025 · Mark Noble
You’re right, google is free, from West Ham’s own website
‘West Ham United can confirm David Moyes will leave the Club by mutual consent at the end of the 2023/24 season, when his contract expires.’
Mutual consent.
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tomomalono [OP] -1 points · Aug 2025 · Mark Noble
We won 4 games from December to May.
My stance on the Moyes debate and I’m only saying this once here.
He left by mutual agreement. He wasn’t sacked. As a man, a person, with dignity and self worth, he was left in the lurch by the board. It wasn’t fair to offer a contract to him and take it away, either offer it to him, or let him know sooner he’s not getting renewed. As an individual, the way he was treated, by the board, was disgusting.
But there were Moyes Out banners at away games, I remember them at Forest, Arsenal and Palace, I think. He had to go.
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tomomalono [OP] 1 points · Aug 2025 · Mark Noble
I agree with every word. But he didn’t want to sign the contract, and ultimately he didn’t and wanted to part ways. That’s the crux of my point, it was always mutual. I’m sick of the way people say we sacked him, ‘why did West Ham let Moyes go?’, it was always mutual.
His treatment of players was shocking, Benrahma, Scamacca, Haller to name a few. But I agree, he was just as much to blame for recruitment too, how many times he passed up on players to keep the same squad. Why he let Fornals go I’ll never know. But when he did have players, he never knew how to use them, the three named above apply
RoachEWS 1 points · Aug 2025
It's funny that, because it was widely publicised that moyes and steidten were begging sullivan to cancel the fornals deal. But let's forget about that, shall we?
tomomalono [OP] 1 points · Aug 2025 · Mark Noble
And to add to your point, you can pin point our downfall, was after the Frankfurt game. Admittedly, in that time, we had some good performances. But we were sub par for way of it. We stepped up in Europe, but that’s the hallmarks of a decent squad, you can compete on both fronts. Good runs in Europe have long papered over the cracks.
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RoachEWS 1 points · Aug 2025
I remember Lyall out banners. Should he have gone? Ridiculous argument.
tomomalono [OP] 1 points · Aug 2025 · Mark Noble
Have you even read the fucking point again?
Moyes left on mutual terms. Mutual agreement. I feel like a broken record.
He didn’t want to stay in the end? What’s that got to do with John Lyall staying or going if the fella didn’t want to stay in the end?
RoachEWS 0 points · Aug 2025
You can say or as many times as you want. It's not fucking true though. Just suits your agenda.
tomomalono [OP] 1 points · Aug 2025 · Mark Noble
Look on the West Ham website fellas, in fact I’ll post it here for you….
https://www.whufc.com/news/club-statement-david-moyes
And read the first paragraph
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HomieApathy 1 points · Aug 2025 · Carlton Cole
The vast majority of supporters had turned on him.