PL News: Moyes to stay at West Ham
It has been announced that David Moyes will stay on as West Ham manager after winning the Europa Conference League.
His future had been the subject of huge speculation throughout the season.
On three occasions, Moyes appeared to be only one game from the sack, however, each time, West Ham won and eventually secured their Premier League future with two games to spare. Back in December, it appeared he was really close to the sack. At the time, one West Ham fan told us: "He has to go!"
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Before that magical night in Prague, it been 43 long years since West Ham fans saw their team lift major silverware.
It has now been decided Moyes will stay in his job as West Ham looks forward to European football for the third successive season for the first time in their history. UECL: West Ham win Conference League (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com)
Over the last few weeks, there had been many reports linking Moyes with the vacant Celtic job, but the Hammers hierarchy now insists he would see his West Ham contract through until the end of next season. It remains to be seen what will happen after that.
What are the fans saying?
Frank, a West Ham fan, told us: "For Moyes, this is fully deserved. He gave us the best night in generations, and there is no reason why he can’t turn around our league form next season. Great decision from the club."
Peter, also a West Ham fan, added: "I am so pleased with this decision. We clearly need to find and develop a longer term strategy. However, in the short-term, this makes a lot of sense."
Graham started to think about the future. He told us: "For me, the major question for Moyes to answer is can he oversee the spending of a large amount of money from the sale of Rice. He will need to spend this wisely and incorporate new players into the team and make it a better unit. It could be an interesting couple of years in the Premier League where teams can finish anywhere between 7th and 17th. Moyes needs to start next season well and aim to finish towards the higher levels of that."
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Michael gave a realistic view towards West Ham's immediate future. Mike added: "I think the West Ham board have realised the club isn't going to push for European qualification every season. It's probably best to stick with a manager capable of achieving a high finish, even though he won't manage this every year.
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