I am also optimistic. We kept complaining about Moyes, now we have the personnel to make a difference. We got what we wanted, Steidten is in control of signings, and we have a head coach instead of a manager. We asked for the system to evolve, now we have to trust the method

@LEON.1717

Ай бұрын

Got what we wanting? Speak for yourself. He’s the Spanish Moyes. Boring slow football.

@davidb8586

Ай бұрын

@@LEON.1717give the guy a chance. We haven’t even seen him in action yet!!!

I'm glad the model is changing at West Ham. I don't expect miracles in a season. If the football evolves gradually, our coach is tactically flexible and proactive, the transfers make sense and improve the team, the age comes down, we use some youth, and finish mid table or above, I'll be ecstatic. Our squad is old, mismatched and largly unfit. It's time for some deadwood culling and new incentives.

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

Agree with every word mate, I always say you can have success that isn’t measured by the league table and I consider what you’ve said, as part of that.

@ianknott8065

Ай бұрын

Agree with you both.

@davidlawrencegraham6722

Ай бұрын

great comment mate bang on the money : )

The new coach must recognise that Tim . Is in control and his contract must represent that.⚒⚒⚒

I think Flynn Downes has definatley got something. His certainly been playing better than Kalvin Philips has been since leaving leeds.

@NOOne-im5vg

Ай бұрын

I can't see him coming back to play for us.

@davidlintin

Ай бұрын

He wants to stay at southy apparently.

@Poikka65

Ай бұрын

From what I've heard he wants to stay at Southampton....

@WHUmick

Ай бұрын

My nan's been playing better than Kalvin and she's 83!

Just remember nothing is impossible, if you hit the right sweet spot with a good honest set of players. Who would have thought Leverkusen would be so hot under Alonso, sweeping every one aside. Or Claudio Ranieri, what price was he as a Premier League Championship manager when he took over almost relegated Leicester City in the Summer of 2015. This might be the moment for West Ham to finally blossom.

He’s probably a good bet as a step forward it would be a big ask to change from ultra cautious defensive Moyes ball to all out attack mode in one go this looks like a halfway house appointment hopefully it will work out and we recruit players who are comfortable on the ball quicker in transition and we keep kudus and Bowen

Sullivan learning he’s lesson I would like to think so but leopard & spots spring to mind

@DC-uf6ve

Ай бұрын

You can't cure stupid

@Poikka65

Ай бұрын

I'll never trust Sullivan

I think it might be the drama off the pitch rather than on the pitch we might find more entertaining depending upon how the Sullivan, Tim and Mr Lollipop manage a trois plays out.

My biggest fear is not JLo clashing with Sully, its Sully and JLo ganging up and clashing with Steidten. We all know JLo is Sullivans man, and I hope they both decide not to keep putting the brakes on Tim's transfer picks. Steidten for me is the main man at West Ham and he must be left alone to get on with his job of finding players.

@DC-uf6ve

Ай бұрын

JLo? You pathetic speng

Steidten needs to recognise we need homegrown talent, the likes of Jonathan Rowe / Alfie Dougherty / Tosin / leif Davies / Jacob greaves are major upgrades to the team!

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

Think Tosin is off to Newcastle but I agree about rest.

Agree Geo. Sullivan's laissez-faire style of management didn't work when trying to integrate the Moyes manager and Steidten director of football relationship in the transfer windows. When leadership was needed all we got was muddled chaos.

Two years of J-Lo is fine and if he decides to walk, fine, We’ve got Stiedten to find us another younger manager, obviously Sully keeping his nose out and backing him like he backed Moyes will make it a smoother passage..

@DC-uf6ve

Ай бұрын

Please stop calling him J-Lo. It's pathetic.

Can we all let Lopetegui through the door please. Let him do his job before making assumptions about what’s happening behind the scenes. But to be honest Im looking forward to a break from West Ham and football in general. Looking forward to the summer and all them gigs and festivals I’ve lined up. More to life than just football.

Good video geo. I personally like the optimistic view. If they can draw clear lines of responsibility and can work together within those parameters, could be set for a good season.

thanks geo hope you and the mrd the mrs are well looking forward to the new era interesting times ahead mate

It’s all well and good saying a manager shouldn’t have a final saying, but if Steidten signs a load of crap, who’s neck is on the block if the team struggles due to squad being full of players not good enough? The manager. Lopetegui won’t think any differently. He’ll want players he believes are good enough, as bad signings could be the difference between losing your job or keeping it. There needs to be the right balance. Hopefully Tim delivers this summer as he’s flattered to deceive so far at this club. I agree neither Moyes and Tim were happy with the January window. You only had to hear Moyes’ comments on the night after the game. And why would they have been chasing Osman if they were happy with no Benrahma or Fornals replacement? Disclaimer, it wasn’t for the sake of it.

Style of football aside, let’s hope Loppy makes subs from 60mins, fresh legs with quality alternative players. Cos we lost major games because DM didn’t.

i always thought moyes had a condition in his contract that granted him final say on all transfers, i believe i read as much when he signed the 2nd time round you'd imagine stedten would've been informed about this temporary limitation in his role as well as an agreement that any future appointment would be a head coach, otherwise he wouldn't have signed

hi fellas sorry off topic. but i want to know which of the following players you will miss the most once we have the clearout this summer (assuming they are leaving): ogbonna cresswell pacqueta ben johnson mubama ings soucek coufal antonio fabianski aguerd kuddus (?) i will miss ogbonna the most. i was watching moyes lap of honour after the luton game. saw ogbonna there, he was almost in tears, the look on his face he was hurting really bad, you can tell he loves the club so much, as if he will be leaving a dear loved one that means so much to him. he looked in a bad state , very emotional. he has a genuine love for the club, and has been solid for us all these years, the club means so much to him, i will miss him the most. and then i would miss in order: cresswell, antonio, fabianski. thats it

Flynn was stifled under Moyes. I would love to see him back in a West Ham shirt. He is a reliable midfielder. 🙏🙏

I'm with you Geo. All about Sullivan in this scenario. Can't say I'm optimistic about the whole situation, feels like Husillos and Pellegrini again. At least Lopetegui would walk out and mug Sullivan off

You’re putting a lot of trust in Steidtens abilities

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

I am but that’s also partly due to Sullivan but it’s also my belief we should have a DOF (I know that’s not his title but work with me) overseeing the player recruitment side of things.

@dicaniowhu

Ай бұрын

In fairness to Geo, he doesn't think scarf man is the Messiah like many of our fans do. Yet to see any pearl diving, but looking forward to it

@Hammer123_

Ай бұрын

@@HammersChat steidten was the one who wanted kudus and alvarez right? And moyes wanted Phillips and ward prowse? Ward prowse has been good to us, but kudus and alvarez saved us this season imo. So 2 for 2 so far, I think its a good idea to give him the keys this summer

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

@@Hammer123_ depends who you believe mate

Now just keep your snout out Sullivan!|!

Hi mate hope ur well..hopefully now westham can kick start new players and sort out players we have ..we need to the the road running...please keep up great work..kind regards Paul in cork Ireland

No mistake from Sullivan. Still in prem - job done, ambition achieved.

@Hammer123_

Ай бұрын

True, however he should have given the keys to steidten when he first got here, look at kudus and alvarez, those were steidtens, jwp and phillips were moyes

i think an underrated aspect of next season for us is lack of europe, whilst conf league wouldve been perfect imo, lack of europe allows us to focus on cups and the league more prep time for games could be pivotal

Watching a few videos today about the new backroom team and how they supplement Steidtens people. Hopefully they gel and provide a proper coaching and recruitment infrastructure. Just need Sullivan to butt out.

this is probably extremely optimistic but what if JLo is a short-term appointment to transition the team towards a more attacking Style. like Potter at Brighton after hughton. again very optimistic because we have we ever had a long-term plan under Sullivan

@ricochet2977

Ай бұрын

Personally I think that’s exactly what Lopetegui is, the next step in our journey to make us more competitive in the league and Europe, let’s hope Sullivan keeps his wallet open and his opinions to himself.

Just rebuilding the defence and playing a better pass and move game will go a long way,football is such a simple game,we can't concede possession and sit deep getting battered every match its ridiculous especially with the defence we've got

Just hope everyone is on the same page now

We only need unity you dope.⚒⚒⚒

Absolutely spot on about the longevity of Lopetegui. Hopefully we will now see a long term progression process around management where continuous improvement policies will be implemented. When Lopetegui has done his job, replace him with the next level.

My concern is that this was not Tim’s choice and Sullivan has his grubby hands all over this appointment. The appointment and his football doesn’t concern me as much and actually could be a stepping stone to a more possession based attack minded football and format in a couple of years. To go from Moyesball to ‘Amorinball’ probably not possible in two years anyway without an even more expansive (and unaffordable…) rebuild.

The squad is so thin, we truly do need a rebuild, and I think steidten is the right man for the job, its good to see that we at least have a plan for the future.

Two thoughts. Do we actually have the room to spend money? I thought we were on a Uefa watch list for unbalanced spending. Secondly. They should put a clause in the Head Coaches contract that says if he fails to make Europe then he walks. As anything less than 8th is not ok.

Thanks again Geo for your comments.Yes,the whole messy situation between Moyes & Steidten is 100% the fault of Sullivan.And until we get new competent owners of our football club.These circus acts will continue,courtesy of our muppet in charge,Mr Sullivan!COYI⚒️

Financially we are in a better position than most. Sullivan has actually managed that well. I reckon we have ~100M to spend without sales. so we should be able to bring a number of players

I appreciate the board will not announce Moyes successor until after the last game, but there’s no reason, now we know this, that they cannot release the details of the “project” and what Steidten’s involvement will be, and if he’s leading this.

So Geo what are the club supposed to do, wait till Moyes decides what he wants to do before they look for a replacement, if they had done that , the fans would be up in arms, the club and moyes knew months ago that he wasn't signing a new contract

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

That wasn’t my point at all, it was more just tongue in cheek I’ve defended the club seeking alternatives for a few reasons.

Well Tim as the man to bring players in think we are looking good now players will come as moyes god bless him but i want Fonseca know we here so be westham let's behind him and show him the love we have for the best club in the world

Only check into the fan channels every few months and all I ever hear is a what a dire state of affairs west ham is in. It’s quite depressing really.

The best thing you could do is Patreon’s get no adds on KZread (might be spelt wrong) or least just one not three

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

It’s something we have considered but we would need a lot of people to join patreon to make it feasible (so there’s no loss of income) The videos on patreon have no adverts at all and never will.

Geo, serious question raised by your key question. What do you think success looks like for David Sullivan from the Steiten lopetegui venture. If tim leaves does Sullivan get another DOF.

David Moyes yes, support and no supporters, should get together and try and convince David Sullivan to stay behind the seams and stop his Medeline or sell our club

So we shouldn't look for new manager's until the season ends... How does that work...

I get the impression that David Moyes rejected Tims choice of players deliberately. It would be nice if the club could come out in the open and indicate exactly the working relationship between Lope and Tim so the fans can be absolutely sure. As for Sullivans input I am not quite so optimistic as you are. Leopard and spots comes to mind.

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

I never said I was optimistic 😂

COYI

It’s a Moneyball situation

Do you see any similarities between us now with jlo from wolves like with emery Arsenal to villa?

The problem with El Lopo (I refuse to call him J-Lo - that's a separate sexual fantasy) is that we will have possession and play from the back but can we break sides down? If we start bringing in players like Zaha, The Brazilian Kid and Banza and add them to Bowen, Kudus, Earthy and an occasional Antonio I don't think that's going to be a problem.

I know you don’t usually find the words ‘Sullivan’ and ‘sense’ in the same sentence. However, Stiedten has signed 3 players that the club can sell at a vast profit why wouldn’t Sullivan see sense and follow the advice of Steidten in all football matters ?

The board deserve credot for once for getting the eggs in a basket early and j-lo maximum time ... its gone complately under the radar . but sure as anything , everyone would be moaning if it wasnt done ...

I'm low key worried that Sullivan has been kind of spoiled by having a yes man like moyes . I think Sullivan is going to find it very hard to work with anyone that has a spine after being treated to Moyes who would tell him that the sky is green if that's what he wanted to hear

We can't as fans have it both ways. The board for once have been pro active in getting a manager in situ before he last o e leaves If we hadn't we would bemoaning we are late to the party again. Get behind j lo , give him a chance if he fails then get on his back but not before 😊

If Lopetegui managed this season instead of Moyes. What place do u think we finish?

@fptking1434

Ай бұрын

16th

@ricochet2977

Ай бұрын

If the situation was the same IE not enough fresh legs, probably 9th

@BenjaminNew-cf6zw

Ай бұрын

@ricochet2977 agree....I think we'd probably finish about the same as we will with Moyes? How then is the change for the better?

@ricochet2977

Ай бұрын

@@BenjaminNew-cf6zw Because now Tim Steidten is in charge of recruitment we will be able to have better rotation of players and Lopetgui is more experienced in big squads and has more experience in implementing changes, plus hopefully he will give the youngsters a chance and some hope.

@BenjaminNew-cf6zw

Ай бұрын

@ricochet2977 that's alot of faith in a director of football with no European football to offer. I think he's good but the idea he's some sort of genius I've yet to see evidence of

It’s good that Tim is working with him… I think noble will leave West Ham good luck to J-lo

I think that the West Ham hierarchy want to teach Steidten lesson. Perhaps they thought that Tim got too big for his boots. They should not humiliate Tim

@user-gm7ft2nq7c

Ай бұрын

Utter rubbish

I keep saying we can do a villa next season with a few good signings as our attackers are good, its kilman in defence I'd like Johnson to resign and couple of youth players

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

Am hopeful about Johnson for a certain reason but we will see!

@terryrosenberg2870

Ай бұрын

Re-sign or resign?

@TheAmg10

Ай бұрын

@@terryrosenberg2870 re-sign

Gentlemen, you need to learn about recording levels and standardize yours to KZread specifications--they're like 20dB or more too low. All your videos should be uploaded at exactly the same levels (pretty sure you can boost them during the upload, but then you run the risk of added noise). Hire a recording engineer for an hour to teach you.

the poison dwarf cannot keep his hands off transfers, tim will walk before end of next season

Why wouldn’t we get behind him? Any true fan will want him to succeed even if we didn’t want him.

I'm trying to be optimistic, but this just looks like a car crash waiting to happen and we will end up with Moyes 3.0 to keep us up at the end of the season

Moyes has left us with an ageing squad that's short on numbers and requires two new CB'S and a midfield capable of keeping possession, along with at least one striker and left attacker - quite some legacy that amounts to negligence and incompetence and one that Sullivan has allowed to develop.

Gotta say geo I feel your optimism is wishful thinking tbh! We will see hopefully not...

Nothing wrong with talking to managers behind the back its tims job to find his successor hes not moyes’s mate hes the man findin our manager so moyes can shh

I hope David Sullivan has learnt from his mistakes...

I don’t get the whole Moyes disrespect thing. We knew he was leaving, we needed a new manager. What was we supposed to do, not start looking until after he left? If we did that we would be accused of poor planning.

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

It was tongue in cheek, I’ve made it very clear in previous videos that I think the club did the right thing and why I’ve no sympathy for Moyes

He's only a sullivan pick because he doesn't have to pay any compensation.This club will only progress with new owners.👎👎👎👎👎

@anthonymehlman8290

Ай бұрын

If he only wanted cheap he would keep Moyes , small squad , same coaches! Maybe just maybe he’s a good coach with goiod in game management

@wayneb9253

Ай бұрын

Well said. Sullivan is a tight bastard and that will definitely be a factor. Hopefully steidtn can work with this new fella

I doubt Sullivan would change he undermine zola for Grant then messed up O'Neal deal keep Grant then we got Relegated then Grant was fully sacked and had to be convinced by players to go on the coach backed to London

It’s lopete-gee. And it’s Pake-taa. Just so you know

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

Paqueta said it’s Paqueta, just so you know. And one of Lopetegui’s ‘friends’ told me how to surname his surname

@leelatmir4128

Ай бұрын

@@HammersChat don’t be a silly billy. The clue is in the spelling, so start by spelling it correctly then you can learn how to pronounce it. I understand the language, Just trying to help

@leelatmir4128

11 күн бұрын

@@HammersChat No he didn"t. lol. How can paqueta spell his own name wrong? i was just trying to help. you carry on being a wally but maybe you guys should confer and at least say the same thing.

@leelatmir4128

11 күн бұрын

@@HammersChat maybe listen to your expert Cal from the copa club. or are you saying he is wrong too?

I don’t buy the Pellegrini being a disaster narrative.

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

That’s fair, I think I am biased as had high hopes for him, naively.

Proof is in the pudding. Lopey is laughing all the way to the bank whatever happens. I will get behind whatever manager once he is onboard, but I will won't be getting excited, until I see a consistent change for the better. Iv'e been a fan to long to allow managers let me down. Lets see what happens. I definitely won't be expecting Europe in Lopey's first season, whatsoever COYI

Sullivan finds it impossible not to get involved. As soon as he does either steidtman or lopetegi will go. Sullivan is the problem.

It would be difficult to be worse than moyes style

@alexwood2385

Ай бұрын

He has managed at Real Madrid & Seville so he must be half decent so give the man a chance before you start judging him.

@mercedessl8718

Ай бұрын

@@alexwood2385 my comment was not a snipe at Lopetegui more a comment how shit moyes football was and will always be. Of course i want the new guy to be successful I’m just amazed at hearing those crap presenters on talksport say how wonderful moyes is

There has been a toxic atmosphere around the club for quite some time and it mainly comes from the top. We witnessed it recently when the petulant bully Moyes lashed out at Steidten because didn't have the guts to do it to the main culprit the poisonous dwarf. I don't see Lopetegui falling for it, so hopefully he builds a bond with Tim and they manipulate the tin pot Napoleon into doing what's best for the club.

I don't care about david moyes he has mucked up to the last to seasons

LETS HOPE THINGS IMPROVE, BUT SULLIVAN WILL STILL WANT HIS GRUBBY LITTLE HANDS INVOLVED

Lopetegui is not and never will be a "Yes Man". That could be a problem for Sully

Really don't like this appointment as it's not Steidten's choice but it is what it is. While Sullivan remains as owner he will always find a way to get his grubby mitts involved in everything. I just have a bad feeling that if this backfires the media are going to destroy us.

@Douglas-xs1bf

Ай бұрын

But, was he on steidten's list? And who was his choice? Amorim? Did we not want to pay or did he say no?

@ultra5057

Ай бұрын

​@@Douglas-xs1bf I very much doubt Lopetegui was on Steidten's list as it's not usually the type of manager he would go for. Sullivan has a reputation for appointing managers that are out of work & are 50+ years old.

@Douglas-xs1bf

Ай бұрын

@ultra5057 i totally agree on the Sullivan's preference statement. I wish we could know who's on Tims list. How many managers has Tim appointed?

@ultra5057

Ай бұрын

@@Douglas-xs1bf I'm not actually sure tbh. I know that he was involved in a lot of great player signings like Frimpong & Hincapie to name a few.

Hey, is a cheat airmen because he don’t want to spend money

@wf.718

Ай бұрын

I'm not a fan of Sully but he can't be accused of not spending. Moyes has had best part of 500 mill!

Just do not want Lopetegui anywhere near our club, terrible appointment and Moyes 2.0, get ready for more bland defensive football, his appointment shows zero ambition by Sullivan

A negative statement I’m afraid , I firmly believe that the new coach will not be here,, longer than 15 months,,,,, If that

It hard to believe that a club of over 100 years old has achieved so very little I'm 62 I've seen them win f--k all really and I'll go to my grave seeing not alot more, owners, managers have been poor choices apart from a few and can't see anything new happening in the coming future.

This is going to turn out to be another Sullivan master stroke-am absolute disaster. Tim will be gone and, possibly, Nobes, too. If it does all go tits up,no doubt he will blame the fans.

Worst appointment ever back to relegation

@neilwoolf

Ай бұрын

Basing your opinion on what grounds? You see the future too!

@Foorless26

Ай бұрын

@@neilwoolf whats Lopetegui done ?

@neilwoolf

Ай бұрын

@@Foorless26 Do some research and you will find out quite a bit actually.

You're making far too many excuses for Moyes mate

Idk why most fans and HC are overhyping Tim. Hes snake in the grass like Roy Jennings described. Ever since he joined, our squad has been decimated to this situation Lots of politics behind the scene. Signs 2 of Ajax best plyrs and everybody thinks hes gonna turn us into Leverkushen.

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

Well am glad you think that as usually I get accused for not liking him so it’s refreshing 😂

LOPETUGUI OUT How long before we hear that? How long before we shouting for Moyes to come back? BRING BACK MOYES I want three out of four years in Europe again!.

@ryanwestham

Ай бұрын

My fear is it’s Manuel Pellegrini 2.0

Is kudus going to Liverpool ? 😢😢

@HammersChat

Ай бұрын

Only if Salah goes imo but his clause isn’t active until next summer so am calm

@Greth20793

Ай бұрын

@@HammersChat I hope he doesn’t leave

Out problem is SULLIVAN