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West Ham to confirm David Moyes as new manager

David Moyes will be confirmed as the new West Ham manager on Tuesday, Sky Sports News understands.

The former Manchester United and Everton boss will succeed Slaven Bilic in the role after the Croatian was relieved of his duties on Monday.

Moyes will become the 16th manager in West Ham's history and will sign an interim six-month contract, with the club languishing in 18th place in the Premier League.

His first match in charge will be the Super Sunday clash against Watford at Vicarage Road on November 19, live on Sky Sports Main Event HD and Sky Sports Premier League HD.

Prior to Bilic's sacking, Moyes publicly expressed an interest in the West Ham job while working as a TV pundit in Doha.

The 54-year-old told beIN Sports: "I've always said I want to go back into club management and if the right opportunity comes around, then I'll be interested.

"I've been there myself, I know what Slaven is going through at the moment. He must be hating it and wanting to get a result as quickly as he can. If it becomes available yes, but at the moment it's not available."

Moyes has been out of working since leaving Sunderland at the end of last season after failing to keep the club in the Premier League.

Sunderland won just six of their 38 top-flight matches under Moyes and finished bottom of the table.

 

West Ham have won only two of their opening 11 Premier League matches and were beaten 4-1 at home by Liverpool on Saturday.

They face a tough run of fixtures in the lead up to Christmas, with matches against Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal still to come.

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3 minutes ago, Tommo_b said:

West Ham have only had 16 managers in their history?! 

Yep.  Amazingly their first 5 managers spanned the years 1901 thru 1989.

Here's the list.

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5 hours ago, Stevo985 said:

"Big pitch" must be one of the biggest myths in football.

I don't know. I know it's only a yard or two here and there but it can still alter perceptions. Danny Murphy on MOTD a while ago said he always looked forward to going to VP in his playing days as it was always a massive pitch for an away team to enjoy and he rarely lost there while playing for Liverpool.

I always remember when Stoke were promoted in 2008 and Pulis narrowed the pitch to the tightest allowed. Stoke only lost 4 times at home that season as teams couldn't stretch them and they could get money behind the ball quicker.

Olympic stadium just looks massive compared to Upton Park where fans were practically on the pitch given how close the stands were to the ground. I do think their old players like Zabaleta and Fonte struggle to cover the ground more, particularly in a team that dosen't have possession as much as their previous clubs.

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4 hours ago, TrentVilla said:

 

West Ham going down and being replaced by Sheff United would just be brilliant.

I'd forgotten what an injustice that season was and how lucky West Ham were.

I'd be ashamed of being a Villa fan if we were were ever fined 5m for a football related activity. West Ham fans used it as a badge of honour and wore Tevez masks when they played Sheffield United a few years back.

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