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Managerial Merry-go-round - Part 2 - Moyes Masterclass

 Moyes Masterclass So with West Ham plumping for Potter, where did that leave David Moyes? I’m sure he wasn’t sat by his phone waiting for a call from West Ham. However, his phone did buzz, and again, it was an old flame of his. Everton Football Club sacked Sean Dyche and couldn’t resist the reunion with former manager, David Moyes. I mean, we can’t blame them, can we? Moyes brought the good times to Goodison Park, and bar a Roberto Martinez first season at Goodison, Moyes’ Everton were the most successful of their Premier League era. He qualified for the Champions League and regularly had them competing for a European place, despite their financial inequality with the former “big four”. Since Moyes’ departure back in 2013, Everton have often flirted with relegation and never been able to get near to the heights enjoyed under Moyes. This, despite, former owner Fashad Moshiri pumping in over £500million in signings and bringing in Champions League winning managers in Carlo Ancelotti...

Managerial Merry-go-round - Hammer Time!

They say never go back. Once you’ve left, never go back. In football, in work, in life. However, we all love a come-back story. The romantic in us wants to see a happy ending, and in football, a player or manager returning to the former club to pick them out of the mire, is a story we can’t resist. So here we are. In 2025, mid-way through the season, David Moyes has answered the calls of his former club. A challenge, a return, he simply couldn’t refuse. Can he win them another European trophy? Can he salvage their season? Is his return to West Ham a good idea? Wait, no! That’s not right. David Moyes has not returned to West Ham, instead it is his first lover in Everton that has seduced him back into management. Moyes’ most recent club, West Ham, have made a managerial change in the last week, with Julien Lopetegui getting the chop and Graham Potter receiving the call up. And with that the managerial merry-go-round has begun. Why did both clubs feel the need to change, and what can both...