David Sullivan assurances may not be enough to save David Moyes job at West Ham United
David Sullivan has given apparent assurances to David Moyes that he will not be sacked at West Ham United, just yet, according to The Telegraph on Friday 10 March.
The newspaper has reported that there is still hope that the Hammers’ season can be salvaged, with Premier League survival and another trophy for the cabinet from the Europa Conference League.
However, should the Irons struggle against Aston Villa, Southampton and Newcastle at the London Stadium, then it may be hard to justify the Scotsman keeping his job.
Reliable journalist Jason Burt shared the latest on the situation at the London Stadium, which appears to be ever-changing given the contrasting fortunes of the team.
“In fact, West Ham’s next three league games are at home – with Southampton and Newcastle to follow the second leg of the tie against AEK Larnaca,” he wrote.
“If they achieve positive results there will be a gathering momentum that should draw them clear of the bottom three. Conversely if West Ham struggle in the sequence of league games – getting through against Larnaca to the quarter-finals is a given – then it would be hard for Moyes to survive despite the apparent assurances.”
Impossible.
This has become a real head-scratching season for the Irons.
Yes, it may end with a European trophy from the Conference League, but that would mean absolutely nothing should the club end up in the Championship through relegation.
It would be a complete disaster, and the only man to blame would be Moyes for what appears to be stagnant tactics and a stubbornness to change things.
Sullivan would also take some of the blame for not pulling the trigger, or not doing it soon enough should it actually happen, with these home games clearly crucial.
Four or six points from those three would be handy, with the critical game against Southampton one that simply cannot afford to be lost and more ground to be lost.
Even talking about this after years of pushing for Champions League football is embarrassing enough, so something needs to be done from Moyes and maybe even above to make sure it never happens again.
All eyes are on the London Stadium and West Ham United.