The shenanigans in Switzerland ie the arrest of several FIFA representatives must highlight to even the most loyal follower of our illustrious leader Mr Sepp Blater that things do not seem to going well. The alleged dodgy dealing and the questions over the awarding of the tournaments to Russia and Qatar are apparently coming to a head with the actions of the FBI requesting the apprehension of above mentioned representatives. How can anyone believe that the outstanding Russia well known for its straightforward dealings in international politics and sport would countenance dodgy dealing is beyond me. Qatar known worldwide for its excellent reputation in football is the natural choice of any freethinking member of FIFA. The questions of slave labour to build the stadiums and the nonsense of where the fans will stay is a red herring and of course must be ignored. To all and sundry it must be obvious that FIFA is a shining light of truth and decency in the shady word of sport politics.
ps The application is in the post.

any takers for this one?

The Mirror reckons Bielsa wants in at West Ham... Wouldn't believe a word I read in that rag, but what would people think about him coming here? I see one poster did vote for him.

There are no rights and no wrongs regarding Sam Allardyce everyone has an opinion and they are all valid depending on ones view point, lets just draw a line and stop all the fractious moaning because the division amongst Fans and even Friends and family on the issue of the now x manager was seriously becoming ridiculous tiresome and in some cases childish, but worse than that Negative for our beloved football club .
I remember seeing a family member at a wedding two years ago and I had not seen him for a few years and he is an avid Hammers fan goes to every single game very solid season ticket geeze, and I said to him "hey what do you think of Allardyce", now what I expected from him was a rant and rave about how useless and pathetic he was, but he actually said " He is just what we need great manager " I just nodded my head smiled and thought 'bloody hell i did not expect that' , but it proves to me anyway that we all have differing opinions I did not think any less of him, such is life some want more some are not too greedy, whatever ! .
Can we all now just get back to supporting West Ham Utd no more silly moaning, I too have done my fair share of having a go about Big Sam yesterday was the final few, NO MORE !, and I do not have one shred of arrogance about what has happened I wish him well, more Importantly I wish West Ham Well very very well Please God, and I am sure every one of us will say an Amen to that .

Some key factors to consider:
1) Playing style........Attacking/pressing ,high tempo please
2) Successful CV......Plenty of experienced managers out there ,many who have won sweet F.A .Need someone who knows what it takes to build successful teams.
3) Temperment .......Need a manager who has good man-management skills,not someone who is known for falling out with players and causing an atmosphere in the club.
4) Transfer Success..Don't want a high spend thrift with little return,but a manager who can spot cheapish talent( this is Westham remember) and known for putting together successful sides
If you know anyone that fills the criteria let us know :)

On behalf of the delinquent cretins amongst us in C&B glasses, just wanted to state my thanks to a decent manager.
Never my fave, you met every requirement asked and achieved stability with a yoyo club. No mean feat with our history.
But it seems mid table is not enough for our legions of expert analysts. Building blocks and long term progression are bad words these days.
Apparently out next boss will be creating fireworks and orgasms.
I fear our famous song will become reality again.
Promise not to laugh too hard if we self combust.

So what happens now? Are we in the Europa league or not?

Is the stage set for Rafa Interim Benitez? Well I guess we may see some troffis if he does. As for the fat one, a relief for everyone involved himself included....

With Bilic confirmed as leaving his club and Sam confirmed as gone there has to be a possibility of Bilic being in the mix for new manager. Not sure what to think about him really. Good record with Croatia, nothing spectacular as a club manager, also don't see him as a big attraction for new signings either. I also don't see him as "one of ours"

He was a superb player for us but agitated to leave, wanting to go to the spuds before Everton met his release clause.

On the plus side, he is a really intelligent guy and hasn't had any real failure as a manager, he also does have the qualities of a leader.

I am interested as to whether people would be excited at the prospect of him becoming our manager?

Sam Allardyce has left West Ham United.

Thanks for all you've done for us Sam and all the best for the future.

It will be interesting to see who replaces him. Would assume the club have someone coming in asap.