If David Moyes has a new contract waiting for him, and that is a big if, there are two very simple reasons why he won’t put pen to paper and sign it.
West Ham manager David Moyes is under intense pressure in his role at the London Stadium right now, yet he recently suggested that he has a new contract on the table waiting to be signed.
“I’ve had really good conversations with the owners, with David Sullivan and Karren Brady. There’s a contract there for me and I’m the one deciding I want to wait until the end of the season.”
Considering just how poor we’ve been in 2024 – only four wins in 21 games in all competitions – I think most would agree that Moyes definitely should be moved on at the end of the season.
It was claimed back in February that the Hammers owners were really unhappy with the recent performances, so what on earth must they be thinking now?
It is painfully obvious to see that he’s not the man needed to take this great club forward.
The Scot is a stubborn man though, and he will not go down without a fight. That said, his stubbornness may well work out in our favour this time…
The 2 reasons why Moyes won’t sign a new West Ham contract
Whatever happens, I truly believe Moyes will be gone at the end of the season, regardless of whether he’s been offered a new deal or not.
And here’s the two main reasons why…
Firstly, it has been widely reported that West Ham will be going down a more continental route when it comes to player recruitment.
Tim Steidten will have full power when it comes to incomings and outgoings, whilst Moyes, if he stays, will have one job – to coach and manage the team.
I believe that’s the right way to go. After all, the German was responsible for the brilliant signings of Mohammed Kudus, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Edson Alvarez.
Meanwhile, Moyes was the driving force behind the additions of James Ward-Prowse, Kalvin Phillips and Danny Ings.
Moyes’s player recruitment has been highly questionable, certainly over the past year or so, and we can’t afford to have him waste any more of the club’s money.
The fact that he has splashed so much cash, yet we’ve been left with one of the oldest and unbalanced squads in the league is an utter joke.
The 60-year-old has had full and total control at every club he’s managed throughout his career to date. With the landscape set to change at the London Stadium though, he won’t be sticking around, I’m sure of it.
Secondly, I strongly feel like the board will be stipulating that the Scot needs to bring more youth team players through to the first-team. What’s the point in having such a strong youth-team setup if you’re not going to use the young players?
Just look at the way Liverpool bring through youngsters to the first team, and they are not at the same level as us at under-18 or under-21 level.
Don’t come at me with the excuse that the pressures of the job are too intense to blood youngsters.
Jurgen Klopp has integrated the likes of Conor Bradley and Jarell Quansah into the Reds first-team this season, whilst his team are in the midst of a Premier League title charge!
Mauricio Pochettino is doing it at Chelsea whilst Erik ten Hag, for all his faults, has done it at Manchester United as well.
There are plenty more examples of this too, including Wolves, Crystal Palace and Brighton.
Moyes’s handling of promoting youth team players on into the first-team has been atrocious since he returned to the London Stadium in 2019.
Sure, he has integrated Divin Mubama into the squad, but the 19-year-old has been given just 74 minutes of Premier League action this season (Transfermarkt).
That’s just not acceptable. The likes of Ollie Scarles, Lewis Orford, Callum Marshall and George Earthy haven’t had a look-in, when they’d have been far better options than some of the dross we currently have amongst our ranks at the London Stadium.
All of those young players should be getting consistent minutes with the senior side if you ask me.
It’s clear to see that Moyes isn’t a manager who will be told what to do, and he certainly isn’t prepared to work within stipulated parameters.
There is no way David Moyes should be handed a new contract at the London Stadium. However, it’s quite obvious to me why he won’t be signing it if he indeed has been.
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