Simple way is sack him or back him.Disgrace and classless the way
this is being played out.

West Ham United are set to hold a pre-match press conference on Wednesday ahead of their FA Cup clash with Aston Villa but it is unclear who will be in charge, according to The Sun.

The news outlet reported via its print edition [6 January, pg 49] that West Ham are said to be waiting on Graham Potter’s response after it was claimed he is set to take over at the London Stadium [Sean Whetstone].

As it stands, it will be Julen Lopetegui who is expected at the press conference scheduled for 8 January.

Lopetegui is still in a job at West Ham but that could change over the coming days or even hours, but The Sun claims that a falling-out with Tim Steidten has done his chances of remaining at the club no favours.

Some sense from Richard Keys.

https://www.westhamzone.com/news/tim-steidten-slammed-as-shambles-verdict-shared-at-west-ham/

Jacob Steinberg
Wed 8 Jan 2025 08.26 GMT

West Ham poised to sack Lopetegui after agreeing longer contract for Potter
Lopetegui’s Wednesday press conference cancelled
Potter close to finalising deal as manager to 2027

West Ham are poised to sack Julen Lopetegui after talks progressed positively with Graham Potter, who is close to agreeing a two-and-a-half-year contract to take over as the club’s manager.

A press conference with Lopetegui scheduled for Wednesday lunchtime was cancelled on Wednesday morning and, barring an unexpected hiccup, Potter will replace him before Friday’s FA Cup tie at Aston Villa.

The process stalled on Tuesday because West Ham’s preference was for Potter to take over until the end of the season, whereas the former Brighton and Chelsea manager was pushing for a longer deal.

West Ham have agreed in principle to Potter’s demand for a contract to 2027, and although a deal has not been sealed the way is clear for him to return to coaching for the first time since he left Chelsea after seven months in April 2023.

Lopetegui is understood to have attended work as usual on Wednesday morning as he awaits confirmation of his departure. He took training on Tuesday despite knowing West Ham had decided to sack him but cancelled a team meal scheduled for Tuesday night.

People go on about Brighton shat he done there
They ain’t done **** all imo
Other than make there owner plenty
When silver gets sold each season
Great money making club other than that
**** all

Start all over again.Hope Potter gives the young players a chance,see
what they can do.
Joke the way the sacking was handled,drawn out when no need.

Jacob Steinberg
Spaniard was always the wrong choice and Potter is walking into a job where surgery is required alongside a clear vision

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/08/lopetegui-west-ham-challenges-for-graham-potter

Julen Lopetegui was always the wrong choice. West Ham were warned against appointing him last May, but they pressed ahead and have paid the price. They are seven points above the bottom three after spending more than £100m last summer, the football has been drab, supporters are disengaged and the only surprise is that it has taken this long for West Ham to part with the Spaniard.

So much for a fresh start. West Ham were ready to move on from David Moyes, whose reign ran out of steam last season, but they have made a spectacular hash of the succession plan. Lopetegui was not the coach to oversee a style revolution.
West Ham were taken in by a deceptively strong CV. Lopetegui was fired by Spain on the eve of the 2018 World Cup, lasted 14 games at Real Madrid and is not remembered fondly at Sevilla despite winning the Europa League in 2020. They were told he had a history of falling out with people. It was not long before they realised they had made a mistake.

It has been a disastrous appointment. West Ham have mustered few decent performances under Lopetegui, whose attempts to introduce an approach based around a high line, possession and inverted full-backs never convinced. They have been slow, incapable of pressing and vulnerable to transitions. Players have struggled to understand their head coach’s messaging.

There was surprise at the start of the season with Lopetegui’s emphasis on long switches of play. Sources wondered whether he was so different to Moyes, who was criticised for his counterpunching tactics, and the humiliations have piled up. Awful at the back, West Ham have conceded three goals or more on nine occasions this season.

Somehow, though, Lopetegui hung on after losing 3-1 to lowly Leicester last month. Sérgio Conceição was discussed and Graham Potter was close to taking over, only for West Ham to dither and waste more time.

Lopetegui, who has chopped and changed without coming close to finding a settled XI, limped on. He has shown an ability to dig out results here and there, although much has depended on the heroics of Lukasz Fabianski in goal and sudden bursts of attacking inspiration from Jarrod Bowen. It would not have taken much for West Ham to be in a much worse position.

As it is, they still look unlikely to be dragged into a relegation battle. They have experienced internationals and players capable of making a difference. Potter, who is taking his first job since leaving Chelsea in April 2023, thinks he can work with this squad.

Fingers have been pointed at David Sullivan for appointing Lopetegui and questions have been asked about Steidten. Why did the German end up staying away from the training ground under Lopetegui and Moyes? Why are there insiders who struggle to believe the social media hype around Steidten? Lopetegui, it is said, may not be the last high-profile exit. There is a sense Steidten does not have a grasp on English football. This has been a grubby episode, reflecting poorly on West Ham. Lopetegui’s camp are furious about his treatment. They feel he has been undermined and messed around by a technical director lacking in credibility. There is disbelief Lopetegui has been left hanging while his job has been touted around.

Sackings are part of the game, but there are proper ways to conduct business and West Ham’s well-earned reputation for chaos comes from the top. As the largest shareholder Sullivan must bear responsibility for the lack of moral clarity that repeatedly creates these unseemly dramas around managers. It feels as if Steidten, meanwhile, must change his ways if he is to survive.

Cos fans know the German been
Hand stung by you know who
Why take any notice of him cos no body  imo
Puppets moved by little man at top

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cdxzxydx7qeo

West Ham have enjoyed success in recent years under previous boss David Moyes - winning the 2022-23 Europa Conference League and competing in the Europa League in the seasons either side of that.

While his departure at the end of last season seemed unusual from the outside, there was a feeling Moyes' time at the London Stadium had run its course, with fans calling for a more progressive style.

Former Hammers boss Harry Redknapp said: "It's not an easy place to manage - the expectation there is very high. Whoever goes there, not only do they have to produce a winning team, they've got to produce a team that plays what West Ham fans see as the West Ham way."

But Murray, who also played for Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, felt West Ham was a "good fit" for Potter if given the time to implement his own philosophies.

"They want a better brand of football to be played at the London Stadium, and I think he'll be able to deliver that," he said.


Murray also added "entertaining football" does not just come overnight but Potter has experience of juggling style with substance.

In the Premier League era, West Ham managers have been given an average of 32 months in charge - or just over two and a half years. That is longer than Newcastle, Everton, Tottenham and Aston Villa.

Sources with an understanding of the situation told BBC Sport Potter had received other offers since leaving Chelsea, but he had chosen West Ham given the stable ownership and a track record of allowing managers time to build.

He also felt the club had a good squad compared to others in the lower end of the Premier League and the job felt like a good fit.

Redknapp will not be forgiven for the Billy Bonds situation and Sir Trevor knew the score there. I would like to see one of our ex players in charge one day Michael Carrick who has been doing a fair job in his native North East.

23 points currently, God knows how in truth , only games we really deserved to win would be Ipswich and Palace, maybe Newcastle, but it is 23 points just the same.
If Potter can sign one or two and get the best from the rest I can see a decent second half of the season. It's a funny Premiership this season with the likes of Man U, Spurs in the bottom half with Forest,Bournemouth etc near the top, but i can see a switch nearer normality in the second half.
WHU have got a very nice set of home fixtures to come, if we can get some early momentum, Fulham and Palace not bad starters albeit neither of them have lost many at all lately.
The average points needed to finish top half in the Prem over the last 10 years is 50.4 points. So not a huge amount more points per game needed than we've got from a stinking first half of the season under a clueless manager.
I do think it will probably be above the average this season but even at 52/3 points I think that is achievable.
8-1 is freely available, I've seen worse bets.

What are the premiership team? Has got Danny Ings  playing upfront for 70 minutes? We need to put hand  in our ****g pocket and buy some players badly.
Centre half’s useless
Our midfield too slow

Villa improved the 2ND half where we played well the 1ST.
Hope I'm wrong but don't think Ings is up to it anymore,prem' level anyway.
Scarles played well & Summerville going off was a blow.
Goodbye F.A Cup,again.

Centre half centre midfield and striker

Ings ain’t even championship level
Pay him up ship him out he’s useless as been from day one

We need a plan
Potter got put arm rd kudus get him playing again if wants to go sell in summer
We need put Mexican in defence cos surly better than Greek lad
But can’t play as one of the pivot is too slow and fitness levels is not up to it

We need to get Potts back from loan and buy o’Connor Gallagher type
We need a striker bad
Either dip in market or loan rashford get arm rd that fella too

If Moyes wants his Czech boys let him have them
Part of problem big Czech he box crasher that cznt play in the middle of a pivot
He’s too slow range of passing shocking

There you go

Bare bones again tonight
Going be up hill struggle
The negative vibes seem to gone
From manger team
We just need board to step up now
Done something right at last by appointing potter
Players buying into what he wants
That’s coming from inside club

Want away stars are reconsidering that’s what YouTube twitter are saying

He’s proper **** house
But very good player with it
Don’t know to many Brazil players that have skills
And thuggish and feather behaviour

Result with bare bones
Onwards upwards let’s hope they get him
Some ammo

Did those keepers have no defenders around?