Cottee makes astonishing admission

Former Hammer Tony Cottee has made an astonishing admission saying the West Ham board make a mistake by letting David Moyes leave the first time calling the appointment of Manuel Pellegrini a mistake.

Cottee told LoveSport radio earlier this week “Personally speaking, I didn’t really like the appointment of Pellegrini.”

Talking about the current poor run of form for the Hammers he said: “ it goes back obviously to start the previous season” (when Pellegrini was first appointed)

“I said at the time, I’m not being clever, I felt they should have stuck with ‘Moyesy’. I felt the club needed a period of stability. And David Moyes would have brought that to the club and I think that’s where we’ve gone back to now.

“Obviously they tried the so-called ‘big name manager’, it didn’t work. Spent a lot of money, didn’t work. So we’re now back to where we wERE two years ago and ‘Moyesy’ has come in, he’s firefighting. The club’s up against relegation- it’s going to be tough.

“I think he’s the right appointment, but I just hope we stay up, even if it’s 17th on goal difference I don’t care! Just stay in the Premier League and rebuild for next season.”