A huge Sean Dyche West Ham claim has been made by a reporter close to the Hammers board ahead of the crunch Wolves clash.
West Ham got their first win in seven games with a victory over Brentford in the FA Cup at the weekend.
But what really matters is the bread and butter of the Premier League with a massive six-pointer against Wolverhampton Wanderers looming large on the horizon this weekend.
West Ham play Wolves with David Moyes under huge pressure to turn the wretched Premier League season around.
The Hammers sit 17th, outside the relegation by virtue of goal difference. Ironically West Ham were only kept outside the bottom three by Aston Villa’s equaliser against Wolves last time out.
Defeat at Molineux will leave West Ham in the relegation zone whereas victory would build on the draw at Leeds and potentially lift Moyes’ side up to 13th depending on results elsewhere.
There has been claim and counter claim over what Moyes needs to do to survive the axe at West Ham in recent weeks. And a host of managers have been linked as the Scot’s potential replacement.
Now a huge Sean Dyche West Ham claim has been made by a reporter close to the board ahead of the crunch Wolves clash.
Hughie Southon of Claret and Hugh has contacts in the West Ham hierarchy.
And he claims out of work former Burnley boss Dyche could replace Moyes on a short-term contract should the Scot be sacked.
The report also claims defeat at Wolves could bring the axe down on Moyes.
“Defeat at Wolves would put the board under intense pressure to make a change and although Sean Dyche is one of those on the shortlist he is not seen as the perfect replacement,” Southon reports.
“In reality a short term contract until the summer with a clause for renewal may not be the worst idea as Dyche’s Turf Moor record stands (up to) close inspection…
“That’s not a bad record (Dyche had at Burnley) and although we would all like to see a high flier at the London Stadium, Dyche looks a possible in our present circumstances.”
This is a huge claim and adds further intrigue to the big match against Wolves at the weekend with the hosts looking markedly improved under new manager Julen Lopetegui.
Whether West Ham fans would welcome links to Dyche remains to be seen. There is no denying he did a superb job at Burnley.
But would Hammers supporters see him as the type of manager to progress the team? The club may indeed find that many would prefer to stick with Moyes.
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