Will West Ham be getting the Everton or Sunderland version of Moyes?

Well, it's happened. David Moyes is the new West Ham boss, at least until the end of the season and with the option of an extension. The worry is that the last time West Ham appointed a manager from a team that had just been relegated, it was Avram Grant arriving from Portsmouth. 

We have to hope that six months out of the game has refreshed Moyes and we get the Everton version rather than the Sunderland flop. There's a worrying piece by Louise Tayior in today's Guardian about his time at Sunderland, detailing how he lost the players early on with his negativity and relied on rigid tactics and signing ageing players from his old clubs. 

Moyes has at least given a positive first interview, avoiding the PR mistakes of Big Sam who immediately slammed the West Ham Way. He's also been more positive than he was at Sunderland. Moyes says that West Ham is a big club, it's a good squad and he wants to see attacking, entertaining football but from a sound defensive base. If Stuart 'Psycho' Pearce was added to the coaching staff, as is rumoured, it might help with motivating our underachieving players. 

Apart from flair, the main thing West Ham fans want to see is players running their hearts out. If Moyes can restore some work rate and organisation he'll have taken the first step in winning over the West Ham faithful.