'At least there's chance for a proper send-off'

  • Author, Simon Stone
  • Role, Chief football news reporter

Image source, Getty Images

After confirmation earlier this week that David Moyes will leave West Ham at the end of the season, there is at least the chance of a proper send-off for the Scot.

While many Hammers fans believe now is the right time to sever ties - with Julen Lopetegui set to be named Moyes' replacement - there is total appreciation for the work the 61-year-old has done in four-and-a-half years at London Stadium.

No grand gestures are planned. Moyes is not that kind of guy anyway and West Ham have chosen to make the change, but there will be an acknowledgement from the club for three successive European campaigns for the first time in the club's history, for what could yet be three top-10 finishes out of four - and, of course, that Europa Conference League final victory against Fiorentina last June.

That night in Prague will go down as one of the greatest in the club's entire history.

Moyes was responsible for it and after Saturday's game against a Luton Town side scrapping for their lives, West Ham's fans will recognise that while ushering in a new era.