Green backs Parker's promotion record for West Ham vacancy
Former West Ham goalkeeper Rob Green says Scott Parker's record of winning promotions makes him a strong fit to replace the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo, while John Moncur questions the club's earlier decision to part with David Moyes.
Scott Parker is expected to take over at West Ham United after the club sacked Nuno Espirito Santo on Tuesday, and former Hammers goalkeeper Rob Green believes his old team-mate's track record makes him the right choice. Parker, 46, has guided Fulham, Bournemouth and Burnley to promotion as a manager and was named West Ham's club player of the year three times during his playing career.
Speaking to BBC Radio London, Green said Parker has demonstrated he knows how to get teams out of the Championship. He acknowledged that critics question whether Parker's style of play will excite supporters, but argued that the priority is results and promotion, with concerns about football aesthetics to follow once the club is back in the Premier League. Green added that the attacking quality already in West Ham's squad would give Parker a solid foundation.
West Ham were widely regarded as automatic-promotion favourites after relegation from the Premier League last season, but they sit eighth in the Championship, six points behind leaders Middlesbrough. They have won two of their last six matches and lost consecutive home games, 3-2 to Southampton and 3-1 to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
The dismissal of Nuno means West Ham are searching for their fourth permanent manager since David Moyes left the London Stadium in May 2024. Former player John Moncur told BBC Radio London he felt the club acted too quickly in letting Moyes go, suggesting the current situation might not have arisen had he stayed.
Moncur nevertheless endorsed Parker, saying he has performed well elsewhere, understands the club and appears a natural fit. He noted that West Ham's supporters are knowledgeable and will not be easily misled, and stressed the need for balance: attractive football means little without victories.
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