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Was it complacency or sheer blindness that led David Moyes to select Danny Ings as a starter against Olympiacos? Whatever the reasoning for the 'cunning' plan was, it failed miserably! Why on earth Moyes didn't hook the out of sorts Ings at half time is beyond most fans comprehension.

Having missed two clear cut chances and being ridiculously off the pace it is a wonder Moyes waited until near the bitter end to replace Ings with someone who could actually run! Villa must be laughing their heads off that Hammers actually PAID good money for Ings, instead of them paying West Ham to take him off their hands.

Possibly the worst signing the club has ever made, at least in recent years. Mind you, the rest of the starting line up hardly covered themselves in glory, as the wholesale changes made by Moyes were exposed cruelly by the home side. Angelo Ogbonna virtually guaranteed that he will NOT be offered another contract with the Irons because he was dreadful, an own goal to compound the awful error he made in the last round against Freiburg has surely sealed his fate, time and again we was left for dust by the Greek forwards who appeared to have the complete run of the pitch in the 1st half and most of the 2nd half.

Only when Moyes brought on the 'heavy guns' did Hammers look like getting anything at, but it was too late for Paqueta, Antonio and Bowen to really influence the game with the home side being 2-0 up and the crowd urging them on. A superb Pacman strike, a glorious volley gave Hammers a sniff, but the home side were well schooled in the dark arts of time wasting and saw the game out with a series of feigned injuries and other 'stuff'.

On the balance of it, Olympiacos fully deserved their victory and West Ham did too little too late, was it over confidence? Was Moyes trying to put 'Uncle Ingy' into the shop window to see if anyone is stupid enough to sign him? We will probably never know, but tonight was a shambles and the whole team knows it, so do the Management and staff.

It was a poor way to end a record breaking run in Europe, this Sunday's game will be key to showing how much 'get go' Hammers really have, 'Moysie' needs to take a deep breath and blame himself as much as his players because of his dreadfully cock eyed team selection for what could have been a confidence restoring performance, instead it bodes badly for the weekend when the visitors will be 'cranked up' to put on a real display in honour of Bill Kenwright. - Ed

As he prepares to take his team into the anticipated Olympiacos cauldron, David Moyes took time to pay homage to Bill Kenwright.

"It’s incredibly sad news about Bill Kenwright. He was a wonderful man.

He gave me a big opportunity in my career. He took me when I was a young manager in a lower league and gave me a job in the Premier League. He was brilliantly supportive. I couldn’t have had a better Chairman as a young coach.

When I look at modern football nowadays and how difficult it is for many young managers to make their way, Bill Kenwright was great to work with. We had great times over eleven years with him and we had some successful moments.

He’ll be sadly missed and his whole family know how I feel. I’m really disappointed that Bill has left us".

Ironically Hammers play Everton this Sunday in London in what will be an emotionally charged game, fans will be asked to 'respect' Kenwright with 2 minutes applause to celebrate the 77 year old's achievements in the game and in the entertainment industry where he was well respected.

Some Everton fans will have feelings of deep regret as to the way they treated Kenwright in the latter years of his tenure at the club he dearly loved. He was just unable to bring his dreams to fruition during his lifetime. That said it is to be hoped that Hammers show respect but then take to the field wanting to 'show' that Kenwright's decision to give David Moyes his big break in top flight management was the correct one and that they achieve the result that the home fans want, but with a nod to Bill's past.

It will be a difficult game because ALL the Everton players will want to show their respect with a dominant performance! Of course ahead of Sunday's fixture their is the Europa League game in Greece to deal with, a positive result in Athens tonight would mean Moyes and his staff will be able to concentrate on righting the club's faltering domestic campaign ahead of the next International useless break! - Ed

NB: Apparently things were relatively quiet in Athens last night ahead of the game, but the bulk of Hammers fans travelling to the capital will be arriving this afternoon, hopefully on their best behaviour!