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7th November 2017
07:35am GMT

Yet, he's set to be a Premier League manager again, despite the fact Sam Allardyce and Richard Keys reckon British managers are "second-class citizens" in English football.
However, maybe Moyes will prove everyone wrong and show he's still a decent manager, or "fit for high office" as Alex Ferguson said when he chose the 54-year-old as his successor.
Moyes' appointment has, unsurprisingly, provoked a strong reaction.
https://twitter.com/JBurtTelegraph/status/927313336403972096
And so has his choice of assistant. According to reports, Alan Irvine, Chris Woods and Stuart Pearce are set to be part of Moyes' coaching staff.
https://twitter.com/Matt_Lawton_DM/status/927579170271612929
Phil Neville had been touted as a possible assistant for Moyes, but unfortunately it appears he'll still be a pundit this season and won't be taking his place on the Hammers' coaching staff. Few saw Pearce's appointment coming. The former Nottingham Forest and England U21 manager played for West Ham between 1999 and 2001, and therefore "knows the club", as the Proper Football Men will undoubtedly say in the days and weeks to come.
Pearce's record as a manager isn't exactly brilliant. In 2009, he guided the English U21 team to European Championship final, where they lost 4–0 to Germany. He coached the Great British Olympic football team at the 2012 Games in London, and was Manchester City manager between 2005 and 2007.
Pearce's most famous moment as a manager was playing goalkeeper David James as a centre-forward in a City match. So, Joe Hart might now get a chance to form a strike partnership with Andy Carroll.
https://twitter.com/AdamSmithBro/status/925403698272067584
Some reckon it's a good move by Moyes to bring in the former England defender.
https://twitter.com/Lawrenceee_B/status/927594612348346368
https://twitter.com/mickeyfogg108/status/927625423663529984
https://twitter.com/NeilThomo970/status/927599497718501376
https://twitter.com/Steveh245/status/927600013848580097
https://twitter.com/JamieMehmet5/status/927582751636811777
But others aren't so sure.
https://twitter.com/coys100/status/927588717442760705
https://twitter.com/Smithlaaar_/status/927597929338232832
https://twitter.com/ShaneBurns_/status/927648162390728705
https://twitter.com/shaun_curran/status/927601458903683072
https://twitter.com/lucapaci_/status/927564073692221440
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