It may be becoming an annual habit. In May 2017, David Moyes left Sunderland. In May 2018, he departed West Ham United.
Yet the similarities are superficial. Twelve months ago, he resigned at his lowest ebb, having taken an established Premier League club to an abject relegation. He can leave the London Stadium with reputation restored, to some degree.
A 13th-place finish sounds unspectacular for a club with the budget and the talent in the squad to equip them for better. But after inheriting a genuine relegation battle - unlike Everton's situation, despite the sacked Sam Allardyce's claims to the contrary – Moyes did succeed in steering his club to safety.
The context made it a more admirable achievement. The difficulties caused by the move to the London Stadium and the breakdown of the relationship between supporters and publicity-hungry owners who rarely shoulder the responsibility when anything goes wrong meant the atmosphere was often toxic.
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Failings in recruitment left an unbalanced, ageing squad, shorn of speed in key positions, lacking the extra central defender and defensive midfielder Moyes required. Defeats certainly were not all the Scot’s fault.
A manager who seemed trapped in a tactical straitjacket in his time at Manchester United defied his image in an imaginative response. Reconfiguring West Ham with a back three meant Arthur Masuaku made a swift transformation from misfit to dynamic wing-back.
The reinvention of Marko Arnautovic as a centre-forward was a masterstroke. West Ham’s record buy had fewer league goals or assists than red cards under Slaven Bilic. He delivered 11 goals and six assists for Moyes, egotistical flair player and straitlaced manager forming an odd couple in a mutually beneficial relationship.
There were times, including Sunday’s 3-1 win over Everton, where Arnautovic and Manuel Lanzini formed an entertaining, effective attacking alliance who were liberated by the absence of a specialist striker. Moyes did not duck a decision, twice showing the strength to drop Joe Hart. He was vindicated both times.
It was not all positive, of course. A win ratio of 29 per cent sounds underwhelming. West Ham’s FA Cup defeat to Wigan Athletic was embarrassing. Their defensive record improved under Moyes, but remained unimpressive.
They had too few home wins and inconsistency was an issue. Moyes made progress, but it was a stop-start affair, hindered by the underlying problems that stem from the top. He felt altogether rational for West Ham, an unflashy workaholic at a club with a fondness for showy gestures, a weakness for big names and incurable addiction to the headlines.
He left the day after co-owner David Gold talked of having a shortlist of managers and then said he hoped Moyes would stay: even to the last, there was mixed messaging, coupled with the sense that West Ham were forever looking for something better.
Yet there were hints that Moyes had tired of West Ham’s culture. At 55 years old, appearing slightly old-fashioned and not always deemed the most glamorous, expansive or progressive, a realist was not a natural fit for a club where the gulf between ambition and actuality can gape.
Lest it be forgotten, West Ham wanted Carlo Ancelotti, Jurgen Klopp and Rafa Benitez three years ago. They ended up with Bilic; now they are talking of appointing a "high-calibre" figure in the next 10 days.
So another strange search for overly optimistic targets may beckon. As for Moyes, he may never manage a bigger English club than West Ham again.
Yet with some indications he has rediscovered the confidence and sense of purpose he seemed to lose in his traumatic spell at Old Trafford, perhaps he is better equipped to prosper elsewhere.
The difficulty is finding a sizeable club with the stability West Ham lack.
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Ziina users can donate to relief efforts in Beirut
Ziina users will be able to use the app to help relief efforts in Beirut, which has been left reeling after an August blast caused an estimated $15 billion in damage and left thousands homeless. Ziina has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to raise money for the Lebanese capital, co-founder Faisal Toukan says. “As of October 1, the UNHCR has the first certified badge on Ziina and is automatically part of user's top friends' list during this campaign. Users can now donate any amount to the Beirut relief with two clicks. The money raised will go towards rebuilding houses for the families that were impacted by the explosion.”
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Red flags
- Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
- Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
- Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
- Overseas companies targeting investors in other jurisdictions - this can make legal recovery difficult.
- Hard-selling tactics - creating urgency, offering 'exclusive' deals.
Courtesy: Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching
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The specs
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Torque: 230Nm
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Starting price: Dh79,000
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Ticket prices
General admission Dh295 (under-three free)
Buy a four-person Family & Friends ticket and pay for only three tickets, so the fourth family member is free
Buy tickets at: wbworldabudhabi.com/en/tickets
The specs
Engine: 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo
Power: 398hp from 5,250rpm
Torque: 580Nm at 1,900-4,800rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Fuel economy, combined: 6.5L/100km
On sale: December
Price: From Dh330,000 (estimate)
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The currency conundrum
Russ Mould, investment director at online trading platform AJ Bell, says almost every major currency has challenges right now. “The US has a huge budget deficit, the euro faces political friction and poor growth, sterling is bogged down by Brexit, China’s renminbi is hit by debt fears while slowing Chinese growth is hurting commodity exporters like Australia and Canada.”
Most countries now actively want a weak currency to make their exports more competitive. “China seems happy to let the renminbi drift lower, the Swiss are still running quantitative easing at full tilt and central bankers everywhere are actively talking down their currencies or offering only limited support," says Mr Mould.
This is a race to the bottom, and everybody wants to be a winner.
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1. Fasting
2. Prayer
3. Hajj
4. Shahada
5. Zakat
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Water waste
In the UAE’s arid climate, small shrubs, bushes and flower beds usually require about six litres of water per square metre, daily. That increases to 12 litres per square metre a day for small trees, and 300 litres for palm trees.
Horticulturists suggest the best time for watering is before 8am or after 6pm, when water won't be dried up by the sun.
A global report published by the Water Resources Institute in August, ranked the UAE 10th out of 164 nations where water supplies are most stretched.
The Emirates is the world’s third largest per capita water consumer after the US and Canada.
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What sanctions would be reimposed?
Under ‘snapback’, measures imposed on Iran by the UN Security Council in six resolutions would be restored, including:
- An arms embargo
- A ban on uranium enrichment and reprocessing
- A ban on launches and other activities with ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, as well as ballistic missile technology transfer and technical assistance
- A targeted global asset freeze and travel ban on Iranian individuals and entities
- Authorisation for countries to inspect Iran Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines cargoes for banned goods
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