As David Moyes might say were he pressed on the subject of managing West Ham United: making a success of it is not as easy as some people might have you believe.

On Graham Potter, who currently looks in pole position for the managerial job, Moncur added: "A lot of fans would have probably said he was the one we all would've chosen from the off.

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