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Manager who dreams of becoming West Ham boss now 16 games unbeaten as Moyes clings on

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Will Still has dreams of managing West Ham United and you could hardly blame the Hammers if they were interested.

David Moyes is clinging onto his job at the moment.

The Scot has won just three of his last 16 Premier League games, drawing four and losing a very worrying nine.

West Ham’s last defeat, a 4-0 thrashing at Brighton and Hove Albion, resulted in Hammers fans signing that Moyes would be getting sacked in the morning.

That hasn’t happened but Moyes is in a precarious position right now.

Heading into today’s home game against Aston Villa, West Ham sit int he bottom three and were dented by wins for Bournemouth and Everton on Saturday.

Moyes seems to be hanging onto his job because West Ham aren’t convinced by the potential replacements on the market.

Yet one manager who loves West Ham may just be proving that idea wrong.

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Will Still is thriving amid West Ham United love

Stade de Reims boss Will Still has been one of the stories of the season.

The 30-year-old was barely known around Europe at the start of the campaign but is now on everybody’s radars.

Still stepped up to became Reims boss in October, taking over as interim manager following Oscar Garcia’s exit.

Still has now gone 16 games unbeaten and can extend that to 17 by avoiding defeat against Monaco today.

This has been a quite remarkable story for the Belgian, who pursued a career in coaching because of his love for Football Manager.

Still got his coaching start with Preston North End’s Under-14’s and now finds himself as one of the hottest young coaches in the game.

That kind of coach is what West Ham fans are seeking and Still appears to love the Hammers.

The Daily Mail noted in January that Still is actually a West Ham United fan through his father.

Still allegedly always played as West Ham on Football Manager having taken to the Irons as a kid.

Speaking to talkSPORT in February, Still admitted he has always been a West Ham fans and landing the Hammers job one day is his dream.

Unbeaten in 16 compared to just three wins in the last 16 for Moyes at West Ham, maybe Still should be on the list as a potential replacement…