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Karren Brady's account of the Moyes-Steidten fallout at West Ham

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Karren Brady says Tim Steidten was told to stay away from West Ham's first-team areas by May 2024 after his relationship with David Moyes broke down over recruitment.

Her account adds a specific detail to the dispute, though the quoted column does not say who gave that instruction.

No-Guff Summary

  • Brady says Steidten was told to stay away from first-team areas by May 2024.
  • In her Sun column, she describes a clash with Moyes over control of signings.
  • The quoted account does not identify who told Steidten to stay away.
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Brady says Steidten was told to stay away from first-team areas

Karren Brady has put a concrete detail on the Moyes-Steidten split: she says Steidten was told to stay away from West Ham's first-team areas by May 2024.

In a Sun column quoted by West Ham Zone, the former vice-chair said Moyes wanted a say in signings while Steidten favoured a director-led approach. Brady links that clash to the breakdown of their working relationship. The quoted account does not identify who gave the instruction to stay away.

Sources

  • West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Karren Brady, writing in The Sun, said Tim Steidten and David Moyes clashed over recruitment authority, their relationship had collapsed by May 2024, and Steidten was told to stay away from first-team areas.