{"id":64726,"date":"2025-09-30T09:41:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=64726"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:30:19","slug":"slaven-bilic-cancels-monday-night-football-appearance-west-ham-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/slaven-bilic-cancels-monday-night-football-appearance-west-ham-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Slaven Bilic Cancels Monday Night Football Appearance On Sky Sports After Missing Out On West Ham Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former West Ham boss Slaven Bilic reportedly pulled out of an appearance on Sky Sports&#8217; Monday Night Football at the last minute.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Croatian manager and former player Bilic, 57, was in charge of West Ham from 2015-2017.<\/p>\n<p>He has also spent time in the dugouts at West Brom and Watford, as well as managing the Croatian national team.<\/p>\n<p>But after news broke of Graham Potter&#8217;s sacking over the weekend, he was heavily linked with a return to East London.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/next-west-ham-manager-betting-odds\/\"><strong>next West Ham manager odds <\/strong><\/a>showed Bilic at 3\/1, second only to eventual appointee Nuno Espirito Santo.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Irons elected to go with the ex-Nottingham Forest coach rather than Bilic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">West Ham United is delighted to announce the appointment of Nuno Esp\u00edrito Santo as the Club\u2019s new men\u2019s Head Coach. \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; West Ham United (@WestHam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestHam\/status\/1971934230835036653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Slaven Bilic Cancels Monday Night Football Appearance<\/h2>\n<p>And it seems Bilic was unhappy at being overlooked for the West Ham job.<\/p>\n<p>The Croatian was due to appear on Sky Sports&#8217; Monday Night Football, covering West Ham&#8217;s trip to Everton in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>However, he pulled out of that appearance late on, suggesting his disappointment at not being offered the job.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Bilic was lined up by West Ham as a cheaper managerial option.<\/p>\n<p>But when Nottingham Forest sacked Nuno Espirito Santo, the Portuguese quickly became West Ham&#8217;s top target.<\/p>\n<p>The 51-year-old rejected West Ham&#8217;s initial approach, believed to be due to financial disputes over his severance package at Forest.<\/p>\n<p>This prompted West Ham to hold talks with both Bilic and former Wolves boss Gary O&#8217;Neil.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Nuno Espirito Santo remained the club&#8217;s first choice, with his appointment confirmed on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Santo will have his work cut out after his new side&#8217;s dreadful start to the season, though.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/west-ham-relegation-betting-odds-premier-league-2025-26\/\"><strong>West Ham&#8217;s relegation odds<\/strong><\/a> have been slashed, with the Irons 19th in the table after six games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FT. It ends level at Hill Dickinson Stadium.<\/p>\n[1-1] <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EVEWHU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EVEWHU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jdgEPAo3iT\">pic.twitter.com\/jdgEPAo3iT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Everton (@Everton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Everton\/status\/1972766656851222883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Duncan Ferguson Drafted In At The Last Minute<\/h2>\n<p>With Bilic pulling out at the eleventh hour, Sky Sports had to act fast to find a replacement for Monday&#8217;s coverage.<\/p>\n<p>They therefore turned to former Everton striker Duncan Ferguson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Big Dunc&#8217; as he was affectionately nicknamed in his playing days, is said to have been more than happy to make a public appearance on the channel.<\/p>\n<p>The Scot has recently been promoting his new book, and is believed to be keen to return to football management, having left\u00a0his position at Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;You stand there son!&quot; \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>Just Duncan Ferguson throwing Dave Jones around the MNF studio \ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CecIxXV96T\">pic.twitter.com\/CecIxXV96T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1972726020013773071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Slaven Bilic&#8217;s West Ham Record<\/h2>\n<p>In his previous stint at West Ham, where he also spent two years as a player, Slaven Bilic took charge of 109 total games.<\/p>\n<p>Of those, he won 42, drew 30 and lost 37, averaging 1.43 points per match.<\/p>\n<p>In his first season in charge, Bilic guided the Hammers to a seventh placed finish in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>His West Ham team broke several club records at the time, including the most points in a Premier League campaign (62), most goals scored (65) and fewest losses (8) in a season.<\/p>\n<p>Bilic&#8217;s second season was less successful, with the club finishing 11th.<\/p>\n<p>That season was notable for the messy departure of star-man Dimitri Payet, who refused to play from January onwards.<\/p>\n<p>After a poor run of results in his third season, Bilic was sacked in November 2017 following a 4-1 loss at home to Liverpool.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Slaven Bilic is 57 today. He played 54 games for West Ham, and then 20 years after his debut, he became Manager in June 2015. His first job was to sign a World Class player in Dimitri Payet, and off we all went on a fantastic ride for our final season at Upton Park \u2692\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7wjhCiTZqb\">pic.twitter.com\/7wjhCiTZqb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Billy Bonds Stand (@BillyBondsStand) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyBondsStand\/status\/1966036809021817276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Which Clubs Has Slaven Bilic Managed?<\/h2>\n<p>As well as West Ham, Bilic&#8217;s managerial career has included spells in England with Watford and West Brom.<\/p>\n<p>As a player, his career started and ended in Croatia with Hadjuk Split.<\/p>\n<p>He played in the Premier League from 1996-1999 with West Ham and then Everton.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring, he was named Hadjuk Split manager in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Bilic then took a job with the Croatian under-21s, before being named first-team boss in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>He spent six years managing Croatia, before joining Lokomotiv Moscow in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Then, he spent a year in Russia before switching to Besiktas in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>After than came his time at West Ham, followed by brief stints at Al-Ittihad, West Brom and Beijing Guoan.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, he was named Watford manager, but his most recent job was with Al-Fateh from 2023-2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former West Ham boss Slaven Bilic reportedly pulled out of an appearance on Sky Sports&#8217; Monday Night Football at the last minute. 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