Thanks for joining us for an extended #bbcfootball daily live text in reaction to the sacking of Julen Lopetegui.

To recap:

• Julen Lopetegui's press conference scheduled for this afternoon was cancelled this morning
• Lopetegui then took training as usual
• West Ham confirmed the departure of Lopetegui this afternoon
• The club are holding talks with former Brighton and Chelsea boss Graham Potter

Keep tabs on our website for any breaking news regarding Lopetegui's successor, expected to be Graham Potter.

You can find the latest on that story here.

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See you tomorrow!

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Former West Ham midfielder John Moncur on BBC Radio 5 Live: "I think a lot of fans would have said Graham Potter is probably the one we would have chosen from the off. Young English manager, if you like, done a great job at Brighton. Interest in bringing young players through as well.

"You've got to remember West Ham won the FA Youth Cup not so long ago [2023]. We've got good young players, so it would have been a great fit. I think the style at which he played in Brighton and the way he got the team playing would have really been attractive to us as a club.

"There will be some funds available [January transfer window], you've got to remember though we spent nearly £100m at the start of the season so obviously they've had their meetings over this, he's going to have targets in mind and they're going to have a plan going forwards."

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Former West Ham midfielder John Moncur spoke about what went wrong at West Ham on BBC Radio 5 Live: "We had stability really for quite a period and obviously David Moyes had done a great job but it had ran out of patience, fans had a little bit [of patience] with the style of play but the most alarming thing this year is when we've given the ball away and out of position defensively we've been all over the place.

"To leak so many goals against not even big teams I would call, is the problem. You know when you're leaking fours and fives [goals], there's a real problem there."

West Ham fans: Are you bothered that Graham Potter has been out of management for 21 months? Or does it not really matter?

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Former West Ham midfielder John Moncur on Julen Lopetegui's sacking on BBC Radio 5 Live: "No, not at all [surprised by the sacking]. I mean, looking at it, there hasn't been an improvement one bit. West Ham fans were calling after David Moyes to have a more attractive style of play and that didn't really happen from day one.

"The most alarming thing for us as supporters is when we lost the ball, the transition, we were so open, we've conceded so many goals, especially of late. It was only a matter of time before he did get the sack."

After three-and-a-bit seasons in charge of Brighton, Potter took the chance to manage Chelsea.

What seemed like the perfect 'step-up' quickly turned into a nightmare though, with Potter sacked after just seven months in the job.

He left Stamford Bridge in April 2023 after winning only seven of his 22 Premier League games, with seven draws and eight defeats. He hasn't held a managerial position since.

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Graham Potter achieved great things in Sweden with Ostersunds - he took them from the fourth division to Europe - but it was at Brighton that he made a name for himself in England.

Potter oversaw 120 Premier League games with the Seagulls, including 34 wins, 44 draws and 42 defeats.

While his win percentage was only 28.3%, that doesn't tell the story of the countless players he improved and the role he played in turning Brighton into an established top flight side.

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Here are some more shouts from West Ham fans:

Tim: I believe Lopetegui should be given the season. There have been glimpses of what he is trying to achieve and binning managers so quickly is unsettling for any club. We are not bad enough to go down so I think we should wait to see how things pan out.

Lee: We should go for Edin Terzic. Potter's win percentage is the same as Lopetegui's whereas Terzic's is over 60%. Originally I wanted Ruben Amorim, but that obviously hasn't really worked out for Manchester United, so I guess we could be in a worse place. But I feel Terzic would work well for us, especially with director Tim Steidten.

Martin: In a nutshell, it has got to be Ange Postecoglou.

Geoff: The club is run like a complete circus and no manager worth his salt would touch the job with the proverbial barge pole. The next appointment will be someone who has fallen off the managerial merry-go-round and is currently, therefore, available.

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We wanted to know who you think West Ham should be looking at to replace Julen Lopetegui. Here are some of your suggestions:

Ben: Graham Potter is the best option, especially given the West Ham board's usual criteria of Premier League experience and being unemployed. He will also have something to prove, much like David Moyes did. As for Lopetegui, he can have no complaints about being sacked.

David: Potter is not the right man for the job needed at West Ham. We need a total rebuild from the academy through to the first team. The bigger picture is that a cultural change is needed in the running of the club. David Sullivan, Karen Brady and Tim Steidten all need to be replaced.

Glen: The obvious choice is Wayne Rooney.

Ant: It should be Moyes, obviously, but he won't come back after the way he has been treated twice now. Plus a fair-sized chunk of the fanbase still don't see that he was our best manager since John Lyall. He is proven in the Premier League and in European competition.

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Former Brighton striker Glenn Murray on the playing style of Graham Potter, the favourite to replace Julen Lopetegui: "He's not rigid. He's not stuck in a system or a style. He's very fluid, and I think we even see that in-game. When I played under him, we would change formations two or three times in a single afternoon, which is quite a skill to be able to have your players understand everything you want from them and be able to change in-game.

"I mean, these changes weren't made at half time. He wasn't exactly sitting everyone down. It was an instruction from the sideline, and, lo and behold! We all knew our jobs, and how to change that style in-game, which I think is credit to his managerial capabilities.

"Graham is a very thought-provoking manager. He knows exactly what he wants, but he wants feedback from the players.It's a collective rather than a dictatorship. And he will meticulously study each and every opponent, and he will best plan the way to try and penetrate that opponent, to try and hurt that opponent, and obviously win games at the end of the week."

There seems to be a big split in opinion about West Ham's decision to replace David Moyes with Julen Lopetegui last summer.

Perhaps the 2023 Uefa Conference League win make those glasses a little more rose-tinted?

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Former Brighton striker Glenn Murray on the type of player that will be successful under Graham Potter: "Someone that works extremely hard. He's very big on next action. So for instance, if something goes wrong, he doesn't want disappointment or arms in the air. It's about that next action about getting up on your feet and getting back in the game and not pausing, staying in the game effectively from a mental capacity point of view.

"I think anyone that buys into Graham's philosophy will be successful under him. I do believe he's not just a manager, but he's a coach. He makes people better around him. And I mean, I think the talent that he could have at his disposal at West Ham is there for all to see - your [Mohamed] Kudus, your [Jarrod] Bowens. I think they've got a good number of players, [Edson] Alvarez in midfield. They've got a nice balance, which, unfortunately, Lopetegui just hasn't seemed to be able to put his finger on."