---
title: "West Ham: Fans react to Jamie O’Hara calling for Rio Ferdinand to replace Manuel Pellegrini"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/these-football-fans-react-to-jamie-ohara-calling-for-rio-ferdinand-to-be-given-west-ham-job/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Jack Maleham"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2019-11-25T18:50:36Z"
modified: "2019-11-25T18:50:36Z"
---

# West Ham: Fans react to Jamie O’Hara calling for Rio Ferdinand to replace Manuel Pellegrini

**Jamie O’Hara believes that West Ham should sack Manuel Pellegrini and replace him with Rio Ferdinand.**

The Chilean is under serious pressure at the moment after overseeing three Premier League losses in a row ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/west-ham-united/spielplan/verein/379/saison_id/2019)) and may well lose his job if the poor results continue.

Speaking on the [White & Sawyer show on talkSPORT](https://twitter.com/talkSPORT/status/1198935584074555397), O’Hara claimed that the east London club need a manager who is “all about West Ham”.

He then went on to offer a name to go along with his statement and suggested the former Hammers defender as someone he feels would be suitable for the job.

“This might be a bold shout, but why don’t they give Rio Ferdinand the job?”, O’Hara said on [talkSPORT](https://twitter.com/talkSPORT/status/1198935584074555397).

“Ferdinand, Joe Cole, get some West Ham boys in there. Rio Ferdinand has been there and done it at the highest level, why not give him a job like that?”

Ferdinand has never managed before, instead opting to work as a pundit for BT Sport for the last few years.

It would be an incredibly bold statement for the Hammers to sack a manager who won the Premier League title with Manchester City in 2014 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/manuel-pellegrini/erfolge/trainer/1558)) in favour of someone with no experience in the dugout at all.

Quite a few football fans have reacted to O’Hara’s suggestion, with most left completely baffled. Here is what some had to say on Twitter…

> honestly how is [@Mrjamieohara1](https://twitter.com/Mrjamieohara1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) a pundit??????
>
> — Dan Kosky 🇬🇧🇮🇱 (@DanKosky) [November 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/DanKosky/status/1198935864577085442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Stealing a living, Jamie mate….
>
> — Justin Case (@milkyjugssss) [November 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/milkyjugssss/status/1198948967922446337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Here we go with the nonsense
>
> — Blue Boy (@joseikofi) [November 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/joseikofi/status/1198939221165252608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This suggestion is 💯% not what West Ham need now! We need a experienced manager who is hungry for success and can marshal a defence to the let exciting attacking players we have go & play… not the time for sentiment & risks 🤦🏻‍♂️ [#WHU](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WHU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#PellegriniOut](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PellegriniOut?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Greg Taylor (@d0nkeydr0p) [November 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/d0nkeydr0p/status/1198941733775716353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> How is this man still on the radio? Every day he brings up ridiculous statements
>
> — Joey Tustain (@Jaytuzzle10) [November 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/Jaytuzzle10/status/1198943226733965313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 🙈🙈🙈🙈 he didn’t just say that did he?????
>
> — Connor Boundy (@CBoundy92) [November 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/CBoundy92/status/1198936759096221697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Oh dear get this bloke off air!! Surely there’s someone to talk sense available??
>
> — paul smith (@pauleast84) [November 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/pauleast84/status/1198939515693477888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***West Ham fans, would you want Rio Ferdinand as your next manager? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below…***