Between the end of 2022 and the start of 2023, David Moyes' future at West Ham had been cast into serious doubt amid their struggling run of form.
Five Premier League defeats in a row - separated by the winter World Cup - left the Hammers hanging precariously above the relegation zone and worried about the future.
It got so bad that bookmakers listed Moyes as the most likely managerial candidate to get dismissed from the Premier League in January, as things turned bleak.
Domestically, it did little to improve.