Squidge wrote:
Pretty shit tbf. Great coach, shit manager, certainly with us.
does alright with the england under 21s though doesn't he? and they're looking at having him handle the 2012 team.
anyway -
Avram Grant to stay as West Ham manager
Grant's side are bottom of the Premier League on 20 points
West Ham are "committed to retaining Avram Grant as manager" after reports had linked Martin O'Neill with his job.
BBC Sport understands that O'Neill, who left Aston Villa in August, decided over the weekend against taking up any offer to succeed the 55-year-old.
West Ham are bottom of the Premier League but have won three of their last six games under Grant.
The club said is a statement that "potential transfer targets" had been identified in a bid to beat the drop.
Allegations in Tuesday's Daily Mirror newspaper that vice-chairman Karren Brady had asked some of the players to "rise up against Avram Grant" were also categorically denied.
The Hammers said they intended to find the source of what they called "unhelpful and untrue" comments and would remove them from the club. They added that their lawyers were now dealing with the matter.
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Now that the cracks are being papered over let's hope everyone - Gold and Sullivan, the vice-chairperson, the players, and the fans - get behind Avram Grant
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The backing given to Grant by the board has been reinforced by co-chairman David Sullivan.
"The entire board is 100% behind Avram," he told ESPNsoccernet.
"He is a really decent person who deserves our support. West Ham United is a club that does the right thing and the right thing at this time is to support the manager.
"We will do all we can to bring in players over the next 12 days and once we have achieved that we hope it will keep us up. I urge all supporters to rally behind the club at this difficult time."
A loan deal for Manchester City left-back Wayne Bridge has been West Ham's only move in the transfer window so far, with much speculation focusing instead on Grant's possible departure.
Reports had claimed that former Celtic and Leicester boss O'Neill was likely to take up the reins after Saturday's match against Arsenal.
West Ham made no statement about their managerial position immediately after the Gunners' 3-0 win, although they have now stepped in to make their position clearer on Grant.
Despite Brady's claim in November that the Israeli would "almost definitely" be in charge of the club at the end of the season, Grant's position has seldom seemed secure.
In mid-December, it was widely believed that Grant's job was dependent on him securing a win in his next three games.
After a draw away to Blackburn, his team met that apparent ultimatum with victory over Fulham before also picking up a point against Everton.
Earlier this month, owners David Gold and David Sullivan refused to comment on Grant's position following a board meeting but reports suggested if he was to keep his job the club would have to avoid relegation.
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Brady speaking on Grant in November
Grant is a little over seven months into a four-year deal he signed after previous boss Gianfranco Zola was sacked.
Zola's departure came after West Ham avoided relegation by five points with a 17th-place finish in the Premier League.
Grant was in charge of the financially stricken Portsmouth side relegated from the top flight last season but managed to galvanise the team for an FA Cup run that went all the way to the final.
During his time in charge at Chelsea, he came within a penalty shoot-out of delivering the Blues' first Champions League trophy in the 2008 final and his West Ham side have also excelled in knockout football.
They will take a 2-1 advantage to St Andrew's for the second leg of their Carling Cup semi-final against Birmingham and made the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Championship side Barnsley.
Although money may be made available to Grant, his purchases while at Upton Park have only been of limited success.
Striker Frederic Piquionne has scored seven goals since his arrival from Lyon, but Mexico winger Pablo Barerra and New Zealand defender Winston Reid have struggled to make an impact.
so after going public with the o'neill "appointment" they have scuppered that and are stuck with fester. well done porno-man and dong-salesman!