Curbs is history and I think this is the best possible news at the moment, at least in the longer run.
Don’t get me wrong, even though I never was a fan of Curbishley, I don’t think his time at the club was a bad one – result wise, that is.
But this is the first sign of a brighter future I’ve seen in a long time.
If this was a sign of ambition I would be ecstatic – but unfortunately it isn’t.
The official site states that the club is now drawing up a shortlist of candidates. I sincerely hope that that is not the case. A proactive board must have seen this coming a mile away, (every internet-active West-Ham supporter have been talking about this for some time now) and prepared for this!
Again, this is not a sign of reborn club ambition – so how can it be good news?
The board now has no choice (?) but to try to attract a decent new manager and for that to be successful he (I presume it will be a male…) must be presented with the war chest that I spoke about in a previous post and that means activity in the transfer market!
On the short term we might end up with a Roederesqe solution, with Day or Keene at the helm, but so be it. But here the Roeder-like situation must end! What must not happen is that such a solution is made permanent and a stand-in manager is set to manage the decline of the club.
So, if the club after some days of “mourning” presents a new manager from the outside with a decent track record, we know that this was a plot set up by the board.
If the club announces a internal solution, witch I suspect, let’s keep our fingers crossed for some good news in December!
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A few years ago Arry Redknapp was ridiculed for his "one more than the other lot"-tactics. Now most fans would love to have him back. I think the decision to, de-facto, sack Curbs was too hasty.
I would have liked to see what Curbs was able to achieve in a "normal season". He managed the "great escape" and a top ten-finish despite a woeful injury list. But as Curbs did not get any support from the board during the transfer window also this one wasn't going to be "a normal season". I can understand that Curbs resigned and want to thank him for his management. It will never be forgotten that he helped the Hammers survive against all odds in 2007 and finish 10 th - above Spurs!! - last season.
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