Nov
21
2008
| Alan Curbishley quits West Ham |
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| Thursday, 04 September 2008 | |
 End of fairytale for Curbishley According to the statement released by the club, “We can confirm that we have accepted Alan Curbishley's resignation as we feel it is in the best interests of both parties. We wish Alan all the success in the future. A shortlist of candidates is being drawn up and an announcement will be made in due course about the new West Ham United manager.” It was widely speculated recently that Slaven Bilic, the Croatian national coach was linked to Curbishley’s job last season but for now, Kevin Keen, the first team coach will take over. Curbishley was obviously unhappy over the sale of Anton Ferdinand to Sunderland for £8million which he said was the board’s decision. He took that decision in stride with an assurance that it will not happen again. But as the transfer deadline came to a close, the board sold George McCartney to Sunderland for £4.5million. McCartney is one of Curbishley’s favoured player and said that he no longer have any authority to manage West Ham. He said through the League Manager’s Association “I started my West Ham United career when I left school in 1974 and have remained a lifelong fan. I have been incredibly proud to manage such a great club and my decision to resign has been very tough. The selection of players is critical to the job of the manager and I had an agreement with the club that I alone would determine the composition of the squad. However, the club continued to make significant player decisions without involving me. In the end such a breach of trust and confidence meant that I had no option but to leave. Nevertheless, I wish the club and the players every success in the future.” |
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