West Ham sack Avram Grant
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West Ham sack Avram Grant
May 15, 2011
West Ham have sacked manager Avram Grant after their relegation from the Premier League was confirmed with a dramatic defeat at Wigan.
Avram Grant: Sacked by West HamThe club acted swiftly, dismissing Grant a little over an hour after the Hammers dropped down to the Championship. Charles N'Zogbia's late winner settled a pulsating contest 3-2 in the home side's favour.
A statement on the club's website read: "The club can confirm that Avram Grant is no longer the manager of West Ham United.
"First-team coach Kevin Keen will take charge of the team for the final home match of the season against Sunderland on Sunday 22 May."
West Ham have been languishing at the bottom of the table the entire season and nearly replaced Grant with former Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill in January after a poor run of form.
The club's board stuck with him and there was a short-lived revival when West Ham won three of five Premier League games from February 2 to March 5, including a memorable 3-1 home victory over Liverpool.
But the defeat at Wigan was a sixth in seven league matches for the London side, with relegation persuading the owners the time is right for a change as they contemplate life in the Championship.
Grant also suffered relegation last season when he was in charge of Portsmouth. Having resigned at Pompey, he took over at Upton Park last summer, signing a four-year deal, but lasted less than 12 months.
West Ham are due to move to the Olympic Stadium once it is revamped as a combined football and athletics venue after the 2012 London Games and the club confirmed before the defeat at Wigan that their move would not be affected by relegation.
Pity Avram Grant =(..
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consecutive relegations for poor avram. cant believe he was chelsea boss a few seasons back!
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Originally posted by eddiestolemyoriginalname:
consecutive relegations for poor avram. cant believe he was chelsea boss a few seasons back!
Any manager can win games if you had the chelsea squad at your disposal.
But once you had Portsmouth or West Ham, that's a different story.
