Alan Curbishley leaves the Hammers
September 3, 2008
While it looked at the way that Keegan would be the first departure of the Premiership season, Alan Curbishley just nipped in there and beat him to it. Curbishley resigned as West Ham manager amid speculation over the last few weeks that he would be sacked.
Poor results for West Ham, including a scare against Macclesfield Town in the cup, led to Hammers fans calling for Curbishley’s head, but a thumping home win on the weekend against Blackburn won the fans back onside.
However just days later and Curbs quit as manager over the board selling players without his consent. Both Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney were sold by West Ham, when Curbishley wanted to keep them in his squad.
Curbishley, a lifelong Hammers fan and former player, stated:
The selection of players is critical to the job of manager and I had an agreement with the club that I alone would determine the composition of the squad.
I started my West Ham 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.
Nevertheless, I wish the club and the players every success in the future.
West Ham will now be looking for a successor to Curbishley, but they’ll struggle to find anyone as accomplished as him.
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