West Ham 0 Sunderland 3

FORMER England manager Steve McClaren has ruled himself out of the running to replace Avram Grant as West Ham manager.

Former England manager Steve McClaren has ruled himself out of the running to replace Avram Grant as West Ham manager.

West Ham co-owner David Gold insists the club will not be rushed into appointing a successor to Avram Grant.

West Ham co-owner David Gold admitted he wished he had done things differently following the club’s relegation from the Barclays Premier League and the sacking of manager Avram Grant yesterday.

West Ham tonight parted company with manager Avram Grant in the wake of the club’s relegation from the Barclays Premier League.

West Ham have confirmed manager Avram Grant will not take charge of the team for Saturday’s Barclays Premier League match at Stoke so he can observe the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur.

IT MAY be unthinkable for the purists among West Ham’s fans, and Gianfranco Zola has not been able to admit it before, but the Hammers have hit on a survival plan – cut out the fancy stuff.

GIANFRANCO ZOLA is ready to be “unpopular” and make the tough choices needed to take West Ham forward.

WEST HAM have appointed Steve Clarke as first-team coach after a compensation package was agreed with Chelsea yesterday.

WEST HAM’S caretaker manager Kevin Keen has welcomed the appointment of Gianfranco Zola as a “fresh start”.

GIANFRANCO ZOLA has agreed a three-year deal to become West Ham’s next manager.

West Ham winger Julien Faubert is refusing to rush his comeback from a serious Achilles injury despite a goalscoring return for the reserves.

Alan Pardew has been sacked as West Ham manager after a string of defeats.

Bobby Zamora made full use of the international break to sharpen up his eye for goal – just in time for the visit to former club Tottenham on Sunday.