Curbishley quits as West Ham boss

[Jack]

Alan Curbishley has resigned as manager of Premier League club West Ham United.

Curbishley tendered his resignation on Wednesday and it was accepted by West Ham owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson.

The former Charlton boss had grown disillusioned at the club's transfer policy, which had led to the sales of Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney.

The Hammers tried to justify the sales on their website, stating that they were "right for the club" and "based on our best long-term interests".

The statement added: "In the past week, agreement could not be reached with Ferdinand on a new contract to replace his original deal that had just two years left to run, while McCartney handed in a formal written transfer request after failing to resolve his personal reasons for wanting a move away."

Curbishley took over at West Ham in December 2006 and was promised significant transfer funds to help achieve the objective of qualifying for the Champions League within five years.

He signed the likes of Kieron Dyer, Lucas Neill and Freddie Ljungberg during a summer of lavish spending in 2007, but his terms of reference clearly changed this summer.

Gudmundsson told Curbishley he had to reduce the club's wage bill and money was focussed on training and medical facilities rather than signings.

[Beefy]

They've just brought in 2 players on loan today, why do that if they're going to sack their manager. West Ham looked on the up when the Icelandics took over but things look very bleak now, did they have to sell Ferdinand for financial reasons

[Rufc89]

i think its another one of those "manager doesnt make the decisions at the club" sort of thing. he said he didnt want to sell players, but they did, so who is making the decisions.

hope they go down anyway, the cheats

[RedRedRobinSTFC]

I think the writing was on the wall when Egg Head sold his interest in the club. I think they made Curbs' position untenable in the end. Will be interesting to see who gets the job. Wouldn't be surprised to see new owners at the Boylein before too long either.