It would be difficult to sack Curbishley in the summer after the injuries we 
had, but I think he may be out the door by Xmas. Not sure that's fair. but I 
think it will happen.



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Bilic Rumor Gathers A Head Of Steam
Submitted by Neville Nixon on 18 June, 2008 - 09:19.
There has been plenty of press speculation of late about Croatia manager 
Slaven Bilic being lined up to replace Alan Curbishley as manager of West 
Ham, but what started as a chinese whisper has gathered momentum to the 
point that the club are "unwilling to comment" as to whether there is any 
truth to the story.
Club owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson is a firm admirer of Bilic and is believed 
to favour a move for the ex-Hammer. It seems that the blame for recruiting 
players on massive salaries has, rather unfairly, been heaped on Alan 
Curbishley. After all it was Eggert Magnusson who 'splashed the cash', many 
assumed that his departure from the club after just one year was as a direct 
result of his 'loadsamoney' dealings, but it was the incumbent manager who 
sanctioned which players to buy.
Incidentally Slaven Bilic is a qualified lawyer and it was he who negotiated 
his new deal as manager of Croatia, you can bet your bottom dollar that it 
has one hell of a get out clause! - Ed

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> It would be difficult to sack Curbishley in the summer after the injuries 
> we had, but I think he may be out the door by Xmas. Not sure that's fair. 
> but I think it will happen.
>
>
>
> Latest News
> Bilic Rumor Gathers A Head Of Steam
> Submitted by Neville Nixon on 18 June, 2008 - 09:19.
> There has been plenty of press speculation of late about Croatia manager 
> Slaven Bilic being lined up to replace Alan Curbishley as manager of West 
> Ham, but what started as a chinese whisper has gathered momentum to the 
> point that the club are "unwilling to comment" as to whether there is any 
> truth to the story.
> Club owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson is a firm admirer of Bilic and is 
> believed to favour a move for the ex-Hammer. It seems that the blame for 
> recruiting players on massive salaries has, rather unfairly, been heaped 
> on Alan Curbishley. After all it was Eggert Magnusson who 'splashed the 
> cash', many assumed that his departure from the club after just one year 
> was as a direct result of his 'loadsamoney' dealings, but it was the 
> incumbent manager who sanctioned which players to buy.
> Incidentally Slaven Bilic is a qualified lawyer and it was he who 
> negotiated his new deal as manager of Croatia, you can bet your bottom 
> dollar that it has one hell of a get out clause! - Ed
>
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"Fair" doesn't seem to count for much in football management - or Chelsea 
wouldn't have canned a manager who got them to within one win of the title 
and one penalty kick of the Champion's League, Spurs wouldn't have dumped 
Martin Jol, and Sven wouldn't have been eased out of Citeh for finishing 
above us.

Curbs wasn't BG's appointment, either - he was Eggy's, so, really, I think 
BG's been very fair to Curbs, judging by the standards applied at other PL 
clubs.

Hopefully, it will pay off, and Curbs's crocks will all be fit and raring to 
go and will set the league alight next season. If not, and if BG is willing 
and able to budget for a manager of his choice to replace Curbs (which 
budget, for an ambitious candidate would probably have to include a 
commitment to spend significant money to replace the crocks), I doubt he'll 
put up with the situation for long.

OTOH, if by some mischance the club has to pay huge sums in compensation to 
those whingeing money grabbing tossers from Sheffield, and has to operate on 
a shoestring for a while as a consequence, Curbs undoubtedly has the 
pedigree for survival on a budget, judging by his Charlton performance.