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Avram Grant has given his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday's
trip to Stoke City
17.09.2010
Avram Grant has given his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday's
Barclays Premier League visit to Stoke City. The West Ham United manager
discussed a wide range of topics, including his plans for the Jewish holy
day of Yom Kippur, dealing with the Potters' direct style and his strong
belief in goalkeeper Robert Green and captain Matthew Upson.
Avram on Yom Kippur...
"I will not be at the stadium because this is a very significant day and out
of respect to my father and my mother, especially after all they have gone
through, and the tradition of thousands and thousands of years. It is the
one day I have respected since I was a child and unfortunately it came on a
Saturday this time. I am going to respect this day. "It is something I have
done since I was a child. Unfortunately it fell on the day of the game, but
I say it again, I have a lot of respect for a tradition of thousands of
years and I think everybody respects this. I have respected other religions
since I was a child and there is no other way. "I didn't notice any negative
reaction. Everyone was very positive and even the rector Alan [club chaplain
Rev Alan Bolding] came to visit me today. We need to respect this tradition
of thousands of years because it is a very special day. I think everybody
respects it - we have had a lot of emails, plus support from the Board, the
owners and from the supporters. "The team will be ready. We prepared the
team. I will not be in the dugout, but that's why we have staff. I have a
good staff and the team will be ready 100 per cent and that's what is
important."
Avram on his role in preparing the team...
"I will have all the input except I will not be in the dugout. The meeting
with the team, the talking with the team, the tactics, the training and the
preparation for the team is the same. The staff know exactly what they need
to know in any situation, and so do the team."
Avram on the importance of the Stoke City match...
"It's a big game for us, especially as I think we have improved by the game
but still have zero points. I know that it's very difficult for any team to
play at the Britannia Stadium, but it's also a good challenge. We need the
points and we will do everything possible to take the points.
"I think it can be a turning point, but even though we have zero points, I
believe in this team, I believe in this club and I believe in these players
that we can have a good season. We know what our target is and it didn't
change. Of course, zero points is not something that we were dreaming about,
but we knew that we had bad fixtures. Even with the bad fixtures, we didn't
give up. "If you saw the last game against the best team in the country
[Chelsea], we didn't give up. We deserved more than we got, but in football
there is no deserve and we need to take the points. We're going to take the
points, in this game and the next games. We don't have any intention to stay
on zero points."
Avram on feeling under pressure...
"All my life I feel under pressure. I don't want to live without this
pressure. It is pressure to achieve something. I was in a team at the top
and when you drew it was a pressure. I was at a team with problems and I was
with the national team where you have the pressure of all the country on
your back. Now, I have the pressure. I don't think it is a good pressure,
but the pressure to push you is a good pressure. I don't want a life in
football without pressure - I don't think it's good."
Avram on Robert Green...
"It has happened to everybody. For him, it has happened at the beginning of
the season. I don't think he is alone. Everybody makes a few mistakes. It
has happened to every goalkeeper and the most important thing is his
reaction. I saw him this week in training and he was very good, very strong
and had good spirit. That is what is important to me because mistakes are
part of the game - your reaction is very important. "I never thought about
taking him out of the team. It is another kind of football than those we
have played against. They have set pieces and throw-ins but we have trained
a lot for this and are prepared for this. "When you want to say about a
player, you have to see all the season. Sometimes you have bad moments in
the game - it has happened to goalkeepers, to strikers, to everybody. The
most important thing is the reaction and I have a feeling you will see Rob
Green at his best tomorrow."
Avram on Matthew Upson...
"I don't speak about all the individuals. The team is winning as a team and
losing as a team. I don't think Matthew did a bad job until now."
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Absent Avram Grant backs West Ham '100%' against Stoke
BBC.co.uk
West Ham boss Avram Grant insists his team will be "100% ready" to take on
Stoke on Saturday despite his absence to observe Yom Kippur. The Hammers
have allowed Grant time off for the Day of Atonement, which requires Jews to
fast and pray over the course of Friday night and Saturday. "I may not be in
the dugout, but we have prepared well," said Grant. "The meeting, the
talking, the tactics, the training and the preparation with the team is the
same."
He explained he follows the custom out of respect for his parents, who
survived the Holocaust, and their heritage - a decision, he claims, his
bottom-of-the-table team understands. "This is a very significant day and
out of respect for my father and mother, especially after all they have gone
through, the traditions of thousands of years, it is one day in the year
that I always respect, since I have been a child," added the former
Portsmouth manager. "I have players from all religions, and they know that
there needs to be respect for the traditions. I didn't notice any negative
reaction."
Three years ago, Grant observed Yom Kippur prior to his first match as
Chelsea manager before flying by helicopter to Old Trafford for the game
against Manchester United. Grant will pick the team for Saturday's game,
while assistant manager Zeljko Petrovic will take charge at the Britannia
Stadium with the help of senior coach Paul Groves and first-team coach Kevin
Keen. The Hammers, who have also given Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim
permission to observe the Day of Atonement, have lost all four of their
Premier League games this season, but Grant is maintaining a positive
outlook. "Even though we have zero points, I believe in this team, that we
can have a good season," stated the 55-year-old. "We know what our target is
and it didn't change.
"Against the best team in the country [Chelsea] we didn't give up. We
deserved more than we got, but in football there is no 'deserve'."
The second of Chelsea's goal in last Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Upton Park
resulted from another glaring error by goalkeeper Robert Green. Green, who
famously spilled a Clint Dempsey shot in England's 1-1 draw with the United
States at the World Cup, failed to hang on to a Didier Drogba free-kick
before Salomon Kalou scored. But Grant has backed Green to bounce back from
his latest howler on Saturday. "It has happened to every goalkeeper and the
most important thing is his reaction, because mistakes are part of the
game," said Grant. "I have a feeling you will see Rob Green at his best on
Saturday."
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Carr off to the Palace
KUMB.com
Filed: Friday, 17th September 2010
By: Staff Writer
Tony Carr will be awarded his MBE in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace next
month, it has been confirmed. West Ham United's Youth Academy Director was
recently delighted to learn that he had been granted the MBE - short for The
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire - in recognition of his
contribution to both West Ham and the English national team, which spans
some 37 years as a coach. The Bow-born life-long Hammer, a striker during
his playing days learned that he had been awarded the MBE in June of this
year. Talking at time, he spoke of his surprise at being given the award
which he called 'a great honour'. "I had to read the letter three or four
times before I could believe it. I was with my wife Brenda and we were just
looking at each other and saying 'wow', " he said. "Who would have thought
of it? Growing up on a council estate in Bow to someone who ends up with an
MBE. I would never have dreamed something like this would happen to me. It
is very humbling to think that you have been recognised by the
establishment. "
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Grant - Players understand
Hammers boss expands on why he has to miss Stoke game
Last updated: 18th September 2010
SSN
Avram Grant insists his players understand why he has to miss West Ham
United's game at Stoke City on Saturday. The Israeli will not be in the
dugout at the Britannia Stadium due to the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur and
his coaching staff will take charge of first-team affairs. Grant's absence
comes as the Hammers go in search of a first Premier League point of the
season after suffering four consecutive defeats. The Hammers boss
acknowledged he is not a religious person, but he stressed there was no way
he could not respect Jewish tradition. "This is a very significant day,"
said Grant. "Out of respect for my father and to mother, especially after
all they have gone through, and the traditions of thousands of years, it is
one day in the year that I have respected since I was 11. "Unfortunately it
came on this Saturday, but I am going to respect it. I cannot do anything,
eat or drink. "I'm not a religious person, by the way, but I respect
religion and the traditions of thousands of years. "It was never a question
I would be in the dugout at Stoke. It's one day in a year and it came on a
Saturday. It's not easy for me. "I will have someone tell me what is going
on during the game. I don't know when I will watch the match on TV, but I
will watch the game on more than one occasion. We're desperate to win a game
and hope it will be against Stoke." He added: "I spoke to a few of the
players about the situation and they know. They respect the tradition and
said 'if you stay away we will do our job'. "I really like the reaction of
the players I spoke with, the owners, the board and many, many supporters. I
have had a lot of emails and it is touching. "I heard about a few fans being
unhappy, but it's normal, some of the people don't understand it."
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Grant has Hammers confidence
Experienced coach confident team will cope without him
Last updated: 17th September 2010
SSN
West Ham manager Avram Grant insists his team will be able to cope without
him when they take on Stoke on Saturday. The Hammers boss will be absent
from the Britannia Stadium for the Premier League clash because it is the
Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. Grant has travelled with the squad up to
Stoke but his coaching staff of Zeljko Petrovic, Paul Groves and Kevin Keen
will be in charge of first-team affairs against the Potters. However, the
Israeli does not believe his absence will have a detrimental effect on the
team as they search for their first Premier League points of the campaign.
"I may not be in the dugout, but we have prepared well," he said. "The
meeting with the team, the talking with the team, the tactics, the training
and the preparation for the team is the same. "The team will be ready 100
per cent and that's what is important. "I have good staff, they know exactly
what they need to know in any situation, and so do the team."
West Ham have frequently denied that Grant is under pressure following a
difficult start to the season, having lost four out of four. Stoke will
prove tough opponents having dispatched of Aston Villa last time out, but
Grant has every confidence in his side despite the standings. "Even though
we have zero points, I believe in this team, that we can have a good
season," he added. "We know what our target is and it didn't change.
"Against the best team in the country (Chelsea), we didn't give up. We
deserved more than we got, but in football there is no deserve. "I know that
it's very difficult for any team to play at the Britannia Stadium, but it's
also a good challenge."
On his current situation, the former Chelsea and Portsmouth boss remarked:
"All my life I feel under pressure. I don't want to live without this
pressure.
"I was in a team at the top and when you drew it was a pressure. I was at a
team with problems and I was with the national team where you have the
pressure of all the country on your back. "I don't think it is a good
pressure, but the pressure to push you is a good pressure."
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Upson eyes Hammers win
West Ham defender targets Britannia success
Last updated: 17th September 2010
SSN
Matthew Upson sees no reason why bottom of the table West Ham cannot claim a
much-needed victory over Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. The Hammers have
endured a miserable start to the campaign with four straight league defeats,
their worst-ever start to a season. Upson is not dwelling on the team's
woeful start and is of the firm belief that his colleagues have more quality
than they are showing. West Ham have star players and the England
international knows that if everyone steps up their game they can pull off a
positive result at Stoke. Upson is prepared for the physical battle Stoke
are sure to serve up and is backing his team-mates' character to get their
season back on track. "We're massively better than bottom of the table," he
told the club's official website. "We've got opportunities to put things
right and I think once we've got that solidarity and consistency we'll start
to pick up results. "I'm so looking forward to this game at the weekend. I
want us to turn up as a group feeling positive and really go to win the
game. "Yes, it's a difficult place to go, they've got their tactics and they
structure their team well around it, but if we can deal with that and hit
them with some quality, there's no doubt we can win the game. "It's going to
be a physical game, but we've got to be up for that. We've got to put our
heads in places where we don't want to put them and be prepared to get them
kicked off. "If we can do that and then play with the ball, we can beat
Stoke. We do need to do that first and foremost - it'll be a good test of
our character."
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We'll hammer out a victory
The Sun
Published: 17 Sep 2010
AVRAM GRANT insists his absence will not stop West Ham beating Stoke on
Saturday. The Hammers boss has confirmed he will travel with the squad but
cannot be present at the Britannia Stadium due to the holy day of Yom
Kippur. But he is confident his rock-bottom side can pick up their first
points of the season. Grant said: "I will not be at the stadium. "This is a
very significant day and out of respect for my father and to mother, it is
one day in the year that I always respect. "Unfortunately it came on this
Saturday, but I am going to respect it. "I may not be in the dugout, but we
have prepared well. "The meeting with the team, the talking with the team,
the tactics, the training and the preparation for the team is the same. "The
team will be ready 100 per cent and that's what is important. "I have good
staff, they know exactly what they need to know in any situation, and so do
the team. "Even though we have zero points, I believe in this team, that we
can have a good season."
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Rob is still tops for Hammers
The Sun
By CHARLIE WYETT
Published: Today
AVRAM GRANT hopes Rob Green will rediscover his top form for West Ham today.
The England keeper is suffering the worst spell of his career and made
another mistake against Chelsea a week ago in the 3-1 home defeat. But the
30-year-old will start against Stoke. Hammers boss Grant said: "We're doing
everything for Robert Green. "He's a good keeper, but sometimes the best
make mistakes. These things happen to every goalkeeper. "I have a feeling
you will see Rob Green at his best today. "I have seen him in training this
week and he has been very good, very strong and in good spirits."
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Karren Brady's football Diary
The Sun
KARREN BRADY - First lady of football
Published: Today
Saturday, Sep 11
A LOT of my years in football have been spent trying to persuade fans they
should look at the balance sheet but for some reason they prefer to look at
the team sheet. On the other hand, these days, supporters sniff a financial
mess at a hundred paces. But I want to assure our fans we are cleaning up
ours at a phenomenal rate, whilst at the same time giving everyone a plan
and a purpose. Yes, we have inherited £50million of long-term debts, to the
banks and Sheffield United. But the bank debt will be down to £25m by 2013,
a sustainable level for a business with a turnover over £80m, and that's
only three years away. And in seven months we have been running the club we
have paid back £20m in bank debt, cut costs by £6m and increased income by
£2m. If we've done that in seven months imagine where we can be in a few
years time. No consolation West Ham have lost their opening four matches,
including today's against Chelsea, but I'm hoping the players will soon
become as mean at giving away goals as I am about handing out free tickets.
Sunday, Sep 12
NO doubt Wayne Rooney is relieved not to be the main headline today even if
his pal, boxer Ricky Hatton, has taken his place. Alleged cocaine-snorter
Hatton announces he's going into a rehab clinic, a far more comfortable
place than the doghouse Rooney currently inhabits at home. The two men come
from similar backgrounds - good working-class families in tough areas where
the love of boxing is second only to football. Their parents must be
distraught.
Hatton has been in decline since he sacked long-time trainer and mentor
Billy Graham. Rooney is fortunate Alex Ferguson is in a far more powerful
position than Graham and he left Rooney out of the squad to face former
club, Everton. The Man U manager has shown him the flying boot. He's a brave
and foolish lad if he ignores the implications.
Monday, Sep 13
FAMOUSLY, the great jockey Lester Piggott used to dine on toast and water to
keep his weight down. Benni McCarthy has been allowed the water. And he's
lighter by close on £100,000 in fines, too. Avram Grant had to be pitiless
with the striker who was expanding daily on a Supersize-Me diet and McCarthy
could shortly be filling a West Ham shirt that doesn't need letting out. I'm
back in Wimpole Street today meeting the club's lawyer when I see a
well-known football manager and his chairman emerging from an anger
management clinic. I call the chairman in question later and he explains
he's trying to restrict his manager to two f****s per sentence rather than
six. Knowing what I do of this manager, he's wasting his money!
Tuesday, Sep 14
DARREN FERGUSON is told he must appear before the FA's beaks to answer a
charge that he cursed referee Kevin Friend in the tunnel after Preston's
late collapse against local rivals Burnley. It seems Scottish blood was
certainly racing at the weekend because David Moyes must also appear before
the FA after dashing on to the pitch because he thought referee Martin
Atkinson had whistled time too soon in their thrilling 3-3 draw with
Manchester United at Goodison Park. Well, knock me off my six-inch
stilettos. Moyes should have been on his knees thanking God for the two
added-time goals that enabled Everton to draw with United, not playing at
Braveheart in pursuit of Edward Longshanks.
Wednesday, Sep 15
THE burden of Wembley costs and the wages of Fabio and his Italian amicos
have helped to shake up the FA's finances. If you look hard you'll find a
trifling sum is spent on developing coaches, probably not an eighth of the
amount set aside by Spain and Germany. My belief is the FA is wrongly
structured and although I could write a small book on that you might be more
interested to hear Roberto Mancini considers he hasn't enough strikers for
Man City's Europa League match in Salzburg. He spent £126million in transfer
fees and his plight is that he has only Carlos Tevez and Jo - combined fees
£40m-plus - to try to beat a team currently third from last in the Austrian
League. At West Ham we eked out £16m for summer transfers and wages, so I'll
hold back on the tears, Roberto.
Thursday, Sep 16
TO return to Tevez, I see he's had his hair cut, an improvement that moves
him instantly from the Boris Karloff portfolio into rugged (ish ... with one
eye closed and the other squinted) Latino. Amazing what difference a good
scissoring can make. But a serious trim marks the day a man gives up
thinking he'd look good in a boy band and becomes a grown up. Usually, the
chop is for the better but not always. Many of us hardly recognised the
mousey-haired striker as Fernando Torres when he turned out for Spain in
South Africa and that went for his play, too. It takes a woman to wonder
whether, like Samson, he lost his pzazz when his locks were snipped.
Friday, Sep 17
DOES Tony Pulis come from the Neil Warnock School of Football Management or
is it the other way round? Anyway, my team is at Pulis' Stoke tomorrow and
if we're not prepared for a relentless battle we'll not pick up points we
need. My married PL director pal rings to tell me he is worried. About his
team, his manager, his debt? No, he informed me he has seen the Angelina
Jolie movie Salt - which is about CIA agents and Russian spies - with his
Russian girlfriend and from the way she keeps practising his signature on
his chequebook he thinks she could be a spy. I tell him that if his wife
finds out about their relationship, whether or not she is a spy will be of
no consequence. His assets and private parts are likely to go in any case!
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Av: I have to respect religion
The Sun
By CHARLIE WYETT
Published: Today
AVRAM GRANT admits he is not religious. But the West Ham manager will miss
West Ham's game at Stoke today out of respect for his parents and Judaism.
The Jewish festival of Yom Kippur started yesterday evening - one of the
holiest days of the year for Jews. And while Grant travelled with the team
to their Staffordshire hotel he will be fasting throughout the 25 hours -
meaning he did not join his players for dinner last night or breakfast
today. Grant, who will be informed of the Hammers' progress this lunchtime,
intends travelling back to London this evening when Yom Kippur finishes. It
is a year since the death of Grant's father, Meir, who lost most of his
family in the Holocaust and buried his parents, sisters and brothers with
his bare hands. So while the Hammers boss may not be religious, his faith
has clearly had a major impact on his life. He said: "This is a very
significant day. "Out of respect for my father and to mother, especially
after all they have gone through, and the traditions of thousands of years,
it is one day in the year that I have respected since I was 11.
"Unfortunately it came on this Saturday but I am going to respect it. I
cannot do anything, eat or drink. "I'm not a religious person, by the way
but I respect religion and the traditions of thousands of years. "It was
never a question I would be in the dugout at Stoke. It's one day in a year
and it came on a Saturday. It's not easy for me. "It clashed when I was at
Chelsea, the day before my first game at Manchester United, so I couldn't
train the players that day and they travelled without me. "I will have
someone tell me what is going on during the game. I don't know when I will
watch the match on TV but I will watch the game on more than one occasion.
We're desperate to win a game and hope it will be against Stoke."
Grant, who has suffered a nightmare in the Upton Park hotseat, admitted his
decision to miss the game has generally been positive. He added: "I spoke to
a few of the players about the situation and they know. They respect the
tradition and said 'if you stay away we will do our job.' "I really like the
reaction of the players I spoke with, the owners, the board and many, many
supporters. I have had a lot of emails and it is touching. "All my life I
have respected others and it is good it is happening the other way -
including Alan, the club chaplain. "I heard about a few fans being unhappy
but it's normal, some of the people don't understand it."
Grant is hopeful his side can finally break their duck. He said: "We knew we
had bad fixtures, but we will not give up. "We deserved more against Chelsea
the best team in the country, but in football you do not always get what you
deserve. "I have been coaching since I was 18. In three years I will have
been doing it for 40 years. I don't know any other life than being under
pressure. "When you're coaching the youth team you want to win and are under
pressure. Then you come to the Premier League, then top clubs and the
national team. "West Ham are a good project. Even though we have zero points
I am very confident in what we are doing and I still believe we can do the
right things for the club. "But it is a pressure I live with all my life. I
don't know any other life. Maybe one day I will try."
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Avram & Dyer in bust-up
The Sun
By SHAUN CUSTIS
Published: Today
KIERON DYER was left behind by West Ham last night, after a furious bust-up
with Avram Grant. West Ham's boss, who will miss today's match at Stoke as
he observes a Jewish holy day, had named Dyer only as a sub. But the Hammers
midfielder hit the roof and pleaded to play, even though he is currently
carrying a thigh injury. A club insider revealed: "Kieron told Grant he was
desperate to start and was happy to play through the pain if it helped stop
the team losing another match. "But he was gobsmacked when the manager told
him 'No, you're on the bench'. Everyone knows Kieron's our best player.
"He proved that when he came on at half-time against Chelsea last Saturday.
"So Kieron told Avram to stuff it, saying 'If I'm not fit to play, I'm not
fit for the bench either. I'm going to get some treatment if you think I'm
so badly injured'."
Former England midfielder Dyer did not join his team-mates for the trip to
the Potteries. The row is another blow to the embattled Londoners, who are
rock-bottom of the Premier League without a point from four games. And it
was the last thing Grant needs as he observes Yom Kippur, which forbids him
from working on the Jewish holy day today.
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Avram Grant confident his absence will not harm West Ham at Stoke
Yom Kippur holy day keeps manager away from vital match
Stoke complain to Premier League over Arsène Wenger's jibes
Jamie Jackson
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 18 September 2010 00.06 BST
Avram Grant is confident his West Ham United team will be fully prepared for
their Premier League fixture at Stoke City today despite being unable to
attend the game because he will be observing the Jewish holy day of Yom
Kippur. Tal Ben-Haim will miss the game for the same reason.
West Ham have lost their opening four games and scored only two goals. Grant
travelled with the team yesterday, having prepared and selected the side to
take on Stoke, who have so far won only three points.
"The team will be ready 100% and that's what is important. The meeting with
the team, the talking with the team, the tactics, the training and the
preparation for the team is the same," Grant said. "I will not be at the
stadium. This is a very significant day and, out of respect for my father
and mother, especially after all they have gone through, it is one day in
the year that I always respect."
Grant said his decision is understood by the club. "We have had a lot of
emails, a lot of support from the board, the owners and the fans," he said,
adding that he is not concerned by the pressure deriving from West Ham's
start. "I don't want to live without this pressure," he said.
The West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green made a mistake that led to Chelsea's
second goal in their 3-1 defeat last weekend but Grant is adamant he will
recover. "I have a feeling you will see Rob Green at his best," he said.
Stoke's chief executive, Tony Scholes, said the club have complained to the
Premier League regarding Arsène Wenger's comments that Tony Pulis's team
play "rugby-style" football following their game against Tottenham Hotspur
last month.
"We have written to him objecting to these comments and have asked for an
apology. Much as we respect Arsène Wenger, we cannot allow him to continue
criticising us in this way," Scholes said. "In the absence of any apology,
we will continue with our complaint, even though it has been reported that
the FA will take no action. It is not right that anyone in the game can
criticise one of our players without reproach."
It is understood Stoke have written twice to Arsenal but received no reply.
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Now Kieron Dyer's missing from West Ham's trip to Stoke after row with
absent Avram Grant
By MATT LAWTON
Last updated at 12:15 AM on 18th September 2010
Daily Mail
The crisis at West Ham deepened last night after it emerged that Kieron Dyer
did not travel to Stoke for today's crunch Barclays Premier League game
after a row with boss Avram Grant. Sportsmail understands that Dyer took
exception after the Hammers manager suggested the injury troubled midfielder
was only fit enough for a place on the bench. It is believed the former
England man responded by suggesting that if he was not fit enough to start
the game then he was not fit enough to play at all. Grant did travel with
the team yesterday, but because he will be marking the Jewish festival of
Yom Kippur he will not be present when his side, without a point in four
games, kick-off at lunchtime. Dyer's latest clash is another twist in his
troubled time at Upton Park since a £6million move from Newcastle in 2007,
with his £60,000-a-week wages singled out by owner David Sullivan as an
example of money wasted by the club.
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