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Deserted Grant still game for a laugh ahead of West Ham's semi-final date with Birmingham

احدث اجدد واروع واجمل واشيك Deserted Grant still game for a laugh ahead of West Ham's semi-final date with Birmingham

Avram Grant appears to be losing friends fast at West Ham but his arid sense of humour has yet to desert him.

As the Hammers manager prepared for Tuesday's Carling Cup semi-final first leg against Birmingham, amid rumours that the club's owners had lost faith in him, he was asked if he had received a message from the boardroom.

'Lose by as many as you can,' he said. Then his shoulders shook and he started to laugh. 'No, no,' the Israeli added.

'The owners are doing everything they think will help the team succeed. Coming into a semi-final, they are excited like everybody else, maybe more.'

Grant's record in semi-finals in England is played three, won three - although his sides have gone on to lose the finals - and perhaps West Ham owners David Sullivan and David Gold are waiting to see if he can make it four out of four before wielding the axe.

'Sometimes a semi-final is more exciting than the final,' said Grant. 'For West Ham to be in the final, their first at Wembley in 30 years, I would be very happy. I think everybody around would be.'

On target: Spector is mobbed after scoring in West Ham's 2-0 win over Barnsley

On target: Spector is mobbed after scoring in West Ham's 2-0 win over Barnsley

Despite this, the owners appear to be running short of patience and have already started the search for a replacement, with Martin O'Neill and Sam Allardyce high on the wish list.

Grant knows he can do little but plough on and consider the advice of Sir Alex Ferguson, who, 20 years ago this month, was seemingly on his way out as Manchester United manager after three years without a trophy.




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