West Ham United<\/a>\u2019s co-owner David Gold has admitted that the club’s board have prepared for relegation.<\/span><\/p>\nCemented at the bottom of the Premier League and four points from safety, West Ham\u2019s future in the countries\u2019 top-flight division is looking precarious with only two games remaining<\/span><\/p>\nHowever, Gold insists that the team will fight till the end and if the worst does come to fruition and there will be plans in place to ease the painful transition.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThere isn\u2019t a club in the land that doesn\u2019t have to adjust after relegation and we would be no different, absolutely no different,\u201d he told Sky Sports News<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m making provisions for relegation, not to be discussed, you the fans would be disappointed if we weren\u2019t making contingency plans, of course we are. But we\u2019re still there, we\u2019re not relegated yet, there\u2019s two games to go.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt is often said there are twists and turns, that with you two games to go, they the results just come out so differently to what you project.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nThe remaining fixture list does go somewhat in favour of the Hammers, with games against Wigan (away) this weekend and Sunderland (home) on the final day of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re not going to Manchester United, we\u2019re not going to Arsenal,\u201d Gold added.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWe all fear the top clubs, and rightly so, because they\u2019re miles ahead of everybody else. So it\u2019s a level playing field.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWe go to Wigan with optimism and determination to win the game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nOn Friday, manager Avram Grant boldly placed the blame upon himself for the team\u2019s situation this season, a decision that may not fare well with Gold and fellow owner David Sullivan. However, the former Birmingham City chairmen have said that nothing has been finalised as of yet about the regarding the Israeli boss’ future.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said: \u201cWe just sit down at the end of the season \u2013 as we always do with our managers \u2013 and we\u2019ll take it from there. If you speak to Avram he\u2019d tell you the same thing. He\u2019s just focussed on these two games.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say he\u2019s Grant relaxed \u2013 he\u2019s as tense as all of us. From the fans through to the manager, through to the boardroom it\u2019s very, very tense, and rightly so. You wouldn\u2019t expect anything different, this is a critical time in the history of West Ham United.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nOriginally posted here:
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