Wednesday, February 14, 2007
KUMB Poll Reveals record 57% want Curbs Out
C&P KUMB
Tuesday, 13th February 2007
By: Matthew O'Greel
More than half of West Ham United supporters would like to see Alan Curbishley replaced as manager, according to a KUMB poll. A snap poll taken in the wake of United's 1-0 home defeat against Watford on Saturday saw a record 57% of voters call for Curbishley - who has been in the job for less than three months - to be sacked with immediate effect.
Curbishley's disastrous start to his tenure has seen the Hammers win just one league game since he replaced Alan Pardew - that being his first game in charge against Manchester United, a result the former Chalrton boss readily conceded he had little hand in.
Since then United have picked up just three points in the league leaving them five points adrift of 17th-placed Wigan with just 11 games left to play. The only other win under Curbishley came against League One outfit Brighton in the FA Cup.
The appointment of the Canning Town-born boss was greeted initially with a certain amount of scepticism by Hammers supporters who felt that Eggert Magnusson's contacts should have merited a higher-profile arrival to succeed Pardew, who was fired on December 11th.
The recent run of awful results - plus a string of stories highlighting problems between Curbishley and his playing squad - have increased the dissatisfaction amongst supporters who have simply had enough of what has proved to be a wretched season - despite the high-profile arrival of Carlos Tevez, and the long-awaited removal of Terence Brown as chairman (and subsequent purchase by the cash-rich Icelandic consortium).
The KUMB poll result represents the highest percentage ever calling for the dismissal of a current manager; Alan Pardew, even during the darkest days of the Championship never managed to exceed more than 30% in favour of his replacement.
Poll Results
For Curbishley - 32%
Against - 57%
Unsure - 9% (total 337 votes)
Tuesday, 13th February 2007
By: Matthew O'Greel
More than half of West Ham United supporters would like to see Alan Curbishley replaced as manager, according to a KUMB poll. A snap poll taken in the wake of United's 1-0 home defeat against Watford on Saturday saw a record 57% of voters call for Curbishley - who has been in the job for less than three months - to be sacked with immediate effect.
Curbishley's disastrous start to his tenure has seen the Hammers win just one league game since he replaced Alan Pardew - that being his first game in charge against Manchester United, a result the former Chalrton boss readily conceded he had little hand in.
Since then United have picked up just three points in the league leaving them five points adrift of 17th-placed Wigan with just 11 games left to play. The only other win under Curbishley came against League One outfit Brighton in the FA Cup.
The appointment of the Canning Town-born boss was greeted initially with a certain amount of scepticism by Hammers supporters who felt that Eggert Magnusson's contacts should have merited a higher-profile arrival to succeed Pardew, who was fired on December 11th.
The recent run of awful results - plus a string of stories highlighting problems between Curbishley and his playing squad - have increased the dissatisfaction amongst supporters who have simply had enough of what has proved to be a wretched season - despite the high-profile arrival of Carlos Tevez, and the long-awaited removal of Terence Brown as chairman (and subsequent purchase by the cash-rich Icelandic consortium).
The KUMB poll result represents the highest percentage ever calling for the dismissal of a current manager; Alan Pardew, even during the darkest days of the Championship never managed to exceed more than 30% in favour of his replacement.
Poll Results
Posted by Anonymous at 7:50 am
beggers said...
I think this is a bit unfair TBH.
I think we've been desperately unlucky since he's taken over. I mean Fulham score after nearly 5 mins of extra time that never was, Newcastle score from the worst offside known to man, we've had injuries all over the shop, hit the woodwork a number of times, missed penalties, missed absolute sitters, Anton pulls a player down when he didn't need too, Carrol comes off his line when he didn't need too blah, blah, blah. All of these things were out of Curbs control. If we'd had a liile bit of luck we'd be singing his name but it hasn't happened. We've played some shit in there as well but in some of the games we've done enough to win but haven't had the rub of the green to get us over the line.
He's was never the man to take us forward IMO but I was hoping he'd consolidate the club/team, and after a few seasons another manager would appear and we'd move on. I'm still hopeful this will happen only thing is we'll be starting from the CC league.
I don't think he's a bad manager, things just haven't gone our way. TBH the way things have gone for us lately I'm not sure any manager could've done any better?
I'm fucked off big time with this season but I won't be getting on Curbs back. I moan, swear, kick the dog etc after I see results but at the end of the day it's down to the players to get results and they haven't done that. They let Pardew down and now they've done the same with Curbs.
If the club has ever needed us all to stick together it's now. I hope they sing his name the next game and do their best to give the team a lift but by the results of the pole that looks unlikely.
After all it could be worse, we could be in a relegation battle with the likes of Di Canio, J Cole, Carrick, Sinclair, Kanoute, Defoe, James etc, all in the team. Nah that would never happen!
Wonder if Boothroyd, Pardew and Jewel are getting the same stick from their supporters? suspect not.
said...
You're right Beggers it is time to get behind him and no time for dis-unity. I am the same as you and I'm not trying to stir up a hornets nest with a big Curbs Out campaign. I just found the article from Kumb interesting as I had no idea that he was THAT unpopular right now. I never thought he was the right man for the job, everyone knows that, he certainly doesn't fit Eggy's high profile "We're gonna compete with the big boys" profile. He has no other track record apart from mediocre and I was truly suprised when he was chosen because I hoped we'd turned a corner from the old "West Ham boys are best" bollox to actually finding a manager who had a proven record of winning trophies.
Dave said...
I'm with you beggers. He's hardly inspired me with confidence but there is little point blaming him - he is just the coast guard trying to save the sinking ship - unfortunately it looks like he's going down with it.
I'm not liking what I'm hearing about the way he's dealing with players but that's another matter IMO. Sacking 2 managers in one season will not do us any good.
BTW beggers - I hope you've changed your mind and are still gonna come up for the Charlton game??
beggers said...
No can do Dave made other arrangements since my dummy spit. Hopefully the Spuds game with be televised and I'll try and make that one?
Dave, check your hotmail adddress I've news on the shirts.
Dave said...
Beggers that's a bummer mate. The spuds game is televised but it's 2am on a monday morning - not the best for us to meet up.
norven munky said...
yep its a fine line between getting a couple of wins on the board and getting this and that go wrong and being marooned in the relegation zone.
Pressure plays a big part and tilts the scales negatively rather than positively...and of course pressure builds as results go against you.
Its easy to judge Curbs on performances but the truth is he has been pitched into a relegation stoush without the opportunity to assess the team, put his methods & structures n place, go through some pre season games to try out combinations etc.
Worse still, the cards he has decided to play have not really had a chance to work thanks to some unbelievably cruel luck with injuries.
The stuff coming out in the press about how he's handling the players must be taken with a grain of salt as it has been emerging from the tabloids..eg bollocking Anton, not eating/mixing with the players, putting tactics on whiteboards and not explaining them.
I'm happy to stick behind Curbs. I think we are gone this season, but the situation he inherited and the luck he has had with injuries and refs etc would flummox ANY manager.
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beggers said...I think this is a bit unfair TBH.
I think we've been desperately unlucky since he's taken over. I mean Fulham score after nearly 5 mins of extra time that never was, Newcastle score from the worst offside known to man, we've had injuries all over the shop, hit the woodwork a number of times, missed penalties, missed absolute sitters, Anton pulls a player down when he didn't need too, Carrol comes off his line when he didn't need too blah, blah, blah. All of these things were out of Curbs control. If we'd had a liile bit of luck we'd be singing his name but it hasn't happened. We've played some shit in there as well but in some of the games we've done enough to win but haven't had the rub of the green to get us over the line.
He's was never the man to take us forward IMO but I was hoping he'd consolidate the club/team, and after a few seasons another manager would appear and we'd move on. I'm still hopeful this will happen only thing is we'll be starting from the CC league.
I don't think he's a bad manager, things just haven't gone our way. TBH the way things have gone for us lately I'm not sure any manager could've done any better?
I'm fucked off big time with this season but I won't be getting on Curbs back. I moan, swear, kick the dog etc after I see results but at the end of the day it's down to the players to get results and they haven't done that. They let Pardew down and now they've done the same with Curbs.
If the club has ever needed us all to stick together it's now. I hope they sing his name the next game and do their best to give the team a lift but by the results of the pole that looks unlikely.
After all it could be worse, we could be in a relegation battle with the likes of Di Canio, J Cole, Carrick, Sinclair, Kanoute, Defoe, James etc, all in the team. Nah that would never happen!
Wonder if Boothroyd, Pardew and Jewel are getting the same stick from their supporters? suspect not.
said...You're right Beggers it is time to get behind him and no time for dis-unity. I am the same as you and I'm not trying to stir up a hornets nest with a big Curbs Out campaign. I just found the article from Kumb interesting as I had no idea that he was THAT unpopular right now. I never thought he was the right man for the job, everyone knows that, he certainly doesn't fit Eggy's high profile "We're gonna compete with the big boys" profile. He has no other track record apart from mediocre and I was truly suprised when he was chosen because I hoped we'd turned a corner from the old "West Ham boys are best" bollox to actually finding a manager who had a proven record of winning trophies.
Dave said...I'm with you beggers. He's hardly inspired me with confidence but there is little point blaming him - he is just the coast guard trying to save the sinking ship - unfortunately it looks like he's going down with it.
I'm not liking what I'm hearing about the way he's dealing with players but that's another matter IMO. Sacking 2 managers in one season will not do us any good.
BTW beggers - I hope you've changed your mind and are still gonna come up for the Charlton game??
beggers said...No can do Dave made other arrangements since my dummy spit. Hopefully the Spuds game with be televised and I'll try and make that one?
Dave, check your hotmail adddress I've news on the shirts.
Dave said...Beggers that's a bummer mate. The spuds game is televised but it's 2am on a monday morning - not the best for us to meet up.
norven munky said...yep its a fine line between getting a couple of wins on the board and getting this and that go wrong and being marooned in the relegation zone.
Pressure plays a big part and tilts the scales negatively rather than positively...and of course pressure builds as results go against you.
Its easy to judge Curbs on performances but the truth is he has been pitched into a relegation stoush without the opportunity to assess the team, put his methods & structures n place, go through some pre season games to try out combinations etc.
Worse still, the cards he has decided to play have not really had a chance to work thanks to some unbelievably cruel luck with injuries.
The stuff coming out in the press about how he's handling the players must be taken with a grain of salt as it has been emerging from the tabloids..eg bollocking Anton, not eating/mixing with the players, putting tactics on whiteboards and not explaining them.
I'm happy to stick behind Curbs. I think we are gone this season, but the situation he inherited and the luck he has had with injuries and refs etc would flummox ANY manager.
