West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has hit out at the Hammers' fans who jeered their team towards the end of the match with Derby last night; despite Carlton Cole grabbing a late winner.

"We are delighted to get the result, but a bit disappointed because there has not been too much appreciation of what has gone and what we have had to put up with this year.

"I don't think there is much appreciation going on at the moment and I can't do too much about that.

"The players are very disappointed with it. But I know what happens here, you put the results together and it turns the other way.

"When the team is winning, people don't like coming here because of the backing we get. When they are not happy they let you know. But surely there has got to be some realism and appreciation of what has happened to us this year week-in, week-out we've been under the cosh.

"I have been very appreciative of the players who have been playing because we have had loads of problems. We've had players missing all year and I think we had 14 out for this game."