West Ham boss wants time

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has called on the Hammers' board to give him more time. Three successive 4-0 defeats have left West Ham's hopes of European football in tatters as they have fallen to 10th in the Premiership.

"I think they are realistic about it, but we'll have to see on that score because it's a results business," he said. "Up until this week we hadn't been too bad, so we'll have to bounce back.

"We're in football and nothing surprises anybody, but I would have thought (they would understand). They are realistic about what has gone on. They get the update every Monday of the injury situation.

"Any other team that has had six or seven out every week would find it difficult. You can see the difference in teams with settled sides. We put ourselves in a position where we expect to finish in the top half.

"We've lost three games on the spin and we're still there, so it's all to play for still. The pressure when you lose three games 4-0 is there, and we have to bounce back. We all have to. It's only them that can go out and do it.

"We have to regroup and get on. There are not many options with our injury situation and we have to just get on. Our aim is to finish in the top half and as high as we can, and we can still do that. It's a long way back for us."