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| Hammers 'takeover decision close' | |
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| A decision on the future ownership of West Ham will be made this week, BBC Radio Five Sport understands. | |
| Hammers boss Alan Pardew believes the uncertainty surrounding the club is unsettling his team, whose win over Blackburn was their first in 12 games. | |
| After the 2-1 victory on Sunday, Pardew said: "The uncertainty of the takeover means my position is under question and every player's position is too. | |
| "The sooner it ends, the better it will be for everybody." | |
| Interview: West Ham boss Alan Pardew | Interview: West Ham boss Alan Pardew |
| He added: "I have seen first hand the damage that the uncertainty can do. | |
| "Only when the takeover happens or if we have the same board or whatever decision is made - and I'm sure it will be the right one for west Ham - there will be uncertainty. | |
| "I'm hoping we make the right decision on that front and take the club forward, because we have progressed very, very quickly - and in some ways got beyond ourselves. | |
| I was a little bit choked at the start, with the way they backed me, and I thank them for that Alan Pardew on West Ham's fans | I was a little bit choked at the start, with the way they backed me, and I thank them for that Alan Pardew on West Ham's fans |
| "Maybe this is a re-correction of our abilities and out goals need to be reset to make them more realistic." | |
| West Ham's victory on Sunday, thanks to goals from Teddy Sheringham and Hayden Mullins, was only their second Premiership win this season. | |
| And it enabled them to climb from 19th to 16th in the table, with a total of eight points. | |
| Pardew admitted: "There is an enormous amount of relief because there's been a millstone around my neck after our bad run. | |
| "That becomes a burden and we have shown tremendous character." | |
| He added: "But one win won't propel us into a team that is comfortable in the Premiership. We have a considerable amount of battling to do." | |
| He added: "This is not a place for hiding, you have to stand tall and be counted and the players did that. | |
| "It has been a long wait. We did get very, very nervous but it's a great win for this club and the fans and players deserve it." | "It has been a long wait. We did get very, very nervous but it's a great win for this club and the fans and players deserve it." |
| Pardew was keen to also thank the fans for playing an important part in the win at Upton Park. | Pardew was keen to also thank the fans for playing an important part in the win at Upton Park. |
| Under pressure after such a poor run of defeats, the manager was pleased to see plenty of support from the supporters, who created an intimidating atmosphere at kick-off with chants of "there's only one Alan Pardew". | Under pressure after such a poor run of defeats, the manager was pleased to see plenty of support from the supporters, who created an intimidating atmosphere at kick-off with chants of "there's only one Alan Pardew". |
| "The fans were special," he added. "They showed the quality that some grounds can't get. | "The fans were special," he added. "They showed the quality that some grounds can't get. |
| "I'm not the most emotional of people but I was a little bit choked at the start, with the way they backed me, and I thank them for that." | "I'm not the most emotional of people but I was a little bit choked at the start, with the way they backed me, and I thank them for that." |