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Grant sacked

(China Daily)
Updated: 2011-05-17 07:54

Avram Grant shouldered responsibility for West Ham's relegation from the Premier League as he paid for the London club's demotion to the Championship with his job.

The Hammers had still to leave the DW Stadium when the club announced Grant had been sacked after his team squandered a 2-0 lead as Wigan, which could yet be relegated itself, fought back to win 3-2.

"I'm very sad," said Grant, who dodged questions about what he'd do next after overseeing a second successive relegation from the Premier League following Portsmouth's drop into the Championship last season. "When I go out from the room I will think about my future," he said.

"The most important thing for me now is that it's not a good day for the supporters or the club. It's a big club, a good club, and I still believe in the future of the club."

Grant tried to do one last favor for his team by taking the blame for the Hammers' plight on "the saddest day" of his 40 years soccer.

"Yes, I take responsibility," he said.

AFP