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FIVE Ways West Ham Will Ensure Premier League Survival

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Having the dubious and rather ominous honour of being bottom at Christmas, West Ham will be happy to see the back of 2010, having spent pretty much every moment of it locked in a relegation struggle. Here are five things that West Ham need to do to ensure that Premier League football will still be at Upton Park this time next year.

Avram’s got to go

Nothing against the man, but it was a flawed appointment from the start. David Gold and David Sullivan were very quick off the mark with their vocal dislike and eventual sacking of Gianfranco Zola, and he maintained West Ham’s Premier League status. Whether the Davids have stuck with Grant because he was ‘their mistake’ or not, they need to push pride to one side and make the right decision for the club, which is to get in a new manager to attempt a push off the bottom of the Premier League to safety.

Buy a Prolific Striker

Buying a striker will always be a gamble, especially for a team down the bottom of the table, but West Ham desperately need someone who can score goals regularly. When a team’s top scorer is their supposedly ‘defensive’ midfielder, questions need to be asked of the strike-force. Carlton Cole and Frederic Piquionne are both very decent at holding play up on their days, but finding the net is something of a novelty, and for all Victor Obinna’s good play and endeavour, he has similar problems. I also don’t think the recall of Freddie Sears from Scunthorpe will rectify the situation either.

Turn draws into victories

An obvious one, but having drawn 7 games so far this season, all of which could, with a bit of luck, and a bit of determination, have been turned into victories, it is imperative when West Ham get into a position to win a game, they take the opportunity. If the Hammers would have converted 3 of their 7 draws into victories, they would currently be lying in 16th place.

Keep hold of Scott Parker

Having recently been known as such things as ‘Scott Parker United’, West Ham must retain the services of their top scorer, captain and general all round deity, to stand any chance of staying up. With suitors reportedly including Spurs and Liverpool, West Ham must keep hold of Parker to ensure cohesion within their team and a driving force on the pitch.

Plan for the short-term as well as the long-term

The Davids keep talking about their long term plan for the club, which evidently includes the Olympic Stadium and Avram Grant, but if they continue to look past West Ham’s current predicament, they may damage their long-term goals by failing to address their short-term failings. They need a new manager and need to bring in signings that will do a job for the east London outfit, not necessarily just signings that will flourish as part of their long-term ideals for the club.

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