Everton boss David Moyes insists West Ham have treated Avram Grant badly

21 January 2011 23:00
David Moyes has come out in support of Avram Grant and claimed West Ham's under-fire manager has been treated badly.[LNB]Since Moyes took charge of Everton in March 2002, he has been able to form what many regard as the closest manager/chairman relationship in football with Bill Kenwright.[LNB]Grant, on the other hand, has endured a turbulent spell with West Ham's owners David Sullivan and David Gold, resulting in the botched attempt to replace him with Martin O'Neill.[LNB] Hitting out: Moyes (left) has criticised West Ham's treatment of Grant (right)[LNB]Moyes said: 'Avram is a good manager and I would not like to be treated that way but, then again, I know my chairman would not do that.[LNB]'I do not know what is going on at West Ham and maybe it is a completely different scenario than is being reported. But I am a lucky in that Bill and the board have been really good to me.'[LNB]Moyes saw influential midfielder Steven Pienaar join Tottenham for £3million this week but he is adamant Everton had no choice but to cash in.[LNB]'It was going on for a long time,' said Moyes. 'But we got a fee and if someone had said what we were going to get, people would have thought we'd have been mad not to take it with three months to go on his contract.'[LNB] Spurs chairman Levy pens open letter to fans after final Olympic submissionWest Ham star Scott Parker insists club are 'perfect' for Olympic Stadium[LNB] [LNB]  Explore more:People: Bill Kenwright, David Moyes, David Gold, David Sullivan

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