Grant aiming to eclipse Baggies

19 December 2010 13:30
Avram Grant is determined that by May 2011, West Brom will no longer have the claim to fame of being the only Premier League team to have been bottom at Christmas and escaped relegation. Saturday's 1-1 draw with Blackburn at Ewood Park ensured the Hammers will have the unwanted distinction of propping up the table next Saturday, two points behind Wolves and three points adrift of safety. Bryan Robson's Baggies achieved the feat in the 2004/05 season despite only having 10 points at Christmas, three fewer than West Ham, but in the 17 other years of the Premier League, there has been no way back. Grant, though, believes his team's position is in no way irretrievable, and said: "We don't want to leave this team alone. It's time there will be one more team. "If it was two months to the end of the season with this difference of points, nobody would think we cannot do it. We can do it. As long as we show this spirit, I'm sure we can stay in the league."

Source: PA