Source: Daily_Mail
West Ham boss Avram Grant hanging in there after leading Hammers to within brink of Wembley
West Ham manager Avram Grant will be incharge for Saturday'shome game againstArsenal after earninga reprieve with theCarling Cup win overBirmingham. [LNB]Grant has been undermounting pressure inrecent weeks with hisside bottom of theBarclays PremierLeague and theHammers board havebeen looking for areplacement. [LNB]Hanging in there: West Ham chief Avram Grant [LNB]But after taking themto within 90 minutes ofWembley with a 2-1win over Birminghamin Tuesday's CarlingCup semi-final first leg,Grant will tryto plot West Ham's firstwin over Arsenal fornearly four years. [LNB] Hammer time: Wayne Bridge has signed for West Ham on loan[LNB]The 55-year-old Israelihopes to name WayneBridge in his startingline-up for the matchafter the ManchesterCity left back passedhis medical lastnight. [LNB]Bridge, 30,joins on loanuntil the end ofthe seasonto shoreup adefencewhichhaskept just three cleansheets in the leaguethis season. [LNB]Scott Parker was onceagain key to WestHam's victory overBirmingham and themidfielder thinksGrant's relaxedattitude is benefitinghis players, who havenow lost just one oftheir last seven games. [LNB]'We're feelingpositive,' said Parker. [LNB]'We've been on a runof good form and we'llgo into the Arsenalgame confident. [LNB]'Avram does seemvery chilled out and Ithink that filters downto the players. The ladsare fighting as muchas the gaffer isfighting. [LNB]'We're all inthe same corner.We're all trying to doour best for ourselves,for the manager, forthe club. [LNB]'He's got tons andtons of experienceso, yeah, he'sdoing a good job.'Everybody willjust have todig in. Thisyear's goingto bedifficult.'[LNB] Hammer time! Bridge seals six-month loan deal after watching cup winSpurs under fire for 'diabolical' plan to demolish Olympic Stadium and build purpose-built football venueBen blunders! Foster's howler gifts 10-man West Ham Wembley hope[LNB]
