Source: Telegraph
West Ham's five biggest problems
Top 5 Upton Park problems...[LNB]1. West Ham believe they need to reach an agreement to either pay off Kieron Dyer or force the 31-year-old midfielder into retirement. Dyer earns £60,000 a week. [LNB] Related ArticlesWest Ham United v Birmingham City: previewZola hits out at Sullivan over pay threatGianfranco Zola 'may be too nice'West Ham players asked to take 25% pay cutScott Parker can halt West Ham's descentSport on television2. Last week David Sullivan met former manager Alan Curbishley, who is demanding £3 million in compensation after winning his constructive dismissal case. West Ham are prepared to pay £1 million but Sullivan hopes Curbishley will settle for less. [LNB]3. Dean Ashton retired at the end of last year. He agreed a pay-off of one year's wages, with West Ham battling for £7 million compensation from the FA's insurers as his ankle injury occured while on England duty. [LNB]4. Sullivan believes West Ham are over-staffed. He is seeking cuts across the board and wants everyone to accept a 25 per cent pay cut in the summer. [LNB]5. He is also examining whether he can take legal action against the lawyers who advised West Ham throughout the Carlos Tevez affair which has cost them more than £20 million in compensation to Sheffield United. [LNB]
