Co owners of  West Ham, English Premier League club, made it clear they intend to cut pay for about 25% for its players.  Salary decrease is awaiting even club manager, Gianfranco Zola, who is reportedly not as much concerned about money as he is about timing and circumstances in which owners statement came out.

West Ham is in increasingly difficult position,  having three draws and three losses recently, dangerously close to relegation zone. Gianfranco Zola has pointed out that today (Wednesday) is very important match for them against Birmingham and owners of the club could choose another time to discuss salaries.

“I am not happy at all to see such an article in the press, at the time we have important match.  It will not do any  good to overall performance and moral  of the players.   I am also not concerned how these words will come across in the club.  I live by the strong principles and will not allow anybody to push me around.” Zola said in reply to David Sullivan statement that club has to reduce expenses for about 60 millions pounds,  if things are to improve.

“We should know things first hand instead of taking clues from the press. I am in good relation with players and fans, we have a plan, and  when I signed contract extension,  money was not first thing on my mind.”

West Ham last 40 matches:

06/02/2010	Premier League	Burnley vs. West Ham	L – 2:1
30/01/2010	Premier League	West Ham vs. Blackburn	D – 0:0
26/01/2010	Premier League	Portsmouth vs. West Ham	D – 1:1
17/01/2010	Premier League	Aston Villa vs. West Ham	D – 0:0
03/01/2010	FA Cup	West Ham vs. Arsenal	L – 1:2
28/12/2009	Premier League	Tottenham vs. West Ham	L – 2:0
26/12/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Portsmouth	W – 2:0
20/12/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Chelsea	D – 1:1
15/12/2009	Premier League	Bolton vs. West Ham	L – 3:1
12/12/2009	Premier League	Birmingham vs. West Ham	L – 1:0
05/12/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Manchester Utd	L – 0:4
28/11/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Burnley	W – 5:3
21/11/2009	Premier League	Hull City vs. West Ham	D – 3:3
08/11/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Everton	L – 1:2
04/11/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Aston Villa	W – 2:1
31/10/2009	Premier League	Sunderland vs. West Ham	D – 2:2
25/10/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Arsenal	D – 2:2
17/10/2009	Premier League	Stoke City vs. West Ham	L – 2:1
04/10/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Fulham	D – 2:2
28/09/2009	Premier League	Manchester City vs. West Ham	L – 3:1
22/09/2009	Carling Cup	Bolton vs. West Ham	L – 1:1 3:1 (OT)
19/09/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Liverpool	L – 2:3
12/09/2009	Premier League	Wigan vs. West Ham	L – 1:0
29/08/2009	Premier League	Blackburn vs. West Ham	D – 0:0
25/08/2009	Carling Cup	West Ham vs. Millwall	W – 1:1 3:1 (OT)
23/08/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Tottenham	L – 1:2
15/08/2009	Premier League	Wolverhampton vs. West Ham	W – 0:2
08/08/2009	Club Friendly Games	West Ham vs. Napoli	L – 0:1
31/07/2009	Club Friendly Games	West Ham vs. Beijing Gouan	W – 2:0
29/07/2009	Club Friendly Games	West Ham vs. Tottenham	L – 0:1
12/07/2009	Club Friendly Games	Grays vs. West Ham	W – 1:2
24/05/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Middlesbrough	W – 2:1
16/05/2009	Premier League	Everton vs. West Ham	L – 3:1
09/05/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Liverpool	L – 0:3
02/05/2009	Premier League	Stoke City vs. West Ham	W – 0:1
25/04/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Chelsea	L – 0:1
18/04/2009	Premier League	Aston Villa vs. West Ham	D – 1:1
11/04/2009	Premier League	Tottenham vs. West Ham	L – 1:0
04/04/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Sunderland	W – 2:0
21/03/2009	Premier League	Blackburn vs. West Ham	D – 1:1

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