Connolly, who nearly chose Reading over West Ham in the summer, went on to say. “He obviously knows what he is doing and I hope we can continue the way we are going at the moment”.
Ex-West Ham player Tony Gale added, “I would say he is firm but fair and the players I have spoken to seem to have a lot of respect for him; I don't think he is a ranter and raver, he is quite calm about it and a very enthusiastic young manager as you have to be these days.”
Alan Pardew had been the subject of a lot of controversy in recent weeks but seems very delighted to have all this weight of his shoulders and said: "Obviously the outcome is not the route we wanted to go but unfortunately that is how it happened - but from my side the good news is that I will be manager of West Ham”
He added his intentions as club manager too by saying: "For me it is a great honour and I am very much aware of the history and the traditions of this club and it is important that we bounce back into the Premiership; that is what I have been brought in to do and that will be my main focus.”
Alan Pardew has built up a strong reputation whilst being at Reading and hopefully will carry on in the same manager as Brooking.
Good luck Alan we hope it goes well for you.
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