West Ham have announced manager Sam Allardyce
is to leave the Hammers after four years at the
Premier League club.
The 60-year-old oversaw the Hammers' promotion
from the Championship in 2012 and subsequent
top-flight survival.
But the former Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn
Rovers and Newcastle United boss was never
universally popular with the east London side's
supporters.
West Ham say they have a shortlist of possible
replacements, and will make "significant transfer
funds" available.
In a statement, joint chairmen David Sullivan and
David Gold said: "We would like to start by
thanking Sam Allardyce for his valuable work since
arriving at the Boleyn Ground four years ago.
"He leaves the club in a considerably better state
then when he arrived and, for that, the board are
truly grateful."
The statement was released just minutes after
West Ham lost their final Premier League game of
the season 2-0 at Newcastle - a result which
ensured their opponents avoided relegation and
meant the Hammers finished 12th.
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