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===Ups and downs (1986–2005)=== However, the ''Hammers'' suffered relegation again in 1989, which resulted in Lyall's sacking.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Julie Welch |date=20 April 2006 |title=Obituary John Lyall |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/20/guardianobituaries.mainsection1 |access-date=29 April 2010}}</ref> He was awarded an ''ex gratia'' payment of {{£|100000|link=yes}} ({{Inflation|UK|100000|1989|fmt=eq|cursign=£|r=-3}}) but left the club in what Lyall described as "upsetting" circumstances, meriting only 73 words in a terse acknowledgement of his service in the club programme. Lyall left West Ham after 34 years' service.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blowers, Steve |title=Nearly Reached the Sky |publisher=Football World |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-9548336-8-8 |page=18}}</ref> [[File:WestHamUtdFC League Performance.svg|thumb|left|Yearly performance of West Ham since joining the Football League]] After Lyall, [[Lou Macari]] briefly led the team, though he resigned after less than a single season in order to clear his name of allegations of illegal betting while manager of [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lou Macari |url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=MACARILO |access-date=30 May 2013 |publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk}}</ref> He was replaced by former player [[Billy Bonds]].<ref name="essential">{{Cite book |last=Blows, Kirk |title=The Essential History of West Ham United |publisher=Headline Book publishing |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-7472-7036-2 |page=193}}</ref> In Bonds' first full season, [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]], West Ham again secured promotion to the First Division. Now back in the top flight, Bonds saw West Ham through one of their most controversial seasons. With the club planning to introduce a [[Debenture (sport)|bond scheme]], there was crowd unrest. West Ham finished last and were relegated back to the Second Division after only one season.<ref name="Protest1">{{Cite news |last=Pierson |first=Mark |date=27 January 1997 |title=Football: West Ham fear FA censure over pitch invasion |work=The Independent |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-west-ham-fear-fa-censure-over-pitch-invasion-1285373.html |access-date=30 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005111909/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-west-ham-fear-fa-censure-over-pitch-invasion-1285373.html |archive-date=5 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="BrownOut">{{Cite news |last=May |first=John |date=3 December 2002 |title=Who IS Terence Brown? |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/2539355.stm |access-date=30 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="TEHOWHU197">{{Cite book |title=The Essential History of West Ham United |pages=197, 198}}</ref><ref name="Storrie">{{Cite web |last=Kirkby |first=Darren |title=Peter Storrie |url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/6630/29/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524031131/http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/6630/29/ |archive-date=24 May 2012 |access-date=30 May 2013 |website=When Saturday Comes}}</ref> However, they rebounded strongly in 1992–93. With [[Trevor Morley]] and [[Clive Allen]] scoring 40 goals, they guaranteed themselves second place on the last day of the season with a 2–0 home win against [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]], and with it promotion to the [[1993–94 Premier League|Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1st Division 1992–93 |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=4&ham=1993&united=1st_Division_1992-93 |access-date=30 May 2013 |publisher=westhamstats.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=On this day 2 May |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20130502/on-this-day-2-may_2236884_3163866 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224110/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20130502/on-this-day-2-may_2236884_3163866 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |access-date=30 May 2013 |publisher=West Ham United F.C.}}</ref> [[File:WestHamUnitedBus2005.JPG|thumb|right|200px|West Ham players on open-top bus near [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]] celebrate winning the 2005 play-off final in Cardiff. From L-R [[Shaun Newton]] (crouching), Back row, [[Matthew Etherington]], [[James Walker (footballer born 1973)|Jimmy Walker]], [[Teddy Sheringham]], [[Marlon Harewood]], Front row [[Don Hutchison]], [[Carl Fletcher (Welsh footballer)|Carl Fletcher]], [[Elliott Ward]] and [[Mark Noble]] (with flag)]] With the team in the Premier League, there was a need to rebuild the team. [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] player [[Joey Beauchamp]] was recruited for a fee of £1.2 million (equivalent to £{{Inflation|UK|1.2|1993|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|UK}}). Shortly after arriving at the club, however, he became unhappy, citing homesickness from his native Oxford as the reason. Bonds in particular found this attitude hard to understand compared to his own committed, never-say-die approach; providing for Bonds' further evidence of the decay in the modern game and modern player.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 1994 |title=I was sold to save United says Beauchamp |url=http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/sport/oxfordunited/unitednews/8220434.I_was_sold_to_save_United_says_Beauchamp/ |access-date=16 June 2010 |publisher=Heraldseries.co.uk}}</ref> Fifty-eight days later, Beauchamp was signed by Swindon Town for a club-record combined fee of £800,000 (equivalent to £{{Inflation|UK|0.8|1993|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|UK}}), which included defender [[Adrian Whitbread]] going in the opposite direction. Whitbread was valued at £750,000 (equivalent to £{{Inflation|UK|0.7.5|1993|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|UK}}) in the deal.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Coventry ask Babb bidders to raise offers Liverpool made to wait |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-coventry-ask-babb-bidders-to-raise-offers-liverpool-made-to-wait-1377205.html |access-date=12 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071613/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-coventry-ask-babb-bidders-to-raise-offers-liverpool-made-to-wait-1377205.html |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Assistant manager [[Harry Redknapp]] was also now taking a bigger role in the transfer of players, with the club's approval. With rumours of his old club [[AFC Bournemouth]] being prepared to offer him a position,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Bonds |url=http://www.football-england.com/billy_bonds.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703155116/http://www.football-england.com/billy_bonds.html |archive-date=3 July 2013 |access-date=18 August 2013 |publisher=football-england.com }}</ref> the West Ham board and their managing director, [[Peter Storrie]], made a controversial move. The board were anxious not to lose Redknapp's services and offered Bonds a place away from the day-to-day affairs of the club on the West Ham board. This would have allowed them to appoint Redknapp as manager. Bonds refused the post offered and walked away from the club.<ref name="BMTHOTB146">{{Cite book |last=Blow, Kirk |title=Bring Me the Head of Trevor Brooking |publisher=Mainstream Publishing Company |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-84596-661-4 |location=Edinburgh |page=136}}</ref> His accusations of deceit and manipulation by the board and by Redknapp have continued to cause ill-feeling.<ref name="BMTHOTB146" /> Peter Storrie claimed that they had handled the situation correctly, saying, "If Harry had gone to Bournemouth, there was a good chance Bill would have resigned anyway, so we were in a no-win situation. We're sad that Bill is going, and it's a big blow but it's time to move on and we have appointed a great manager."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Crace, John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jIZpr9jkPPoC&q=redknapp+bonds+storrie&pg=PT57 |title=Harry's Games The Biography of H |date=18 April 2013 | publisher=Little, Brown Book |isbn=978-1-78033-912-2 |access-date=19 August 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Redknapp became manager on 10 August 1994.<ref name="14m">{{Cite web |title=Soccerbase – West Ham managers |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2802&teamTabs=managers |access-date=18 August 2013 |publisher=soccerbase.com}}</ref> Redknapp's seven years as manager was notable for the turnover of players during his tenure and for the level of attractive football and success which had not been seen since the managership of John Lyall. Over 134 players passed through the club while he was manager, producing a net transfer fee deficit of £16 million, despite the £18 million sale (equivalent to £{{Inflation|UK|18|2000|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|UK}}) of [[Rio Ferdinand]] to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] in 2000.<ref name="fees">{{Cite web |last=Dyer, Ken |date=8 November 2001 |title=Redknapp blamed for West Ham loss |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/redknapp-blamed-for-west-ham-loss-6353787.html |access-date=14 August 2013 |website=London Evening Standard}}</ref> Some were notably successful, such as the signings of [[Stuart Pearce]],<ref name=hr/> [[Trevor Sinclair]],<ref name=hr/> [[Paolo Di Canio]],<ref name=hr/> [[John Hartson]],<ref name=hr/> [[Eyal Berkovic]]<ref name=hr/> and [[Ian Wright]].<ref name="wrightwrightwright">{{Cite news |date=13 July 1998 |title=Sport: Football: News |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/news/131949.stm |access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> Meanwhile, some were expensive, international players who failed at West Ham, such as [[Florin Raducioiu]];<ref name=hr/> [[Davor Šuker]], who earned as much in wages as the revenue gained from one entire stand and yet made only eight appearances;<ref name=fees/> [[Christian Bassila]], who cost £720,000 (equivalent to £{{Inflation|UK|0.72|2000|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|UK}}) and played only 86 minutes of football;<ref name=fees/> [[Titi Camara]]; [[Gary Charles]], whose wages amounted to £4.4 million (equivalent to £{{Inflation|UK|4.4|2002|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|UK}}) but made only three starts for the club;<ref name=fees/> [[Rigobert Song]]; [[Paulo Futre]];<ref name=hr/> and [[Marco Boogers]],<ref name="hr">{{Cite news |date=9 May 2001 |title=Harry Leaves his legacy |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/1321837.stm |access-date=14 August 2013}}</ref> a player often quoted as one of the biggest failures in the Premier League.<ref name="Boogers">{{Cite news |last=Hills, Dave |date=6 August 2000 |title=The 10 worst foreign signings of all time |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/aug/06/newsstory.sport16 |access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> His first season in charge saw West Ham fighting the threat of relegation until the last few weeks,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premier League 1994–95 |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=4&ham=1995&united=Premier_League_1994-95 |access-date=19 August 2013 |publisher=westhamstats.info}}</ref> while his third season would also see another relegation battle. Always willing to enter the transfer market, Redknapp bought in the winter transfer window John Hartson and [[Paul Kitson]], who added the impetus needed at the season's end.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premier League 1996–97 |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=4&ham=1997&united=Premier_League_1996-97 |access-date=19 August 2013 |publisher=westhamstats.info}}</ref> In 1999, West Ham finished fifth, their highest position in the top flight since 1986.<ref name=hr/> They also won the [[Intertoto Cup]] beating French club [[FC Metz|Metz]] to qualify for the [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup]].<ref name=hr/><ref name="intertotocupwin">{{Cite web |title=On this day – 24 August |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20130824/on-this-day-24-august_2236884_3435367 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827112441/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20130824/on-this-day-24-august_2236884_3435367 |archive-date=27 August 2013 |access-date=5 October 2013 |publisher=West Ham United F.C. }}</ref> Things began to falter for Redknapp with the sale of Ferdinand to Leeds in November 2000. Redknapp used the transfer money poorly with purchases such as [[Ragnvald Soma]], who cost £800,000 (equivalent to £{{Inflation|UK|0.8|2000|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|UK}}) and played only seven league games, Camara, and Song. Redknapp felt he needed more funds with which to deal in the transfer market.<ref name="cash">{{Cite news |date=12 May 2001 |title=Cash row key to Redknapp exit |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/1321273.stm |access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref> Chairman [[Terry Brown (football chairman)|Brown]] lost patience with Redknapp due to his demands for further transfer funds. In June 2001, called to a meeting with Brown expecting to discuss contracts, he was fired.<ref name=cash/> His assistant [[Frank Lampard Sr.|Frank Lampard]] left too, making the sale of his son, [[Frank Lampard|Frank Lampard Jr.]], inevitable;<ref name=cash/> in the summer of 2001, he joined [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for £11 million (equivalent to £{{Inflation|UK|11|2001|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|UK}}).<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 June 2001 |title=Chelsea land Lampard |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/1388696.stm |access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> With several names, such as former player [[Alan Curbishley]], now linked with the job, Chairman Brown recruited from within the club,<ref name=cash/> appointing reserve team coach [[Glenn Roeder]] as manager on 9 May 2001.<ref name=14m/> He had already failed in management with [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]], where he lost 22 of the 35 games he managed, and [[Watford F.C.|Watford]].<ref name="ncfc">{{Cite web |title=Flown from the nest – Glenn Roeder |url=http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/roeder.htm |access-date=15 August 2013 |publisher=ex-canaries.co.uk}}</ref> His first big signings were the return of [[Don Hutchison]] for £5 million (equivalent to £{{Inflation|UK|5|2001|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|UK}})<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 August 2001 |title=Roeder signs Hutchison |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/1514594.stm |access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> and Czech centre back [[Tomáš Řepka]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Repka – Signed and sealed |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20010914/repka-signed-and-sealed_2236884_1139595 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221503/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20010914/repka-signed-and-sealed_2236884_1139595 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |access-date=19 August 2013 |publisher=West Ham United F.C.}}</ref> Finishing seventh in his first season<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premier League 2001-2 |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=4&ham=2002&united=Premier_League_2001-02 |access-date=13 August 2013 |publisher=westhamstats.info}}</ref> Roeder, in his office at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]], suffered a blocked blood vessel in his brain.<ref name=ncfc/><ref name=sirtrev/> As Roeder needed medical help and recuperation, former stalwart [[Trevor Brooking]] stood in as caretaker manager.<ref name="sirtrev">{{Cite news |date=24 April 2003 |title=Hammers appoint Brooking |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/2969187.stm |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> Despite not losing another game, the Hammers were relegated on the last day of the season at [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], with a record high for a relegated club of 42 points from a 38-game season. Ten seasons of top-tier football were over.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 May 2003 |title=West Ham relegated |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2978071.stm |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> Many top players, including [[Joe Cole]], Di Canio and Kanouté, all left the club. The next season, now in the second tier, Roeder resumed his stint as manager. Results were still poor, however, and after an away defeat to [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]], he was sacked on 24 August 2003.<ref name=ncfc/> Brooking again took over as caretaker.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 August 2003 |title=West Ham sack Roeder |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/3178123.stm |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> He lost only one game, a 2–0 away defeat to [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stadium |first=Rob Maul at Priestfield |date=21 September 2003 |title=Gillingham 2 West Ham 0: Defoe goes as Gills win |work=The Sunday Times |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/article53341.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234747/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/article53341.ece |archive-date=4 October 2013 |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> and is known as "the best manager West Ham never had."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranking West Ham Managers |url=http://www.ftbpro.com/posts/aki.lunn/123823/ranking-west-ham-managers-of-the-last-decade |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215725/http://www.ftbpro.com/posts/aki.lunn/123823/ranking-west-ham-managers-of-the-last-decade |archive-date=4 October 2013 |access-date=19 August 2013 |publisher=ftbpro.com}}</ref> Former [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] player and manager of [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] [[Alan Pardew]] was lined up to be the next bench boss. Reading and their chairman, [[John Madejski]], however, were reluctant to let him leave.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davies, Christopher |date=19 September 2003 |title=Madejski fury as Pardew is released |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2421728/Madejski-fury-as-Pardew-is-released.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2421728/Madejski-fury-as-Pardew-is-released.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=18 August 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After serving a period of notice and gardening leave, and with West Ham paying Reading £380,000 ({{Inflation|UK|380000|2003|fmt=eq|cursign=£|r=-3}}) in compensation, he was appointed manager on 18 October 2003, their tenth manager.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=19 September 2003 |title=Pardew is a Hammer - in a month |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/sep/19/newsstory.sport4 |via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> Pardew set out to rebuild the side bringing in [[Nigel Reo-Coker]],<ref name="pards">{{Cite web |last=Johnson, Dale |date=16 August 2006 |title=Pardew out to build on impressive return |url=http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/story?storyId=375039&src=desktop |access-date=15 August 2013 |publisher=ESPN |archive-date=4 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220636/http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/story?storyId=375039&src=desktop |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Marlon Harewood]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2003 |title=Pardew's Harewood challenge |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/pardews-harewood-challenge-6974754.html |access-date=18 August 2013 |website=London Evening Standard}}</ref> and [[Brian Deane]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goss, Patrick |title=Pardew: Deane could be key |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11685_2283730,00.html |access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> In his first season in charge, they made the playoff final only to lose to Crystal Palace.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 May 2004 |title=Crystal Palace 1–0 West Ham |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/3750773.stm |access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> His signings of [[Bobby Zamora]], [[Matthew Etherington]] and veterans [[Chris Powell]] and [[Teddy Sheringham]] saw West Ham finishing sixth and subsequently beat [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] 1–0 thanks to a Zamora goal in the [[2005 Football League Championship play-off Final|2005 playoff final]], securing a return to the Premier League.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 May 2005 |title=West Ham 1–0 Preston |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4573799.stm |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> After ensuring promotion, Pardew said, "It's a team effort. We defended well and we're back where we belong."<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 May 2005 |title=Pardew joy at Hammers promotion |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/4591261.stm |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref>
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