Nothing Against Tottenham

Scott Duxbury, West Ham's chief executive, told The Independent yesterday:

"I'll go on record and say I want to avoid selling any of our best players
to Tottenham ever again. I don't want to. Why should I? They are our local
rivals. It would be a slap in the face for our fans. I want to finish above
Tottenham. We did it last year and want to do it this year and every single
year. It's nothing against Tottenham."