Football Spy: Joseph looks the Job for Hammers.Byline: By Alan Nixon West Ham Coordinates: West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located 6.1 miles (9.8 km) east of Charing Cross. From 1889 to 1965 it formed part of the County Borough of West Ham. boss Alan Pardew Alan Scott Pardew (born, 18 July 1961 in Wimbledon, London) is an English football manager and beforehand a player. As a player, he was a steady, hardworking midfielder, most notably playing for Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic. made a shock eve-of-season swoop for Middlesbrough's Joseph-Desire Job last night. Pardew beat off a bid by Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock to take the Cameroon international in a bargain deal and he will go straight into their plans for the Blackburn game today. Job has been pushed to the fringes of Boro's squad by boss Steve McClaren For the ice hockey player, see . Stephen "Steve" McClaren (born 3 May 1961) is an English former professional footballer and the current manager of the England national football team, having succeeded Sven-Göran Eriksson on 1 August2006. , who is willing to sell him for a knockdown fee to give him more funds - and more space in his squad - for this season. Pardew has been looking all over for new attacking power and Job is unlikely to be the only forward he tries to sign before the end of the month. West Ham have already failed in bids to bring Milan Baros and former Hammer Fredi Kanoute to Upton Park. |
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