WEST Ham have revealed that Kevin Keen will take temporary charge of first team matters following the departure of Alan Curbishley today.
The new caretaker boss will take charge of training with immediate effect, although with no game this weekend because of international matches, it remains to be seen if he will still be in charge when the Hammers next play West brom on Saturday September 13.
It seems, however that former Charlton boss Curbishley will be replaced quite quickly.
A statement on the clubs official website read: “The process to find a replacement for Alan Curbishley is already under way with the club beginning to draw up an initial shortlist of potential candidates.”
But for now club stalwart and reserve team boss Keen will step in to take charge of matters.
The midfielder spent ten years at Upton park as a player between 1983 and 1993, before returning in 2002 as a coach of the youth team.
The 41-year-old, who has since stepped up to take charge of the Irons second string, has no experience of managing at first team level during his career to-date.
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