West Ham United's board have agreed to go forward next season with manager Alan Curbishley in charge.

The Guardian says Curbishley will lead West Ham United next season after the board of directors pronounced itself satisfied with his efforts this time out.

Although there has been frustration about the style of football, and a feeling in some quarters that the team ought to have kicked on more, the board, which met yesterday for six hours, accept that injuries had undermined their prospects.

Curbishley emerged from the meeting, chaired by the owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson, looking forward to a summer of fine-tuning and working with Gianluca Nani, the technical director who takes up his post next month.