West Ham United co-chairman David Gold says Avram Grant is the man to take the club to a new level next season.

West Ham view him as the man to usher in more harmonious times at Upton Park.

"We can't put our fans through what happened this again. We want to put together a team that was better than last year," said Gold.

"We were very fortunate. Normally 35 points gets you relegated.

"What we need is a manager who has achieved, has experience. We are not in a position where we can take on young, inexperienced managers.

"We did ask Franco to keep us up and he did that, but I think we need to move on from that. New owners like to choose their own people."