West Ham United chief David Sullivan thanked fans for traveling to West Bromwich Albion for yesterday's FA Cup defeat.
The Joint-Chairman said he shared the disappointment of the travelling fans over the eventual 4-0 defeat, but believes next Sunday's game at Tottenham Hotspur offers the perfect opportunity to bounce back.
"It was a very disappointing afternoon for everyone connected to West Ham - the Board, the coaching staff, players but most of all the supporters," he told whufc.com. "I know that the manager and players will have wanted to do nothing more than fire us to an FA Cup quarter-final tie but I think ultimately our exertions over the past week took their toll.
"We know it's doubly disappointing as we had made progress in the FA Cup a priority for this season as was demonstrated by our strong line-ups in the three games we'd played previously.
"It will take a few days to get over this loss but we have to dust ourselves down as we have the fantastic opportunity of bouncing back in the big London derby with our neighbours Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
"We hope to have several of our injured players back and with a good recovery and preparation period I believe we can go to Tottenham with confidence that we can get a result.
"I'd like to personally thank every West Ham fan that went to The Hawthorns and assure them that we will be doing all we can to make sure we continue for push for as high a place as possible over the remaining 13 games in the Premier League."
