West Ham No2 Clarke denies 'crisis club' tag

West Ham United assistant boss Steve Clarke has rubbished talk that they're a 'crisis club'.

Clarke said: "If you allow yourself to be distracted by other things that are going on that you can't control then you lose focus on what you're trying to do.

"I come into the club every day, my job is to work with the players, try and improve the team."

The assistant manager said West Ham were not the only club facing financial uncertainties at the moment.

Clarke said: "I think in any football club there's uncertainty, especially in the current climate.

"West Ham keep getting put forward as a club that's in crisis, but that's not the case. I think you'll find that there are a lot of football clubs that maybe have similar problems."

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