Reserve team manager Kevin Keen will take temporary control of United following the departure of Alan Pardew.
Keen - who returned to West Ham in 2002 as part of Glenn Roeder's coaching team - will take on first-team duties until a successor to Pardew is found - starting with this weekend's home game against Manchester United.* West Ham United have now confirmed Alan Pardew's departure; a brief statement on whufc.com read:
"Alan has made an important contribution since joining as manager in September 2003 but this season's results have been disappointing and have left the Club in a very difficult position.
"The Chairman, Mr Eggert Magnusson, and the Board have been concerned by the performances of recent weeks and feel that it is the right time to make a change in the best interests of the Club.
"Mr Magnusson and the Board would like to place on the record their thanks to Alan Pardew for his hard work and commitment and to wish him well for the future.
"The search for a successor is now underway in order that a new manager can be in place ahead of the January transfer window."
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