Steve Lomas has been named as new reserve team manager of West Ham United.
Lomas, who played for West Ham United between 1997 and 2005 and was the club's longest-serving player for some time was confirmed as replacement for the recently-departed Alex Dyer this afternoon.Still only 37, the former Northern Irish international has spent the last two years learning his trade as a coach - and is naturally delighted to have been offered the role at West Ham.
"I love football so, for me, this job is fantastic," Lomas told whufc.com. "When you're in any job, you moan about it, but when you're out of it you're desperate to get back into it.
"Football is in my blood. I've been involved in football all my life, it's the only thing I've ever known so it's fantastic for me to come back to such a great club.
I had eight-and-a-half years here that I thoroughly enjoyed, so to come back and help the young boys to kick-on and make the first team will be great. I'm really excited and really looking forward to it."
Former club captain Julian Dicks, who was also in the running to replace Dyer is not thought to have been offered a post.
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