last nine games, beating Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic, Arsenal, Middlesbrough and a 1–0 win at Manchester United on the last day of the season, to keep West Ham in the Premier League. The 2007–08 Premier League season was relatively successful for Curbishley, as he led the club to a top-ten finish despite long-term injuries to many of the key signings he had made that summer, including Scott Parker, Craig Bellamy, Kieron Dyer and Julien Faubert. Before the start of the 2008–09 Premier League season, there was ever increasing speculation about his future at the club. Despite the club taking six points from their first three games, he was unhappy with the club's transfer policy, after key players Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney were sold without his permission, a claim denied by the West Ham United board of directors, and he resigned his post on 3 September 2008. On 3 November 2009, Curbishley won his case for constructive dismissal against West Ham United. After the ruling, he said: "I am obviously delighted with this result. I very much enjoyed my time at West Ham and never wanted to leave, but on joining the club I insisted that my contract contained a clause confirming that I would have final say on the selection of players to be transferred to and from the club." West Ham paid him £2.2 million in compensation. Backroom roles Fulham On 24 December 2013, Curbishley was appointed technical director at Premier League side Fulham. In February 2014 following the appointment of a new manager at Fulham, Felix Magath, Curbishley was dismissed after less than two months in the role. He rejoined the coaching staff on 5 March 2015, to work alongside Kit Symons, for the remainder of the 2014-15 season. On 9 November 2015, Curbishley took charge of Fulham's first-team training following the dismissal of Symons. Managerial statistics Honours As player West Ham United FA Youth Cup runner-up: 1974–75 Birmingham City Football League Second Division promotion: 1979–80 Charlton Athletic Football League Second Division runner-up: 1985–86 Brighton & Hove Albion Football League Third Division runner-up: 1987–88 As manager Charlton Athletic Football League First Division play-offs: 1998 Football League First Division: 1999–2000 Individual Premier League Manager of the Month: August 1998, February 1999, February 2003 References External links 1957 births Living people Footballers from Forest Gate English footballers England under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders West Ham