Alan Curbishley
Alan Curbishley
Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishleyis an English former football player and manager. He played, as a midfielder for West Ham United, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion and has worked in the Premier League in management roles at Charlton Athletic and West Ham United. In December 2013 he was appointed technical director at Fulham only to be removed from the role in February 2014. He again joined Fulham's coaching staff in March 2015...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth8 November 1957
competition decent run
I have been here 15 years and we have never had a decent run in this competition,
hard hard-work hopefully lost recent turning work
We've lost our way in recent weeks, the hard work wasn't there but we're getting back to that now. Hopefully we're on our way to turning it round.
although confident linked moved publicly sign straight
We moved in straight away, and although he was publicly linked with other clubs, we were always confident we would sign Danny.
future happens offered timing wait
Timing is everything, and we will have to wait and see what happens in the future. You look at it, but you have got to be offered it.
allowed football loan needs
We've allowed him to go out on loan because he needs to play some first-team football,
forward great work
We're better than we showed today. A lot of that's down to Chelsea. Not only are they great going forward but they work so hard.
credit creep great played three took victory
When I put the three subs on we really went for it and they played a big part in the victory but great credit to Orient they took us all the way and we just managed to creep through.
clean determine few results round sheets turned whether
We are getting a few clean sheets now and that is the only way we could have turned it around really. Only results will determine whether we really have turned it round but the Premiership is so tough. You have to be up for it every game.
ball confident game passing players
There is a long way to go but the players are confident and are passing the ball around and that was a big game for us today.
football punishment fit
I'm sure if the punishment fits the crime, or is more severe, you're going to start stamping out a lot of things that are going on in football.
soccer player decision
The club continued to make significant player decisions without involving me. In the end, such a breach of trust and confidence meant that I had no option but to leave.
thinking found difficult
I don't think it's that difficult to administer. I'm sure a sensible solution can be found.
bottom teams
We have said to all the teams down the bottom we have done our hardest.
cost good switched tonight tough
We were tough tonight though, I don't want to make out we weren't. We battled and scrapped, but we also switched off, and that undid all the good work, and cost us two points, and that's why I'm frustrated.