Vice chairman Karren Brady has insisted that Avram Grant's position is not under threat, despite media reports to the contrary.
Brady - who claimed in the summer that the Hammers should be looking at a top eight finish this term - told the BBC that the manager's position is safe, regardless of recent results that have left United adrift at the bottom of the Premier League."History has shown that we're not panickers and we're not quick to sack managers. We haven't even had a discussion as to whether Avram is going to be here or not be here," said Brady. "That's not for today and that's not for Christmas. It's unfair when you bring a manager in and things don't start exactly how you want.
"Blaming other people is not always the right answer. We feel it takes time but we also accept that we are bottom of the table. We did quite a bit of business in the summer - but obviously not enough to address that as a Board. We need to look at where the issues are and put our hands in our pockets and bring in players."
The next opportunity for Brady and her fellow board members is of course the forthcoming January transfer window - and according to the vice chairman, the club will be seeking to refresh the squad during that time.
"The upcoming transfer window has an impact in so far as it helps you to bring in new players, to change your fortunes," she added. "We've been able to have a very good look to see where we think there's weaknesses in the team and that's our opportunity to go and put those weaknesses right and bring in better, stronger players if we can attract them and if we can find them."
Despite the insistence that the current squad is below par Brady refutes the suggestion that desperation is already beginning to set in, with the Hammers four points from safety a third of the way through the season.
"I think weak-minded people press the panic button," she mused. "We're not weak-minded but at the same time we didn't want to just survive this season - we didn't spend the money that we spent in the summer just to survive, we spent the money so we could feel comfortable.
"We're not feeling very comfortable at the moment but there's things we can do about that, it's not just one person's fault. We can all do something - ourselves, the team and the manager and that's what we're focussing on, how we can work together to change the fortunes of the club."
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