Hammers escape the drop - phew! So Manchester United won their ninth Premiership, West Ham avoided the drop into the Championship and Sir Alex Ferguson finished off his 80th packet of chewing gum. Somehow we all went home happy - well most of us, anyway.

For this claret-and-blue supporter it was an afternoon of epic proportions. Not for one moment did I think that the miracle was on and that the beleaguered Hammers would pull off the miracle.

After a desperate 4-3 defeat at home to Spurs, it was widely assumed that we were facing the firing squad. Morale had reached its lowest point and relegation was a certainty. But little did we know that the East Enders had several tricks up their sleeve.

The turning point for West Ham was the goal that never was at Blackburn Rovers. In hindsight,  Bobby Zamora's winner should never have been allowed. But as we now know, such flashpoints in important matches can often be the vital difference between relegation and promotion.

After that game at Ewood Park the Hammers were a side transformed; rather like a reformed prisoner who goes straight. Their football was quick-witted and inventive, confidence had returned to their side and the goals from Carlos Tevez were truly ravishing.

By the time West Ham met Bolton, they were back in cracking from. Surely the volley from Mark Noble will never be bettered and the overall quality of the Hammers' football has earned them the right to another season in the Premiership.

The irony, of course, that West Ham sealed their Premiership status at Manchester United - the team which provided Alan Curbishley with his first game in charge at Upton Park. Curbishley, of course, also finished his Charlton career at Old Trafford.

Exactly a year late, he sampled another historic moment at the Theatre of Dreams as Carlos Tevez struck the winning goal after a gorgeous one-two on the edge of the area with Zamora.

We know United had one eye on next week’s FA Cup Final but once again their play has had the stamp of craftsmanship. Players like Wayne Rooney, Christiano Ronaldo. Michael Carrick and the evergreen Ryan Giggs have lit up English football with their entrancing one-touch football.

For Sheffield United, though, relegation back to the Championship means a monumental loss of TV money. Neil Warnock, their down-to-earth boss, continues to give the impression of a bear with a sore head. He may well need more than a stiff gin and tonic to lift his own spirits.

Wigan survive but their chairman Dave Whelan still looks like a man who’s just lost a valuable ornament. West Ham’s alleged illegal signings of Tevez and Javier Mascherano could give him sleepless nights for a long time.

But if he does drag this case through the courts, the voices of sympathy will be few and far between. Besides, the season has now finished and Whelan, has certainly made his point.

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