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During the 2006–07 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League. They finished the season in 15th place. ==Season summary== The team started the 2006-2007 campaign brightly, but slipped down the table due to off-field distractions. West Ham were knocked out from UEFA Cup by Italian Serie A side Palermo (0-1 and 0-3) and saw themselves dragged into the relegation zone. Eventually an Icelandic consortium, led by Eggert Magnússon, bought the club on 26 November 2006.〔( ''"West Ham accept £85m takeover bid"'' ), BBC news report, 21 November 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2007.〕 Following a poor run of form leaving the club in 17th position (despite the signing of big name players like Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez, who both failed to perform to expectation for much of the season), the new owners sacked Alan Pardew,〔( ''"Pardew sacked as West Ham manager"'' ), BBC news report, 11 December 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2007.〕 replacing him with former West Ham player Alan Curbishley〔(''"Curbishley named West Ham manager"'' ), BBC news report, 13 December 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2007.〕 who had recently ended a 15-year spell in charge of Charlton. Curbishley's first game was at home against Manchester United; West Ham won 1-0, but went on to draw at fellow relegation strugglers Fulham, get crushed 6-0 at newly promoted Reading and get knocked out of the FA Cup by rock bottom Premiership team Watford. An end-to-end thriller at home to Tottenham Hotspur ended with West Ham losing 4-3 after having been 3-2 in front with minutes to play, but the bright performance signified a change in form. At the same time the signings of Mascherano and Tevez were being investigated by the Premier League, who were concerned that details regarding the transfers had been omitted from official records and whether or not the influence of MSI (led by Kia Joorabchian) breached Premier League rules regarding third party ownership of players (rules U.18 and B.13〔''(Daily Mail article on fine. )''〕) came into question. The media at this time touted the idea Tevez's contract could be terminated, possibly resulting in a deduction of points for playing an "ineligible" player (despite Premier League statements to the contrary).〔(West Ham handed record £5.5m fine )〕 On 27 April 2007, West Ham pleaded guilty and were handed a record £5.5 million fine by the Premier League, but avoided a points deduction. Liverpool's signing of Mascherano was investigated and he was cleared to play after a two-week delay. Following the verdict, Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan threatened legal action, supported by other relegation threatened sides including Fulham and Sheffield United: ''"This is a very serious offence West Ham committed...They broke the law, told blatant lies and should have got a 10-point penalty. If we can sue West Ham or the Premier League, I am sure that will happen."''〔(Whelan on Warpath )〕 Wigan manager Paul Jewell suggested League officials had intimated they wished to see them relegated. West Ham ultimately escaped relegation by winning seven of their last nine games, including a 1-0 win over Arsenal, and on the last day of the season, defeating newly crowned Premiership champions Manchester United 1-0 to finish outside the relegation zone in 15th. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2006–07 West Ham United F.C. season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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