Kevin Keen has spoken to the media ahead of West Ham United's final Barclays Premier League fixture of the 2010/11 season against Sunderland.
The caretaker manager discussed his intention that the Hammers could finish a disappointing campaign on a high, his message to supporters, his hopes for the future and Avram Grant's departure.
Kevin Keen on Sunday's visit of Sunderland…
"I think that's the only way we can look at it - we've got a game on Sunday that we want to win for the supporters we owe so much to for their support this season. My focus has been on making the players aware of that and steeling them for the battle against Sunderland.
"It has been a difficult week, there's no doubt about that, with what happened last week at Wigan and then all the media coverage about the minor incident at our club dinner, which really absolutely nothing and the players were exemplary.
"I've got the players up and there are certainly a lot of young players chomping at the bit waiting to play. It's going to be an interesting game and I hope the supporters will turn up. It's Kids for a Quid so it should be good."
Kevin Keen on team selection…
"It'll be a West Ham side - players who want to play for the claret and blue shirt, who show a real desire to play for that shirt and a flair and ability with a football that this club deserves.
"I think I've seen this week that those who have a great chance of being here next season have perhaps trained a little bit more enthusiastically than those who have a chance of not being here next season. I think you'll find the majority of the team will be those who will be appearing next year for us."
Kevin Keen on his message to players this week…
"I came in this week with everyone down, dejected and disappointed, but those supporters have been phenomenal. The support at home has been behind us all the time and they've been dying for us to get the results we needed.
"I think the players and the staff owe it to the supporters to go out there and end the season with a victory."
Kevin Keen on his message to the supporters…
"The last game is a difficult one for me, because some supporters will want to come and vent their feelings because it's been a disappointing year. I'm not going to be able to stop them doing that but I'm hoping the majority come and get behind the team.
"I'm desperate for us to give them a good performance. I'm trying my hardest to make sure the players motivated and picking a team that I want to go out, give their best, and play in a manner that West Ham United deserves and go out with a bit of a bang.
"That's what I want for this Sunday."
Kevin Keen on the club rediscovering its traditions…
"I think it was said West Ham used to be everyone's second or third-favourite team. That was down to us having three players in the World Cup-winning team who made a massive contribution to the country. It was also down to the way we conducted ourselves, the way we played football and all those sorts of things.
"So many things have happened since I came back to the club. I think it's time just to go back to our family traditions, to get back to the ethos and philosophy that made our football club great.
"I'd love us to keep hold of our young players that we've got at the moment - Junior Stanislas, Jack Collison, Mark Noble, Freddie Sears, James Tomkins, Jordan Spence and Zavon Hines - because I know they'd all run through walls for this football club.
"We need to keep hold of those lads, get the family tradition back to this club and take it forward going into the Olympic Stadium. That's my goal for this football club.
"This relegation has gone and it's an opportunity for us to regain all the stuff that people loved about West Ham United."
Kevin Keen on the End of Season Gala Dinner…
"First of all, I could say that we got relegated on the Sunday and the club dinner was on the Monday. I don't think you'd find too many London clubs with the support we had. Every single table was sold in the Great Room at the Grosvenor. The players all turned out and their behaviour was exemplary.
"There was a minor scuffle after a lad who was a little bit drunk got caught up in a little bit of banter and that was about it really. After about 30 seconds it was over and the dinner carried on.
"For me, the players' behaviour, especially after the disappointment of the day before, was outstanding.
"I was actually over the other side of the room talking to Thomas Hitzlsperger at the time because the players were two-to-a-table. Apparently there was something said. I've spoken to Demba Ba and I'm not sure he understood everything that was said, but it's gone.
"I want to focus on Sunday, on trying to get West Ham a win and repaying the supporters who have backed us to the bitter end this season.Last week up at Wigan, we had 4,500 there and they were unbelievable for the whole match and it's just a real disappointment from our side, the staff, that we've not been able to give them what they deserve this year."
Kevin Keen on Avram Grant's departure…
"Whenever a manager leaves, it's disappointing. After the game last week, you could see how humble and disappointed Avram was that things hadn't gone his way. He took some of the blame, but as far as I'm concerned we as a staff and the players have underperformed and it hasn't been a good season for us - there's no denying that because we're bottom of the league.
"We've got to put it behind us. I've done my two days' mourning and I've now got the job this week of repaying those supporters and taking the club forward.
"As far as I'm concerned, the first game of next season is on Sunday."