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Moyes and Bilic deserve credit for the way they have kept West Ham competitive

THE reputation of West Ham United took another knock recently with the reported derogatory comments of director of player recruitment Tony Henry about not signing African players.

The club dealt quickly with the incident, suspending, then dismissing Henry for the comments.

The incident followed quickly on the heels of what many fans considered to be a less than satisfactory month of dealings in the transfer window.

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