What's my motivation?

What's motivating the West Ham squad to hang on to 10th place in the Premiership this season? Pride in securing a top-half finish? The prospect of finishing above Spurs? Of course not.

"Everything this year, especially bonuses, is geared to finishing in the top 10 - and there is nothing for not being in the top 10," says Alan Curbishley.

"So for people to believe we have switched off is wrong. We need to be in that top 10 to take anything from the season.

"That's me as well, it's everybody, we are all in it."

It's hard to know how I'll be able to show my face at work if Lucas Neil can't afford to buy his third Land Rover this summer, it really is...