Former West Ham player and manager Alan Curbishley has heaped praise on Slaven Bilic and the owners in a blog for whufc.com

“West Ham are in terrific form at the moment and they’re enjoying their football. Slaven Bilic deserves great credit for the side he has built. For me, I can’t believe it’s now seven-and-a-half years since I left the Club.”
 
“I arrived at West Ham in difficult circumstances and I left in difficult circumstances, which I was massively disappointed with because I felt that I put a team together that would have a real go.”
 
“But now I’m watching West Ham and it’s great. The team is a Premier League side in every aspect. It’s got all the components that you need to be successful in this league.”
 
“It can defend, it’s very athletic, it can counter-attack, it can score goals and they’ve got a couple of players who can turn a game. It makes them very, very dangerous and David Gold and David Sullivan deserve a lot of credit.”
 
“I know everyone’s talking about Slaven, and the players – who have been excellent – and everything else, but the Board certainly deserves a lot of credit. They took over in difficult circumstances and even got relegated and have managed to turn the Club around since then in a short period of time.”
 
“To be going into a new stadium with such a good side is great credit to the two of them, and I expect West Ham to be just as strong next season in the Premier League.”