David Moyes is refusing to think, believe or even entertain the R word.

Relegation – or its threat – has been so much a part of our lives down the years but the Hammers boss wants us and himself to put the word firmly out of the West Ham vocabulary

Instead he believes we should only be thinking the top end of the Premier League and told reporters when asked as the next few games getting clear of any chance of the drop: “I’ve never thought of the word, really.

I have thought about challenging for Europe and my wording is not going to change. I still think we will be in the mix come the end of the season for European football, I really do. 

“I think we have a good team. We need other bits to go for us, I probably sound like a whinging manager but we have had some real poor calls in the last month or so, starting at Chelsea. 

“I’m sure other clubs feel the same but we feel we have had some real big ones that stand out that haven’t gone our way.

“I want to be away from any thought of the word – and I believe we will be.