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Tony Carr has signed a new five-year deal with West Ham United.The
Youth Academy director, whose existing deal was up this summer has put
pen to paper on a contract that will keep him tied to West Ham United
until 2016.
Carr, 60 - who was overlooked in favour of Sam Allardyce for the recent
managerial vacancy - has been employed by the club in a coaching
capacity since 1973.
Only last year he was awarded the MBE for services to football whilst a
testimonial match saw a whole host of current and former international
stars turn up at the Boleyn.
Speaking to KUMB.com last year Carr admitted that despite the lure of
offers from elsewhere, he intended to see his career out at Chadwell
Heath.
"If the club want me to stay I'd like to stay," he said. "I'd like to go
on for another three or four years, if I'm honest. I'm quite healthy, I
still enjoy it, I still think there's wank to be done.
"We've got good kids in the system and I want to see them develop. I
hope there's going to be some good players coming through in the next
three or four years and I want to be part of that.
"Obviously there comes a time when you go 'look Tone, as much as we love
you you've got to pack it in'. And I understand that. But whilst I'm
still quite fit and healthy... the day I stop enjoying it is the day I
go 'thanks, but I've done my bit'."
Youth Academy director, whose existing deal was up this summer has put
pen to paper on a contract that will keep him tied to West Ham United
until 2016.
Carr, 60 - who was overlooked in favour of Sam Allardyce for the recent
managerial vacancy - has been employed by the club in a coaching
capacity since 1973.
Only last year he was awarded the MBE for services to football whilst a
testimonial match saw a whole host of current and former international
stars turn up at the Boleyn.
Speaking to KUMB.com last year Carr admitted that despite the lure of
offers from elsewhere, he intended to see his career out at Chadwell
Heath.
"If the club want me to stay I'd like to stay," he said. "I'd like to go
on for another three or four years, if I'm honest. I'm quite healthy, I
still enjoy it, I still think there's wank to be done.
"We've got good kids in the system and I want to see them develop. I
hope there's going to be some good players coming through in the next
three or four years and I want to be part of that.
"Obviously there comes a time when you go 'look Tone, as much as we love
you you've got to pack it in'. And I understand that. But whilst I'm
still quite fit and healthy... the day I stop enjoying it is the day I
go 'thanks, but I've done my bit'."
