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A calamitous 3-2 defeat not only sent the Hammers through the Premier League trapdoor but left th i d trapdoor but left their manager exposed to ridicule at high altitude as a light aircraft trailed the banner, 'Avram Grant, Millwall legend.' Grant was sacked before he could thumb a lift home on the team coach so a midweek reserve cup tie - with 16 changes between them from the weekend - was never likely to prove as seismic.

He continued his low-level bombing run through heavy flak from three ships even as his aircraft trailed smoke and flames.

A light aircraft trailed a huge banner above Goodison Park ahead of this season's opener pleading "Say no to Kirkby."