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Frustration is the name of the game for Glenn Roeder as West Ham make a dreadful start to the 2002/03 campaign

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A brace from Paolo Di Canio earns the rock-bottom Hammers their first win of the season on 28 September at Chelsea

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Despite the win at Chelsea, West Ham's dejected troops remain rooted to the bottom of the Premiership at Christmas

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Their luck doesn't change in the New Year either as they drop two more crucial points at home to Newcastle

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The first home win of the season arrives courtesy of Jermain Defoe's 89th-minute winner against Blackburn on 29 January

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A Trevor Sinclair double earns the Hammers another invaluable win in their relegation dogfight at West Brom in February

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But Roeder's stormy relationship with club captain Di Canio forces the Hammers boss to banish him from the first team

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Sinclair's goal gives West Ham a vital win on Easter Monday but Roeder collapses after the game with chest pains

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On 24 April Hammers director Trevor Brooking is appointed as caretaker-manager during Roeder's absence

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Brooking recalls Di Canio and his goal against Chelsea ensures the Hammers' fight for survival goes down to the last day

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Bolton's win against Middlesbrough on the final day of the season sends West Ham down