Glenn Roeder says he is taking the 'softly-softly' approach
with Trevor Sinclair as he hopes to get him to change his mind
about leaving West Ham.
And he hopes they get behind him for the Chelsea game.
"A few of our supporters decided to have a boo or two at Trevor on Saturday, but he coped with it well and I thought he won them over throughout the game," he says.
"I'm not getting on his back every single moment to verbally wear him down; he doesn't need that.
"What we need to do, which would help us change his mind, is get results on the field and climb up to a good position in the table while he is still with us.
"Maybe that alone would help to make him reconsider and he knows that if he did change his mind we would be delighted.
"But you don't want to be on his back all the time because that could make things more difficult for us to try and make him change his view.
"I have to say that you can't question his commitment to the team; he went into a real 50/50 with the goalkeeper on Saturday that created a goal, and if he wasn't for us while he is with us, he would have pulled out of that one."
He admits that the win over Southampton was not a vintage performance because of the apprehension caused by the previous two defeats, but says:
"It was nice to get that win on Saturday in what was such a critical game.
"It was a 'must win' after conceding 12 in the previous two games, and thankfully we got it, though it was a little bit difficult early on, facing the fans after having conceded five and then seven.
"I asked for them to show courage, or, to put it another way, 'bottle', and I think they showed plenty of that throughout the game.
"Once we got the first goal I didn't think it was in any doubt, but while it is 1-0 you are always a little bit nervous, especially as they were throwing so many balls into our penalty box."
Indeed, Glenn praises the fans for their faith and adds:
"I thought the fans stayed with it all the way through; I can't say anything but good things about our supporters who have had to put up with three poor away performances.
"I include Middlesbrough in that because we weren't happy with the standards we set in that game, as well as the awful displays at Everton and Blackburn.
"They were entitled to have a moan if they wanted to but they haven't done, they have stayed right behind the boys, we have got that second home win, and so far they must have been quite pleased with the three home games.
"But it is all about us picking up points on our travels because you can't just rely on winning all your home games."
The Hammers have picked up two wins in eight - an improvement on last season's start of one win in 10 - but Glenn says:
"I didn't really realise that and hadn't given it a thought, because I always believe in looking to the future, not the past."
The players go into the game in a good frame of mind, says Glenn, but know it will be a stern test of the unbeaten home record.
"The boys certainly had a spring in their step in training this week and are really looking forward to the Chelsea game - which we know is going to be a different kind of match - and I hope we are all smiling at the end of it," he says.
"Southampton hit long diagonals into the box and at the full backs at every opportunity so there was a lot of aerial work to be done which I thought the boys coped with particularly well.
"Now we are facing a Chelsea team that likes to get the ball on the ground and pass, keep possession, and make you chase."
Glenn Roeder may see Sam Dalla Bona - a player he made a tentative enquiry about in the summer, only to be told he was going back to Italy - at close quarters in the game, but, as he knows, they have talent everywhere.
"Throughout the team they have got current internationals," he says, "but it is the sort of game the players will look forward to because it is always good to test yourself against that calibre of player.
"They have bought four players for around £32m which is serious money, but you would have to say we have three or four players in our team that would cost a king's ransom if they were sold."
Another player who received negative reaction when his name was read out before the game was Christian Dailly.
But Glenn is backing the likeable Scot to put that behind him and says:
"Christian has had a difficult time just lately but he did start the season very well.
"Hopefully on the back of a decent performance on Saturday he has come through that phase now and he will be looking forward to the Chelsea game as much as anyone else."
And he hopes they get behind him for the Chelsea game.
"A few of our supporters decided to have a boo or two at Trevor on Saturday, but he coped with it well and I thought he won them over throughout the game," he says.
"I'm not getting on his back every single moment to verbally wear him down; he doesn't need that.
"What we need to do, which would help us change his mind, is get results on the field and climb up to a good position in the table while he is still with us.
"Maybe that alone would help to make him reconsider and he knows that if he did change his mind we would be delighted.
"But you don't want to be on his back all the time because that could make things more difficult for us to try and make him change his view.
"I have to say that you can't question his commitment to the team; he went into a real 50/50 with the goalkeeper on Saturday that created a goal, and if he wasn't for us while he is with us, he would have pulled out of that one."
He admits that the win over Southampton was not a vintage performance because of the apprehension caused by the previous two defeats, but says:
"It was nice to get that win on Saturday in what was such a critical game.
"It was a 'must win' after conceding 12 in the previous two games, and thankfully we got it, though it was a little bit difficult early on, facing the fans after having conceded five and then seven.
"I asked for them to show courage, or, to put it another way, 'bottle', and I think they showed plenty of that throughout the game.
"Once we got the first goal I didn't think it was in any doubt, but while it is 1-0 you are always a little bit nervous, especially as they were throwing so many balls into our penalty box."
Indeed, Glenn praises the fans for their faith and adds:
"I thought the fans stayed with it all the way through; I can't say anything but good things about our supporters who have had to put up with three poor away performances.
"I include Middlesbrough in that because we weren't happy with the standards we set in that game, as well as the awful displays at Everton and Blackburn.
"They were entitled to have a moan if they wanted to but they haven't done, they have stayed right behind the boys, we have got that second home win, and so far they must have been quite pleased with the three home games.
"But it is all about us picking up points on our travels because you can't just rely on winning all your home games."
The Hammers have picked up two wins in eight - an improvement on last season's start of one win in 10 - but Glenn says:
"I didn't really realise that and hadn't given it a thought, because I always believe in looking to the future, not the past."
The players go into the game in a good frame of mind, says Glenn, but know it will be a stern test of the unbeaten home record.
"The boys certainly had a spring in their step in training this week and are really looking forward to the Chelsea game - which we know is going to be a different kind of match - and I hope we are all smiling at the end of it," he says.
"Southampton hit long diagonals into the box and at the full backs at every opportunity so there was a lot of aerial work to be done which I thought the boys coped with particularly well.
"Now we are facing a Chelsea team that likes to get the ball on the ground and pass, keep possession, and make you chase."
Glenn Roeder may see Sam Dalla Bona - a player he made a tentative enquiry about in the summer, only to be told he was going back to Italy - at close quarters in the game, but, as he knows, they have talent everywhere.
"Throughout the team they have got current internationals," he says, "but it is the sort of game the players will look forward to because it is always good to test yourself against that calibre of player.
"They have bought four players for around £32m which is serious money, but you would have to say we have three or four players in our team that would cost a king's ransom if they were sold."
Another player who received negative reaction when his name was read out before the game was Christian Dailly.
But Glenn is backing the likeable Scot to put that behind him and says:
"Christian has had a difficult time just lately but he did start the season very well.
"Hopefully on the back of a decent performance on Saturday he has come through that phase now and he will be looking forward to the Chelsea game as much as anyone else."