Wally Downes has paid tribute to West Ham United's fans for sticking with their side in Saturday's amazing 3-3 Barclays Premier League draw at West Bromwich Albion.
The Hammers went in three goals down at half-time after an indifferent first-half performance, only for two goals from Demba Ba and one from Carlton Cole to headline an outstanding comeback after the break.
Coach Downes was happy with the players' resilience, but equally impressed with the spirit shown by the 2,500-odd travelling supporters who urged their team on at The Hawthorns.
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"It was massively important that we got a goal early in the second half and it was even more important that we got three! The good thing was that it gave the fans some hope and equally it gave us hope.
"The way the fans stuck with us at 3-0 down - I imagine they were fuming at half-time and so were we - and went for the whole 95 minutes and still had that hope and belief that we were going to get the winner was terrific.
"I'm so pleased with the fact that we gave the fans who were there some cheer in the second half and some hope.
"We'll be fine. We're a middle-table side on current form at the moment and we've just got to keep that belief and commitment. As long as we've got those fans shouting for us at home and away, I'm sure we'll be fine."
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