Israeli Avram Grant had been manager with Chelsea and had taken them to the UEFA Champions League final in 2008. He was appointed on 3 June 2010. His signings of Pablo Barrera and Frédéric Piquionne added little to the team. His teams performed poorly and although he brought in striker Demba Ba, West Ham were relegated in May 2011. Grant was sacked on the day of relegation. He had been in charge for less than a year. Kevin Keen stood in for one game as manager, a 3–0 home defeat to Sunderland. The mood at the club was low. Club co-chairman David Sullivan later admitted he had made an error in employing Grant as manager.