SLAVEN BILIC admits West Ham have still not completed their booze probe after a players’ night out last MONTH.
Hammers’ stars were given the manager’s blessing to hit the town the day after losing 3-0 at home to Southampton on September 25.
Social media pictures appeared to show injured striker Andy Carroll and reserve keeper Darren Randolph still out the following lunchtime sparking calls they had overstepped the mark.
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Bilic promised to get to the bottom of it during the international break but says he is now losing interest as he focuses on football instead.
He said: “It is an old story and it is not very important now. It is not done yet. Let’s talk about the game. It is not easy, I can’t do the investigation because it didn’t happen on the pitch.
“I’m going to react but it isn’t done and I don’t think about that at the moment, I am thinking about the game.
“I still believe it was a good move. I can only repeat what I said, it was my decision to go out. If they stepped out of the line of the rules of our club, they will be punished.”
West Ham are away at London rivals Crystal Palace on Saturday and welcome back injured left back Aaron Cresswell in a major boost for the team.
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They will also face former Hammers defender James Tomkins who moved to Palace in a £10m deal during the summer.
Bilic said: “I didn’t want him to leave or go but last year he played many, many games for us in different positions and he was very good for our squad. But I couldn’t guarantee he would play week in week out and that is the reason he left. He didn’t want to leave because he is West Ham born and bred. He wanted guarantees basically and I couldn’t give him that.”
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