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Eggert Magnusson stepped aside as executive chairman this week as the club's billionaire owner, Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson, pledged to take more of an active role in the running of the club.

Staying put: Alan Curbishley given assurances that his job is safe, despite reshuffle at the top

Curbishley has built a close bond with Magnusson since taking over at Upton Park in December last year, but he is unconcerned by the latest movements.

"I have been assured that nothing much has changed," said Curbishley.

"It was a bit like a blind date when I started working with Eggert, but we worked hard, and we have a good relationship.

"He will still be in the directors' box for our matches.

"I went out to dinner on Thursday with Eggert, he is at Upton Park every day, and we talk every day."

Magnusson is likely to be asked to concentrate on longer-term projects, such as the club's proposed move to a new 60,000-seater stadium near West Ham tube station.

Having been reassured about his future, Curbishley can concentrate on his team's next game, which sees them travel to Newcastle in the Barclays Premier League tomorrow.

As many as four players - Craig Bellamy, Nolberto Solano, Scott Parker and Lee Bowyer - could face their former club but a fifth ex-Magpie, Kieron Dyer, is absent with a serious knee injury.

Curbishley's team have won both their away games, at Birmingham and Reading, in the league this term, and the former Charlton manager feels they are sometimes more comfortable outside Upton Park.

He added: "We have gone to the away grounds and probably set the tempo.

"We have not been able to do that in the home games, where it has been more even.

"Newcastle is a tough place to go, but we know there is an opportunity for us - if we do things right.

"Whoever gets the points on Sunday will have had a decent start. If we manage it, 13 points from six games will have been a good haul."