He was involved in the original bid and would not let West Ham rip up the athletics track.
His elf name is Snowball and claims to ham it up with the children, sometimes tumbling down the path to Santa's house.
The victory sees West Ham move up to sixth in the Premiership, but leaves Steve Bruce's Birmingham side six points adrift of safety and deep in trouble.
Daniel Sturridge could have had a hatful but had to settle for two against a West Ham side who only woke up once the game was already dead and buried.
Having taken an early lead, Stoke seemed happy to soak up the West Ham punches and they were lucky to get away with it when Herita Ilunga found a way through on the left wing and laid the ball back into a crowded box, somehow missing all his team-mates.
The employee failed to wash her hands after touching raw minced beef and claimed cooked ham had a shelf life of up to six days.
After his period of success at Stamford Bridge, Clarke joined West Ham in September 2008 to link up with former Chelsea team-mate Zola at Upton Park but the Hammers struggled last season, finishing one place above the relegation zone.
West Ham's luck was then summed up a minute later at the other end.
In 2001 he was given FIFA's Fair Play Award for a "special act of good sportsmanship" while playing for West Ham, when he picked the ball up and refused to score as an opposing goalkeeper lay injured.
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Bolton's Gary Cahill, Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock and West Ham's Carlton Cole have been called up.
Aston Villa go to West Ham waiting to pounce if Everton were to slip up.
The 45-year-old Clarke joins West Ham on a three-year deal, joining up with new boss Gianfranco Zola, after handing in his resignation last Thursday.
Winger Hammill, who was impressive throughout, almost netted a late leveller for the Championship side but his deflected effort came off the woodwork, and when West Ham broke swiftly upfield, Piquionne applied the finish to wrap up a welcome victory at Upton Park.
Classic meat options include ham and cheese or curried chicken sandwiches, but he sometimes jazzes things up with a chicken, artichoke and cheese sandwich.
On the day West Ham's new co-owners, David Gold and David Sullivan, stepped up their bid to occupy the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games, the pair will be desperately hoping their club will still be in the top-flight to enjoy it.
Stoke moved up to ninth with a 2-1 win at home to struggling West Ham, ending a run of four matches without a win.
Along with West Ham, Spurs have been named as a preferred bidder, but their plan to "rip up the athletics track" is anathema to UKA chairman Ed Warner.
"I am happy that we now have the staff set-up that I presented to the owners when I came, " Grant told the West Ham website.
Their equaliser came courtesy of Adebola, who timed his run to perfection en route to picking up David McGoldrick's pull-back and slotting past Rob Green in the West Ham goal.
Kamil Zayatte was close to adding a second for the Tigers when he picked up the ball in the centre circle and was allowed to advance with the ball towards the West Ham goal, before firing a rising shot just over the bar.
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