The Irons host Stoke on Saturday boosted by last weekend's 3-1 victory over in-form Liverpool, which saw them close the gap on safety to just a single point. With fixtures against both leaders Manchester United and Champions League hopefuls Tottenham coming up as well as former club Chelsea, Grant could be forgiven were he to prioritise targets. However, now with the luxury of a near full squad for the first time, the defiant Israeli maintains all opportunities are there for the taking. "Sometimes I know people lose their belief when they are at the bottom, but we never did it. We were always seeking to do it our way," Grant said. "I am very happy that we took the points against Liverpool, but now we have a lot of games ahead of us that we want to continue with these performances and to keep winning." Grant added: "Of course we need to win those games against teams around us, but we will not give up in any game. "We showed we are a class team against Liverpool, in the beginning of season against Tottenham and in the Carling Cup against Manchester United. "If we are at our best, we are not an easy team to beat. "We have a good chance to stay up if we keep playing as we have been playing the last games and taking points." Grant is not concerned with how the table looks now, only when they come to tot up the points in May. The Irons boss said: "I know that last year was 35 points, the year before was 38, but the last time West Ham were relegated it was with 42 points. "It depends because this season there is not a weak team, every team is taking points. "It will be difficult to predict how many points you need. "But I am not looking about this because if we do what we need to do, we don't need to look at this." Demba Ba has certainly made an impact since his January transfer from Hoffenheim. The Senegal forward - who almost signed for Stoke - has chalked up three goals in as many games, vindicating Grant's decision to push the transfer through. "I have followed him for a long time in the Bundesliga. He did well," the West Ham boss said. "He is a kind of player I like, a player with movement, intelligence. He knows how to score goals as you saw in the last games. "I can tell you that he's not yet at his best because he didn't train for a long time. Every game he's becoming better." Grant maintains there are plenty of reasons for everyone associated with West Ham to remain positive, as the club look forward to their move to the Olympic Stadium, hopefully still as a top-flight side. "It is a big challenge to be in this club, I knew it before, I know it now," said the Irons boss. "But, I believe in this club and I believe this club can be in a better place, not where it is now." On the outlook after 2012, when the Hammers expect to take over the Olympic Stadium, Grant added: "It is a big opportunity for our club to make two steps ahead - off the pitch and on the pitch. "We will do everything to take this opportunity to take West Ham forward. "We need to be in the Premier League and I believe that we can be. "Now that we have the squad which we didn't have before, I think it will be easier - even if the games ahead of us are not easy."
