West Ham’s time under the ownership of David Sullivan, David Gold and Karren Brady has been nothing short of shambolic, and now even Sam Allardyce has piped up and given his thoughts on Sullivan and the way he works during a TalkSPORT interview.
“You’d get the odd present from David Sullivan now and again.”
“A player would just turn up at pre-season! Normally a striker.”
“If they didn’t score it was down to your coaching!”
Sam Allardyce reveals #WHUFC’s David Sullivan would surprise him with new signings! pic.twitter.com/NqQd6JBzbi
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) January 27, 2020
The former England, Everton and West Ham manager claimed that Sullivan worked in very strange ways, and would give his managers a present, usually just signing a striker for the senior team and then dumping him with the manager at the training.
However, when these moves inevitably didn’t work the Irons’ ex-gaffer claimed that the blame would always lie with the manager for not being able to coach the supposed talent that had been laid at their door, and this is hardly doing anything to get the fans on the board’s side.
You can read the Hammers’ thoughts on Sullivan after the Allardyce comments here:
The sooner that cancer is removed from our club the better, we are a laughing stock! #GSBOUT
— Jamie Moore (@JamieMoore76) January 27, 2020
Look at this clown Sullivan… Maiga was a prime example….. Threw him at fat Sam then said on you go with this wonderful talent Lol……….
— Grant Carter (@GrantCa44579231) January 27, 2020
@Denner7s This should be unbelievable, but it actually isn’t even suprising to hear stories like this anymore.
— Callum Endean-Coyle (@CoyleEndean) January 27, 2020
Wow fair play to big Sam for actually saying this! Sullivan really is a joke.
— matt ghillyer (@Mattghillyer) January 27, 2020
Sullivan really is the worst bloke in football. Fair play big Sam for saying that
— Joe Halford (@joe90halford) January 27, 2020
Appalling. Single handedly destroying West Ham. For years I always blamed managers but now I’m seeing a common denominator
— Chris (@MR_bucket5) January 27, 2020
The Irons are fuming at their board, and it looks like that won’t change until Sullivan has been forced out.