Just to compound West Ham's sense of crisis, co-chairman David Gold has died at the age of 86. Gold, Sullivan and Brady remain unpopular with some fans, but when I interviewed David Gold at his house a few yeas go he seemed be a genuine fan of West Ham, with pictures of the Play-Off Final on the wall. He was eager to describe visiting Upton Park as a boy and clearly had a great sense of pride at growing up in poverty at 442 Green Street but ending up co-owning West Ham. And for all the criticism, the co-owners certainly backed Dvid Moyes with £160m this season.
Quite where this leaves West Ham's ownership situation is not as yet clear. Will Gold's two daughters inherit his shares in the club or might they sell up to David Sullivan or Daniel Kretinsky? Whatever happens, let's hope the lads produce a good performance in his memory at Leeds tonight.
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RIP David Gold
For all those that have been critical of the Sullivan/Gold leadership, I trust we can all honour a true West Ham legend.
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