West Ham United co-owner David Gold has discussed his future at the club as fan protests loom tomorrow.

Hammers United was set up to try and ‘improve things for all West Ham Supporters young and old’.

With over 8,000 members and counting the group of disaffected Hammers fans are pushing to be recognised by and engage with the club’s unpopular owners.

It comes ahead of a planned protest before this weekend’s crunch home game against a revitalised Everton.

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Angry fans want owners to shape up or ship out

Supporters are urging the owners to make good on a series of pledges and promises they have made over the years or sell up to someone with ambition befitting the 18th richest club in world football.

But it appears they should not hold their breath on Sullivan and Gold leaving anytime soon.

That’s according to Gold himself who spoke to talkSPORT on Thursday ahead of the protests and the 10-year anniversary of his and Sullivan’s takeover back in 2010.

Gold has no plans to leave Hammers

“I expect to be here for the rest of my life to be honest with you. That’s what I want. You never know what’s around the corner but you know this is my life, part of my life.

“There’s the ups and downs and I’ve experienced some highs and I’ve experienced some lows but it goes with the territory.”

If Gold really does intend to stick around then surely he and Sullivan will have to start showing more ambition.

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Owners must build bridges and a brighter future if they intend to stay

Not only that but make fundamental changes to the London Stadium to bring seats nearer to the pitch and more in line with what supporters were promised on leaving Upton Park.

The owners must also seriously consider investing in a new training complex befitting a Premier League club.

And recruitment must be more organised.

The owners must look to build a strong West Ham team for the future rather than the scattergun, incoherent approach that sees the Hammers lurch from the sublime to the ridiculous with a couple of injuries or bad results.

At the moment the chasm between the board and the fans has never been greater. The two are further apart than the pitch and the terraces at the London Stadium – a chasm.