Jole Cole gives honest opinion of under-fire West Ham trio David Sullivan, David Gold and Karren Brady

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Joe Cole surprisingly leaped to the defence of West Ham owners David Sullivan and David Gold and vice-chairman Karren Brady, when speaking exclusively to 90 Min.

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The Hammers have failed to make any kind of progress since moving to the London Stadium in the summer of 2016.

They appointed Manuel Pellegrini as manager two years later. And the Chilean was supposed to move the club forward and onto the next level.

That didn’t happen, however.

And West Ham reverted to type, appointing David Moyes as their new boss at the end of last year.

The whole setup at the club reeks of a lack of ambition. It seems as though the east London outfit are merely treading water with no creative or innovative plan in place to try and match the league’s big boys.

The Hammers have no footballing identity. The football has become stale and tepid and the fans have really had enough this season.

Owners far from popular

All that sounds fairly harsh. But it’s true. And most West Ham fans blame three people for the current state of the football club – David Sullivan, David Gold and Karren Brady.

Former Hammers star Joe Cole has backed the under-fire trio, however. The West Ham fan favourite told 90 Min:

“A lot of my friends and family are West Ham fans and they feel a bit disenchanted because of the move to the stadium. I like David Sullivan, David Gold and Karren Brady, I think they’ve done a good job in that sense. But I think going forward, if they were to communicate more with the fans the plan, I think that will help them, help the club, help the players, and help David.”

Cole is right. Sullivan, Gold and Brady do need to be more transparent with fans.

But his other point suggesting that the trio have done a good job is certainly up for debate.

Sullivan, Gold and Brady have a lot of work to do if they are to change the majority of West Ham fans opinions.

The Hammers are currently stuck in a malaise where mediocrity has become the norm.

It’s time to change that. But perhaps the only way for that to actually change and for the club to move forward is for the current owners and the vice-chairman to leave the London Stadium.