West Ham United manager David Moyes has praised unpopular co-owner David Sullivan ahead of the game with Leeds United.
Moyes admits one thing has disappointed him and his players ahead of Leeds
West Ham are enjoying their best season for 35 years under Moyes.
The Hammers are right in the mix for the European spots.
And a win over Leeds on Monday night would put West Ham fifth with 11 games to go.
Some West Ham fans won’t change opinion on owners despite success this season
Despite the success on the pitch this season many West Ham fans remain unhappy with Sullivan, his fellow owner David Gold and their vice-chairman Karren Brady.
Some supporters continue to call for the trio – commonly acronymed GSB – to leave West Ham.
Those fans feel the club’s success is ‘in spite of the owners’ and a catchline of the GSBOUT protests has been ‘support the team, not the regime’.
But now Moyes, arguably the most important person at West Ham after the fans themselves, has praised Sullivan in an interview with beIN Sports.
Moyes lauds ‘brave’ Sullivan, insists co-owner doesn’t interfere and genuinely wants success for Hammers
Moyes described Sullivan – West Ham’s majority stakeholder and key decision maker – as ‘brave’ and told fans he genuinely wants success for the club.
“The first thing I have to say is I commend David Sullivan for being big enough to say ‘Come on David we made a mistake we’ll bring you back’,” Moyes told beIN Sports.
“It takes brave people (to admit they have made a mistake). I’m not saying they made the wrong decision (to let Moyes go after his first spell) but at the time it felt like the wrong decision to me.
‘I’ve got to say he’s been great with it, I want to bring him success’
“What’s happened is we’ve been able to bring in players who have made a difference and I think David Sullivan is then more trusting and more happy with a manager who I think he trusts and thinks is making the right decisions.
“But also I have to show him that this is how I think football clubs should be run, this is how I think it should be done and you know here’s the things you should and shouldn’t get involved in.
“And I’ve got to say he’s been great with it. He’s happy to pass things on.
“And you know he really does want success for West Ham and I’m hoping that we can give him some in the future.”
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