Under fire David Sullivan tells fans when he will consider selling up at West Ham

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West Ham United fans are demanding co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold sell the club.

West Ham are a club in crisis on and off the pitch.

Losing three games on the bounce and conceding 11 goals in the process has seen the Hammers dragged into the thick of the relegation battle.

The 3-0 home defeat to Burnley last time out saw fan unrest come to a head with supporters invading the pitch to protest against the way the club has been run by co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold and vice-chairman Karren Brady.

Homegrown Hammer and captain Mark Noble was seen rugby tackling one of the fans while another took the corner flag and planted it in the centre circle in scenes reminiscent of the Bonds scheme protests back in 1992.

It is all a far cry from what supporters expected when leaving – many reluctantly – their beloved Boleyn Ground home back in 2016.

The vast majority of Hammers fans feel promises have been broken and are demanding Sullivan and Gold sell the club.

And speaking to the West Ham United Independent Supporters Association in a meeting following the protests during the Burnley game, Sullivan has revealed for the first time when he will consider selling up and moving on.

In minutes – which were corroborated by Sullivan in the interests of fairness – sent to members following the meeting on Tuesday (March 20th), Sullivan told supporters the timescale he has set to try and turn things around at the relegation-threatened club.

“David Sullivan started by saying he is massively disappointed with what has happened this season,” the minutes from the WHISA meeting state.

“He starts each season with ambition to win the league, hopes to have a a miracle season like Leicester but always sets the realistic ambition to be finishing in the top eight and nudging the top four.

“However he stated that he has given himself five-six years to turn it around and if not will then step aside… Sullivan reinstated he had no desire to sell the club but referred back to his stated timetable of five-six years for improvements.”