West Ham’s marriage of convenience threatened by struggle for power

David Sullivan believes club’s improvement down to his decision to take responsibility for transfer but his manager, Sam Allardyce, is not convinced

David Sullivan was relaxed, brimming with characteristic conviction and in the mood to give himself a pat on the back. It was Christmas time, West Ham United were fifth in the Premier League before the derby visit of Arsenal and the club’s co-chairman was larging it on the sofa of Sky TV’s Soccer AM show.

“The longer you are in the game and the longer you’ve had the manager, you get involved more and more,” Sullivan said. “Because when you see your money wasted year after year, you think: ‘I could do as good as that.’

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