David Sullivan and Karren Brady facing ‘incredible pressure’ to resign at West Ham
West Ham fans are continuing to ramp up the pressure on David Sullivan and Karren Brady to resign from their roles at the club.
That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who states there seems to be an issue in leadership at West Ham.
Protests against Sullivan and Brady have been frequent at matches this season, with the pair having been at the club since 2010.
Fans are angry at a lack of investment in the squad, and the matchday experience at the London Stadium, which has led to no confidence in the board from the fans.
West Ham have ‘issues off the pitch’
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes there is “real scrutiny and pressure” on Sullivan and Brady right now.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks all three clubs in the Premier League relegation battle currently have “problems.”
He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “The fan pressure is incredible on both her and David Sullivan. A lot of rumours about David Sullivan and social media right now about different issues off the pitch.
“And so look, there’s no doubt there is real scrutiny and pressure on West Ham. Karen Brady’s right-hand person left just a couple of months ago. And so it’s almost as though behind the scenes there is a real issue in terms of the leadership of West Ham.
“Yet Nuno is keeping it together on the pitch for them and managing to put together some momentum, as I said. But there’s no doubt there are problems there. There are problems at Spurs and there are problems at Nottingham Forest.
“So all those three clubs have got behind-the-scenes issues and that’s something that obviously is common behind clubs that aren’t working. Just as I said, it comes from the top.”
West Ham hoping to avoid £60m blow
West Ham have yet to reveal their latest annual accounts, with the deadline to submit them to Companies House being February 28th.
The Hammers could report losses of up to £100million due to poor recruitment and frequent managerial changes.
Relegation to the Championship would be a significant blow to the club’s accounts, with a £60m loss in broadcast revenue being one major factor.