Sullivan has no sole Moyes rights
There are those at West Ham who believe David Sullivan alone will make the decision on whether David Moyes gets a new deal at the end of the season. But Sullivan has no such Moyes rights.
Despite being the majority shareholder, it will come down to a board vote writes Sean Whetstone.
Sullivan has no sole Moyes rights
Whilst Karren Brady is chief cheerleader for the 60-year-old Scot after the passing of David Gold last year, she has no voting rights.
Tripp Smith, Terry Brown and Daniel Harris do not hold enough voting shares to influence the decision so it comes down to David Sullivan, Daniel Kretinsky and Vanessa Gold to make the decision.
Sullivan has 38.8% of the voting shares so he requires 11.3% more votes to make a majority of 50.1%. That could come from either Vanessa Gold with 25.1% or Daniel Kretinsky with 27%
Vanessa Gold and Daniel Kretinsky could vote against David Sullivan as their combined votes account for 52.1% of the vote.
David Gold was a big fan of David Moyes and pushed for him to be re-instated but where Vanessa Gold or Dan Cunningham (Jaqueline’s husband) stands on the issue is unknown.
Daniel Kretinksy will probably vote whichever way is best for his investment although his share voting is represented by his business lieutenants who sits on the board on his behalf.