West Ham United co-owner David Gold has claimed that he has not been paid at all in terms of a salary in the 10 years he has been at the club (The Mirror).
His comments come as part of a staunch defence of the way that he and David Sullivan are running the club, having received plenty of criticism from supporters in recent times. Indeed, fans are planning on staging a protest during their televised Premier League fixture against Liverpool later in the month (The Telegraph) with most calling for Gold, Sullivan and Karren Brady to leave.
Whilst defending how the club is being run, Gold claimed: “I’ve not received a penny in salary or expenses from West Ham in 10 years. I know of owners or chief executives that are earning £3million a year… and more,” (via The Mirror).
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Gold’s comments have not gone down well at all with a lot of West Ham fans. Indeed, many have pointed out the fact that the owners still receive plenty in interest from their loans to the club (@JacobSteinberg) and are still calling for the trio to leave.
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Here is what some had to say after seeing Gold’s comments on Twitter…
It’s all lies lies lies #GSBOUT
— Ricky (@mod141071) February 7, 2020
Any chance you can do a full guardian article on this blatant lie Jacob? For him to claim “Im not a liar” and then immediately tell an outright lie in the same passage is simply staggering. The interest payments are not well known by the wider world and the likes of talksport
— Will Bellew ⚒️ (@W_Bellew) February 7, 2020
And how much in total over their ownership isn’t it about 18millionwuid ! Even Mike Ashley doesn’t charge interest ! #GSBOUT #LIESLIESLIES
— DannyBoy⚒ (@DannyJPHops) February 7, 2020
Nothing other than millions £ in interest dividends of course 😂 more smoke & mirrors. They must think all Hammers fans are idiots. Which we aren’t.
— William Field (@wilfield71) February 7, 2020
#GSBOUT.How much interest taken out since they joined? How many other PL clubs charge interest on shareholder loans? (They said they legally had to)?How much did they buy the club for? What do they value it at now?Done alright out of West Ham, how have West Ham done in ten years?
— Andy Myson (@andymyson1703) February 7, 2020
You’ve not received a penny from West Ham in 10 years @davidgold?
Financial records show that you and Sullivan have pocketed £18m from charging interest on the loans you provide to the club. Compulsive liar. Even Mike Ashley provides interest free loans to NUFC. https://t.co/eH6OBd6yg0
— West Ham News (@whufc_news) February 6, 2020
Not taken a salary but he’s only loaned the money to the club, he needs to just leave
— Matt (@MattCrowe__) February 7, 2020
It really is time for them to go.
— Chris Jordan (@cjordiman) February 7, 2020
West Ham fans, what are your thoughts on David Gold’s latest comments? Let us know below…
