Source: Daily_Mail
David Sullivan: I missed Manchester City trip because of West Ham's away form
David Sullivan has revealed why no directors went to see West Ham lose 2-1 at Manchester City - they are sick of their 'poor' away form. [LNB]With the Hammers having won only twice on the road during this Barclays Premier League season and three points from safety with three matches remaining, Sullivan, joint chairman David Gold and vice-chairman Karren Brady chose to watch Sunday's clash on television.[LNB] 'The honest reason we were not there?' asked Sullivan. 'Watching our poor away performances week after week and not having the ability to influence things has impacted on us. My family think I'm mad devoting so much time and money to the club.[LNB] Agony: West Ham slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Manchester City on Sunday[LNB] 'We couldn't influence the result (so) we donated the cost of the private plane to charity. We thought that would do more good.' [LNB]His words come a week after he questioned the commitment of players such as Matthew Upson - who limped off after 26 minutes at Eastlands - Danny Gabbidon and Kieron Dyer, whose contracts expire in June. [LNB]Sullivan, 62, said his side had only a '25 to 30 per cent chance' of staying in the top flight. But he defended his absence from their ninth away defeat of the season. [LNB] Stay at home: Hammers co-chairman David Sullivan watched the loss on TV[LNB]'None of us (the directors) draw any salary or expenses from West Ham,' he said. 'We are not ?20,000 or ?60,000-a-week footballers.[LNB] 'We only took 1,100 supporters yesterday. Like us, the bulk of the West Ham United supporters preferred to watch it on TV.' [LNB]'We couldn't influence the result, we donated the cost of private plane to a charity for terminally ill children, we thought that would do more good.'[LNB] West Ham legend Dicks blasts current squad for being 'lazy'Man City 2 West Ham 1: Early goals keep Blues on track for fourth-placePatrick Collins: If West Ham go down, it'll be taxi for Mr GrantGrant vows to prove Sullivan wrong as Hammers boss targets survival[LNB] Explore more:People: Matthew Upson, Kieron Dyer, Karren Brady, David Gold, David Sullivan, Danny Gabbidon
