Source: PA
Dicks demands Grant decision
Former West Ham captain Julian Dicks has accused David Gold and David Sullivan of turning the club into a "laughing stock" over their failure to end the growing speculation over Avram Grant's future.
Grant's position looked increasingly precarious after Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Arsenal was preceded by intense speculation that Martin O'Neill had been sounded out about the possibility of replacing the Israeli.
Grant insisted he was still in charge following the loss, which kept West Ham rooted to the foot of the league, but fans groups have strongly condemned the owners for their failure to either back or sack the former Chelsea boss. The club have been silent on rumours that Grant was being lined up for the sack today.
Now Dicks, who became a West Ham legend after playing over 250 times in his 10 years at the club, has called on the pair to end the rumours about Grant's future.
He said: "All I know is what I have seen in the newspapers and on the television - I heard one minute that Avram was leaving, then the next I hear it's Martin O'Neill who's coming in, and then he isn't. We're becoming a laughing stock really.
"They (Gold and Sullivan) have the best interests of the club and the supporters at heart, I'm sure, but they need to come out and end all this speculation and say `we support you` or they should sack him. They need to get this sorted out so everyone can start concentrating on the football again."
