Source: Team_Talk
Zola in dark over owners' intentions
Gianfranco Zola will go into a meeting with West Ham's owners next week still without any idea of whether they want him to stay on as manager.[LNB] Zola's professional relationship with David Gold and David Sullivan appears to be non-existent after it emerged last week that they had been conducting transfer business behind his back.[LNB]West Ham's players certainly want Zola to stay after he managed to keep the club in the Premier League despite all the off-field turbulence.[LNB]If the Hammers beat Manchester City on Sunday they could finish in 14th position, which would only strengthen the Italian's case for staying in charge.[LNB]But Zola's admission he does not plan to bang his own drum in front of Gold and Sullivan will only fuel speculation that +he is resigned to leaving the club this summer.[LNB]"We are going to meet some time next week," said Zola.[LNB]"There is no point in me saying whether I want to stay or not. Let me talk to the club first.[LNB]"I don't know what the owners are going to say.[LNB]"I am not very good at promoting myself, but we will see what the outcome is when we are there.[LNB]"If you ask me what I am going to say I honestly don't know."[LNB]Zola received a rousing reception from nearly 14,000 West Ham supporters when he made a cameo appearance in Tony Carr's testimonial match on Wednesday night.[LNB]"It is not for me to say (whether the owners pay attention to that). Everyone takes on board what they want," said Zola.[LNB]"People are allowed to doubt my job because it might not have been good - but the passion, work and effort we put into the job was massive and the people understand that, which I appreciate.[LNB]"What we do is not just about money. We do it because we enjoy it and we want to give pleasure to the supporters.[LNB]"The reception was fantastic. It meant a lot."[LNB]Zola only discovered the club had made a £4million bid for West Brom midfielder Graham Dorrans when it was reported in the newspapers.[LNB]And he was equally surprised when Sullivan revealed in an interview every squad member apart from Scott Parker had been put up for sale.[LNB]That prompted Zola to tell Gold and Sullivan that keeping the manager in the dark over transfer dealings is no way to run a football club.[LNB]"I don't want to get involved in the financial side of transfers but I need to know who I am working with. It is quite normal," said Zola.[LNB]"You need to know what players are coming in."
