Hammers can avoid drop - Sullivan

Published : 24 Mar 2010 11:40:44

West Ham joint owner David Sullivan has told BBC Sport he is "very confident" the club will avoid relegation despite a 3-1 loss to fellow strugglers Wolves.A fifth straight defeat left home fans fuming and heaped the pressure on boss Gianfranco Zola, whose side lie just above the Premier League drop zone. "I'm very confident we'll stay up, but it's a bad position," said Sullivan. "We're all shell-shocked and deep in thought. I still don't think we'll be relegated but it is more likely now." .... read more