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Sullivan has no sole Moyes rights
Some at West Ham feel David Sullivan will make the final decision on whether David Moyes gets a new contract at the conclusion of the season. However, Sullivan has no Moyes rights.
Despite being the biggest shareholder, Sean Whetstone says that the decision will be made by a board vote.
Sullivan has no sole Moyes rights.
Karren Brady is the major cheerleader for the 60-year-old Scot following the death of David Gold last year, but she does not have voting rights.
Tripp Smith, Terry Brown, and Daniel Harris do not have enough voting shares to influence the outcome, so David Sullivan, Daniel Kretinsky, and Vanessa Gold must make the final choice.
Sullivan has 38.8% of the voting shares, thus he needs 11.3% more votes to get a majority of 50.1%. That might come from Vanessa Gold with 25.1% or Daniel Kretinsky with 27%.
Vanessa Gold and Daniel Kretinsky could vote against David Sullivan because their combined votes total 52.1% of the vote.
David Gold was a huge supporter of David Moyes and advocated for his reinstatement, although it is unclear where Vanessa Gold or Dan Cunningham (Jaqueline’s husband) stood on the matter.
Daniel Kretinksy will most likely vote whichever way is best for his investment, though his share voting is represented by his business lieutenants, who sit on the board on his behalf.
