David Sullivan is "amused" that certain managers have ruled themselves out of the West Ham vacancy.
Co-owner confused by managers ruling themselves out of Hammers job
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan is "amused" that certain managers have ruled themselves out of the running for the managerial position at Upton Park, stating that they were not even being considered.
Sullivan and fellow co-owner David Gold pulled the trigger on Avram Grant following their 3-2 defeat at Wigan on Sunday, a result that meant they will be relegated to the Championship next season.
Following the decision several names have been linked with the vacancy, but former England manager Steve McClaren and Brighton boss Gus Poyet have both ruled themselves out of the running.
No announcement
Former West Ham defender Chris Hughton, who guided Newcastle back into the Premier League last season, and Martin O'Neill have been hotly tipped as leading candidates for an approach, but no announcement has been made.
Sullivan refused to name the pair, but admits that he is confused by those in question who have moved to distance themselves from the role publically.
"We are amused by certain individuals saying they don't want the job when they haven't been considered for it," Sullivan told the
London Evening Standard.
"We've had approaches by some good candidates but we treat all applications as confidential."
