West Ham co-owner David Gold: I wish I’d done things different

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West Ham co-owner David Gold has revealed he wished he managed matters differently after the club suffered relegation from the Premier League.

A 3-2 defeat to relegation candidates, a match in which West ham squandered a 2-0 half-time lead, led to the sacking of manager Avram Grant and demotion into the Championship.

The Israeli’s position at Upton Park had come under threat, most notably in January when Martin O’Neill was strongly linked with the role before backing out.

West Ham now face a potential squad overhaul in the summer, as well as settling with Grant as the 56-year-old had signed a four-year deal upon his arrival at the club last June.

“This is undoubtedly the worst moment in all the years I’ve been supporting West Ham and of course I wish I’d done things differently,” Gold wrote on Twitter.

“I honestly believed with the players we brought in in January, plus the imminent return of Thomas Hitzlsperger, we had done enough to pull clear of danger.

“I know that Scotty Parker shared that belief with me and we both had confidence that we would retain our Premiership status.”