West Ham co-owner David Sullivan ‘amused’ by managers ruling themselves out of Upton Park job

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West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has declared himself “amused” at a number of managers pre-emptively ruling themselves out of the vacant hotseat at Upton Park.

Steve McClaren and current Brighton boss Gus Poyet have both moved to squash speculation in recent days linking them with the east London club, who were relegated to the Championship at the weekend, with Avram Grant axed soon after the defeat to Wigan.

Yet Sullivan has insisted they were never under consideration for the post, and refused to reveal any of the individuals who had applied, despite former Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton and Martin O’Neil both being strongly linked with the job at the Boleyn Ground.

“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.”