West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan is coy over Gianfranco Zola's chances of being in charge for the start of next season.

The Hammers are on the edge of the dropzone after defeat to Wolves.

Sullivan told the Guardian: "I wouldn't like to comment on that. Who knows? He could look like a hero or a dunce. If he wins the next seven games he looks like the best manager of all time. If he loses the next seven games he's the worst manager of all time. What people forget is there is 18.4% of the season still to go. That's a large chunk of the season.

"Three of the five defeats we've just suffered were expected. But to lose at home to Bolton and Wolverhampton in consecutive home games is appalling. I think we all accept that. But we will see what he is made of in the next few games."