West Ham co-owner Sullivan warns foolish Birmingham fans

West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan expects stick from "foolish" Birmingham City fans tomorrow night.

Sullivan and David Gold's recent claim that West Ham was the club they always wanted after growing up supporting the Hammers infuriated many Blues' supporters.

Now the scene is set for an explosive atmosphere when City visit Upton Park tomorrow in the Premier League.

Sullivan said: “I think the foolish fans will give us some stick.

“They are full of hot air, but deep down they know we did a good job. Birmingham has never had a better owner in the history of the club. I said I won’t be there forever and ultimately I will be back in London.

“We were always outsiders at Birmingham. But in three years' time the fans will look back and see what a wonderful job we did and what a great shape the club is in.

“We rebuilt the ground and made the club self-sufficient and self-funding - it is a viable business. It was dilapidated. You had to p*** up against the walls and there was no hot water - that was the state of the toilet facilities on the Kop.

“We left a fantastic manager in Alex McLeish, who is on a relatively low wages relative to the job he does. We left a staff and infrastructure, with top people and wages the club could afford.

“We haven’t left a heap of rubbish."