West Ham United legend Julian Dicks is delighted to see his old club in the hands of David Gold and David Sullivan.

Dicks is currently manager of Grays Athletic.

He told the Daily Express: "Sullivan and Gold are real West Ham supporters and we know that because they have been saying it for years, not just recently for public consumption.

"What did we have when the Icelandics were in charge? Some bloke who came in and made a lot of noise, told everyone he was a West Ham supporter and delivered nothing but trouble. I spent 11 years with West Ham, the best part of my life. But last season I went back and they wouldn't even let me in. It didn't feel like my club any more.

"Yet the supporters are fantastic. They are what West Ham are really about, and I'm sure those fans are delighted that they've got their club back from the brink in this way.

"They are not daft there. They realise they're probably never going to win the Premier League title, but they love a good cup run and they love the club and that is very important. It was always a fantastic place to play, even when I was with Birmingham. And the fans were so good to me I get goosebumps just talking about it now.

"I have to say, though, that Upton Park has lost a bit of its atmosphere, which I guess is a sign of the times. And I don't like the idea of any move to the Olympic stadium, either. It just doesn't feel right."