West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has claimed that three Premiership have turned to a wealthy individual to lend them money after the banks refused to continue bankrolling them. Sullivan did not name the clubs but made it clear that they were not the top clubs and one could also exclude smaller benefactor clubs like Wigan and Fulham as well as clubs that have recently acquired new owners such as Sunderland.
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has claimed that three Premiership have turned to a wealthy individual to lend them money after the banks refused to continue bankrolling them. Sullivan did not name the clubs but made it clear that they were not the top clubs and one could also exclude smaller benefactor clubs like Wigan and Fulham as well as clubs that have recently acquired new owners such as Sunderland.
His comments do chime with remarks by Portsmouth administrator Anrdrew Andronikou that Portsmouth had acted as a smokescreen for other clubs in trouble and that other Premiership clubs were also in danger of going bust.