'Every night since he's died I've prayed to the heavens.' David Sullivan pays emotional tribute to former West Ham co-chairman David Gold WHUFC
Gold and Sullivan took charge of West Ham together over a decade agoSullivan was in Prague to congratulate the players and staff after their winHe took over the east London club alongside Sullivan in 2010, with the duo becoming joint chairmen following their takeover.to win the Europa Conference League, their first trophy since the FA Cup in 1980.
Sullivan was in attendance for the game in Prague and expressed his sadness to have not shared the celebrations with Gold. On the following morning, he delivered a lovely tribute to his former business partner and Gold's daughter Jacqueline, who also sadly died this year.Speaking to talkSPORT Breakfast, he said: "Absolutely elated, I'm so pleased for the supporters.
"The only great sadness for me is that my long-term business partner David Gold and his daughter, lovely Jacqueline, were not there to celebrate it."I'm lucky enough that one of my seasons we actually won something, the manager is exactly the same, you get so many football seasons, he's never won anything, but he won something big last night.
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