For now, West Ham’s co-chairman David Sullivan can keep those business cards of Brendan Rodgers, Graham Potter and whoever else in his back pocket. He doesn’t need them yet.
That is because Harrison Reed’s own goal bought David Moyes time here. West Ham took the lead after 23 minutes and then bunkered down to ensure they won the game they could not lose for their manager’s sake.
Sullivan wasn’t exactly inconspicuous about his presence at Craven Cottage, arriving at the front reception in his bright red Rolls Royce with a personalised registration plate that includes ‘WHU’. Vice-chairman Karren Brady was likewise here, slightly less noticeable in her sunglasses.