NEW MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER, but THERE IS A TWIST! | West Ham Ownership Update

West Ham ownership news tonight: Daniel Křetínský is set to become the club's biggest shareholder at 46% after the Gold family's 25% is carved up under pre-emption rights — blocking the Staveley consortium's agreed deal. But 46% is not a majority. David Sullivan (40%) and Tripp Smith (11%) together hold 51% — and nobody knows which way the kingmaker leans. The published table, the timeline from June to tonight, what Matt Lawton has reported in The Times, and what it means for the woman who was in the crowd on Tuesday. CHAPTERS 0:00 A new biggest shareholder tonight 0:47 Who owns West Ham — the published table 1:18 The timeline: June, then the Staveley hijack 2:25 Pre-emption rights, explained 3:31 What Matt Lawton has broken 4:13 51% — the twist 5:08 The stadium and the Mayor's office 5:39 The regulator investigating Sullivan 7:12 Where this leaves us WATCH NEXT    • MASSIVE WIN, Amanda Stavley watching on! |...   — The Wolves review: Amanda Staveley in the crowd    • DEADLINE DAY: Morato closing + the Rico He...   — Deadline day: everything before 11pm Figures as reported by Matt Lawton (The Times) and the club's published shareholder table. No official statement at time of recording. This is Hammers Notes — West Ham United's road back out of the Championship, covered properly. Match reviews, previews, transfers and the questions that matter, in claret and blue. Subscribe for every issue on the road back:    / @hammersnotes   #WestHam #WHUFC #Kretinsky