Gold and Sullivan wanted to take a substantial shareholding in West Ham, and were reportedly ready to give manager Gianfranco Zola a transfer fund in January.
"I don't know what's going to happen next month, " said Zola at a news conference on Wednesday.
Zola pairs a veteran volunteer with a novice and then teams them up with a senior with similar interests.
Clarke returned to Chelsea - where Zola enjoyed a successful playing stint between 1996-2003 - and has assisted Mourinho, Avram Grant and current Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari.
The Hammers enjoyed some comfortable early possession in midfield but posed little direct threat and the kind of cunning invention typified by their manager Gianfranco Zola as a player.
Eagles later hit the post before Calvin Zola pulled a goal back with a deft finish but Martin Paterson bundled the ball home to settle the tie late on.
And West Ham's nerve-shredding experience with managerial rookie Gianfranco Zola was a sobering reminder of the dangers inherent in giving former playing heroes a chance to find their feet.
Eidur Gudjohnsen had two opportunities - one which he guided wide and high and the other blocked by Green - and Zola had a point-blank header saved before Stanic's goal.
West Ham struggled to inflict any serious blows on Liverpool's rearguard, and it was no surprise when Zola made a change after 59 minutes when he replaced Junior Stanislas with Jack Collison.
Brewers boss Paul Peschisolido saw his team attempt to take the game to their opponents in the opening stages and Zola started a swift attack after Mike Duffy had been caught in possession.
"All of the staff have been under a lot of pressure, " said Zola, who most recently claimed he was not told the club would be making a bid for West Bromwich Albion midfielder Graham Dorrans.
The second fall left her bedridden and depressed until a friend introduced her to Zola.
Mick McCarthy's pre-match motivational speech to his players was likely to have pointed towards their opponents recalling star players after a rested few days with Zola having 'targeted' Wolves.
After an increasingly good start to his time at Upton Park, Zola could offer a different direction at Chelsea, and would suit with his strong connections to the club.
It provoked a half-smile from Zola, but his new side were about to show the defensive frailties that the former Chelsea striker would have exploited with relish in his playing days.
Chelsea forged a hatful of chances with both Zola and Marcel Desailly coming close.
And with Gareth Barry a doubt due to injury, Zola thinks England manager Fabio Capello may turn to Parker, who has three caps to his name.
Zola has not started a game since the 1-0 loss at Cheltenham on 6 December, a defeat that signalled a revival in the League One club's fortunes.
However, the former Birmingham co-owner has said bolstering Zola's squad is a priority, despite the club's financial problems.
West Ham, in 17th spot, were facing the team one place above them with Zola calling the clash "a massive six pointer" as he desperately sought to avoid a fifth successive league defeat.
Taxi driver Zola Tongo has already claimed in a plea bargain that Mr Dewani offered him cash to arrange for two hitmen to ambush his vehicle.
For their London opponents, though, the struggle for Premier League survival shows no sign of receding with Gianfranco Zola's side now without a point in four matches and hovering perilously three points above the drop zone.
The welfare minister, Zola Skweyiya, called last week for a review of gambling policy.
Gianfranco Zola's West Ham side are a point above the relegation places with just five games to play, but Hull City who lie a place below them have a game in hand.
He took a step backward and was about to leave when his eyes fell again on the stack of the books, Zola, Dostoyevsky, Hugo, all the titles had been there, as they were a few weeks before.
The defeat left Gianfranco Zola's struggling West Ham side just a point above the relegation zone.
The victory prevented the Baggies from recording their worst start to a Premier League season, but for long spells it seemed they would not take advantage of a poor Hammers defence, which must have worried Italian Zola.
Whether Zola, who has three years to run on a contract he only signed last summer, will lead the Hammers next season could also be down to the Italian's desire to stay in charge.
Meanwhile, Gradi is convinced that strikers Calvin Zola and Shaun Miller have the potential to play at a higher level.
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