David Gold angers West Ham fans yet again with bizarre retweet over spending

West Ham United co-owner David Gold has infuriated some fans yet again with a bizarre boast on social media.

West Ham fans have been protesting against Gold and fellow co-owner David Sullivan.

A large section of supporters are deeply unhappy with the way the duo have run the club and a lack of progress made on and off the pitch.

David Gold made matters worse with his comments defending their tenure in interviews with talkSPORT and The Sun.

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Gold continually upsetting West Ham fans

He then infuriated supporters by liking a Twitter post which called West Ham fans ‘morons’ – read full story here.

Bizarre retweet when there’s nothing to shout about

But Gold re-posting it in his latest attempt to defend his and Sullivan’s tenure, was extremely ill-advised.

He was savaged by fans and one must ask if being EIGHTH on a list is anything to be proud of? Particularly after the promises made over spending on moving stadiums.

The old saying goes that generally the league table is reflective of the teams that not only spend money, but spend it well.

So is being a rather mediocre eighth on that list anything to shout about?

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Fans hit out at Gold on Twitter

Then there is the fact the likes of Wolves, Brighton, Everton and Aston Villa are all above West Ham in this particular table.

All that appears lost on Gold, though, who retweeted it for his near 300,000 followers to see.

If he was in any doubt of the strength of feeling against him, Sullivan and vice-chairman Karren Brady he only needed to check some of the responses.

Here are a selection of responses to Gold’s retweet.

Proving the owners and Board are inept, incompetent and clueless. Like a 1980 video cassette recorder in a digital age.
— HammerKev (@TiggerWHU) February 16, 2020

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Money spent is irrelevant , I would suggest it’s the utter incompetence to spend it wisely and within an infrastructure which promotes and nurtures future growth rather than continual panic buying
— West Ham Geezer ⚒ (@WHUFCGeezer) February 16, 2020

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Would be alright if the world started at 2016 😂
— Jonesy ☆ (@RockyWhu) February 16, 2020

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I think the 163 million allows for the 40 ish million they got for the ground, which strictly speaking is a sale so should be included should it not ?
— Andy (@andyaustin67) February 16, 2020

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‘It’s not what you spend, it’s how you spend’

Let’s look at the net spend over the last 10 years, which, I’m sure, will paint a different & more accurate picture #GSBOUT
— Chris (@GSBOutNow) February 16, 2020

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You’re retweeting this @davidgold as if it makes you look good. It doesn’t. It just proves what everyone has been saying for years, that your mismanagement is of epic proportions and you shouldn’t be anywhere near the boardroom of a football club
— Peter Jamieson (@PeterJamieson1) February 16, 2020

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Your time to spend was the summer prior to the move to the London Stadium-YOU DIDN’T-as a result we’ve been desperately playing catch up & it took a fans revolt for you to spend. Now too late-you’ve had 10 yrs and the proof is clearly in the pudding! Lost trust & time to go!
— Dr Daniel Da Costa (@DrDanielDaCost1) February 16, 2020

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I once spent £75k on a Jaguar; it was a piece of 💩. My Focus cost £15k, haven’t had any problems with it in 10 years.
It’s not what you spend, it’s how you spend.
— 2Dubya ⚒️ (@CouchPotatoUK) February 16, 2020

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