West Ham United co-owner David Gold has been quite lively on social media of late.
He and fellow West Ham owner David Sullivan took a vow of silence last year after angry protests from fans.
A major bone of contention for West Ham supporters was the very public way they discussed club affairs.
West Ham has been less of a media circus ever since.
Gold getting vocal once more
But Gold has been taking to Twitter again of late commenting on club matters to his near 200,000 followers.
And over the weekend he took aim at talkSPORT radio shock jock Adrian Durham DESPITE rare high praise from the Drivetime presenter.
Durham told talkSPORT over the weekend that he thinks West Ham can challenge the top six next season.
Gold acknowledged the praise in a post on Twitter.
But he also had a dig at Durham for failing to compliment him and his fellow West Ham board members.
Hammers co-owner takes dig at shock jock despite praise
“Talksport’s Adrian Durham believes West Ham can challenge for a place in the Premier League top four next season,” Gold said on Twitter.
“I think he is he’s trying to compliment the board but doesn’t quite know how to do ‘compliments’.”
Gold’s comments are most likely in reference to Durham’s criticism of the West Ham owners in the past.
But the businessman could be jumping the gun a bit here. And several supporters have been quick to point that out too.
Jumping the gun
One particular response from Hammers fan PauloDisco seemed to sum up the feeling that Gold should not be allowing himself to get too carried away.
“He (Durham) is quite well known for his windups and clickbait David, this is no exception and you’ve fallen for it in a desperate attempt of self congratulation, without a single ball being kicked, and not even being out of June.
“Your ego gets the better of you every time.”
However some West Ham fans were just happy to see the club being discussed in such a positive light.
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