Villa fans attack 73-year-old Hammer

  • by Staff Writer
  • Monday, 16th August 2010

Hammers co-chairman David Gold is said to be considering offering a £5,000 reward to nail two Aston Villa fans who attacked his Rolls Royce following Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Villa Park.

Septuagenarian Gold was being driven home in his Rolls Royce after the game when the vehicle was attacked as it waited at a red light outside the King Edward VII pub, said to be a Villa stronghold.

The former Birmingham owner - who cited his role at his former club as the most likely reason for the attack - watched aghast as his vehicle was bombarded with beer bottles, one of which smashed his chauffeur's window.

"People were outside the pub and there was some good-natured banter when, suddenly, the whole thing turned horribly sinister and even life-threatening," Gold told the Sun.

"Two guys who can only be described as monsters - animals - ran from the pub and threw a bottle of beer at the driver's window, smashing it. They then kicked the car and tried to get in. Eventually, after what seemed an eternity but was probably about a minute, we were able to pull away.

"That bottle could have come through the window and killed my driver as it was aimed directly at his temple. Needles of glass could have hit and maybe killed me if they had gone into my head. The more I think about it, the worse it gets.

"I'm sure these lunatics attacked the car in part because I was once Birmingham City's chairman. Despite the speed with which it happened, I saw one woman watching the whole thing unfold. I appeal to her and any of the 30 or so people outside the pub to give any information they have to the police."

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