West Ham boss Avram Grant was taking training at Chadwell Heath when the players were distracted by the whirring of helicopter blades. A £1million five-seater Eurocopter EC120 parked on a neighbouring pitch and out popped the pilot — David Gold.
Wearing a £700 Dolce & Gabbana blazer with the words ‘Determination. Perseverance. Courage’ embroidered on the breast, West Ham’s co-owner stopped for a chat with a group of reporters who were there for Grant’s weekly press conference.
He spoke of his heartache at the club’s impending relegation from the Premier League but promised they would be back, bigger and better.