Apprentice star backs consortium

BBC Apprentice star Tomas Skinner has published a video on social media backing the PAI Capital consortium.

The former market trader now the owner of Bosh beds said he has first-hand knowledge about the buyout of West Ham claiming he knows the group personally and speaks to them all the time.

He repeats the claim that PAI Capital have a deal on the table to buy West Ham and to buy the London Stadium saying the consortium has serious money. Skinner says the bid was £500m and not the £400m being reported but does not go detail.

The video, doesn’t explain  who he knows and what the plans are but not everyone is buying into the West Ham fan’s enthusiastic social media message which claims the Hammers are guaranteed Champions League and will become the top club in the country under new ownership.

The London Stadium is owned by E20 Stadium and the London Legacy Development Corporation and cost £760m to build. Llast year it lost £29m so any suggestion that the deal to buy the club includes the stadium seems bizarre..

Founder of KUMB Graeme Howlett wrote on Twitter “Ex-Apprentice contestant and MD of The Fluffy Pillow Company, Thomas Skinner, is fully on board with the consortium attempting to wrestle control of West Ham from its current owners. If this is part of PAI’s strategy to get the fanbase onside, they may have to reconsider…”

Howlett received a torrent of abuse of social media following his tweet from anti board protesters who want appear ready to accept any group to replace the current owners .

PAI front man Phillip Beard’s statement claimed the approach to takeover West Ham is backed by sports personalities and two former West Ham “legends.”

Claret and Hugh are aware of the names of the two former West Ham players who are prepared to back PAI Capital but will leave it to them to publicly declare their allegiance to the consortium.