Gold claims Payet “insulting Irons fans intelligence”
The Frenchman had initially claimed personal circumstances but has since said in a L’Equipe interview: “Our way of approaching matches, the defensive system put in place did not please me.”
“You can say that it bothered me, yes, I got through games without any pleasure.
He added he had warned the Hammers he would leave but that maybe they didn’t take him seriously and said Slaven Bilic knew that he desired to play elsewhere.
Gold however rapped :“I read these statements with astonishment and it sounds like he has been caught on the back foot and that much of it is gibberish.”
Speaking exclusively to CandH the co chairman said: “He talks about playing defensive football, well perhaps he should ask why he was in the team – why would you play such an offensive player in that system?.
“He came back from the Euros as a world star on a magnificent contract and he is now insulting the intelligence of fans who worshipped him with all thee different stories.
And let’s get it right – whatever version of events you want to believe – his behaviour as a professional football player under contract to a club was quite shocking. “