Gold: Stadium conversion was a Government mistake

West Ham co-owner David Gold has challenged a West Ham supporter on twitter who claimed Etihad is not state owned like the London Stadium.

Gold corrected the fan saying:“The Etihad Stadium home of Manchester City football club is owned by Manchester City Council. dg”

Another supporter chipped in on social media asking “Interesting if you could explain how Manchester’s conversion to footy stadium cost £42m and yours is pushing £300m “

Gold defended the club’s position by saying: “Because the OS was designed and built on the absolute premise that it would never be converted to a football stadium. Government mistake. dg”

When another fan suggested that the move had ruined the club Gold snapped back

“I don’t agree with your defeatist view I go into next season with optimism and enthusiasm believing we will succeed, we are a great club. dg”