David Gold: ‘My dad was in jail, we were in abject poverty, West Ham was pure escapism’

David Gold’s father, known in East End criminal circles as ‘Goldy’, was once the getaway driver for a gang who hauled a barge off the Thames and up Greenwich Creek, where they intended to unload £75,000 worth of copper ingots, in the days when £75,000 could buy a whole streetful of houses. Unfortunately for him …

Avram Grant right to put religion before football, say West Ham co-owners

West Ham co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan today both supported manager Avram Grant’s decision to miss Saturday’s match at Stoke because of religious reasons. Saturday coincides with Yom Kippur and Israeli Grant has decided to observe the Jewish holy day by remaining at home. West Ham’s Israel defender Tal Ben Haim, who played against Chelsea last weekend, will also miss the …