West Ham co-owner David Gold attempted to congratulate defender Issa Diop on making 100 appearances for the club… but he got it horribly wrong.
David Gold is the perfect example of why you should never allow your grandfather onto Twitter.
The Hammers chief has previous of posting questionable things to his followers. Here’s some of his best work.
Though Gold, in this instance, hasn’t overshared any personal details, wished Inbetweeners characters well or mocked anyone who’s lost a pet, he has been guilty of an embarrassing case of mistaken identity.
Gold had good intentions, having attempted to wish Issa Diop a huge congratulations for reaching the 100-appearance milestone in a West Ham shirt. However, he failed, miserably…
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🚨⚽️ | NEW: David Gold has congratulated Issa Diop on reaching 100 appearances for West Ham- except he attached a photo of Xande Silva pic.twitter.com/qhQRhl4ACM
— Football For All (@FootballlForAll) October 29, 2021
While we don’t particularly like to see those in the football world tweeting like robots with no actual character or personality, it might be time for Gold to recruit a PR time. He has the money, after all…