“I sat on the bench for two months, so someone tweeted a picture of me to David Gold saying 'Missing person' and he retweeted. It was hilarious” Michail Antonio on a curious incident from his early West Ham days
NewsNow · FourFourTwo · 2026-07-24 · archive
“I sat on the bench for two months, so someone tweeted a picture of me to David Gold saying 'Missing person' and he retweeted. It was hilarious” Michail Antonio on a curious incident from his early West Ham days
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Michail Antonio has recounted a humorous interaction involving the club's leadership during his early career at West Ham United. After joining the Hammers, the player experienced a two-month spell where he remained an unused substitute on the bench. This lack of regular involvement prompted a supporter to send a social media post to then-chairman David Gold, featuring a picture of Antonio styled as a missing person. Gold subsequently shared the post, an action Antonio later described as a source of amusement. The anecdote provides a glimpse into his initial challenges at the club and the unique social media presence of the ownership during that period.
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