Joey Barton has told West Ham to give casual legend Chris 'Knollsy' Knoll a ticket to the Europa Conference League final after fighting off Dutch ultras in Alkmaar.
Footage went viral of the 58-year-old, a known face at West Ham games, putting himself in between the visiting fans and Alkmaar yobs who ripped down a gate to attack the away support. Knollsy and a small band of other West Ham fans were seen holding them off at the top of a stairwell and he later branded them "ants" for retreating.
Sporting a shiner above his left eye, Knoll posted a video on social media explaining what happened, insisting he was no hero and pointing to the other fans who stood shoulder to shoulder with him in the fracas. But after he said he didn't currently have a ticket to the final, Barton responded: "Make sure this fella gets a ticket to the final. Flattened all those whoppers…"
