A West Ham United fan known as ‘Knollsy’ has been hailed a hero for single-handedly taking on hooded AZ Almkaar thugs to protect the WAGs and families of the Hammers players after ugly scenes at the end of their historic European win in Holland.
Footage shows the well-known supporter standing at the top of the stairs swinging punches as hooligans try to get past and he prevents them from getting through before help from police and stewards arrive. Pictures emerged on social media of the hero Hammer with his t-shirt ripped but looking relatively unscathed and crossing his arms in the sign of the West Ham badge.
One fan took to social media to explain exactly what happened. He wrote: “Knollsy the legend. Stopped the home fans from getting to the players’ families. Give him a ticket for the final. A bit of context: we were sitting behind Thilo Kerher’s girlfriend. Knollsy was worried about her and walked to the top of the stairwell, fending off the storming Alkmaar fans.
