Gold:Hammers will beat drop

DAVID GOLD believes Gianfranco Zola can still guide West Ham to Premier League safety. The Hammers co-owner watched in disbelief last night as Zola’s men crashed to a 3-1 defeat against Wolves at Upton Park.

David’s Heart of Gold

THE stylish opulence of David Gold’s Surrey sprawl is in stark contrast to his deprived roots. As a kid, West Ham’s new co-chairman survived the Blitz, bomb-sites, hunger, illness and anti-Semitism in East London. Growing up, he overcame being denied his dream of playing for the Hammers and flirted with the Krays’ notorious gangland scene, …