West Ham fan Knollsy was given some love today following his actions of fighting off AZ Alkmaar fans who attempted to intimidate the West Ham squad’s families on Thursday.
A video went viral of Knollsy on the night of the Hammers’ victory over the Dutch side in their Europa Conference League semi-final in midweek as he was filmed fighting off a huge group of Alkmaar fans who seemed intent on getting into the West Ham section of the stadium.
West Ham fan "Knollsy" protecting the family stand and fending off AZ ultras
pic.twitter.com/C7XoXlxBBa— West Ham Central (@WestHam_Central) May 19, 2023
And today the West Ham fans showed him some love during the Hammers’ 3-1 win over Leeds, with Knollsy in good spirits despite sporting a big black eye.
Knollsy is MASSIVE. Thanks for all the love ?????? pic.twitter.com/Dk6KcOpTBF
— freddie bonfanti (@freddiebonfa) May 21, 2023
A deserved song of praise for a man who risked his health for his football team and he’ll go down as a club legend.