ANTON'S CAR ATTACKED BY VANDALS
Anton Ferdinand's car has been attacked by vandals but the defender
doesn't think West Ham fans were responsible.
The Baby Bentley had a window smashed while it was parked outside
his east London home and comes just a week after furious fans
confronted striker Marlon Harewood following the 1-0 Premiership
defeat to Watford.
Ferdinand was also to blame for the loss as he gave away the
spot-kick that handed the Hornets the crucial triumph during the
relegation showdown.
The 21-year-old said in the Daily Mirror: "It happened outside my
house. I normally keep my car in a locked garage but on this
occasion I parked up outside my house and I went upstairs only
briefly to get something.
"I must have only left it for a few minutes, if that. But when I
came down the window was smashed.
"There was no indication that it was West Ham fans, I have to say.
As far as I was concerned it never even occurred to me that it
might be West Ham fans.
"I really don't think it was. I think it might just have been kids
or something. Harewood was confronted by finger-jabbing fans in his
car as he was leaving Upton Park last Saturday. He too has sought
to play down the incident.
With the Hammers third from bottom and without a win since their
shock 1-0 victory over Manchester United in December, there are
fears supporters are taking their frustrations too far.
Skipper Nigel Reo-Coker clashed with fans who criticised him at the
end of the FA Cup fourth round defeat against Watford in
January.
But West Ham are keen to play down a rift between the players and
the fans. A spokeswoman said: "We do not believe the incident was
connected with West Ham fans.
"We believe it was an isolated incident and we have treated it as
such."
