Sky Blues fans throw drinks and stools at club director in pub after match against Brentford.
Coventry City chief executive Tim Fisher
About 20 Sky Blues fans were involved in the fracas which saw Coventry City’s chief executive Tim Fisher attacked in a London pub at the weekend, it has emerged.
And one of the witnesses to the incident has said Mr Fisher offered to buy the Coventry fans a drink before the trouble flared.
Mr Fisher was ‘manhandled’ by fans and had stools and drinks thrown at him in a pub close to South Ealing tube station following
Coventry's 3-1 defeat to Brentford.
Sources close to Mr Fisher confirmed to the Telegraph that he was set upon in the bar packed with Sky Blues supporters after entering the pub to use the toilet while he waited for a train.
The drinks and stools were hurled at the Sky Blues chief executive as he left the building – although there are conflicting accounts as to whether or not glasses were also hurled at him.
Another source suggested trouble also broke out between fellow Sky Blues fans following the attack.
It is understood some supporters attempted to stop Mr Fisher from leaving while others attempted to intervene.
One supporter who witnessed the incident was Juggy Chima.
He told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire about 20 supporters were involved and that Mr Fisher had offered to buy supporters a drink before the trouble flared up.
He added: “There must have been about 25 or 20 City fans in there, some we see quite often and a few that we had never seen before.
“Everyone is having a drink and then suddenly Tim Fisher walks in and went the toilet. Where the toilets were you had to go right through the pub to get to the toilets.
"At first when he went in sort of a buzz went up ‘that’s Tim Fisher’.”
He added: “Obviously people have had a drink. Where he came out of the toilets there was a bit of singing going on ‘we want Sisu out’ and all that.
“The guy had actually given somebody some money to say get everybody a drink.
"There was a split, some people were singing and some people were fine saying ‘the guy has just come in to use the toilet, just let him get on with it’.
“As he was leaving the chants went up and there were one or two trying to stop him from leaving the pub and then one or two were trying to push them out the way, just saying ‘let the guy go’.
“There was no actual glasses or bottles thrown, but somebody threw some beer on him. And then there was a bit of a surge from two or three people and some stools went flying. He was jostled and he was manhandled, there’s no two ways about that.”
He added: “When he got outside, Steve Waggott was waiting and the two of them made a sharp exit because, obviously, they don’t know how the situation is going to pan out – because everybody started to come out.
“People were saying ‘go’ because there had been a lot of beer drunk. This situation could have ended with someone getting a smack and then that’s really going to take it to another level.
“The general consensus was that this is what happens when fans aren’t given their voice. I’m not condoning it, but people will start taking the law into their own hands.”
The football club and Mr Fisher declined to comment officially on the incident. However, it is believed the unsavoury events have not been reported to police.
It has also been confirmed that Mr Fisher did not suffer any serious injuries as a result of the attack.
If identified, those responsible for the incident are likely to be banned from attending matches by the club.
Relations between Coventry City owner Sisu and supporters have become increasingly strained this season after Coventry City moved to play ‘home’ matches 35 miles away at Northampton’s Sixfields stadium.
News of the aggressive behaviour has caused a storm on social media websites including Facebook and Twitter, with many Sky Blues supporters condemning the actions of those responsible.
