Unhappy Hammer is banned forever

A lifelong West Ham fan who threw a flare onto the pitch during a Premier League match has been banned from ever seeing his beloved club play again. Billy Mansfield, 26, hurled the firework at the London Stadium after Jarrod Bowen scored in the 80th minute in their 1-2 defeat to Brentford last 3 October. Prosecutor Callum Barlow told Thames Magistrates Court: ‘A goal was scored by West Ham and it was at that point a smoking flare was thrown…