The son of Liverpool FC owner Tom Hicks is under fire after being accused of sending an abusive e-mail to a supporter.
Tom Hicks Jr was contacted yesterday morning by a concerned Reds fan who asked him to respond to a piece in a local newspaper which highlighted claims in the media earlier this week that manager Rafael Benitez had been told to raise Ā£16 million from player sales in order to help reduce the club's debts.
It is claimed that the American, who is vice president of Hicks Holdings, responded by branding Steve Horner, 29, an āidiotā and allegedly followed up his reply nine minutes later with an obscene tirade, fuming: "Blow me f*** face. Go to hell. I'm sick of you." Hicks Jr copied the club's commercial director Ian Ayre and chief financial officer Philip Nash into his second response.
Liverpool officials insist that neither received the email but it is believed that they are investigating the claim about e-mails sent from the web servers of Hicks Holdings.
Hicks Jr sent an apology to Mr Horner late last night in which he said: "I apologize for losing my temper and using bad language with you. It was a kneejerk reaction."
Just found this on click Liverpool site though not sure how reliable it is. Also found on the SOS site the email addresses for Hicks Junior and Senior if any of you feel the need to respond.
tohjr@hicksholdings.com and thicks@hicksholdings.com.
I've already emailed my thoughts to them and so far not had a "mail delivery has failed" email so the addresses must be valid.
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