Slaven Bilic Takes 18-Year-Old West Ham Fan into Post-Sunderland Press Conference

Slaven Bilic might sound like a Bond villain – but he’s definitely one of football’s nicest guys.

The West Ham manager rarely comes across difficult or hot tempered when dealing with the media or appearing in front of cameras.

And judging by the success he’s had in his career, he’s had no problems with his players either.

That’s evidenced in West Ham’s brilliant season so far, with the club sitting fifth in the English Premier League and into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Bilic made every supporter’s day with his side’s 1-0 victory over Sunderland in the early afternoon kick-off today.

But he reserved some special treatment for one fan who he invited along to his post-match press conference:

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As Bilic said, the fan’s name was Matthew and he was celebrating his 18th birthday – but we didn’t get much more than that other than a lot of smiling and laughter.

Matthew did get to speak to the media though, telling them Bilic had signed some great players and he obviously looked delighted to be there.

But what a great gesture from the Croatian boss – that will certainly be a day to remember for the supporter.