READ MORE: Man arrested after football fan floored by one punch outside West Ham stadiumSpeaking to the Daily Mail, Barnes explained: "I have spoken to Bill.
He has gotten a bit of grief and banter, but nobody condones what happened. Everyone is of the impression that he deserved it because he found himself in a silly position."In the four or five years he has worked with us, there has never been any sign he is anything like that.
We have high hopes for him in the future and becoming a central part of our plans moving forward. He never has time off and is always on time."The weird part is that he is actually an (AFC) Wimbledon fan.
He just went with a group of mates and got in with the wrong crowd. He is very sorry for what he has done."I have told him that he needs to move on from it and get his head down.
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