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The war between Liverpool’s fans and the club’s American owners exploded last night.

The son of co-owner Tom Hicks, who is also a club director, launched an offensive e-mail attack on a supporter.

A member of the Spirit of Shankly, the fans’ group set up to give supporters a forum to voice their disapproval of how Hicks Senior and George Gillett are running the club, contacted Tom Hicks Jnr.

He made the Texan businessman aware of a local newspaper article questioning why boss Rafa Benitez was being forced to manage the club’s debts.

Hicks Jnr’s despatched a one word response: "Fool”.

Hicks Junior then sent a follow-up message which read:“Blow me f**k face. I am sick of you.”

Hicks Junior’s incredible behaviour will come as a major embarrassment to Liverpool’s owners and will inevitably intensify the level of anger felt by supporters.

Paul Rice, chairman of Spirit of Shankly, said: “It is totally indefensible for a director of the club to speak to a fan in that manner.

“We feel this makes Tom Hicks Junior's position as a director of Liverpool Football Club untenable.”

For months there has been a simmering mood of anger towards the American owners from disillusioned Anfield fans. But this latest insult looks certain to prompt a ferocious backlash from the Liverpool faithful.

When the American owners arrived at Anfield three years ago they claimed the club was in good hands, that they would build a new stadium and have direct lines of communication with the fans.

Last night Hicks Senior sent a personal apology to the offended party in a desperate exercise in damage limitation.

But his son's gaffe could prove the insult that unites all Liverpool fans against the club hierarchy.

If this is how they treat the fans then it speaks volumes to their feelings or intentions for OUR club!

It also does not say much about his competence.

He is a club director.

Worrying

I wouldnt mind seeing this email, or is it just publisity for SOS group???

Just being a bit sceptical thats all. If it is true then all thats guna happen is he will get cruicified when/if he comes back here for a game

If he'd sent that to me i would have burnt his bloody house down.

Yes no particular surprise here is there.

It just sums up their utter incompetence, lack of intelligence and ineptitude.

ill be waiting for hard evidence on this.

From Spirit of Shankley website

Tom Hicks Jnr - Resign Now!
Sun 10 Jan 2010

Spirit of Shankly, the Liverpool Supporters Union, are calling for the resignation of LFC Board member Thomas Hicks Junior after his foul mouthed response to a Union member's polite enquiry about the funding challenge facing Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez during this transfer window.

Not only did Hicks Junior, a Board member, label the enquirer as an "Idiot" he followed this up with the following expletive ridden tirade "Blow me f*** face. Go to hell. I'm sick of you."

The Club denied that the response had taken place, nor that other senior members of the Club' management had been copied in on the response – maybe the offensive nature of the email, and expletives used meant the email filters blocked it being sent. This denial was despite a subsequent admission and belated apology from Hicks Junior.

This behaviour comes from a Director of a Club that has prided itself on its relationship with its fans over the years and from a Club that has had Managers, Directors and staff who have recognised the respect that is essential between the Club's Board, staff and its fans.

The Spirit of Shankly Supporters' Union call upon Mr Hicks Junior to recognise his shortcomings, not only as an individual, but more importantly as a "custodian" of the Club, and to do what any honourable person would do and to resign.

If you would like to e-mail Tom Hicks Jnr and call for his resignation, please do so at - [email protected].

Tom, George and Tom Junior - You're Not Welcome Here

Spirit Of Shankly

again guys, ive seen e mail accounts hijacked first hand. ive recieved e mails from very good friends of mine that they never sent. it can be done.

just being devils advocate.

Its in all the sunday papers but that does not mean its true of course. We don't know about the message he got from the fan to provoke him if he is getting abuse you can see how me might snap. I understand he has apologised to the fan in question according to sunday times. But again he as director should be above this sort of thing. They do get abuse as do politicians but it comes with the job.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footbal...-Reds-fans.html