West Ham United chief Karren Brady has defended the timing of their Gala Dinner this week.
The end of season function ended in chaos as players clashed with fans.
Brady told The Sun: "Like our sold-out end-of-season dinner this week, we stand up and face difficult times head on.
"Ours was not a celebration and certainly not a party, as some wrongly claimed, but it was right to have a night where fans could respect the academy and their Hammer of the Year.
"Everyone has had their say and there is nothing wrong with fair comment.
"But hyped accounts of trouble are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to describing a season where fact has been replaced by fiction."
