- Fans threw cans of beer at Deila Smith’s car ahead of Norwich’s clash vs Ipswich
- The Norwich co-owner said she was ‘saddened’ she had not received an apology
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Norwich City co-owner Delia Smith claimed she was ‘saddened’ that Ipswich Town had not yet apologised to her after a can was thrown at her car ahead of their 2-2 draw last month.
A video shows Smith’s car arriving at Portman Road for the game on December 16 with cans of lager appearing to be thrown at the vehicle, with cries of ‘scum’ being heard from members of the public.
Fans had gathered around a road leading to the stadium to greet the players as they arrived for the match.
Smith’s car followed the team coaches and a police van towards the ground, with several other missiels seen being thrown towards the direction of the vehicle.
Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones released a statement regarding the incident on Friday, thanking Ipswich fans for their messages of support, with some even sending flowers.
Delia Smith says she is ‘saddened’ after not receiving an apology from Ipswich Town
The Norwich co-owner was left shaken after the incident but thanked some Ipswich fans who had delivered messages of support
‘Delia and Michael would like to thank all the Ipswich Town supporters who are still sending messages of support, and even flowers, after the event to apologise for what took place at the derby match,’ it said.
‘There has been a very good relationship with Ipswich Town during our tenure of 28 years, and we are saddened that we are yet to receive a public apology.’
Smith and her husband are majority shareholders at the football club alongside Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio.
Ipswich are reportedly yet to comment on the incident.
The pair took over Sir Geoffrey Watling’s sharehold at the club back in 1997.
It came after fans threw cans of beer at her car and chanted ‘scum’ as she approached Portman Road for Norwich’s derby clash against Ipswich last month
Smith, a chef and television presenter, was also seen laughing in a video with Ed Sheeeran after the game.
The singer, who is an avid Ipswich Town supporter, posted a video of himself jesting with Smith on his Instagram account, asking her: ‘Did you win?’
‘No’ she replied in dismay, before Sheeran said: ‘Did we win?’. Smith subsequently said: ‘No.’
The two clubs will meet again later this season on April 6, with Ipswich second in the Championship ten points behind Leicester, while Norwich sit 13th having not won in their last three matches.