Return of the Rev
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TV makes the pitch look a peculiar shape
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West Ham - London Stadium
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No we don't. We need areas where it's acceptable to stand and areas where it isn't.
Whilst I prefer to stand, I appreciate that not everyone does and I'm not as selfish as many others who think it's ok to stand in front of others regardless.
RandyWanger
Je suis rôti de boeuf
It'll look even worst when half empty toward the end of the season
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Lol!
swindonseagull
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Tacky bubble making machines behind the goals ( in front of the Cameras)
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
some flash south american highly expensive an overated no doubt..
el punal
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I wonder what percentage of West Ham fans regret leaving the Boleyn Ground?
Puppet Master
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- Aug 14, 2012
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View from away end. Look at that gap
Weirdly the away fans are split up by that gap too. We think its hard to get a chant going in unison in the North Stand, now imagine that!
Nixonator
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80% of the 60% that are at this game I reckon.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Some of the empty spaces haven't got seats.
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DarrenFreemansPerm
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That is ridiculous.
seagurn
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They'll get piles sitting on that cold concrete......serves them right.
jevs
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Capacity was reduced from 60k to 57k due to safety concerns over WHU standing at the last Euro game. Today's attendance was a fraction short of 57k. The empty seats were the 3,000 not used.
GT49er
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That looks like a bit of terrace to me. Can't be allowed, surely?
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
- 6,284
According to some WHU STH's that I know, the club are informing fans that anyone who persists in standing will be asked to leave and will have their ST cancelled. Interesting to see how they are going to tackle at least 8000-10000 fans but apparently WHU are not that concerned as they have far in excess of that on the waiting list.
severnside gull
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How on earth have they been given a safety certificate?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
One tweet I saw last night showed some fans being thrown out for standing, which, considering my previous post, is hypocritical.
coagulantwolf
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- Jun 21, 2012
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I went to the game, will try and post some pictures later of the ground.
Stewards did try to kick out a small group of people for persistent standing in one area, however as the situation developed all that ended up happening was more and more West Ham fans standing up singing 'we're West Ham United, we'll stand where we want'. So it kind of backfired on those stewards as in the end they reluctantly left it once thousands of fans were standing.
Secondly it is far from the pitch, as already mentioned. I don't even think the pictures do it justice just how far away it is, honestly the walk from the dug out to the pitch is massive for the managers and when subs come on!
The atmosphere felt a bit nervous, quiet in the first half, but it was also a poor game that didn't get the crowd going. In the second half at certain times it was loud in the ground, but it was few and fair between. I think with time the atmosphere will improve, especially if West Ham start playing better football.
One thing that really griped me was they have a 'Trevor Brooking Stand' and a 'Bobby Moore Stand'. They're not distinct stands, it's a bowl stadium that seats just constantly flow round.
Stewards did try to kick out a small group of people for persistent standing in one area, however as the situation developed all that ended up happening was more and more West Ham fans standing up singing 'we're West Ham United, we'll stand where we want'. So it kind of backfired on those stewards as in the end they reluctantly left it once thousands of fans were standing.
Secondly it is far from the pitch, as already mentioned. I don't even think the pictures do it justice just how far away it is, honestly the walk from the dug out to the pitch is massive for the managers and when subs come on!
The atmosphere felt a bit nervous, quiet in the first half, but it was also a poor game that didn't get the crowd going. In the second half at certain times it was loud in the ground, but it was few and fair between. I think with time the atmosphere will improve, especially if West Ham start playing better football.
One thing that really griped me was they have a 'Trevor Brooking Stand' and a 'Bobby Moore Stand'. They're not distinct stands, it's a bowl stadium that seats just constantly flow round.