Probably.
But it was the only deal in town, and the Brady Bunch knew it. Hence, Newham Council were bent over a barrel with their trollies round their ankles, and duly received a brutal corporate shafting that's left them walking bow-legged ever since.
But we’re not talking about a Darlington-esque folly when they moved from a 7k Feethams to that 25k Reynolds Arena. West Ham have always been a club with huge support, they knew they could EASILY get north of 35k there in the Premier League. You can’t pass up an opportunity to expand on the...
They've also gone from a 35k stadium to a 60k stadium and have sold 52,000 season tickets, in addition to a huge expansion on the corporate side of things compared with Upton Park, so I don't think Brady/Gold/Sullivan will be OVERLY concerned with the current teething problems there. The "brand"...