brizzlelou Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Just wondered what people's views were on the new West Ham ground. Looks rather odd to me and I'll probably get shot down on otib for this but would 100% rather have the new Ashton Gate. http://www.fullmatchesandshows.com/2016/08/04/west-ham-united-vs-domzale-highlights/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I hate football grounds that are athletic stadiums, the supporters front seats are about 30+ metres away from the pitch - it makes no sense for a football stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roylegalatyeo Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Odd place the new Hammers ground.Also think that West ham given an unfair advantage over the rest of the clubs,£2 million a year for 90 years in rent.No outlay in building costs plus any profit from selling Upton Park.The whole deal stinks.Hope this back fires on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, roylegalatyeo said: Odd place the new Hammers ground.Also think that West ham given an unfair advantage over the rest of the clubs,£2 million a year for 90 years in rent.No outlay in building costs plus any profit from selling Upton Park.The whole deal stinks.Hope this back fires on them. Why? They were offered/negotiated a great deal and they took it. Blame the powers that be for giving them that deal but not West Ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaissance Williams Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 It's a privilege for a club to play where they've always played, rather than in a Glorified Uni hall of residence or supermarket on the outskirts of town. Those houses behind the Atyeo aren't just a nuisance stopping us rebuilding - they're part of the roots of the club. And it's great to walk through the city, the docks and the park past real houses to get to a game. Stuff anonymous stadia whose names change every six months - here's to Ashton Gate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 6 minutes ago, Renaissance Dolman said: Stuff anonymous stadia whose names change every six months - here's to Ashton Gate! Sponsored by dribuild... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 The deal that's taken West Ham to that stadium stinks- as tax payers, we're all funding West Ham joining the 'silly money' ranks and the advantage it gives them over similar sized clubs is awful. The whole thing is immoral and while it's more the fault of the Olympic Legacy committee than the club, the soft spot I used to have for them has completely gone now. Just another money-grabbing Premier League club who doesn't give a **** so long as they're signing expensive foreign players and raking in the TV money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Well I, for one, think its a TOTAL DISGRACE. The olympic stadium should have been roofed-over and turned into a reception centre for refugees. This should have be paid for by a tax on stupid working people. As for calling it after a symbol of the Empire, this is also a TOTAL DISGRACE. It should be the Bin Laden centre. It's about time we bucked up our ideas in this shit country, and started being more inclusive. "Think on your sins". Uncle TFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaissance Williams Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 14 minutes ago, BRISTOL86 said: Sponsored by dribuild... We want their money - just not their name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 5, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 The stands look too flat - there is no imposing stand rising up on any side of the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Cigar Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Looks like an athletics stadium...because that's what it is. From what I've seen on Twitter, the view if you're in the upper tier, and certainly if behind the goal, isn't great. The pitch seems miles away. Will be interesting to see what their fans make of it after a few home games. To be honest though, they're not really in a position to complain. A predominantly taxpayer funded stadium gifted to a Premiership football club. Pretty outrageous. But so was the Commonwealth Stadium becoming Man City's home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, Fat Cigar said: Looks like an athletics stadium...because that's what it is. From what I've seen on Twitter, the view if you're in the upper tier, and certainly if behind the goal, isn't great. The pitch seems miles away. Will be interesting to see what their fans make of it after a few home games. To be honest though, they're not really in a position to complain. A predominantly taxpayer funded stadium gifted to a Premiership football club. Pretty outrageous. But so was the Commonwealth Stadium becoming Man City's home. Do you mean in the same way Sainsbury's looks like a 'supermarket'? Please clarify. Uncle TFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Just now, chipdawg said: The deal that's taken West Ham to that stadium stinks- as tax payers, we're all funding West Ham joining the 'silly money' ranks and the advantage it gives them over similar sized clubs is awful. The whole thing is immoral and while it's more the fault of the Olympic Legacy committee than the club, the soft spot I used to have for them has completely gone now. Just another money-grabbing Premier League club who doesn't give a **** so long as they're signing expensive foreign players and raking in the TV money So money grabbing that they slashed ST prices to make their club more affordable to Londoners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 22 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said: So money grabbing that they slashed ST prices to make their club more affordable to Londoners. Yep, a price cut that you and I are paying for or at least subsidising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 5, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 52 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said: So money grabbing that they slashed ST prices to make their club more affordable to THEIR FAN BASE Amended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcshorey Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 It will be interesting to see what happens to Orient... £20 for a ticket watching League Two football... or £30 to watch West Ham... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Think they've done quite a good job of getting the fans as close to the pitch as possible, given its primary use as an athletics stadium. It's probably the most unique football stadium in the country now tbg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizzlelou Posted August 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Not great really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 2 hours ago, chipdawg said: The deal that's taken West Ham to that stadium stinks- as tax payers, we're all funding West Ham joining the 'silly money' ranks and the advantage it gives them over similar sized clubs is awful. The whole thing is immoral and while it's more the fault of the Olympic Legacy committee than the club, the soft spot I used to have for them has completely gone now. Just another money-grabbing Premier League club who doesn't give a **** so long as they're signing expensive foreign players and raking in the TV money the deal does stink but I don't blame west ham one bit, blame Boris Johnson, he's the one who basically gave it away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiled Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Now I know why my WHUFC season ticket cost £15 and has 'restricted views'. #gutted #makingwesthamrich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesco Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I went to the game last night and were on the side between the halfway line and 18 yard box. 33 rows up so had not a bad view but there are so many poor seats in that ground. The picture above sums it up for me it is like everything is bodged so it is suitable for a football team. Food outlets had no food 30 mins before kickoff, stewards had no idea where anything was and people after the game were just walking in all directions trying to get out. Hopefully after a few games it will improve but can see a few fixtures there next year being chaos especially when you have the pre-xmas rush at the shopping centre. Can't blame West Ham for moving there after getting such a great deal, all blame for me is on the organisers of the Olympics for building such a vast stadium with no thoughts of what it will be used for afterwards. If you consider how much money has been spent to build and revamp the ground they could have built a much better stadium in the first place if the end user had been considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcshorey Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, wesco said: I went to the game last night and were on the side between the halfway line and 18 yard box. 33 rows up so had not a bad view but there are so many poor seats in that ground. The picture above sums it up for me it is like everything is bodged so it is suitable for a football team. Food outlets had no food 30 mins before kickoff, stewards had no idea where anything was and people after the game were just walking in all directions trying to get out. Hopefully after a few games it will improve but can see a few fixtures there next year being chaos especially when you have the pre-xmas rush at the shopping centre. Can't blame West Ham for moving there after getting such a great deal, all blame for me is on the organisers of the Olympics for building such a vast stadium with no thoughts of what it will be used for afterwards. If you consider how much money has been spent to build and revamp the ground they could have built a much better stadium in the first place if the end user had been considered. The plan from the beginning (And what it was built to do) was for the top tier to be taken off and it to be turned into a dedicated athletics stadium of 25,000 seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 4 hours ago, brizzlelou said: Not great really Must admit I was expecting a more impressive conversion into a football stadium. I thought there would be a neat solution where the football seats near the front slide away for Athletics events, but from what I've read on Twitter the conversion takes weeks! The scaffolding looks awful. Curious that they've made the seats behind West Ham colours, whereas most of the visible ones are white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 It's an impressive arena but it's not a Football stadium. The new generation will probably like it but I bet old school hammers are feeling sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I did see a video of I'm forever blowing bubbles online yesterday just before ko and to be fair it did sound amazing atmosphere and very loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 6 hours ago, Welcome To The Jungle said: So money grabbing that they slashed ST prices to make their club more affordable to Londoners. I don't think this was a philanthropic gesture. The last thing the owners want is for Wham to be playing in a half full stadium and because they have been given such a phenomenal financial deal on the stadium they can afford to discount ticket prices ( and have been justified because of season ticket sales) to ensure a full Olympic stadium. They can do this in the safe knowledge that a full house will boost revenue with match day sales of food and drink and merchandising. Their stadium deal has given them a potentially huge financial advantage over their rivals. They pay £2m a year for a 50,000 seater stadium, whereas Spurs and Chelsea will have to pay over £500m to build their new stadia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I always understood that the main reason we managed to win the Olympic bid for 2012, was because the Arena would become ( afterwards) a top class Athletics arena. The plan was to take the upper tiers away and leave a ( approx) 30,000 seater Athletic arena. I still think the owners of West Ham ( the porn brothers and that horrible cow Brady) were able to sweeten up Cameron and his government, and enable them to get everything on the cheap, personally I think the whole deal stinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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