| West Ham 16:43 - Mar 10 with 20253 views | Watford_Ranger |
Hilarious scenes. |  | | |  |
| West Ham on 09:17 - Mar 11 with 4042 views | Toast_R |
I think its an excuse to get pissed and go on a "tear up".
If they're that bothered by it, don't buy the tickets. That's the only way it'll hurt the owners. |  | | |
| West Ham on 09:21 - Mar 11 with 4018 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
| West Ham on 09:17 - Mar 11 by Toast_R |
I think its an excuse to get pissed and go on a "tear up".
If they're that bothered by it, don't buy the tickets. That's the only way it'll hurt the owners. |
Don't think they can hurt the owners now. it's a bit late. |  |
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| West Ham on 09:33 - Mar 11 with 3996 views | CamberleyR |
| West Ham on 20:16 - Mar 10 by paulparker |
Good for them at last they are showing a backbone , they had their home ground taken from the when they didn't need to move , the local community and local businesses are now dying and they were fed a crock of sh1t
i can see a lot of clubs doing this now sky and the greed that comes with modern football has caused this , i also heard stelling made a prat of himself on soccer Saturday with ill informed comments and condemnations while bowing to his sky masters
let us not forget we as a club have done the same in 87 , we done the same with Thompson in 94 and briatore in 2010 , |
" i also heard stelling made a prat of himself on soccer Saturday with ill informed comments and condemnations while bowing to his sky masters "
https://www.footballinsider247.com/jeff-stelling-launches-huge-tirade-against-we |  |
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| West Ham on 09:44 - Mar 11 with 3953 views | PlanetHonneywood |
Their April fixture list looks juicy.
If results went various ways: we could be in the same league as: Birmingham; Cardiff; Leeds; Millwall; Stoke and West Ham next season! |  |
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| West Ham on 09:58 - Mar 11 with 3912 views | loftboy |
| West Ham on 23:56 - Mar 10 by loftinoz |
They're, not their. |
You really are a tiresome prick, why don’t you fûck off to a message board that specialises in the English language. |  |
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| West Ham on 10:35 - Mar 11 with 3843 views | GloryHunter |
I was just going to say that clubs which lose ownership of their grounds go on to suffer the consequences - using Coventry City as the prime example. However a couple of clicks shows that several current top-flight clubs also have tenuous ownership links with the stadiums they play in. Bournemouth, Brighton, Burnley, Leicester, Man City, Newcastle and Swansea also appear to rent or lease their grounds from councils or other corporate owners. So West Ham have actually followed a well-worn path. This is an interesting read:
https://www.propertyweek.com/news-analysis/who-owns-premier-league-stadiums/5090 |  | | |
| West Ham on 11:18 - Mar 11 with 3770 views | Snipper |
| West Ham on 09:15 - Mar 11 by BrianMcCarthy |
Ah, Fred, it was purely tongue-in-cheek. Honest,
The protests are being provided, at least partly, by some very nasty racists (and there's been plenty coverage of that) but yes of course I wouldn't seriously tar all Hammers fans with the same brush. |
How do you know they’re racists? What proof do you have to say that?
I see them as ‘football fans’ who’ve been sold a pup. |  | | |
| West Ham on 11:41 - Mar 11 with 3722 views | Hayesender |
Just watched the highlights. If Joe Hart gets in the next England squad I officially give up |  |
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| West Ham on 11:42 - Mar 11 with 3721 views | Stanisgod |
| West Ham on 09:58 - Mar 11 by loftboy |
You really are a tiresome prick, why don’t you fûck off to a message board that specialises in the English language. |
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| West Ham on 11:56 - Mar 11 with 3691 views | kensalriser |
Genuine question. Was there any sort of campaign by WHU fans to say at Upton Park and not go to the Taxpayer's stadium?
It seems that what they're really protesting about is being shite and losing at home to a better team wearing claret. |  |
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| West Ham on 12:07 - Mar 11 with 3669 views | MrSheen |
| West Ham on 11:56 - Mar 11 by kensalriser |
Genuine question. Was there any sort of campaign by WHU fans to say at Upton Park and not go to the Taxpayer's stadium?
It seems that what they're really protesting about is being shite and losing at home to a better team wearing claret. |
Could be Scunthorpe in that role next season! |  | | |
| West Ham on 12:14 - Mar 11 with 3657 views | TGRRRSSS |
Painful listening to Talksport last night saying this had never happened at a PL game before, it has!
This has been bubbling up for some time, in fact even since before they moved to the Olympic ground.
It#s true though that many felt UT was too small, but think they had the Emirates in mind which has it's faults but surely is far better than the Athletics Ground.
Anyway hopefully I'll get to experience it next season.  |  | | |
| West Ham on 12:24 - Mar 11 with 3627 views | loftboy |
Headlines last night “things turn ugly on the pitch at the London stadium”
My first thoughts were bloody hell “Karen Brady’s invaded the pitch” !! | |
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| West Ham on 12:24 - Mar 11 with 3629 views | PlanetHonneywood |
Despite Arsenal ending their miserable run against AC Milan, I’m still looking forward to them versus West Ham. It could still be a self-imposed blood bath at both ends of the ground and a very busy night for the plod. | |
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| West Ham on 12:24 - Mar 11 with 3629 views | Toast_R |
I agree, if they were winning 3-0 yesterday, not one of them would have given a sh*t. They need to get over themselves.
They argue that team is sh*t beacause the board haven't spent enough money? You can spend a lot of money and still be sh*t though. I hope they get relegated either way. Bunch of moaning f*ckwits who are never happy. The new Spurs, too caught up in their own sh*tness. | | | |
| West Ham on 12:54 - Mar 11 with 3578 views | TacticalR |
| West Ham on 09:15 - Mar 11 by BrianMcCarthy |
Ah, Fred, it was purely tongue-in-cheek. Honest,
The protests are being provided, at least partly, by some very nasty racists (and there's been plenty coverage of that) but yes of course I wouldn't seriously tar all Hammers fans with the same brush. |
Brian, did you get a chance to read that Guardian article I linked to earlier in this thread?
That seemed to suggest that it was the right-wingers who were against the planned protest march. |  |
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| West Ham on 13:28 - Mar 11 with 3528 views | DannyPaddox |
You know things are bad when the players have resorted to fisting their own fans. |  | | |
| West Ham on 13:42 - Mar 11 with 3492 views | Northernr |
They've made a lot of mistakes that Coventry made when they moved ground, mistakes we'd do very well to take heed of if we ever leave Loftus Road.
1 - Moving out of a ground that you own into one that you rent is very risky for clubs of the size and nature of Coventry, West Ham, QPR etc. When things have been desperate for us, owning Loftus Road and the value of the land its on has kept us alive, it's given us an asset to leverage against. If you don't own your ground or your training ground what have you got when times get hard?
2 - Moving out of a ground that is perfectly adequate for your needs and can be extended makes no sense. Highfield Road was fine for Coventry, they weren't filling it, it was their historic home, it was in the middle of the city and it could have been developed. Upton Park was perfectly big enough for West Ham and had room to be expanded on the Chicken Run side. They've moved out of it because they wanted to sell the land it was on for loads of gentrification and lovely money. They've admitted this week that being in the Olympic Stadium is actually only making them £7m-£8m more per season than Upton Park did, which isn't exactly the "transformative" dream they were sold is it? Only move if you really, really, really have to - Colchester, Southampton, Hull.
3 - The design of the place is everything. Make it unique, make it for football, make it like Brighton's or Huddersfield's or Hull's. The Olympic Stadium is not a football stadium, and the Ricoh is an absolute abomination. |  | | |
| West Ham on 13:49 - Mar 11 with 3480 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| West Ham on 12:54 - Mar 11 by TacticalR |
Brian, did you get a chance to read that Guardian article I linked to earlier in this thread?
That seemed to suggest that it was the right-wingers who were against the planned protest march. |
I didn't yet, Tactical, I'm just in the door. But I will. Thanks.
edit. Just read it, thanks Tactical It seems a right mess. Definitely the right-wing element seem to have called off the march. The Independent article says the same. Not sure what happened yesterday.
Yesterday's flippant joke aside I do feel sorry for the decent fans. They have shocking owners, some nasty fans and no unity. [Post edited 11 Mar 2018 13:54]
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| West Ham on 15:20 - Mar 11 with 3363 views | kensalriser |
Trevor Brooking: "The level of aggression was something I couldn't believe a West Ham fan would get involved in. "
Where ya been, Trev? | |
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| West Ham on 15:22 - Mar 11 with 3358 views | TGRRRSSS |
| West Ham on 15:20 - Mar 11 by kensalriser |
Trevor Brooking: "The level of aggression was something I couldn't believe a West Ham fan would get involved in. "
Where ya been, Trev? |
The comments from Brooking beggar belief in sheer stupidity, if he really believes that nonsense..... I suspect he doesnt though.
Spot on what Norf said on all points. | | | |
| West Ham on 17:09 - Mar 11 with 3269 views | smegma |
| West Ham on 15:20 - Mar 11 by kensalriser |
Trevor Brooking: "The level of aggression was something I couldn't believe a West Ham fan would get involved in. "
Where ya been, Trev? |
When the taxpayers stadium opened 18 months ago I went to one of the first games. It was the night they got knocked out of the Europa League. Fights were breaking out that night between home fans so none of this surprises me.
The stadium is pony by the way. And the infrastructure is two bob. | | | |
| West Ham on 17:44 - Mar 11 with 3193 views | LowerloftLad |
There fans got on the teams back pretty fast at upton park so an extra 20k was never going to help when the team started struggling
Interesting read on the developments that could have been done there i thought the chicken run stand couldn't be developed due to the bus depo |  |
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