A lot of West Ham fans are clinging to the hope that either GSB or a rich Chinese / Arab consortium will one day modify the stadium. Can you wise people, confirms few things for me please:
1) is it Premier League rules that fans must be covered by a roof? I thought that was true but couldn’t find any evidence. If it is true, it means it’s impossible to move the seats closer to the pitch without extending the roof which I guess is either very expensive or impossible.
2) Didn’t Levy ensure that the running track had to stay for 99 years? Few journalists or people on kumb seem to mention this. If there is a legal requirement in place, do you think it would stand up against public pressure?
3) am I right in thinking that the council pay for some level of security ( and police?) but if WH want more they have to pay for it?
4) wasn’t the original structure only designed to last ~20years?
Short term, the stadium is a disaster for WH and the tax payers and the only benefit is to GSB and this thread. I just can’t work out how this can be resolved in the longer term. Boris and co gave WH just a stupidly cheap rent that it is costing the government millions especially as the cost to change the seats has ~quadrupled. I don’t know if the WH rent is linked to inflation or not. If they get relegated, then crowds will drop to ~25k. Do they still need to keep changing the seats? Then the government will lose more money as the rent decreases. Plus there is the fact that if the stadium was originally built as a temporary structure, then the maintenance costs will become horrific. Then there will be a lot of public pressure to do change something. I can see GSB being able to buy the stadium on the cheap at some point in the future. This makes the legal issue of the running track crucial. The good thing is than Khan is not a big fan of Brady (donating to the the Tory party is looking less smart now) - I just don’t know how much room he has to manoeuvre with their contract with WH an where he can squeeze them.
Apparently there is some symbolism behind thisLoad of Kumb members now have this as their avatar...
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What symbolism?Apparently there is some symbolism behind this
1. It is a requirement for it to be UEFA category 4 class stadium that the seats be covered and the PL as well iirc. They definitely spent a lot of money on doing thisA lot of West Ham fans are clinging to the hope that either GSB or a rich Chinese / Arab consortium will one day modify the stadium. Can you wise people, confirms few things for me please:
1) is it Premier League rules that fans must be covered by a roof? I thought that was true but couldn’t find any evidence. If it is true, it means it’s impossible to move the seats closer to the pitch without extending the roof which I guess is either very expensive or impossible.
2) Didn’t Levy ensure that the running track had to stay for 99 years? Few journalists or people on kumb seem to mention this. If there is a legal requirement in place, do you think it would stand up against public pressure?
3) am I right in thinking that the council pay for some level of security ( and police?) but if WH want more they have to pay for it?
4) wasn’t the original structure only designed to last ~20years?
Short term, the stadium is a disaster for WH and the tax payers and the only benefit is to GSB and this thread. I just can’t work out how this can be resolved in the longer term. Boris and co gave WH just a stupidly cheap rent that it is costing the government millions especially as the cost to change the seats has ~quadrupled. I don’t know if the WH rent is linked to inflation or not. If they get relegated, then crowds will drop to ~25k. Do they still need to keep changing the seats? Then the government will lose more money as the rent decreases. Plus there is the fact that if the stadium was originally built as a temporary structure, then the maintenance costs will become horrific. Then there will be a lot of public pressure to do change something. I can see GSB being able to buy the stadium on the cheap at some point in the future. This makes the legal issue of the running track crucial. The good thing is than Khan is not a big fan of Brady (donating to the the Tory party is looking less smart now) - I just don’t know how much room he has to manoeuvre with their contract with WH an where he can squeeze them.
So i just googled it for you, but in 1991 west ham launched a bond scheme to redevelop the Boleyn ground, they wanted fans to pay £500, £750 or £950 for a designated seat over 150 years, which gave them priority to buy match tickets and season tickets for that seatWhat symbolism?
Something that happen 25 years ago. The fans were protesting an idea that WH came up with...What symbolism?
"West Ham is known throughout the football world for its history, heritage and heart"
Can anyone provide any evidence of history and heritage?
"West Ham is known throughout the football world for its history, heritage and heart"
Can anyone provide any evidence of history and heritage?
WHAM fans really are the worst when it comes to a false sense of entitlement. At least the Scousers have actually won a significant number of trophies."West Ham is known throughout the football world for its history, heritage and heart"
Can anyone provide any evidence of history and heritage?
WHAM fans really are the worst when it comes to a false sense of entitlement. At least the Scousers have actually won a significant number of trophies.
WHAM have three FA Cups and one Cup Winners Cup, all won between 1964 and 1980. That's it. The honours section on their website has more references to the second tier than anything else, for Pete's sake.
They are an average yoyo club who have had one good 15 year spell of honours in their history, and feck all else. That's their football heritage.
Could be one of those sides that ends up in League One. A fall from grace very similar to the likes of SunderlandI'd love it if they got relegated! I could honestly see it all going very very wrong.
Can we make fun of West Ham for playing in a baseball stadium yet?
https://t.co/lU8LJOhVqd
Side note: Cant think of a worse idea. Fucking hell, MLB. Please no.
Can we make fun of West Ham for playing in a baseball stadium yet?
https://t.co/lU8LJOhVqd
Side note: Cant think of a worse idea. Fucking hell, MLB. Please no.