Wonderwall wrote:Just looked at their pics online. Not sure it will be a good football venue. Hope to be proved wrong. I also don't like the ship claret and white design with a tiny West Ham written into the seats as some type of after thought.
Hope we get a good allocation so I can see what the hype is about.
CTID Hants wrote:Wonderwall wrote:Just looked at their pics online. Not sure it will be a good football venue. Hope to be proved wrong. I also don't like the ship claret and white design with a tiny West Ham written into the seats as some type of after thought.
Hope we get a good allocation so I can see what the hype is about.
One if the directors at work is ST so I will let you know his thoughts once he's been.
Also, aren't the spuds migrating to Wembley? Deffo for their UCL games anyway. Again girl in office is ST, so I will ask her what she thinks
But I'd say hammers will struggle in the gulf size wise from Upton Park, more so than when we moved.
Wonderwall wrote:CTID Hants wrote:Wonderwall wrote:Just looked at their pics online. Not sure it will be a good football venue. Hope to be proved wrong. I also don't like the ship claret and white design with a tiny West Ham written into the seats as some type of after thought.
Hope we get a good allocation so I can see what the hype is about.
One if the directors at work is ST so I will let you know his thoughts once he's been.
Also, aren't the spuds migrating to Wembley? Deffo for their UCL games anyway. Again girl in office is ST, so I will ask her what she thinks
But I'd say hammers will struggle in the gulf size wise from Upton Park, more so than when we moved.
They have sold 50k season tickets I think. That's some going. However I remember when we first moved it was panic to get a ticket. Let's see where they are in 10 years
Slim wrote:I would have thought they'd drop the pitch more and bring the stands in, looks very flat and well away from the pitch.
Have to see when they fill it, but I get the feeling they'll lose the atmosphere they had at the Boleyn.
Wonderwall wrote:Slim wrote:I would have thought they'd drop the pitch more and bring the stands in, looks very flat and well away from the pitch.
Have to see when they fill it, but I get the feeling they'll lose the atmosphere they had at the Boleyn.
I have been to Upton Park twice. Atmosphere wasn't great on both occasions. It's a myth
Slim wrote:Wonderwall wrote:Slim wrote:I would have thought they'd drop the pitch more and bring the stands in, looks very flat and well away from the pitch.
Have to see when they fill it, but I get the feeling they'll lose the atmosphere they had at the Boleyn.
I have been to Upton Park twice. Atmosphere wasn't great on both occasions. It's a myth
Obviously I haven't, but they always sound great over the telly. Strategically placed microphones?
nottsblue wrote:Looks horrible. Massive gap between tiers which I don't like
Nigels Tackle wrote:nottsblue wrote:Looks horrible. Massive gap between tiers which I don't like
you get what you pay for....
oh, wait a minute.
lets all have a disco wrote:The sets do go further forward as shown here.
But still that aint a footy ground.
Dameerto wrote:lets all have a disco wrote:The sets do go further forward as shown here.
But still that aint a footy ground.
Part of the conversion deal was that it still had to be dual use - so there's still a running track under the lower seats ready for athletics competitions.
john@staustell wrote:Dameerto wrote:lets all have a disco wrote:The sets do go further forward as shown here.
But still that aint a footy ground.
Part of the conversion deal was that it still had to be dual use - so there's still a running track under the lower seats ready for athletics competitions.
Ridiculous IMHO. But I do understand the wiles of obtaining funding for anything. Remember the outcry when the heretical word football was mentioned. Now all those self-righteous buffoons have all fucked off - they certainly wont be sitting watching athletics.
john@staustell wrote:Isn't one big advantage that Upton Park was the worst ground to get to (possibly except Palace) whereas Stratford allegedly has all the transport links?
Justified logic wrote:john@staustell wrote:Isn't one big advantage that Upton Park was the worst ground to get to (possibly except Palace) whereas Stratford allegedly has all the transport links?
I disagree! Actually Selhurst Park is the easiest ground to get to as it is on my train line into London. Great atmosphere in the away crowd as well as you can stand virtually wherever you want. Saw Iheanacho's first PL goal there last season. We went wild! If anyone has a couple of tickets for the game in November I'll gladly buy them - you do do ticket sales at face value here like on Bluemoon, yes?
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