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With all the drama going on in the boardroom and the power struggle for control of the club i would like to hear from those of you who have attended home matches about what may happen long term.
The biggest gripe of course is the stadium and if Sullivan gets booted out Kretinsky or whoever is in control must address this situation hopefully and if we were given permission to build a new "football" stadium would you be happy for it to remain where it is now or prefer a move off the site to somewhere with better access?
Having heard many horror stories of getting to and from the stadium i thought i'd ask those with experience of doing so would you like to stay or go if a new ground is proffered in the coming years.
And where would you like the new ground to be built if you are for the move away.
It has to stay in the Borough
It has to stay in the Borough of Newham,thats West Ham anything else isnt.
Infrastructure is good
The Rail links, local, international, DLR and three Underground links are incredible however... shiny new Stratford doesnt feel like West Ham. I'm not stuck in Newham, I would say the vast support comes mainly from Essex so Hornchurch, Romford, Dagenham, Upminster or just close to the M25 and or the Elizabeth line
It would feel even less West
It would feel even less West Ham mate if it was not in the Borough,as you say the access in to where we are now is the best,pubs,food and shops at hand,good day out,even though i dont have my ticket now,i still go up.
I think trying to find
I think trying to find somewhere else would be like trying to find Kier Starmers bollocks!!
Sullivan has well and truly shafted all of us. Whether he Jeffs off double rapid, or stays for the forseeable, we are up shit creek without a paddle!!
An Impossible Question
To answer in my opinion. I can't think of a single event or football stadium where large crowd exiting is easy. Wembley to Old Trafford, Everton or Tottenham and large events at the O2 or Glastonbury are nightmares and to be honest, in my opinion, Stratford is not one of the worst. It just seems that way due to forcing the exiting crowd on a magical mystery tour around the centre.
Definitely, a new ground is a must be it Stratford or somewhere else. Not sure Newham is the answer any more as it is like visiting a foreign country these days and nothing like the gritty, honest East End of days gone by we called "home".
I wonder if fans of other clubs such as Southampton, Sunderland, Everton etc with new homes feel the same as we do about leaving their spiritual homes?
Only difference for Sunderland/Saints/Everton
Is they were all moved into a new Football stadium...had that happened to us i'm sure the moans and those who do not go would of come round eventually but to go into an Athletics stadium was just business people doing deals and not worrying about the background noise.
Valid point MC
Who knows? I still remember though, how strongly I felt about leaving the Boleyn, the opinion poll/questionnaires and my objections to the possibility of building a new stadium at some disused Parcel Force land?
Spot on DH
The Spudz stadium is fantastic but the infrastructure is much worse than Stratford.
Hate to say but I think Arsenal got it right... still in their manor!
And as for the Good Old East End... Forget it!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1773814619855897
I dont want to make this
I dont want to make this political,but we have all moved out of East London,lets not roll over and take the football club that is West Ham out of Newham,thats the name it stays,theres too much being given over to foreign factors,we should make a stand on this.
Milton Keynes??!!!
Milton Keynes??!!!
Stay where it is but
Demolish it and build a purpose built football stadium and call it the SULLIVAN ARENA:-)