[azul]

We have been shown the Sir Bobby Moore Stand but where is the......

British Tax Payers Stand

and the

London Council Tax Payers Stand

and the

Who Bunged Who Stand

[Mr Mercury]

azul, on 21 August 2016 - 03:54 PM, said:

We have been shown the Sir Bobby Moore Stand but where is the......

British Tax Payers Stand

and the

London Council Tax Payers Stand

and the

Who Bunged Who Stand

It's the Premier League guv'..it's all beyond reproach

[azul]

Mr Mercury, on 21 August 2016 - 04:11 PM, said:

It's the Premier League guv'..it's all beyond reproach all levels of decency

You and your typos

[Westbars Spireite]

Great stadium but I don't think too much of it as a football ground. I'd like to go for myself (ideally watching us in the FA Cup) but the sight lines and distances look pretty poor.

[azul]

Westbars Spireite, on 21 August 2016 - 05:04 PM, said:

Great stadium but I don't think too much of it as a football ground. I'd like to go for myself (ideally watching us in the FA Cup) but the sight lines and distances look pretty poor.

Looks like a cross between an athletics and a football stadium for some reason

[Westbars Spireite]

azul, on 21 August 2016 - 05:12 PM, said:

Looks like a cross between an athletics and a football stadium for some reason

Yeah, funny that's exactly the look they seem to have gone for.

[DIFH]

azul, on 21 August 2016 - 03:54 PM, said:

We have been shown the Sir Bobby Moore Stand but where is the......

British Tax Payers Stand

and the

London Council Tax Payers Stand

and the

Who Bunged Who Stand

You should go and ask that question to Boris and Cameron who ensured a nice little Tory carve up of the whole site.

[Mr Mercury]

azul, on 21 August 2016 - 05:12 PM, said:

Looks like a cross between an athletics and a football stadium for some reason

It didn't look really right did it?
Strange because I've done the Etihad at Manchester and that sits really well as a football stadium.

[mr. smith]

Mr Mercury, on 21 August 2016 - 07:42 PM, said:

It didn't look really right did it?
Strange because I've done the Etihad at Manchester and that sits really well as a football stadium.

west hams ground seems more like don valley than the Etihad.
the seating looks like its at a shallow angle.
mind you when it costs nowt you cant really complain.

[Mr Mercury]

mr. smith, on 21 August 2016 - 07:56 PM, said:

west hams ground seems more like don valley than the Etihad.
the seating looks like its at a shallow angle.
mind you when it costs nowt you cant really complain.

Very true, it just looked odd.

[JonB]

Mr Mercury, on 21 August 2016 - 07:42 PM, said:

It didn't look really right did it?
Strange because I've done the Etihad at Manchester and that sits really well as a football stadium.

Etihad was converted properly as it was always just a footy stadium post commonwealth games use. The Olympic stadium has been done with temp seating over the athletics track as it will still host athletics. The world championships are there next year for example.

[Spire-Heights]

I believe Westham have sold some tickets for today's game and no seats have been put in yet for these tickets sold, therefore supporters sitting on concrete. Seen some photos on social media.

This post has been edited by Spire-Heights: 21 August 2016 - 09:04 PM

[Westbars Spireite]

Spire-Heights, on 21 August 2016 - 09:02 PM, said:

I believe Westham have sold some tickets for today's game and no seats have been put in yet for these tickets sold, therefore supporters sitting on concrete. Seen some photos on social media.

Apparently West Ham have told them it ain't their problem as though they've sold them the ticket they don't own it!

[Mr Mercury]

Watching again on MOTD 2 what might be acceptable on a lovely August afternoon might be a different prospect when the wind blows around the open bowl on a cold biting February night.

[bifocart]

Westbars Spireite, on 21 August 2016 - 05:04 PM, said:

Great stadium but I don't think too much of it as a football ground. I'd like to go for myself (ideally watching us in the FA Cup) but the sight lines and distances look pretty poor.

It looks a right shiitheap. Yep, sitelines and distances clearly awful even from the telly and as conducive to a good atmosphere as a whist drive in an airport departure lounge.
West Ham's old ground was great. This place looks like a chapter in "Football Grounds I Wouldn't Gas Rats In."

[calvin plummers socks]

It's a beautiful stadium.
Bit like Stade de France for sight lines.
But strange with the 'temporary' stands when you first see them from the back but very decent to watch football.
Much better than Etihad and even Wembley (compared to Wembley's higher tier seats

[Comeonyouirons]

General concensus Ive seen is :

Terrific Ground and atmosphere but they wont let us stand up !


edit : On a positive note West Ham United's all time record home crowd

This post has been edited by Comeonyouirons: 22 August 2016 - 11:06 AM

[Bankrobber]

Bit unfair to compare the Olympic Stadium with the Etihad... the Etihad was always planned to house City after the Commonwealth Games and the lower tier was constructed after the games finished to complete the conversion of it. The conversion of the Olympic Stadium isn't finished yet so we may be a bit premature in criticising it...i agree it does not look like an ideal football ground at the moment though.

[Cheshunt Spireite]

I went there for the rugby world cup and was impressed by the atmosphere and feel of it on a match day. The views were decent (I was in an upper corner). Going for football on the 10th so will see what it's like for football, but the rugby changed my view of it as a sports host.

[azul]

Cheshunt Spireite, on 22 August 2016 - 11:45 AM, said:

I went there for the rugby world cup and was impressed by the atmosphere and feel of it on a match day. The views were decent (I was in an upper corner). Going for football on the 10th so will see what it's like for football, but the rugby changed my view of it as a sports host.

Well it was a like a morgue yesterday as commented on by the media and the Boremuff fans (and that is bad!). Might be down to West Ham finding 20000+ new fans

The the corners seemed to be nearest the pitch by a considerable distance