It appears to me that all parties involved with west hams move to the new ground havent covered themselves with any glory here.
The move was meant to propel WHU into the big time. It was time for the sleeping giant to awake. They saw an opportunity to leave an ageing, unexpandable ground and get a sparkling, free (or near enough) new stadium with twice as many punters.
But the fact is, it isn't t a football stadium. It's a converted athletics stadium. With poor segregation and a lack of know how on stewarding and policing.
On those two last points.
From what I have read the stewards are not from Upton Park. It's a new outfit. So the experience, know how and more importantly relationships with the Upton Park stewards is lost. That will take time to build.
On the policing. Why the hell has the stadium even got a license if the police radio, used in almost all stadia to manage crowds and incidents is not installed. It baffles me why it wasn't installed for the olympics when everyone is happy waving their union jacks, let alone when the cockneys are having a local tear up. It isn't just about football this applies to. We live in uncertain times and the threat of a terrorist incident, particularly in the capital, looms large. If the rozzas cannot communicate in that stadium then it should be closed until they can.
In the grand scheme of things what would it cost? £1m? It's a drop in the ocean in the PL and was k own about years ago. But I suspect WHU and their fantastic negotiating skills bargained it out of their responsibility. Ignoring the welfare of the punters they are so desperate to attract. Leaving you and I to foot the bill.
They thought the move would lift them to feast at the top table of European football. This season they have fucked it up.
They thought it would create a side to challenge for the PL. this season. They fucked it up.
They thought it would change the image of the club. They fucked it up.
They thought they couldn't go wrong. They fucked it up.
And some think our owners are bad!
