Regular readers will know I have concerns about our proposed move to the Olympic Stadium. One of my really nagging frustrations is how far away from the pitch we will be.
Kindly provided by a user on Twitter, @simonjcole, here is a table outlining the distance from the pitch at the Olympic Stadium compared to other large football [...]
The Ann Summers Arena
The deal is done and the seed sewn. On Monday it was announced by the Club that the Two David’s and Newham Council had submitted their blueprint for ‘Life after the Olympics’, claiming that football and athletics can be “the best of neighbours” at the Olympic Stadium. Also adding, albeit in [...]
“If there was any other club in this situation, then we would not be buying it. We bought this as supporters, not from a business point of view.”
- David Sullivan, 19th Jan 2010
The comments from Gold and Sullivan as they faced the press after buying their 50% controlling stake in West Ham filled many of [...]
I’ve been speaking to a mate of mine who works for an architecture firm in Brentwood, and he’s been able to put together some mockups as to what the Olympic Stadium could look like if it was to become the new home of West Ham.
Obviously they’re not official! Still they are a good way to [...]