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I believe I read somewhere on here that an American consortium has bought us and it's being kept quiet for a couple years to avoid the tax.hammerman11 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:52 am Time to move on. I don't like the bowl but we aint going back home so have to make the place the best we can. a successful team and great atmosphere might encourage some rich billionaire to buy us ?
'The Trump Organization'..BostonHammer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 5:55 pm I believe I read somewhere on here that an American consortium has bought us and it's being kept quiet for a couple years to avoid the tax.
Club will have to change our name to West Sharia United. Qatar won't like Ham.BostonHammer wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:59 pm Perhaps we can announce a sale of the club in 2020 with the actual purchase not taking place until 1/1/21 in which case the stadium can become Qatar Airways Park or whatever it will be on that date as well?
Genuinely confused - are they really suggesting that they will move seats backwards I thought the whole idea was to move them forward? If additional seats are to be added behind yours would you not stay where you are so your distance to the pitch remains the same?
Prepare for a long wait, sanchoz..
Phew! Thank god all of those people are now going to be able to spend most of the match, talking on their phone.
Its as Pop Robson said directly below your post, I am on the curve in line with the touch line in front of the Billy Bonds Stand. If I am in my season ticket seat, on my left and if I look down is the start position for the 8th lane of the 200m athletics race so that gives me an indication of how far away I am at the moment. From the mock up image in the football.london article Billy from the Bobby posted, I can see my seat is potentially (and I say that as it has not happened yet) further away then where I currently am.Gsbgsb wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:21 pm Genuinely confused - are they really suggesting that they will move seats backwards I thought the whole idea was to move them forward? If additional seats are to be added behind yours would you not stay where you are so your distance to the pitch remains the same?
The top tier is still a permanent structure and is not moving anywhere. Additional seats at this moment in time would mean seats not being sold in other parts of the stadium as the licence for the stadium at this moment in time is for 60,000 maximum capacity. I only speak for myself and others in the same situation might very well have different opinions but to me, but this is a cost saving measure for the stadium owners and operators and is not to improve the current lot of match going fans. Being sold a seat in a particular location that was close to what I had at the Boleyn was the main reason I chose that seat. Other seats around me are season ticket holders in the main so it will be difficult I feel to move the 7 of us (4 in front, 3 row behind) as a block to somewhere else in the Bobby Moore Lower that would provide a similar view or as close a view to what we have now as possible.Admiral Skeret wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 8:10 pm For the people that end up further away, would it not close the gap a little between the bottom and top tiers? Would be a small but worthwhile silver lining I would of thought
I know. I fully expect the person within the club created and controlled construct for fan dialog who states that they represent the whole of the Bobby Moore Stand to proactively put themselves forward and make themselves available to speak to those affected. Or not, as they have not done on any issue since the club decided to go down this route they are currently on.
My seat is in the centre of the BML, 3/4 of the way back, and tbh I'm pretty happy with the view and of all the areas of the stadium I feel that this is the least of the problems. Maybe the new solution is more efficient and cost effective for the summer reconfigurations needed so that is the real reason it is being done.Pop Robson wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:17 pm Those on the corners will not be as close. whilst those in the middle will be nearer. It's not like they'll be on top of the pitch !!!
Check the image again 'Square Off' is the clue to what they are really doing, some win a few feet and some lose,
Overall more gain than lose so its 'WHU MOVE FANS NEARER TO THE PITCH'
Leave at half time to be sure.FrankieMacsPerm wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:28 am Quick question for all those that use Stratford on a matchday.
I usually go from International but am visiting friends out in Essex after the Sheff U game so will need to go from Stratford main station.
The train I need to get is 17.09, am assuming I will need to shoot off early - when do the old stop go brigade start on or around the bridge? Would it be quicker going around to International and entering Westfield there and walking through?
Cheers in advance.
Where are you in the stadium?FrankieMacsPerm wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 10:28 am Quick question for all those that use Stratford on a matchday.
I usually go from International but am visiting friends out in Essex after the Sheff U game so will need to go from Stratford main station.
The train I need to get is 17.09, am assuming I will need to shoot off early - when do the old stop go brigade start on or around the bridge? Would it be quicker going around to International and entering Westfield there and walking through?
Cheers in advance.
