HarrowInnHammer wrote:Most on here don't care for that.
More than happy to whore our club out to rich owners and daytrippers for the chance of success.
Disgusting.
Spot on mate...
As you have said before I don't quite think they give a monkeys about the support no matter what they say.
Our history will always be there. It's not going to suddenly disappear into the ether! Regardless of where we play football, we'll always have 64, 65, 66, 75 and 80 along with a legacy of great players.
Onwards and upwards say I. It's time to write the next and the newest chapter in our history.
You grow older. Different relationships come and go, different jobs come and go, different homes come and go. The only certain thing in life for me (apart from death) was going to E13 to watch West Ham United play every other weekend no matter what my personal circumstances.
We have been sold down the river, people. Unfortunately its going to be a few years before some of us realise it.
What a sad day. 2016 looms and will be on us in a flash. After that, we won't be special anymore. Shove progress & success where the sun don't shine. Especially when we all know it's the turning of a few quid profit that is the main aim here. If glory mattered to me I wouldn't support West Ham. Please leave it alone.
RyanWHUFC wrote:@JoshTeager: Giving West Ham the Olympic stadium is a brilliant way of ruining one of the most atmospheric grounds in the country, Upton Park
Another one taken from twitter and another non West Ham supporter
That's rubbish though... We haven't had a good regular atmosphere in years, a couple of times a year it gets going over there now.
History, tradition, close to the action and memories a big fat yes but intimidation and atmosphere not in a long long time
MD_HM wrote:That's rubbish though... We haven't had a good regular atmosphere in years, a couple of times a year it gets going over there now.
History, tradition, close to the action and memories a big fat yes but intimidation and atmosphere not in a long long time
Ok so maybe the atmosphere isn't great all the time but at least people realise we are there and IMO our home support and atmosphere is better than 90% of the PL. It will all count for nothing come 2016 anyway...
I have been supporting West Ham for over 50 years through thick and thin (more thin) with parents, grand parents and great grand parents east end born and bred. My wife, kids and dog all support West Ham. I have stood on the North Bank, South Bank, Chicken Run, old West Stand and sat in all four new stands both upper and lower. I have attended regularly in those 50 years, bunking in, STH and Academy member. I have supported them home and away in rain, sun, snow and fog. Therefore I believe I am a fully paid up member of the WHUFC supporter fraternity and I think to today is GOOD NEWS for WHUFC.
I’m 60/40 in favour of the move to the OS purely on the potential football and business benefits that I believe it can bring. I do not consider myself deluded, ignorant or traitorous and do not believe that I will be ‘shafted’ so please stop insulting my intelligence. Yes I could be wrong, but mine is an honest assessment, without rose tinted spectacles or a realistic alternative. Given their faults (and there are many) I think we are lucky to have the owners we have and do not believe in conspiracy. I every respect for those of you who are anti the move and ask that you respect my views without recourse to unpleasant rhetoric. I have articulated and detailed my reasons on many occasions on this forum and expected, indeed hoped, to be challenged with well thought out and articulated argument to ensure a healthy debate and test my reasoning. I continue to wait.
Life is about looking forward not backwards. You spend a long time dead! If you choose to there is a lot to be miserable about (re the move) or to be excited about. I choose the latter and if it all goes t*ts up then its an opportunity taken (perhaps with glorious failure) rather than missed. Some people are worried about the future of the club if we move to the OS and I can understand that. Personally, I am more worried about the future of our club if we do not.
Good luck to those of you looking forward to it. Just bear in mind that a lot of the people you used to stand alongside won't be there with you. It's a new supporter base for us and I hope you get on with them.
Iron-worx wrote:Things move on, that's history in the making, let's move on and make most of, I see it as positive rather than negative.
I have the SSN livestream up and they are talking about Coventry and administration and a loss a stadium at the moment. The irony of it all. Well be on later - getting the keys for the Olympic Stadium.
Doc H Ball wrote:Good luck to those of you looking forward to it. Just bear in mind that a lot of the people you used to stand alongside won't be there with you. It's a new supporter base for us and I hope you get on with them.
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