The new stadium has been the making of them as a club. Maybe they have initiatives that draws in the 60,000+ fans that were not always backing their team. Credit to there owners for executing there strategy. Our owners need to be creative in the manner of bringing local and older fans back to support the team.To be fair I think the entire population of Essex supports West Ham. We don't really have that kind of backing.
Bring back Garry CookWe desperately need somebody who understands and cares about the fanbase in a position of influence.
My MiL lives near the old Upton Park ground and have always had the sense it's quite a well-off fanbase - a lot of cockneys who have done very well out of the City of London and everything else being on their doorstep, hence the move to Essex. Manchester hasn't had an economic driver of that scale. But we have got 2.5m people and counting in GM, a commuter zone from Derbyshire to North Wales, fantastic football and the local rival on their knees. The club should be proactively trying to build that matchgoing backing now, converting the many young armchair fans into fresh air fans with friendly pricing imo.To be fair I think the entire population of Essex supports West Ham. We don't really have that kind of backing.
He is the one who put the prices up without the team performing , just treated the club as "a product" but gave away tickets now and again so some fans thought he was great.Bring back Garry Cook
West Ham have possibly the worst owners in the Premier League. However it can’t be denied they have managed to somehow get all Hammers onboard for their journey despite their terrible stadium.To be fair I think the entire population of Essex supports West Ham. We don't really have that kind of backing.
He also listened and communicated with the fans constantly, Soriano treats us with contempt, we have heard from him once in his time with us , post CAS verdict.He is the one who put the prices up without the team performing , just treated the club as "a product" but gave away tickets now and again so some fans thought he was great.
And sing:Right. Let’s bring back the community singing and you can all sing “She’s a Lassie from Lancashire” and wave your song sheets in the air. And you can see it all on the newsreel in the cinema next week.
I was there that day got taken, not really interested in the Rugby, just th3 stadiumWow 20 years ago in August apparently. My first visit to Eastlands for the Rugby 7's. Got sunburnt to fck in that stand. Changed a bit since then.View attachment 43213
West Ham have possibly the worst owners in the Premier League. However it can’t be denied they have managed to somehow get all Hammers onboard for their journey despite their terrible stadium.
They are looking to put extra seats in their terrible stadium whilst we have ripped seats out of ours and have still struggled to fill the seats for most games this season.
Our Management should really have a closer look at what they have done to get to the position they are in.
There is no doubt we have completely ballsed up supporter engagement somewhere down the line.
There shouldn’t be a spare seat anywhere at Etihad and a new stand being built should have been a requirement to meet waiting list demand. Instead our attendances are going backwards and we have the worst atmosphere in the Premier League.