Hammers having a love in

[carlzeiss]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-stadium-segregation-problems-police-presence

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Looks like the Amex seating / standing issues on a larger scale.

No thought given in advance as to which areas of the ground the 'sitdown police' would be more hardline, and seemingly few specific family areas. One seat fits all, and all supporter types mixed in together.

At least we had vague guidance that the ES was zero tolerance, and the back of the North more 'flexible'.

 

[crabface]

Looks like the Amex seating / standing issues on a larger scale.

No thought given in advance as to which areas of the ground the 'sitdown police' would be more hardline, and seemingly no specific family areas. One seat fits all, and all supporter types mixed in together.

At least we had vague guidance that the ES was zero tolerance and the back of the North more 'flexible'.

Mixed in with lots of "JCL's" as we would call them. West Ham fans have never been the best behaved, and the majority stood at Upton Park, leaving them annoyed by the new rules that everyone must sit down.

 

[spring hall convert]

"The club have demanded a police presence at the ground, which would have to be paid for by the operators under the terms of the lease."

This deal gets more and more ludicrous.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

God there's no comparison with us. We were getting max 8 1/2 k into withdean and moved into a 30k stadium. The inrush of JCLs at our ground has led to pure apathy as a previously lively but small band of regulars got diluted by a load of stockbrokers from Hassocks and all their ilk. The only time they raise their voices during a game is to shout at standees to sit down. I'd love it if we started trading blows with the JCLs.

 

[AmexRuislip]

"The club have demanded a police presence at the ground, which would have to be paid for by the operators under the terms of the lease."

This deal gets more and more ludicrous.

I was listening to a Hammers fan on TalkSport yesterday, being interviewed on how he took his kids out early during the game v Watford due to the fighting.
Allegedly spoke to a copper outside ground, and asked him why no police presence inside.
Answer was they were not allowed inside.
The company that owns the ground, holds the safety certificate, which seems quite strange given that West Ham should own this.
Its a weird one.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Seems like a disconnect between West Ham who sell the tickets, and the stadium owners who use an agency to provide the 'sitdown police'.

 

[SAC]

West Ham have the option of employing their own stewards, or police, at their own cost, but refuse to do so as they can't pass on the costs to the tax payer.

 

[SAC]

I don't know many West Ham fans but the ones I do know never wanted to move. You can understand why the club jumped at the chance as it is saving them an absolute fortune, but it comes at the price of awful view, no atmosphere and these arguments over who sits and who stands.

 

[Ernest]

Worst thing they ever did moving, alienated their fans to move into a poor athletics track, at least Man City's ground was developed properly into a football ground

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

Its utter madness, not sure how it was allowed to happen.

How difficult is it the draw a family area on a map of the stadium? And then to ensure that it is kept to.

Also heard on TalkSport the other day from one guy that the away fans are able to come onto the home concourse (and vice versa) There is no proper segregation. From looking at the images at the weekend there also seemed to only be a couple of seats gap between home and away fans. I thought we had to have a big gap until a certain number of fixtures passed without incident?

 

[Wilko]

Amazing that the first reaction is to blame the stewards or lack of policing rather than the idiots throwing punches.

 

[chimneys]

Its utter madness, not sure how it was allowed to happen.

How difficult is it the draw a family area on a map of the stadium? And then to ensure that it is kept to.

Also heard on TalkSport the other day from one guy that the away fans are able to come onto the home concourse (and vice versa) There is no proper segregation. From looking at the images at the weekend there also seemed to only be a couple of seats gap between home and away fans. I thought we had to have a big gap until a certain number of fixtures passed without incident?

Spurs and Chelsea visits will be a giggle!

Oh for them to draw Millwall in the cup.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate what an absolutely dire view some fans have in this stadium please...

 

[crabface]

Police have now said they wont police it due the ground not having a satisfactory radio system.

 

[Ernest]

Police have now said they wont police it due the ground not having a satisfactory radio system.

Back to Upton Park

 

[bhanutz]

How the hell did they manage to get a safety certificate?

 

[BBassic]

F**k em.

"Oh no! Life isn't perfect in this stadium we've paid nothing for! Somebody call for a policeman"

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate what an absolutely dire view some fans have in this stadium please...

Just the total opposite to Upton Park. What a crap view.

 

[portslade seagull]

Bless them. They are a lovely lot