This will be a Championship stadium next season:

by **worcester_ccfc** » Mon May 25, 2026 11:35 am

Gary Neville:

"That stadium.. it's the one ground that I get sent to that's not good to commentate at. You're a mile away from the pitch, the one ground where I feel like I have to take binoculars.

It's an athletics stadium like you see in Europe. But a football stadium in this country are very unique, you're on top of the touchline like at Upton Park. It was obviously right that West Ham left Upton Park but they've got to somehow adapt to that stadium. But I don't know how they do that in a stadium like that, I have no idea."

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by **Blue since 1981** » Mon May 25, 2026 11:44 am

Southampton should be fine going there then if you need binoculars to see the pitch

by **Cardiff_CPT** » Mon May 25, 2026 1:44 pm

Horrible stadium, i'd hate to have it as our ground

by **montyblue** » Mon May 25, 2026 1:50 pm

Cardiff_CPT wrote:Horrible stadium, i'd hate to have it as our ground

Some
West ham fans don' t like it also after Upton Park been so close to the pitch it must take some getting used to it was an athletics track was it not in the Olympics.

by **theclaw** » Mon May 25, 2026 5:57 pm

montyblue wrote:
Cardiff_CPT wrote:Horrible stadium, i'd hate to have it as our ground

Some
West ham fans don' t like it also after Upton Park been so close to the pitch it must take some getting used to it was an athletics track was it not in the Olympics.

What’s the away allocation?

by **worcester_ccfc** » Mon May 25, 2026 6:04 pm

theclaw wrote:
montyblue wrote:
Cardiff_CPT wrote:Horrible stadium, i'd hate to have it as our ground

Some
West ham fans don' t like it also after Upton Park been so close to the pitch it must take some getting used to it was an athletics track was it not in the Olympics.

What’s the away allocation?

It's about 2,800.

But I've been there once and it's a nightmare to get to as well, especially for coaches/cars. Doubt I'll be interested in going and I think many people will give it a miss.

by **skiprat** » Mon May 25, 2026 8:26 pm

Terrible ground one of the worst ive been to .

by **TopCat CCFC** » Mon May 25, 2026 10:33 pm

London taxpayers may have to pay an extra £2.5m if West Ham are relegated from the Premier League this season, because of the club's lease agreement for London Stadium.

The Hammers are 18th in the table with one match remaining, and will be as good as relegated to the Championship if Tottenham - two points above them with a game in hand and a much better goal difference - draw with Chelsea on Tuesday.

Under the 99-year lease agreement, West Ham would pay the Greater London Authority about half their current annual rent of £4.4m if they are relegated.

London taxpayers, who currently contribute to stadium operating costs such as stewarding, will have to make up the funding gap.

"If West Ham are relegated, we, the taxpayers, we City Hall, could lose up to £2.5m a year," said Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

"So what I say to Londoners who don't support Spurs is you should probably be cheering on West Ham, because the taxpayer will lose out if West Ham go down."

Khan blamed predecessor Boris Johnson for agreeing "the worst deal imaginable" in 2012.

Commercial revenues from London Stadium are expected to fall if West Ham play in the Championship, while stewarding costs over 23 home games would be greater than 19 Premier League home matches.

by **TopCat CCFC** » Mon May 25, 2026 10:34 pm

And it has happened ...