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Loxfordfella 12:01 Mon Aug 26
Away supporters in the home end.
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From Hammers United.
Below is the letter we sent to West Ham today following complaints received from some of our members.
Jake Heath,
Supporter Services Manager,
WHUFC.,
London Stadium,
London E20 2ST.
August 23rd 2019.
Dear Jake,
Our members have raised the issue of large numbers of Manchester City supporters in the home sections at the recent match at the London Stadium.
They were clearly identifiable as they were wearing Manchester City Shirts and there is no doubt that their presence annoyed some West Ham supporters.
We would draw your attention to London Stadium Ground Regulations as follows:-
Regulation1.2.
Notwithstanding possession of any ticket the club,operator,any police officer or authorised steward may refuse entry(or eject from)the ground any person whose presence within the ground is,or could,(in the operator’s reasonable opinion)constitute a source of danger,nuisance or annoyance to any other person.
Regulation 18.
Any individual who has entered any part of London Stadium designated for the use of any group of supporters to which he does not belong may be ejected from the ground either for the purposes of his own safety or for any other reason.
There is no doubt Jake that these Manchester City supporters did constitute an annoyance to West Ham supporters around them.Furthermore, whilst thankfully(and perhaps fortunately) their presence did not lead to trouble, on another day this might not be the case.-And supporters including children could be put at risk.
This leads to two questions:-
1.These supporters were clearly wearing Manchester City Shirts.Why were they allowed entry into this part of the ground and (assuming they slipped passed security on entering)why were they not ejected when openly sporting colours?
2.How did they obtain tickets for this part of the ground?
We know that the safety of supporters is paramount to West Ham United.We have Manchester United at home coming up soon and fear that away supporters in the West Ham sections at this match could lead to trouble.Our members have asked us to pass on their concerns .
We would appreciate you investigating and taking the necessary steps to ensure that these obvious breaches of regulations will not happen again.
We have sent a copy of this letter to LLDC,The Football Supporters Association and the Premier League.
Hoping you can give this matter your urgent attention Jake,
Yours Sincerely
Lee Rogers
Joint Secretary,Hammers United.
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Replies - In Chronological Order ( Show Newest Messages First)
cup of tea
12:17 Mon Aug 26
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Sanitised atmosphere sanitised crowd. Modern football and generally being shit. Probably kids of West Ham fans allowed by the parents to wear MC tops coz they always win and are good innit
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TonkaToy
12:20 Mon Aug 26
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Maybe time to start a bit of do it yourself stewarding.
Take all appropriate steps to point the Day Trip away fans out to the Westham stewards (that are not wearing the colours of the Top Six team in question), and if that fails try politly asking the transgressors to move to an appropriate part of the ground where they feel a little safer... If that fails resort to 1970s methods!
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Lily Hammer
12:21 Mon Aug 26
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I eagerly await Jake's response.
I suspect it will be enough hot air to blow dry a 100 heavy metal bands' Barnets.
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yngwies Cat
12:24 Mon Aug 26
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Too be fair we have all done it at some point.
Wearing your colours is fuckin stupid though.
It's not fuckin Rugby.
Modern football, country dogs etc.
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Cheezey Bell-End
2:09 Mon Aug 26
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Or we could just be civilised and welcome them as long as they are civilised back. After all, we and Man City supposedly get on well.
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penners28
2:12 Mon Aug 26
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its the yanks mainly. they just dont get crowd segregation
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dicksie3
2:15 Mon Aug 26
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It’s a fucking joke. Glory-hunting cunts in full replica clobber giving it the large one in our stands.
Sums-up modern football and that SHIT-PIT of a cunt ground.
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Mike Oxsaw
2:28 Mon Aug 26
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Come and see the supporters of the stars of Manchester City.
Dollars in the bank - that's the only thing that matters. Somebody loses an eye? Tough shit - they were probably asking for it.
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El Scorchio
3:47 Mon Aug 26
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Agree. A lot of it is foreign supporters who don’t understand of have just been sold any old ticket. Saw Chinese Man U fans in the west stand at up and same but with Man City the other week in the OS.
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El Scorchio
3:47 Mon Aug 26
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Agree. A lot of it is foreign supporters who don’t understand of have just been sold any old ticket. Saw Chinese Man U fans in the west stand at up and same but with Man City the other week in the OS.
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Grays
3:48 Mon Aug 26
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And people still don’t think we sold our soul out lol!
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4ever-blowin-bubbles
6:09 Mon Aug 26
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when we play the top 6 if you look around there are a few glory hunters in the crowd and not always chinese but they should never ever wear there teams colours as some 1 some where will get really upset and have a go
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pdbis
6:35 Mon Aug 26
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Plenty of West Ham sit in home sections up and down the country but don't wear colours. Tickets will always be bought.by touts/ticket agencies and most times there is no trouble, but away fans should never their colours.
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arsegrapes
6:38 Mon Aug 26
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Can't we all just get along and shake on it, its not the 70s anymore, reach out and share some popcorn, lessons must be learned.
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Mad Dog
7:58 Mon Aug 26
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Pdbis. Spot on
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eswing hammer
10:06 Mon Aug 26
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I sit in block 148 ,last season v Liverpool had some Chinese fella sitting right in front of me , l thought he had a half and half scarf on but no it was the full biffta,they scored ,up he went , it was a cold January nights and for some reason he turned around he had the full metal liver bird jacket on plus the top, l thought he ain’t gonna last long in here ,two minutes later we equalised ,some bloke came down the stairs and punched him square between the shoulder blades ,did l feel sorry for him ,dunno ,yes and no, we’ve all done it,sat in the wrong end but you have to gauge it accordingly ,these type of tourists imo are a huge part of the problems of. Modern football
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simon.s
10:34 Mon Aug 26
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Maybe these cunts do need a clump to see the error of their ways, and understand football is very territorial and tribal, and this isn’t fucking rugby, or cricket.
At the least they should be immediately ejected from the ground by the stewards, the same stewards who seem to get some kind of kick out of constantly telling home fans to sit down. They probably wouldn't have got past the turnstiles at UP, but when your stewards support the Mancs or the gooners, or whoever the fuck else, why should they care?
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Jim C
11:05 Mon Aug 26
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I remember spotting a Liverpool fan a few seats away at Upton Park. There were no colours but when they scored I did my usual of swearing under my breath and briefly turning away, which is when I saw him sitting on his hands and trying not to celebrate. He knew I had seen him and looked nervous for a second but when he realised I was not going to react he settled. I didn't shake the hand he offered me at the end of the game though.
Fully agree with most, lots of people do/have done it, but you shouldn't wear colours or take the piss. If anyone does/is then they should be ejected from the ground immediately.
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Gavros
11:10 Mon Aug 26
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I remember going to a game in the late 80s (i was a kid) and there were these two young blonde scouse birds on the north east shelf of the north bank in full liverpool colours loudly supporting them. No one said anything. In fact a lot of blokes were edging close to them for some reason.
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arsene york-hunt
4:12 Tue Aug 27
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When you get a ticket for a match in the wrong section, you don't wear colours and you keep your fucking mouth shut. If you don't follow these steps and get a slap it is your own fault.
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