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So much as most think he's a wind up cսnt (and he clearly revels in that) Whetstone has produced an article for Iain Dale that lays bare the real attendance figures at our 'World Class' home.

Each week the attendance given is the tickets sold figure, but the fans that turn up are quite a different thing.

You can read the article here, but in average since 23/24 season, whilst 62,400 is what is what is published most weeks, the real attendance is typically nearer to 50,000, with averages dipping below 50k this season for the games that data is available for via FOIA.

https://www.westhamtillidie.com/posts/l ... es-exposed

Just another example of the shambolic state of that stadium and the draw of the world class team the board have worked so effectively to have playing within it.

dealcanvey wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 09:43 Looked pretty much full on Saturday.

A better image of how it was going to be achieved if you imagine the Chicken Run being built closer to the touchline..


It's all LIES, LIES, LIES!

Mad Ferret" wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 10:33

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 10:27 Because we had already moved the pitch across in to a different Postcode towards the Rio Stand when initially redeveloping the Ground so to make room for the intended eventual Chicken Run redevelopment eating in to a bit of both the Sir Trev Stand and Bobby Moore Stand.

We didn't just ruin the excellent touching distance to the pitch away from the Chicken Run for the sake of it. 

Busses were intended to pass underneath it with how they were going to rebuild it.

Then no wonder the stand never got built. Would've cost a fortune.

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 10:27 Because we had already moved the pitch across in to a different Postcode towards the Rio Stand when initially redeveloping the Ground so to make room for the intended eventual Chicken Run redevelopment eating in to a bit of both the Sir Trev Stand and Bobby Moore Stand.

We didn't just ruin the excellent touching distance to the pitch away from the Chicken Run for the sake of it. 

Busses were intended to pass underneath it with how they were going to rebuild it.

Because we had already moved the pitch across in to a different Postcode towards the Rio Stand when initially redeveloping the Ground so to make room for the intended eventual Chicken Run redevelopment eating in to a bit of both the Sir Trev Stand and Bobby Moore Stand.

We didn't just ruin the excellent touching distance to the pitch away from the Chicken Run for the sake of it. 

Busses were intended to pass underneath it with how they were going to rebuild it.


How it was before they intended to do it..





They were going to bring the new Chicken Run close up to the touchline again..

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5315091 ... FQAw%3D%3D

Don't see how you build a bigger stand there without infringing on the right to light of the people in those blocks. 

Also would've had to re-route the road, or build over it which would've been very expensive.

Mad Ferret" wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 09:58

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 09:45 Don’t really pay much attention to the upper tiers but 50k feels low
As said redeveloping the Chicken Run stand to fill in the gaps in the corners even if it was on the same footprint of the existing stand was the right answer 
Obviously we’re told lies about the restrictions caused by the bus station behind
To me 45,000 to 48,000 would be an ideal size for us

Filling in the corners of the Chicken Run would've yielded about a 3k increase, so hardly worth it.

And it couldn't be made any bigger due to the blocks of flats directly behind, rather than the bus garage.

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 09:45 Don’t really pay much attention to the upper tiers but 50k feels low
As said redeveloping the Chicken Run stand to fill in the gaps in the corners even if it was on the same footprint of the existing stand was the right answer 
Obviously we’re told lies about the restrictions caused by the bus station behind
To me 45,000 to 48,000 would be an ideal size for us

Lato wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 07:44  I think we all know the figures have been doctered since the move but, l am shocked its that much. How much longer are these Clowns that run OUR club think they are going to get away with the bull shit and lies.

Just feck off now!

Don’t really pay much attention to the upper tiers but 50k feels low
As said redeveloping the Chicken Run stand to fill in the gaps in the corners even if it was on the same footprint of the existing stand was the right answer 
Obviously we’re told lies about the restrictions caused by the bus station behind
To me 45,000 to 48,000 would be an ideal size for us

Looked pretty much full on Saturday.

wils wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 08:49 When people criticise The dwarf and Brady for not delivering on “world class team for a world class stadium“ it suggests the person doing it had bought into the promise in the first place. How many did?

Only BS could significantly reduce our attendance whilst occupying the Shithole. 

Dick Shaftsbury" wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 07:55 The stadium was always too big for us. We needed 45,000 to 50,000.

 

I dunno, some people might have, I just took it as a marketing slogan, otherwise known as a load of old bollocks.

When people criticise The dwarf and Brady for not delivering on “world class team for a world class stadium“ it suggests the person doing it had bought into the promise in the first place. How many did?

......yep, you're keeping Sullivan's pockets, nicely topped up, so he's sure to walk away

Dick Shaftsbury" wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026, 07:55 The stadium was always too big for us. We needed 45,000 to 50,000.



 

The day they signed off on selling the Boleyn was the day our soul died. We could have redeveloped the ground, 45,000 capacity, safe standing and kept the intimidating nature of our home ground intact.

We can only hope that, one day, new owners will find some land in our heartlands and build us a football stadium to bring back the real fans and rid us of the tourists who turn up and spend much of the match with their backs to the pitch taking selfies.

The stadium was always too big for us. We needed 45,000 to 50,000.
 

Some games its been clearly nowhere near full, I was there on Saturday and it was pretty full.  I had a bunch of Krauts sat behind me but most around me were genuine West Ham fans.

Is there still a waiting list to get a season ticket?

 I think we all know the figures have been doctered since the move but, l am shocked its that much. How much longer are these Clowns that run OUR club think they are going to get away with the bull shit and lies.

Just feck off now!

To be fair 50,000 is still a great number that some clubs would love to have?

...because they've failed to grow the support