West Ham Online

"SEASON TICKETS 2024-25 Fellow Hammers United members and West Ham fans, The cost of buying a season ticket has added to the financial pressures experienced by all fans and as we approach that time of year where the renewal prices are set to be announced there is an expectation among West Ham fans that the Club ought to be doing everything possible to keep any price increases to an absolute minimum. So what have we found following the Club‚Äôs announcement this afternoon, details of which are here¬†https://www.whufc.com/news/season-tickets-202425-renewals-open-now¬†? Well, not a lot other than the usual happy clappy drivel about what an exciting time it is to be a West Ham fan, how a season ticket is the most cost effective way to see the team play and, of course, the obligatory wheeling out of the Club‚Äôs oft trumpeted mantra of its commitment to ‚Äúaffordable football‚Äù. If you can bear to read the entirety of the Club‚Äôs vomit inducing puff piece, you‚Äôll come across this little nugget: ‚ÄúThere will be an uplift on prices for 2024/25, with a cost-per-game increase from ¬£1.84 for adults in Band 6, up to ¬£5.26 in our premium 1966 seats. The new pricing is consistent with both our principle of running the Club‚Äôs finances responsibly while aiming for continued success on the pitch through significant investment in the playing squad, and maintaining our commitment to affordable family football at London Stadium.‚Äù Those with a keen eye will note that there is no mention of the percentage increases for a season ticket on a band by band basis and no reference is made to the rate of inflation, which is falling (it currently stands at 3.4%) and is expected to fall further throughout the year. We wonder why that would be! We‚Äôve no doubt that if the Club was freezing the cost of a season ticket across all bands at 23/24 rates that would be front and centre of any announcement. So why hide the real percentage increases that the Club is expecting its ‚Äúcustomers‚Äù to pay? Come on the Club, tell it to us straight! We can handle it! Shortly after the Club made its joyous announcement, Hammers United was contacted by a Band 5 season ticket holder who discovered that his season ticket was going up by 10%! That‚Äôs nearly 3 times the rate of inflation! Is this the highest increase? Is it the same across all bands? Is it the lowest increase? We just don‚Äôt know and the Club is doing nothing to shed any light on this. Hammers United would like to hear from our members, letting us know what is happening with their season ticket price increase and how they feel about it. Just click on this link and tell us all about it:¬†https://hammersunited.com/contact/ We also encourage those fans who are unhappy with what they are being asked to pay to contact the Club by email¬†¬†[email protected]¬†. Hammers United believes the announcement of the new price increases is absolutely shameful and fully exposes the long held belief among the fans that the Club sees us all as nothing more than customers who, due to our loyalty and absolute lack of an alternative, are there to be bled dry. There are many questions we will ask of ourselves, arguably the most pertinent being this: How long can I go on paying the money to support the team I love? Obviously there are those among us whose ability to pay will see us grudgingly cough up the money even as we watch more and more of our fellow loyal supporters fall foul of the financial realities of supporting their team. But there will come a time, even if it's not right now, when the answer is: No longer. That day will come around sooner than you think. COYI Hammers United CommitteeHAMMERS UNITED Hammers United is a West Ham United fans group dedicated to improving things for all West Ham Supporters young & old. YOUR CLUB, YOUR VOICE [email protected] https://www.hammersunited.com/"

"""My ST will be £1175 next season"" absolute piss take, especially to sit in that shithole and it's ridiculous views"

"Onsideman I share your sentiments, all clubs care about now is customers......they don't give a fuck about loyal West Ham fans. There must of been 1000 South Koreans in the home end tuesday eve And what the fuck was that pre match montage/light show bollocks all about Had to laugh at the montage, virtually all the clips in the 5/6 mins of bollocks were from the first 8 games of the season....not been much to shout about since!! and finally... the affordable bollocks stuff needs to stop. Outside of the shit seats in the gods behind the goals it isnt that affordable, and the price of food and a pint is an absolute joke"

"I'm full on Moyes Out and am unlikely to renew if he stays but, like everything else in the world, watching football is changing at a pace. Moyes or not, the experience just isn't the same anymore for those of us they call legacy fans. Late notice changes to kick off dates and times, ludicrous matchday concession prices, thousands of half and half tourists. The away experience os the closedt you'll get to old skool football, but it's almost impossible for anyone to build up their points sufficiently now for that to be a viable option. It's not just us though. I caught the last 5 minutes of the Arsenal-Luton game last night and by then the ground was less than half full.. . a team challenging for the league who love their cսnt of a manager. My ST will be ¬£1175 next season and, Moyes or no Moyes, it has definitely reached the point where I'm questioning the value. I go with my daughter and it great to spend time with her and to meet a bunch of mates I've been watching with for decades beforehand, but those are probably the only things I would miss"

"Surely the main point, driver here is if Moyes remains or not, not if you have to pay an extra few quid more for your seat??"