The Olympic Stadium: How The Hammers Struck Gold - BBC News 

Not wrong, that is one gorgeous stadium.

West Ham should've planned before construction of the stadium to take ownership so that it could've been better modified for football. That's what Manchester City did when the Eithiad had been constructed for the Commonwealth games.

That would have cost money the owners didn't want to spend. But you're not wrong

Brilliant stadium? It’s a toilet bowl mate😂

Harry Foley compared to the London stadium that is a shithole

Bang on fella

Yup, the atmosphere will be lacking in this stadium

you are an idiot. the birds nest is commonly used, as well as most of the venues. the water cube is now a water park. the park hosts many of chinas national stadiums for sports. only a few are abandoned.

@@SuperCatman here here! I lived and worked in Beijing until 2014. I personally attended several events at the Birds nest stadium including the race of champions and a football match between Birmingham City and Beijing Goan. But I do miss Upton Park where I was a season ticket holder for many years.

That's why I like the idea of multiple nation's Co hosting events togetherness

Taking BS out of your arse, do the research first. Beijing's bird's nest is occupied with events like football matches, festivals, and concerts. The national basketball stadium became the home for Beijing basketball club, and they won 3 championship titles there since the Olympics.

the olympics should be done in an uninhabited greek island, they have loads of them. Build a stadium and facilities there, and just have the olympics there every year, problem solved.

Zach N It should do, but Olympic Park is a far better venue.

@@50pence59 bullshit, you're so far from from the pitch at the OS Wembley is pretty much uninterrupted views

I’d argue SW19 is the most prestigious

You lot were loving it when they announced it, thinking youd be a top 4 team with new money and new players. Nah, youre getting relegated.

@@Professional_RU-vid_Commenter Look at your comment now :)

Exactly!!!

@@Professional_RU-vid_Commenter This aged well.

@@Professional_RU-vid_Commenter "youre getting relegated" *Finishes in the semifinals for the Europa League AND in a European spot in the prem*

That's true. There are some downsides but looking at most of those Brazilian stadiums used for WC 14, it's good to see it not go to waste

But West Ham are using public money to make more profit

+Gamer Zeke and all the info is being kept private, it should be public if it costs us that much.

Mark Gable I agree with you and as a Tax payer I welcome West Ham Take over and New Logo Hammers is wonderful Symbol. From A Loyal fan of since childhood to adulthood till I Die.

+Stuart Gibbons it's not about the stadium, it's about the fans. Yes, some stadiums have better acoustics than others, but at the end of the day if your fans are good they will be loud in any stadium with any layout.

+Хозе Гонзалез When stadium or indoor arena is old it's done the old acoustic way just like in Upton Park its very compact and a square with fans very close to pitch. Same way in ice-hockey. Atleast in Finland (Helsinki) the older hockey-hall has much better atmosphere than the new one (Hartwall Arena) as It's full concrete and compact. Also the fans are much better in the old one ;).

@@ХозеГонзалез doesn't matter what shape your stadium is when half of it is full of tourists... COYI ⚒️

Lies again? 10 Olympic Medals Tiger Beer

HAHAHAHA indeed!

TheArmaniCode palace HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

What a shit show this has been. Improvements need to be done for this new season !

Hahaha

Its hilarious watching some of the crazy predictions in this, however i think the absolute funniest bit is that this season west ham are making a run for european spots and it also the season fans haven't been allowed in... there is such a shit atmosphere in the london stadium the team play better with no supporters

Now they're challenging top 4...

Sort of removes the east London roots tbh. Stratford makes alot more sense. Besides even if you live in Essex it's way more easier to get to then Upton Park.

+Brad Wright as much as I'd like to blame west ham (as a spurs fan) i can't help but agree, you can't fault the club for not rejecting what was a stupidly good deal for it. The government, more specifically Boris Johnson are/is to blame for the irrefutably scandalous use of public money to give an unfair advantage to a private institution. trying to blame west ham for the whole situation is like giving a child all the chocolate it wants and then trying to scold it when it gets fat.

Brad Wright I agree with you mate.

It gives you more of a chance but Leicester are extremely well run which West Ham aren't.

They're both expanding their stadiums. Especially Anfield. They've already expanded one of the stands and will do more.

Like Barca did. They dug up the pitch anyway. Like you said.

Because they share the ground with UK Athletics

As soon as he said that....what a prick

William Perry Well your smart aren't you

Who knows what could happen this year

William Perry Awkward.....

He was only one year off in fairness

8:50?

Joe Romenesko I agree with you my beloved West Ham Got very Good Deal from Legacy Co.

the governments retarded in this country dont know why people bother voting

clearly not a west ham supporter?

Yeah now I saw this in 2020 and I literally just came for the comments....

Watching this in 2021 when WH are in Champions League spot before any other London based team...

@@maarten9844 chelsea taking care of it buahah

*cake

NFL is in the pockets of Daniel Levy mate

They could, but since they share the ground with GB Athletics, it is impossible.

They could possibly make the pitch deeper and add more seats, but all of those extra seats will kill the atmosphere. Another plan is to expand the the area under the seats which will bring the seats closer.

+NMAgaming1 From what I remember there was a plan in place for the legacy - it was to remove the top tier and roof re-utilizing the roof maybe in Rio 2016 and reforming the stadium as a 25,000 seater stadium maybe trying to get Orient to move in (they weren't interested in that). I think the success of the 2012 games came as a complete surprise to the legacy committee so the idea of making it smaller and removing the iconic triangular roof supports was not an option anymore.

Not sure. More money is wasted by having to pay to run and police the stadium than West Ham is paying in rent. It would have been a massive shame for it to have become a white elephant but it would be cheaper. Government is losing 20 million a year on it. West Ham occupying the stadium is increasing the government expense not diminishing it. Yes the fault lies with the poorly planned legacy, it was built to be downgraded after then games to a 25k seater. This would have been fine but for political reasons, BoJo changed his mind. He knew that the whole Olympic legacy would be called into question if the stadium was empty for 9 months a year. They should have kept the old plan or built a new stadium in its place. Keep in mind, the whole top stand was a temporary structure which is why the redevelopment was so expensive. If they knew that it was going to be used for football afterwards it would have been fine but the documentary covers this quite well. But what we have is a disaster. Either someway to renegotiate the contract is needed or the stadium needs to be sold. But unless the stadium was sold extra cheap why would West Ham buy? They get to keep pretty much all the revenue and pay for a fraction of the matchday costs. But at the same time at this rate the government will lose over billion throughout this contract. Its almost worth giving it away for free at this point.

Bertie now realises you have lost your massive Home advantage while those lucky lucky bxxxxxxs at Spurs will learn from this soulless,sanitised "Stadium" and have a REAL FOOTBALL stadium close to the pitch while you have another 98 years of this -CHECK !!! :)....and I hate Spurs...

The documentary isn't arguing that its bad for west ham. Quite the opposite.

What **** would want to be seen in east london ??🤔

No shit. If Newcastle moved out of the city there'd literally be no point ever going there.

I really love it

the real Dino what do you “really love” about this stadium.

@@footyupdates7913 everythn

the real Dino I agree in terms of architecture and facilities it is fantastic, state-of-the-art... but no way is it a football stadium. West Ham was a club known for its intimidating atmosphere and Upton Park was known around the world got its ferocity - the Boleyn was the soul of West Ham in the heart of the community of east London. Now it is gone, I simply don’t see that same passion/excitement at this new stadium - just bubbles at the start, everyone sits back down, then an occasional COYI, then the game ends

@@footyupdates7913 yes... I love it.....a less atmosphere..... Its like going to an orchestra event..... I can watch the game more comfortably without all that nonsense Noise....the stadium is the best gift for the fans and the club to ever receive....

Your comment didn't age very well mate

Acting like they are taking West Ham and moving them to Edinburgh or something.

Nadeem Qureshi I agree with you mate.

How is the " progression" going ? You had a MASSIVE Home advantage before as only the best sides overcame your intense, passionate Upton Park atmosphere to win there. Now it is like playing at a meutral ground and every Home win ( other than 1/0 Spurs) has been against lowly sides who can not score. Every single one.

Who still think the same nad

Some fantastic progression, lol!!!!!!! Wet Spam havent struck gold at all. Currently in the relegation spots. Championship football v Scunthorpe at the Tumbleweed Trampoline Stadium - well thats worked well! Dildo brothers probably havent struck gold either, not much value in this "brand" anymore. Ground share with Leyton Orient. This will be the London version of Coventry City. Remind me where they are now? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your comment aged well. They're in Europe now

+Thomas Bristow I thought the Olympic stadium was a n 80,000.

For a quid each.

you must have slept over your brain Chelsea and city far above in valuation global fan base than Liverpool and arsenal...wake up

+Olayemi Jacob have a look at the stats and tell me that again. all you need to do is look at the preseason turn out for either clubs

+Olayemi Jacob If you think that then you're an idiot

Idiot

WHY???

Profit=New Players

We've already sold 52,000 season tickets, with a further 20,000 on he waiting list. If it were not for the small stadium at Upton Park we would be one of the best supported clubs in the country, selling out every week even in the Championship. Most of the bitterness is from N17.

Yeah, if you keep the £1 ticket deal !

thats exactly it, the centre is for a 400m athletics track, not a football pitch, so the seats are really far away from the game. becase football pith is smaller.

the 60s

They won a cup once 🙄

@@frasier8838 They had amazing team in the 60's in fairness, all 4 goals were scored in the final by West Ham Players and Bobby Moore lifted the cup

@@neilfenton4066 Fixed no doubt !

@@neilfenton4066 Not that World Cup shit, please

It's the last part of your post.