Legendary West Ham United fan and former hooligan Cass Pennant is not happy with the way the club’s move to the Olympic Stadium is panning out.
Match stewards attempt to make West Ham United fans sit down
A terrible start to the season, infighting amongst fans, resentment towards owners and concerns over safety have soured the Hammers’ season so far.
Slaven Bilic‘s side have lost four of their opening five Premier League matches and scraped past Bournemouth in their solitary victory.
The Hammers were also embarrassingly dumped out of the Europa League by Romanian minnows Astra Giurgiu for the second season running.
West Ham fans
Fans are at each other’s throats over standing at their new 60,000 seater Olympic Stadium home while Karren Brady – who spearheaded the club’s move to Stratford – was allegedly spat at by her own supporters as things turned sour in a 4-2 home defeat to Watford recently.
Matters haven’t been helped by a repeat score last time out against West Bromwich Albion and a narrow last gasp win against League Two side Accrington Stanley in the League Cup.
And it seems Pennant, who had a film made about his life story, is not happy with the way things are looking since leaving Upton Park.
Cass Pennant
Posting on his Facebook page, Pennant shared a picture of a fellow Hammers fan at the game with a big tub of popcorn, saying: “Would never happen at Upton Park, no way.
“It’s late, and seen (we’ve) got Chelsea in the cup next round, seen a bit of a p*sspoor pub football game tonight mind, and also seen sitting behind me the new breed of fan, all tattoos and popcorn, some of these new breed fan go for the Andy Carroll hair bun too.
“Plus grown men in half and half scarfs, is this a football thing or new West Ham thing, is this how they rock up at yours?
“F***ing bucket of popcorn no wonder they fighting among themselves over the Hammers, something has changed!”
General view outside the stadium
With double the number of season ticket holders compared to last season, true West Ham fans were always going to find this season a transitional one given all the upheaval of the stadium move.
The big problem, and one that the club say is already being addressed, is the fact not enough was done when tickets were being sold to ensure likeminded fans were sat together.
Plans are now in place to move supporters who want to sit somewhere else to achieve that but it could be something that has to wait until next summer to truly sort out once and for all.
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