Frustrated West Ham United fans have been angered further after reports of a meeting between Karren Brady and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
There are no two ways about it, West Ham fans have not taken to their new London Stadium home.
The Hammers are a club in crisis on and off the pitch.
Supporters are furious over what they feel are a string of broken promises from the board over transfers, ambition, spending and crucially the move to the former Olympic Stadium.
A host of promises were made about what the club would be inheriting at the London Stadium which have not been delivered, chiefly the distance seats are from the pitch and its negative impact it has had on the atmosphere.
Fans want the matchday experience to be improved by making the stadium and surrounding area feel more like West Ham‘s home.
Co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold are under increasing pressure to sell up while Karren Brady is unpopular with supporters for her role in the club’s move and migration to their new Stratford home.
At the very least Hammers fans want vast improvements to the ground.
Some were encouraged to learn Brady and London Mayor Sadiq Khan were due to meet to come to a resolution over the stadium’s future.
But an announcement on West Ham’s official website has dashed the hopes of many after it revealed the pair met for a paltry 45 minutes.
“At the meeting which lasted around 45 minutes, they discussed a range of issues, including improving operator standards and making London Stadium have the look and feel of West Ham United,” the statement read on whufc.com.
Quite how Brady or Khan can expect to even touch the sides of some of the major burning issues surrounding West Ham’s occupation of the stadium let alone resolve them is anyone’s guess.
And supporters were shocked by the brevity of the meeting, reacting with anger but not disbelief given the track record of the ownership and the mayor in their respective roles.
Here’s a snapshot of tweets from Hammers fans which we do not contain swear words and so we are able to use.
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