West Ham Banter Archive September 18 2013

18 Sep 2013 13:47:52
Alright Guy's want to start a different debate from the ones that keep getting repeated.
I see Mr Hearne down at Orient is at it again saying that we should be sharing the stadium like normal but this time saying that next year when we are in the same division it would make sense (not that were getting relegated).
So what I am asking is if you in favour of the move to the OS would your opinion change if Orient were to get there way or would you not be bothered? if it would change you opinion why?

First of all I would like to say Hearne is absolutely ludacris by basically stating that next season West Ham United and LO could be on the same level, that's just an insult!

For the football side of it, West Ham would be better off having the stadium solely themselves. Who wants to share a stadium these days? Also bringing West Ham down to Orients level by sharing the stadium would be a serious downer! Orient wouldn't be able to cough up half the annual rent (which I think is around £2m) anyway!

For Orient its a battle they kind of need to win in order to bring a bright future to their football club, with west ham moving within inches of their home ground, into the queens stadium, the home of the 2012 Olympic games. its only going to reduce peoples interest in going to see Orient play.

For West Ham its a great deal won, one of the best stadiums in Europe will now be the home of the irons! To put it bluntly, sharing with orient makes us look bad, especially if West Ham are progressing over the next couple of years to become this Europe contending premiership squad as they move into the Olympic stadium.

Taking into consideration government politics, taxes, blah blah. sharing the stadium will not only create more for the taxpayers pound but re-generate the revamp costs the government have laid out to make the stadium ready by 2016.

Overall without going to far into Boris Johnsons arse or without slagging Orient off too much, its better for West Ham to have the stadium on their own for me

Sharing is caring though, I suppose :D

Well its refreshing to turn away from the shortage of strikers etc. although this subject has been discussed before prior to the time West Ham United were given stadium rights. I feel that mr hearn really shot himself in the foot and created great animosity with ds at dg by siding with spurs and their tricksters. if he had sided with West Ham United or even indeed remained a neutral. i'm sure Orient would have been accommodated in some fashion. although with crowd average of 3000 i'm not sure their contribution would be much. I see mr hearn now loves West Ham United thinks we will get relegated orient promoted. and it would be silly for 2 teams in the same division not to share a ground REALY!. this guy is as slippery as they come, cannot see him getting his way. and if that brings doom ( very unlikely) to the orient he has brought it on his own head. case closed IRON MIKE

Why doesn't he ask to share with the spuds at there new ground share with orient yes share with hearn no {Ed001's Note - simply because what has happened is a blatant breach of the FA's own rules and regs. No club is allowed to move within a certain distance of another one. Spurs have not moved anywhere as they didn't get the stadium. If they had been the ones to get it, I am sure Hearn would be trying to share with them instead. I do understand his frustration, but he has done nothing to help a share happen, quite the opposite. He has, almost singlehandedly, made the whole idea untenable now. Shame, as I don't think a groundshare would have been such a bad thing for West Ham either, as it would have reduced costs slightly for them, leaving them more money to invest on players.}