West Ham: Kings of Europe

[fabo]

What's the layout of the Olympic Stadium like? Fans close to pitch, track around?

Can take a while to adjust to a new ground. Upton Park has an old school Premiership feel, like Goodison.

 

[clockwork orange]

With your season ticket , you get free binoculars.

Anyway I don't mind West Ham improving.

 

[jones]

Disagree that it's impossible to break into the top four, United, City, Liverpool etc are given way too much credit here seeing how eager they are to spend their money on a load of horseshit.

Just a year ago Atlético pipped Barcelona and Real to the league title, got to the semis in the Copa and almost won the CL, all of this while posting a big profit in the transfer market ffs. Comes down to a lack of talent among the manager positions and blatant ineptitude with most directors in England imo, far from impossible to overtake the frauds at Liverpool or United.

 

[clockwork orange]

Certainly possible to break in the top 4. Either by very good management or the Chelski/Citeh way, by loads of spending power. I'm still curious, who the next suddenly superrich EPL club will be.

 

[amirkat]

Chelsea were bought out in 2003.
Man City in 2008.

Yeah, it's probably time for a new one.

 

[Vinci]

Changing managers all the time is detrimental for teams that want to break into the top 4. It's certainly possible with a proper long-term plan, a talented and tactically strong manager and smart transfer dealings.

 

[Dokaka]

What's the layout of the Olympic Stadium like? Fans close to pitch, track around?

Can take a while to adjust to a new ground. Upton Park has an old school Premiership feel, like Goodison.

Distance to the pitch will be somewhat on par with the Emirates from what I've gathered.

 

[a_fourteen]

Disagree that it's impossible to break into the top four, United, City, Liverpool etc are given way too much credit here seeing how eager they are to spend their money on a load of horseshit.

Just a year ago Atlético pipped Barcelona and Real to the league title, got to the semis in the Copa and almost won the CL, all of this while posting a big profit in the transfer market ffs. Comes down to a lack of talent among the manager positions and blatant ineptitude with most directors in England imo, far from impossible to overtake the frauds at Liverpool or United.

Disagree that it's impossible to break into the top four, United, City, Liverpool etc are given way too much credit here seeing how eager they are to spend their money on a load of horseshit.

Just a year ago Atlético pipped Barcelona and Real to the league title, got to the semis in the Copa and almost won the CL, all of this while posting a big profit in the transfer market ffs. Comes down to a lack of talent among the manager positions and blatant ineptitude with most directors in England imo, far from impossible to overtake the frauds at Liverpool or United.

well Sp**s have finished twice in the top 4 in the past 6 years so it is possible.

 

[redanddread]

Changing managers all the time is detrimental for teams that want to break into the top 4. It's certainly possible with a proper long-term plan, a talented and tactically strong manager and smart transfer dealings.

Unless you're Chelsea. If you keep a settled playing staff then manager rotation isn't as detrimental as it could be. However, it's ideal to have some stability at the club.

 

[Bigbludfire]

Distance to the pitch will be somewhat on par with the Emirates from what I've gathered.

Impressive if that's genuinely true. But when I was last there it felt like I was really far away from the field/track. You'd hear the gunshot 1/2 seconds after the athletes started running.

 

[a_fourteen]

Impressive if that's genuinely true. But when I was last there it felt like I was really far away from the field/track. You'd hear the gunshot 1/2 seconds after the athletes started running.

Half a second later eh?

 

[BobP]

Been saying this all along but they're on the cusp of something.

Payer and Song are class signings. Formidable squad being built.

Adrian
Jenkinson
Tomkins
Reid
Cresswell
Noble
Obiang
Song
Kouyate
Payet
Valencia
Sakho

That's 12 quality core players right there you add 2 maybe 3 more players of the same ilk and they'll be set. They've also got Oxford coming through and they may have others considering WHs proficiency with regards to bringing through youth players.

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

What's the official capacity?

 

[Gooner416]

What's the official capacity?

54,000 mate!

 

[Rain Dance]

I think this is going to fuel Chelscum and Toothnumb for their new stadium program. I, for one, would be envious if I am one of those guys

 

[bojed]

Distance to the pitch will be somewhat on par with the Emirates from what I've gathered.

Wow!

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

54,000 mate!

****ing hell, fairplay. Love how Wet Spam have a bigger stadium than Spuds and Chelski haha.

 

[Bigbludfire]

They're probably more likely to fill it compared to Chelski

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

They're probably more likely to fill it compared to Chelski

Definitely.

 

[a_fourteen]

****ing hell, fairplay. Love how Wet Spam have a bigger stadium than Spuds and Chelski haha.

Don't you remember how spuds fought them for it?