Olympic Stadium Discussion and Questions

[brooking10]

She could have just had the TVs remotely turned off when the game started, and then turned on at half time. Bit of an overreaction to get rid of them completely.

Regarding the shelving, there wasn't exactly a lot of it at Upton Park, at least not in the Lower West and it didn't seem to bother anyone too much.

[Big George]

At one of the fan meetings with Lady Brady some fans pointed out that many fans stayed in the concourses to watch the TV's even during games. They were subsequently removed. She can't win on that one can she?

She could win if she engaged with a democratic independent supporters association who's make up is not decided by club patronage

[bengeo]

These roads connect to a new road bridge replacing the existing footbridge from Fish Island at Monier Road

Total madness. A great pedestrian area for TruRib, Supporters Club and local residents is going to be turned in to a new rat run.

[LincolnshireHammer]

How bad was the security on Saturday? The 'streaker' wasn't followed by any guards at all .

The guy ended up handing himself in ffs!!

[wildkard]

How bad was the security on Saturday? The 'streaker' wasn't followed by any guards at all .

The guy ended up handing himself in ffs!!

Yeah he was. He was just too slow to catch him.

[hammerdivone]

And fair play to Slav, he told them to go easy

[LincolnshireHammer]

"Too slow" :lol:

They weren't in the same century as him.

Stewards and security were looking around, none of them had a scooby as to whose job it was.

It didn't bother me truth be told, no harm done. In fact, it was one of the more interesting parts of the match!!

[wildkard]

"Too slow" :lol:

They weren't in the same century as him.

Stewards and security were looking around, none of them had a scooby as to whose job it was.

It didn't bother me truth be told, no harm done. In fact, it was one of the more interesting parts of the match!!

Hahaha. Yeah agreed. Was the only thing my son told his mates about.

IIRC there was one VERY slow fella chasing the pitch invader, but he had absolutely no success whatsoever.

[Big George]

UK Sport are bidding to host 2022 Euro Athletic champs and 2027 Worlds (again).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/41511201" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Wonder where they will be held?

"Once in a lifetime"
http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/08/17/yo ... -to-angry/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Chris BMU]

UK Sport are bidding to host 2022 Euro Athletic champs and 2027 Worlds (again).
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Wonder where they will be held?

"Once in a lifetime"
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Where will they be held? Well, the article you linked to says Birmingham so there’s one clue. And even if they turn out to be at the Olympic Stadium, maybe the dates will not clash with the football season. Or maybe our consent will be made subject to the dates not clashing.

There is already plenty to criticize, to be sure. How about we wait and let them make future mistakes before we criticise them for those too?

[Coops]

How bad was the security on Saturday? The 'streaker' wasn't followed by any guards at all .

The guy ended up handing himself in ffs!!

He'll get a lifetime ban.
The lucky bleeder.

[bondsbootlaces]

"Too slow" :lol:

They weren't in the same century as him.

Stewards and security were looking around, none of them had a scooby as to whose job it was.

It didn't bother me truth be told, no harm done. In fact, it was one of the more interesting parts of the match!!

Much like with the Manchester United supporter last season, strolled on the pitch hugged a couple of players, strolled back. Think he was caught eventually but took ages!

[Kialos]

It is going to take some doing to beat the pitch invader who took the free kick in the Spurs game at UP.

[Doc H Ball]

Police arrested a man planning a pitch invasion. He had a team of sherpas, fuel to last a week and ten cases of Kendal mint cake stockpiled.

[sanchoz]

UK Sport are bidding to host 2022 Euro Athletic champs and 2027 Worlds (again).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/41511201" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Wonder where they will be held?

"Once in a lifetime"
http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/08/17/yo ... -to-angry/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Was just looking at the minutes from the last SAB held in May this year and came across this:

TW (Tara Warren) also emphasised the fact that this year is a one-off situation as part of the contract, with the 2017 World Athletics Championships a once-in-a-generation event, which West Ham United have embraced as a celebration of the Olympic legacy at the stadium. It is the only event of its kind
contracted in this way she confirmed with the Clubs priority to play its matches always taking precedence for the next 98 years.

http://www.whufc.com/sites/default/file ... 0517_2.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[bengeo]

And you thought our scaffolding was bad .......



Yekaterinburg, Russia.

[e10hammer]

Bengeo
That Russian stadium is pretty much the same as was done for the Olympic swimming pool, albeit on a smaller scale, and as of the pool will only be in place for a few weeks, unlike our scaffolding, which will be up and down for years. Wouldn't fancy buying a ticket for the world cup and finding myself on the top of that though.

[bengeo]

e10hammer -
Yes, it's only temporary, but I hope it manages to stay up until the end of the World Cup! You might need to take a brolly too .....

[sanchoz]

Vice-Chairman delighted to welcome Royal guests to London Stadium

West Ham United Vice-Chairman Karren Brady gave the below speech at Wednesday's visit of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry to the Coach Core graduation ceremony at London Stadium...

Your Royal Highnesses, ladies, gentlemen and distinguished guests, I am delighted to welcome you this afternoon to the home of West Ham United, the iconic London Stadium.

Today is a celebration. A celebration of opportunity, of hard work, and of achievement.

A celebration for the talented and impressive young people who sit before me today.

A celebration that the pledge we made here at West Ham to provide life-changing opportunities for those in our community continues to come to fruition.

And, most importantly, a celebration of the strong partnership formed with Coach Core over the last 15 months and their proud record of delivering for young people.

All of this makes London Stadium the perfect venue for your graduation.

This Stadium represents for us far more than simply being a venue for Premier League football matches.

When we secured it as our future home in 2013, it was our vision that London Stadium would become the heart of a community.

A place where young people can see opportunity, success and a bright future, whatever their background.

The belief that sport can truly change lives runs through the DNA of our club, and our award winning Foundation is widely hailed as leading the way in the Premier League.

Since arriving here in 2016 we’ve invested over £2.5m in community output in Newham and the surrounding Olympic boroughs alone , directly benefiting over 25,000 local residents around London Stadium. In this coming season we will invest a further £3.2m. This is before you consider our work back in Upton Park and East Ham which continues to buck the trend too, spearheading another major regeneration in London.

My Board are fully committed to making a genuine difference to people’s lives and a key focus for us has been doing so via something which is close to my heart - advancing the education and development of children and young adults.

We have in recent years worked with, mentored and delivered opportunities for 120 apprentices with an incredible 87% from Newham and the surrounding Olympic boroughs.

Our very own West Ham United skill school – the first of its kind in the Premier League - launches later this month and will take our pledge to upskill the future leaders and champions of industry one step further. Funded through the government’s apprenticeship levy we have taken on a further 27 new apprentices already as part of this initiative.

But today is all about you - the 150 young people who sit here today thanks to the work of Coach Core, positively brimming with potential and ready to make a real difference.

Our work with Coach Core began when we arrived here at the Stadium last summer and has seen all of the 2016/17 cohorts end up in part or full time employment here at the Club, such was their potential and talent.

Take Sonny Vaye, here with us today. Sonny has been with West Ham for close to two years now having joined as a sports trainee and then being signposted by the Club to become a Coach Core apprentice.

He participated in our Film School project, producing a short film to be aired at BT Sports studios, and has even been selected to participate in the FA’s photography initiative of Wembley to Soweto.

I am proud to say Sonny is also now a coach for our Foundation and on Friday night he will be one of the photographers at our Premier League match against Brighton.

So the bar is set high for this intake! No pressure!

It’s fantastic to see Sir Keith Mills here today who I must also pay tribute to. You should be immensely proud to have played such a key part in the bid for London 2012, delivered the finest Games the world has ever seen, and to have spearheaded such a stunning regeneration in one of London’s most deprived boroughs.

All of us here this afternoon are continuing to play our part in that success story, and those graduating today from the incredible Coach Core programme are just the latest generation to benefit.

May today’s fantastic event, celebrating our graduates’ tremendous success and the exceptional work of Coach Core and the Royal Highnesses, whose personal dedication and genuine determination to support apprentices has driven the programme forward, mark just the beginning of a wonderful journey, and the springboard for all of your future success.

We are truly proud to host a group of such exceptional individuals.

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[Doc H Ball]

Not a word about the £40m drained out of Newham.