posted on: October 19, 2020
After spending 112 years at the Boleyn Ground they will move around four miles to take up residence at the state of the art London Olympic Stadium in Stratford, East London. It is very tiny and very old fashioned. The queue was big but moved very quickly, was very impressed with the speed in which we got away. Getting anywhere near the ground by road can easily add on an hour, and it’ll be the hardest hour’s drive you’ve ever had. On the other it’s Boleyn Ground, after the ‘Boleyn Castle’ that used to stand here.
I was looking forward to going to see Chelsea play at West Ham because it was a big London Derby, East V West, Blue v Claret & Blue and also I have heard good and promising things about the Boleyn Ground via this website and from Aston Villa fans that went earlier this season. The atmosphere was fairly non-existent until West Ham scored. 2. Saw a few home fans after the game and all seemed friendly enough. By being in direct line of the goal meant that some of my view was covered by goal nets. Aston Villa coaches were parked behind the same stand so there were plenty of Villa fans milling about which no home fan seemed to pay much attention to. On one hand it’s Upton Park, due to district’s name. Modern All Seated Attendance Record: 35,050 v Manchester City Premier League, September 21st, 2002.
Tonight’s game against Manchester United ends 112 years of history at Boleyn Ground for West Ham supporters. The atmosphere was good, we sat next to the West Ham fans in the lower tier, the banter got a bit heated at times with the usual "sign on" and "in your Liverpool slums" songs which were laughed off by the away supporters. Since the Olympics were held in 2012, the stadium has been modified and its capacity reduced from 80,000 to 60,000. We came out the ground and the fans were definitely less friendly than they had been before the game. The turnstiles do not have human operators, so entrance is gained by putting your ticket into a bar code reader. Brought up in Essex meant that I met a number of West Ham fans during my schooling. The atmosphere was very good throughout the second half from West Ham. I wanted to see a game at a ground, where I knew that there would be some atmosphere, a fan base that would be passionate about their football, and try to introduce a work colleague and an old university mate about the Ipswich Town FC side of my life.
The work colleague spent a large period of his life in east London, whilst a certain part of the university mate’s life was spent along the Thames Estuary in West Ham territory. At one point I whimpered whether we could walk from Bromley by Bow to Upton Park. In the North East and South West corners there are video screens installed as well as an electronic score board in the South West corner. Carry on over the junction with Barking Road (A124). I now live in North London so I just hopped on the underground. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of Upton Park? I would recommend some sort of park and ride arrangement at a key station around East London such as Upminster, but I did start to wonder whether Upton Park was easily accessible for the sheer numbers of demanding football fans in 2011. 6. Since 1904, it has been the home of Premier League side West Ham United F.C., with their predecessors Thames Ironworks playing their home games at Hermit Road. World's richest league made little progress despite current guidelines being 10 years old. And thought the latter is official, it seems Upton Park is used more commonly. At King's Cross I went to the pub at the station and met some nice Chelsea fans and also some West Ham fans. This was a big game for both teams as we were both near the relegation zone. Just turn left after Upton Park station, into Harold Road. The ground is compact, with the fans are seated close to the pitch. Inside the ground the stewards were fine, however the concourse is somewhat cramped, which leads to somewhat of a scrum at half time. The stand is so large, it is visible from the A406 North Circular Road and from The A13 Newham Way, where you can clearly make out the roof of the stand over the tower blocks.
1. Go straight down this road and this eventually becomes Green Street. Plus their booking system is straightforward and easy to use. Some fanbases really deserve praise for their participation, right Rangers/Portsmouth? Both of these colleagues were West Ham friends. The game finally got going in the second half but I expected more from the Hammers as this was their last FA Cup game at The Boleyn ground. However, I like how there is a programme seller there as there are no programme stalls outside the ground.
The last time I went to Upton Park Transport for London were carrying out track improvements over parts of the District Line, so it was a long and circuitous journey. We finally got to the front of the queue. Saturday afternoons now have a reason again….. 1. I live in London so there are a large number of football clubs in easy travelling distance. © 2020 Football Ground Guide. There was an interesting sub plot when Green ran out of water. Abrupt and despairing shakes of the heads, was the response. 6. We strive to keep it up-to-date, mostly thanks to your support. [25][26], In June 1989 evangelist Billy Graham hosted a three-day Christian mission to London to which free tickets were given away and gave away more tickets than seats, not expecting them all to be used. The developer's plans include 838 new homes, retail outlets and leisure facilities which will be available by 2018. We struggled to find a place to drink after the game and the queue for the tube was horrendous, going all the way down the side of the station. You need to know where you are going because many roads around this part of London, seemed to look the same.
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