Just a question to get you thinking......

mottinghammer wrote:I've not been to the new stadium yet, heard complaints from long standing season ticket holders about the distance from the station and more or else what Charlie said above. Have heard few complaints about the atmosphere or noise level, but have heard loads about the teams performance both collectively and individually. 
On the radio I heard one pundit describe West Hams transfer policy as buying 13 second hand BMWs instead of 4 Ferrari's, and I think that sums it up. We have bought quantity for a failed Europa league campaign instead of quality for a decent Premier league campaign. Not one of those brought in has pulled up any trees, to the level that we are hoping Sakho and injured Andy can come back and turn chances into goals as ZaZa Gabor, Callerei and Ayew dont look like any sort of answer. 
Staying at Upton Park would have made no difference, the team are poor from back to front and are not performing any where near a level to keep us up. Our saving grace has been Blunderland Sawansea and Hull are even worse. As David Moyes said 'we are in a relegation fight'  why? Because we have not improved our squad while others have. IMHO 

Arran H wrote:I know this is a stupid question really as nothing can be done about it etc.
But do you think had we stayed at Upton Park would we of had the shit start to the season we have had now or do you believe the new ground as had a massive play in why we have struggled so much this year so far ?

Me personally I think had we stayed at Upton Park I believe we would of made a good start to the season because the good atmosphere which was around the whole team last year would of carried on into this season - I believe the move has brought in a bad atmosphere into the club which has affected the players a lot !

I know we moved because we wanted to move on to become a bigger club etc but me personally think staying at Upton Park would of been the best thing to do because every team hated coming to that ground because the atmosphere the home fans produced etc and I cant ever see the new ground getting close to that personally. I can see the new move killing West Ham Tbh.

Kray JR wrote:

Arran H wrote:I know this is a stupid question really as nothing can be done about it etc.
But do you think had we stayed at Upton Park would we of had the shit start to the season we have had now or do you believe the new ground as had a massive play in why we have struggled so much this year so far ?

Me personally I think had we stayed at Upton Park I believe we would of made a good start to the season because the good atmosphere which was around the whole team last year would of carried on into this season - I believe the move has brought in a bad atmosphere into the club which has affected the players a lot !

I know we moved because we wanted to move on to become a bigger club etc but me personally think staying at Upton Park would of been the best thing to do because every team hated coming to that ground because the atmosphere the home fans produced etc and I cant ever see the new ground getting close to that personally. I can see the new move killing West Ham Tbh.

If we had stayed at Upton Park with the same players we have now I have no doubt we would have been in the same position.

I've said it many times this season, the fact that we attacked well and scored plenty of goals last season papered of the cracks of a fragile defence for me. Because we haven't been doing that this season our shocking defending has been shown up massively.

Nothing to do with the new stadium in my eyes dude.

manurewa hammer wrote:Yep, not the stadium ( which I liked when there for Watford). The players are playing on a piece of grass roughly the same size as Upton Pk, against the same Premier League sides as last year. Its performances that will help, and a few wins will make a big difference.Um, where might those come from in the next 5 games? LETS HOPE BUT!

Admin wrote:Five meters longer and four meters wider , same as Wemberly . I just googled it   Maybe this is the problem , the size difference