Ogden, Mark (30 August 2008). "Ince deflects the ire in old role as Upton Park pariah". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 October 2013. It's impressive from the outside, as you'd expect, given it was the Olympic stadium. Of course there is the weird twisty red thing and other parts of the Olympic park around you. Plenty of people taking photos, as to be expected. A bit different to your usual walk up to a football ground. The away end isn't exactly well signposted, and you all approach through the same path. There seemed little Police presence, nor stewards to approach if you didn't know where you were going.

a b "Blowing Bubbles@Upton park WHUFC-Chelski". Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 . Retrieved 8 October 2013– via YouTube. Northcutt, John; Roy Shoesmith (1993). West Ham United: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p.198. ISBN 978-1-873626-44-3. West Ham to call 2012 stadium home after Games". London Evening Standard. 22 August 2011 . Retrieved 22 August 2011. [ dead link] Parked at the nearby Westfield Stratford Shopping Centre as this was known to me, having parked there before. Plenty of room and not too much delay leaving the car park afterwards. Diamanti signs". West Ham United FC. 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009 . Retrieved 29 August 2009.Whyatt, Chris (30 November 2010). "West Ham 4–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport . Retrieved 14 January 2011. David Moyes confirms Men's first-team coaching appointments". West Ham United F.C . Retrieved 5 September 2023. Adam adds: “Before the game, we went to the Hamilton Hall Wetherspoons pub at Liverpool Street Station before journeying to Stratford and the Stadium. This pub has been popular with fans visiting London for a game over a number of years.” Brodkin, Jon (19 September 2003). "Pardew is a Hammer - in a month". The Guardian– via www.theguardian.com.

a b c d Dyer, Ken (8 November 2001). "Redknapp blamed for West Ham loss". London Evening Standard . Retrieved 14 August 2013. I was looking forward to this game because it was set as the official opening of the new stadium for West Ham, albeit they played their first game there a few days earlier in a Europa League qualifying game.We went to the Westfield Shopping Centre for some food at Pizza Express and all of the West Ham fans we spoke to were well mannered and a delight to talk to. West Ham United has won five major honours in its history. Domestically, it has been winner of the FA Cup three times (1964, 1975 and 1980) and runner-up twice (1923 and 2006). In European competitions, the club has reached three major European finals winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1965, finishing runner-up in the same competitions in 1976, and winning the second edition of the Europa Conference League in 2023. The club has also won one minor European trophy by winning the Intertoto Cup in 1999. West Ham United is one of eight club never to have fallen below the second tier of English football, spending 66 of 98 league seasons in the top flight, up to and including the 2023–24 season. The club's highest league position to date came in 1985–86, when it achieved third place in the then First Division. kitclassics.co.uk. "West Ham kits since inception I". Various sources, image of kits. Archived from the original on 25 June 2008 . Retrieved 15 August 2009. Assistant manager Harry Redknapp was also now taking a bigger role in the transfer of players, with the club's approval. With rumours of his old club AFC Bournemouth being prepared to offer him a position, [44] the West Ham board and their managing director, Peter Storrie, made a controversial move. The board were anxious not to lose Redknapp's services and offered Bonds a place away from the day-to-day affairs of the club on the West Ham board. This would have allowed them to appoint Redknapp as manager. Bonds refused the post offered and walked away from the club. [45] His accusations of deceit and manipulation by the board and by Redknapp have continued to cause ill-feeling. [45] Peter Storrie claimed that they had handled the situation correctly, saying, "If Harry had gone to Bournemouth, there was a good chance Bill would have resigned anyway, so we were in a no-win situation. We're sad that Bill is going, and it's a big blow but it's time to move on and we have appointed a great manager." [46]

I took the Jubilee underground line to Stratford from London Waterloo, having been in Surrey for work during the day and it was an easy journey. Not that many football fans on the train but it was still early (before 5pm). Once out of the station it is then a short walk to the London Stadium. Olympic Stadium: Barry Hearn calls for judicial review". BBC Sport. 6 March 2013 . Retrieved 21 March 2013. Redknapp, Harry With Derek McGovern (1998). Harry Redknapp – My Autobiography. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-218872-2.

Time, money and effort

Looking at Smith’s completed stadiums it would be reasonable to assume that meticulous planning had gone into the creation. The journey from St Pancras to Stratford International was straight forward and a good chance to talk with some West Ham fans. We were then directed to the stadium by the most direct route, which was also we'll sign posted. Thames Ironworks, and later West Ham United, retained the claret yoke/blue sleeves design, but also continued to use their previously favoured colours for their away kits. de Lisle, Tim (28 November 2005). "R Kelly sings the Blues". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 8 October 2013.