Clemdog 39,389 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 A really good watch, footballs changing. A shame they haven't supported the independent traders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,446 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Visited years ago when we were down playing in a football tournament. Great wee ground at the time. Got a tour and a few autographs. Managed to get Trevor Brooking and Alan Devonshire who were two top players at the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.T.G 10,773 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Never realised that the ground was in reference to Anne Boleyn who I admire and respect a great deal. Will watch later Cheers @ben51 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 3 hours ago, Moody Blue Legend said: Visited years ago when we were down playing in a football tournament. Great wee ground at the time. Got a tour and a few autographs. Managed to get Trevor Brooking and Alan Devonshire who were two top players at the time. Brilliant. Always 'liked' West Ham, couldn't call myself a fan, but still fairly gutted I never made it to a game at Upton Park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelydan1690 20,228 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Been to a few West Ham games ,was down the other week,right on line with that payet free kick vrs palace ,great club Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
East London Loyal 420 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Going to miss the old place come Tuesday. Typical us getting turned over when we're challenging for Europe, but one last derail of Man United's chances on Tuesday will give the place the send off it deserves. I'll be drunk and a little emotional Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 My mate was up there today, the Tuesday night last game ever at Upton Park/Boleyn Ground v Man United are selling for 1000's so he made do with the 2nd last game, even these tickets were 300 quid plus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craighenry81 119 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Been there once years ago. Went with Dean Moore who was bobby moores son, was an amazing day was treated like royalty. Sadly Dean died a few years ago? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I like West Ham because they feel like they still have the soul that football used to have. Alot of that probably comes from the ground they play in and the fanbase they draw from. I'm very worried one of the last vestiges of soul in top flight English football is about to be lost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.T.G 10,773 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 11 minutes ago, Inigo said: I like West Ham because they feel like they still have the soul that football used to have. Alot of that probably comes from the ground they play in and the fanbase they draw from. I'm very worried one of the last vestiges of soul in English football is about to be lost. English Premier League soon to be called Major Premier League? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy 1,308 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I have a friend who is a Hammer, doesn't like leaving and sees it all as a money spinner. Could never imagine leaving Ibrox, but it doesn't seem to be a big deal to the likes of Man City, Arsenal, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperPapac05 3,383 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Still think leaving is a terrible move. Upton Park is a fantastic intimidating stadium with the right capacity and they're giving that up for what will be a soulless vacuum. It'll be like us trading Ibrox for Hampden. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 516 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 It's definitely an emotive subject and I can just imagine the screams of protest if Rangers were to even consider abandoning Ibrox. To me in some ways that really would be almost like being a new club. It takes generations to build a true affinity with a ground. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 1 hour ago, A.T.G said: English Premier League soon to be called Major Premier League? Sure has that feel to it now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.T.G 10,773 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 1 hour ago, SuperPapac05 said: Still think leaving is a terrible move. Upton Park is a fantastic intimidating stadium with the right capacity and they're giving that up for what will be a soulless vacuum. It'll be like us trading Ibrox for Hampden. Won't ever be their "home" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnberry18 3,204 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Upton Park has to be one of the great grounds in football. Will be a loss in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlands plater 16,974 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Must be a big wrench for the fans to be leaving their home, a proper football ground with so many memories, I remember it was called the "Academy of Football" back in the days of Ron Greenwood and players like Moore, Peters and Hurst. I wonder if the fans wish London had never been awarded the 2012 Olympics now. I know it would break my heart if Rangers ever left Ibrox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalton 1,192 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I feel so sorry for the fans that it will never ever be the same It just makes Ibrox so much a special place and so lucky we have improved yet reduced the capacity for safety not for revenue when seeing others moving forgetting about history and their soul - thats their fans Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band of Brothers 10,303 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Wow that is a painful watch I really for the fans and when i was a young lad the ICF were notorious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 18 hours ago, A.T.G said: Never realised that the ground was in reference to Anne Boleyn who I admire and respect a great deal. Will watch later Cheers @ben51 I always thought it was named that cause they play a lot of boleyn there too. Ten-pin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMotor 2,208 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 11 hours ago, harlands plater said: Must be a big wrench for the fans to be leaving their home, a proper football ground with so many memories, I remember it was called the "Academy of Football" back in the days of Ron Greenwood and players like Moore, Peters and Hurst. I wonder if the fans wish London had never been awarded the 2012 Olympics now. I know it would break my heart if Rangers ever left Ibrox. I used to go there a lot during their second "Academy" period at the turn of the century, when 'Arry was the manager and they had a tremendous pool of youths come through. It started with Lampard and Ferdinand, then Cole and Carrick. Defoe made just a couple of handfuls of starts before being lured away. With the likes of Di Canio, Kanoute, Wanchope, Sinclair and Kitson in there, I was having trouble remembering why they never really amounted to anything but then I remembered their defensive side............Lomas, Dailly, Potts, Julian Dicks, Shaka Hislop...Oh lord! Lovely ground though. Generated a lot of noise, even when only partially full. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
murzo 7,446 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Sad watch that. Definitely moving away from a pile of history. As one of the guys said about the area as well "it might be crap but it's our crap" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuffin 2,551 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 I'm gutted they're moving. The Boleyn is one of my favourite grounds, had some great away days there. Fuck modern football, and fuck their gay new badge too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 It's a great wee ground in the East of London - really historic feel to it and you can sense the working class surroundings. Being turned into housing :anguish:. They're moving to a soulless stadium but clearly just moving for financial reasons. The deal they managed to strike for that stadium is downright disgusting for every single taxpayer and opposition fan in the country. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,086 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 A good, but sad, watch. The olympic stadium looks really shit...never a football stadium!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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