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West Ham deny Boxing day deal

WestfieldDespite stories to the contrary there is no arrangement in place dictating that the Hammers have to play Boxing Day fixtures away from home.

Earlier today the Telegraph claimed an Exclusive by reporting: :  “West Ham requested that the Premier League give them an away fixture on Boxing Day because Stratford station could not cope with the combined effect of fans attending a game at the former Olympic Stadium and crowds for the post-Christmas sales at Westfield shopping centre.”

However, in an emphatic response a West Ham United spokesperson told Claret and Hugh, “There is categorically no agreement in place that means West Ham United have to play Boxing Day fixtures away from home.

It its not uncommon for emergency services or other stakeholders to make requests to the Premier League to avoid certain fixture dates, however these requests will not always be granted by the Premier League and we fully expect to play at London Stadium on Boxing Day in future seasons.”

 

 

About Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball, I am also the associate editor here at Claret and Hugh. Life Long singer of bubbles! Come on you Irons! Follow me at @Westhamfootball on twitter

3 comments on “West Ham deny Boxing day deal

  1. To be honest when you know Starford will be heaving with the shoppers it is better for us not to have massive queues and shoppers and fans alike getting fractious with the delays to get on the tube. It is a trade off.

  2. Don’t worry when we’ve been relegated to the Championship and only 25,000 are turning up each week, we’ll be allowed a Boxing Day fixture at home!

  3. Life and soul I bet.

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