Boleyn Blown Up: The fans react

blast1 West Ham fans have been reacting to images and video of the Boleyn Ground being blown up in controlled explosions of the Hollywood action film Final Score. Many supporters believe the destruction has been disrespectful while others have found the images heartbreaking.

A sample of comments on twitter include:

@MartinHickey9 Sad Sad Day

@rickhimself101 It’s like leaving there wasn’t enough, they need to do that too!

@HaddonEvents Criminal, they have sold our soul and now they gleefully post pictures of our home being blown up.

@Tillroll78 I’m sure the board earned nice bit of money out of that. Sold us down the river

@Spirit_1980 just heartbreaking

@Ironviews Can’t help but feel deeply disturbed watching videos of Upton Park getting blown up.

@KUMBDotcom Maybe it’s just me, but I feel this is bordering on sacrilege…

@Verge_Walton Trying to sell me MY site for £50 was bad enough. But blowing it up?!?Terrible PR (again) and disrespectful.

@Stevepagehull This is like watching the video of a cremation from inside the coffin.

@WHU_Hector Nothing is sacred anymore. Everything’s got a price.

@JoshuaHearne I find this all very disrespectful. A bulldoze would have been the better option.

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

6 comments on “Boleyn Blown Up: The fans react”

number 10 September 21, 2016 at 5:19 pm Reply

Does anyone know if the game is being streamed live tonight ? as everyone bar us seems to be
RickHammer September 21, 2016 at 5:39 pm Reply

Jesus we have got some drama queens support us.
Sean Whetstone September 21, 2016 at 5:44 pm Reply

No live coverage from any TV company hence no live streams
Boleyn Boy September 21, 2016 at 9:14 pm Reply

Totally over the top reactions, not to mention ignorant – the site is now owned by Galliard Homes, so how the board can be blamed for this is beyond me.
Bob September 21, 2016 at 10:00 pm Reply

I despair of some of the over reaction of some fans we have on topics.It is hardly desecration of a war grave or something similarly far more important.They need to get a grip & be shaken back in to the real world imo.
Eug September 22, 2016 at 12:48 am Reply

At last some comments that hit the mark.
Its only a bloody movie, get over it you big wooses.

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