Brady would fight introduction of bio-metrics

West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has said she would fight the forced introduction of biometrics, photo cards of facial recognition of West Ham fans for ticketing at the London Stadium.

She was asked to clarify comments made in the Newham Safety Advisory Group meeting minutes in April in which it was claimed that West Ham would look into biometrics, photo cards, ticketing on mobile devices and facial recognition for West Ham games at the London Stadium.

Brady told the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board stated that the club would fight any insistence that they should do that adding that the club did need to add greater controls over ticketing to ensure those who are using tickets are using them correctly.

Brady said she was not at the Safety Advisory Group meeting in April but if they had insisted she would have said no. She pointed out that there is a minority of fans that cause issues but a good stewarding operation should deal with that.