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Report: Angry Hammers threaten to sue stadium owners

West Ham are are threatening to sue the owners of the London Stadium if there is no cut in beer prices before the next home game.

According to the Mail via Hammers fan and top journo Martin Samuel the club is outraged at the price the stadium owners are now charging for the cheapest pint of beer.

That had risen to an astonishing £7.30 for the opening game of the season against Manchester City  which is £2.13p higher than a similar purchase at Tottenham Hotspur.

Quite how the owners manage to increase a pint by just under 30 per cent is unbelievable and as a result the Hammers may be ready to sue them.

The Mail claims they are willing to go to court to force a price change, citing the Comparable Clubs clause in their catering agreement with the London Stadium.

West Ham are threatening to sue the owners of the London Stadium over current beer prices

West Ham have raised the issue with caterers Delaware North who insist they cannot make reductions without London Stadium permission.

Fans were angry at the prices being charged on the first day of the season – but West Ham do not set those prices and do not profit from catering at the stadium.

 

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2 comments on “Report: Angry Hammers threaten to sue stadium owners

  1. I thought it was down to stadium owners re pricing of food and drink. Suspect its a futile attempt to get more income to make up for stadium rental deal.
    My money is on London Development Corporation wanting to sell stadium to us now that there is a base for athletics in Birmingham post Commonwealth Games.
    Sebastian Coe has a lot to answer for in allowing current ridiculous arrangements where tax payers pick up a vast annual bill for running the stadium.
    Say what you like about GSB but they will make a much better job of running the stadium and will have full control of food and drink!

  2. The Club might well be outraged, but wasn’t this sort of issue always likely to happen, given the concessionaire arrangement at a loss-making venue? Also, not sure on what grounds fans could sue. It’s not as if fans are unaware of prices before they commit to buying, is it?

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