West Ham manager Slaven Bilic said there was a feeling of deja vu when he returned to the Boleyn Ground last summer, and that he is going to miss the ground. He told Sky Sports News cameras today:
“For me it was like deja vu, because I was here it the same stadium, same training ground, same people, it’s the same kit men; Pete or Shirley from the kitchen staff. It’s much easier.
“When I joined in January 1996 I needed no time to gel in because the staff and players were so friendly that you enjoyed it and felt one of the guys in the first couple of days. That’s the biggest value of the club.
“I like the connection and I’m going to miss this stadium a lot. No matter how the new one is going to be, newer, better and more fancy. This is like a fortress. It’s going to be impossible to replicate this kind of atmosphere. I wish we can and I wish we will but no chance. It going to be different.”