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Supporters flags banned from London Stadium

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West Ham supporters flags including the Claret and Hugh monster flag were banned from the London Stadium last Saturday.

The club blamed the weather claiming it is was too windy to display the fans flags which have been shown at almost every home game since 2017 when they were introduced to improve matchday experience.

It was Storm Jorge that was supposedly was the health and safety risk at the former Olympic Stadium despite spells of sunshine and the odd shower of rain on the day.

Those more cynical supporters suggested the flag ban was more related the Hammers United Greenway Stroll protest than Jorge.

The Hammers say the flags will be back for the West Ham v Wolves on 15 March game weather permitting, that date is also scheduled to be the next Hammers United protest.

Hammers United claimed that over 8,000 protesters took part in the Greenway Stroll saying they claim to that figure using drone footage and density calculation software.

Other estimates vary from low to high.

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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 Moore Than Just a Podcast A Blogger on West Ham Till I die 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,

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3 comments

  • Bucks Hammer says:

    Pathetic as usual but I’m sure if we were flying flags with GSB are the greatest on them they would certainly be permitted

  • Dusty Miller says:

    It was a case of “do what I say not as I do” then ??? West Hams flags and banners were out by the stadium stewards on the pitch ? No worries about them with the storm then

  • AspiEd says:

    Last Saturday was Storm Jorge. Perhaps the club didn’t realise, either.
    If they had, the flags would undoubtedly been permitted……….

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