By Kris Gonzo | Senior West Ham Columnist (Follow on X)
West Ham are massive, everywhere we go.
We all know the song, right? Okay, it’s a bit tongue-in-cheek and sprung up during our successful European campaign but, for some outsiders, perhaps it seemed like an idle boast.
Well, not anymore.
Because this weekend, the highest-attended game in English football is going to be West Ham v Charlton Athletic.
With over 62,000 tickets already sold, the numbers would be impressive in isolation.
West Ham set for biggest crowd in England
Factor in the added element that Premier League football returns this weekend and it means that even in the second tier, the Hammers will have more fans in attendance than anyone else.
Of course, it helps that Manchester United are playing away to Hull City, but it’s also worth noting that Arsenal, Manchester City and Newcastle United all have fixtures at home.
Yet none will match the crowd packed into the London Stadium to watch a Championship fixture between West Ham and Charlton.
That’s quite some statement from Hammers supporters following relegation.
Hammers gaffer Nuno Espirito Santo was also keen to add his opinion to the massively humungous record saying: “It’s amazing to again beat another record in the Championship, 62,500 fans on Saturday. It’s huge, it’s huge. They will support us and it’s up to us to give it back. It’s up to us, with their help, to take West Ham back to the Premier League. It’s a feeling among us.”
Another huge West Ham attendance
Only two weeks after smashing the attendance record for a first-round EFL Cup tie against Portsmouth, it seems as though ‘massive’ West Ham are going to keep breaking records this campaign.
The Hammers might have dropped into the Championship, but the supporters certainly haven’t gone anywhere.
More than 60,000 turned up for the Carabao Cup victory over Portsmouth and now an even bigger crowd is expected for Charlton.
Now for the irksome technicality of actually trying to win football matches.
But the fans have definitely done their bit.
tickets sold Vs who turns up are two different things.
as we know in the premier league our actual footfall was around 48-50k. mid August and lack of excitement after last week, 50k would be very good….
Can’t wait for us to go 1 nil up and Nuno puts everyone behind the ball and moans he hasn’t got any attackers when we draw 1 – 1
Yet I can’t sell my ticket on the ticket exchange.
I was going to say pity we did not keep him in the first place, but others have pointed out that MC draw any youngsters to them.
He seems to play no 10, attacking midfield, so wonder if he could be a replacement for Pablo. Now what would be great is that Fearon now goes out on loan (also 19yo) and plays regularly, bulks up just a bit (because leagues are athletic and wee bit physical) and comes back to play no 10 at WHU in 1-2 seasons time have having ripped up trees like a force 9 gale. Easy.
sorry, comment was intended for a different aticle
this is old stuff.
its not the size of the ground or number of fans that make us massive. what about trophies in the cabinet? when we get back to the premier league it will still be the same.wins wins wins not ideas. to me going to the northern power houses and turning them over makes us massive.living with the big boys.having a plan and goal beyond survival. i will say as i always do our support is west ham totally magnificent in passion and loyalty.
west ham like rome should be an idea.
If we actually had owners with brains and ambition, there’s no ceiling on how huge a club West Ham could be.
Unfortunately, we’ve never had good owners with working brain cells and ambition.
Perhaps that’s about to change. Time will tell.