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If any of my fellow Saints are going to see the away match at West Ham, the nearest place for having a pre-match meal is in the Westfield shopping mall (it is very, very big). My friend and I found the "Real Greek" bar which serves a nice platter of different Greek dishes. Makes a difference to going to a traditional pub and having a "pukka" pie.

On getting to the stadium, no alcohol is served on EL nights due to the regulations enforced by UEFA/EUFA. So when Saints make their appearance, you'll be drinking large cokes. Also noticed popcorn being served.
 
The Ides of March said:
If any of my fellow Saints are going to see the away match at West Ham, the nearest place for having a pre-match meal is in the Westfield shopping mall (it is very, very big). My friend and I found the "Real Greek" bar which serves a nice platter of different Greek dishes. Makes a difference to going to a traditional pub and having a "pukka" pie.

On getting to the stadium, no alcohol is served on EL nights due to the regulations enforced by UEFA/EUFA. So when Saints make their appearance, you'll be drinking large cokes. Also noticed popcorn being served.
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Ides are you here for any Saints games?
 
Rorschach's Journal said:
I hate Spurs. Just do, so many reasons why...
Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham, I just don't like 'em. No hate involved as I save that for Spurs.
Don't mind Jews, I have many Jewish friends...and some of them hate Spurs! That must be confusing for them :emoticon-0102-bigsm
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Hate is a real strong emotion. The only time I felt "hate" in my soul was the 2-2 draw against Portsmouth in the 2011/12 promotion season. Of course I'm ashamed of my feelings at the time. In reality I'm indifferent to PFC, same with my feelings towards Chelsea and Manchester United. Hate is really too powerful an emotion to have for a specific football club and should really be reserved for politicians like Donald Trump, the cronies in the GW Bush's administration and Tony Blair.
 
The Ides of March said:
Hate is a real strong emotion. The only time I felt "hate" in my soul was the 2-2 draw against Portsmouth in the 2011/12 promotion season. Of course I'm ashamed of my feelings at the time. In reality I'm indifferent to PFC, same with my feelings towards Chelsea and Manchester United. Hate is really too powerful an emotion to have for a specific football club and should really be reserved for politicians like Donald Trump, the cronies in the GW Bush's administration and Tony Blair.
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Hate? It's like a bottle of really strong bourbon - you can save it all up to use in one go, which may go badly as these things often do...
or you can have just a little glass or two every now and then for your little Pet hates, like football teams and politicians, and spiders. Kind of Hate 'lite'

I've never really hated anybody or anything, but by the same token, I never loved Saints. In the same way that I love Saints, I hate Spurs. :emoticon-0105-wink:
 
The Ides of March said:
Hate is a real strong emotion. The only time I felt "hate" in my soul was the 2-2 draw against Portsmouth in the 2011/12 promotion season. Of course I'm ashamed of my feelings at the time. In reality I'm indifferent to PFC, same with my feelings towards Chelsea and Manchester United. Hate is really too powerful an emotion to have for a specific football club and should really be reserved for politicians like Donald Trump, the cronies in the GW Bush's administration and Tony Blair.
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Agree, Ides. Though I'd add my soon-to-be (hopefully) ex to that list ......................... <grr>
 
People say hate when they don't really mean it....they just want misfortune to arrive at the other persons door. There are several teams that I hope crash and burn....just for the fun of it. However, this fades as I dislike someone else...for instance, my dislike of Spurs has eased somewhat and Everton have taken their place in the league table. I can't dislike everyone, though there are 19 teams that I want to do badly this season (and every season).
 
The whole 'ignore the steward, don't sit down...... then someone sings 'stand up if you love West Ham' thing - I have experienced the exact same behaviour in the Northam Stand at Saints!



THey're probably in the state at the minute of people needing to find their sections of the ground.....the ones who want ot stand and sing lots will need to work out where they're going to sit, the ones who want to sit and watch a football match also need to work out where to sit. They won't all find that in the first game.
 
The Ides of March said:
Went to West Ham's first game at the now "London Stadium" out of curiosity. Having found out that tickets were £15.00, it was a good reason to see both the Olympic Park and the inside of the stadium for the first time. It is undoubtedly a wonderful stadium. The lower tiers have been brought closer to the action with the installation of temporary seats that can be removed very easily for any athletics event.

My friend and I found ourselves behind one of the goals and I relate to you our experiences. While most WHU fans are fine they do have a considerable number who are arrogant and racist as I shall relate to you. Many of the stewards were young and black, many of the fans around me were "white". When one of the stewards asked people to sit down, most complied but there were some who blatantly ignored his message. To me that was racist. I ended up asking people to sit down in my sector, and with people in front of me tapping others to do the same, almost managed to get everyone sat down when some bright spark started "Stand up if you like West Ham." The second racist incident to my mind was the arrogance which rang around the ground when the chant went up, "Stand up if you hate Tottenham." (Due to the said connection between Spurs and a considerable Jewish fanbase, I interpret that as "Stand up if you hate the Jews." which I think it is. It is widely sung by followers of Chelsea and Arsenal, so the same sentiments can be applied to them as well.

While they have definitely gone up market, there is still the presence of Essex Man/Chav in their ranks of their fans.
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I think if you asked any football fan to list three questions to someone who had visited the Olympic stadium for a football match, this post would have answered none of them <laugh>
 
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