It costs £600
And that's the cheapest ticket they do! Last year it was £530 for 23 games, this year it's gone up by £70 but we have 4 less games. And if you think about it, we'll probably win circa 6 home games next year so in essence I'm paying about £100 per victory. I wish it was cheaper!
West Ham couldn't organise a gathering where they were serving alcoholic drinks, even if it were in an establishment that's sole purpose was to brew alcohol
So I submit my form a week or so before I go away, knowing the deadline for applications passes while I'm out of the country, however I'm bombarded with texts and emails telling me how time is running out for me to renew?? But I have renewed, or have I? Has it got lost in the post? Has my application for finance been rejected (I'm not paying £600 in one go)? Will I only be notified of my failure to successfully renew after I've left the country and therefore when I'm powerless to do anything before the deadline? After a around 40 mins on hold to the ticket office call centre (I got cut off once in that time), something I wished to avoid, hence I applied via post; I discover they just bombard everyone, even if the application has gone through. Great! Cheers West Ham!
It's like buying a lottery ticket and choosing your own specific numbers, you can never stop!
So I have my seat, and it's with my mates and in an area where I know everyone. I'm not saying for a second that I've planner to stop going to West Ham, but if for whatever reason there is a season where I don't wish to renew (whether it be for financial or fed up of watching your team get pummelled reasons) I'm screwed. I'll lose my seat. The thought of this unsettles me somewhat.
Going to games takes up most of my day
I leave at about 1 o'clock on a Saturday and get back at about 6:30 in the afternoon. That's a large chunk of one of my two days off a week!
There's going to be midweek games
Not as many as in the Championship, they literally play whenever they can find a spare 90 minutes, but the whole rushing there from work and getting home at 10:30-11:00 bothers me too.
People tend to do stuff at times or on days when West Ham are playing
Within the first month of the season I have a clash with a birthday celebration and a wedding. I hate having to check the fixture list every time somebody mentions a gathering on a weekend.
If friends or family want to come to a game they can't sit with us
Where I sit, it's all season ticket holders. Every so often I have a mate or someone who wants to come and watch a game with me but that's only possible if one of my mates who has a season ticket doesn't come. Grrr!
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| I AM NOT this guy! |
People who don't like/understand football assume you're some sort of West Ham nut job just because you have a season ticket
I'm not that fella from Portsmouth with the crazy hair and tatoos! I don't wanna change my middle name to "West Ham" or "WHUFC"! I don't wanna name my kids after Bobby Moore & Trevor Brooking (even if they're girls)! I wouldn't have a West Ham themed wedding or birthday party or batmitzvah! I just want to see my team play regularly for the most cost effective price.
It gets cold in the winter
I am not looking forward to standing with a -1 wind blowing on me whilst bemoaning Carlton Cole for his failure to hold the ball up or having random Stoke fans point at me and do the w*nker hand gesture.
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| Nobody cares Stevie G! |
I'll miss other decent games or sports that on TV
West Ham always seem to play at home when there's a Grand Slam Sunday. The Premier League should consider that I may want to see Man City v Man Utd rather than West Ham v Wigan (that had better not actually be a fixture clash) and I will not be happy if I miss the Cup Semi Finals or even Final! I don't care about the Carling Cup final though, nobody does unless they're in it!
Can I just say, I love having my season ticket. I will not be getting rid of it any time soon!
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| The view from my seat |
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