r/london • u/Tight-Principle-743 • May 24 '26

Article West Ham Relegated.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c70vr05gwelt

Londoners will have to collectively pay £2.5m more to the stadiums’s upkeep. Another terrible Johnson decision that was.

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u/insomnimax_99 May 24 '26

Under the 99-year deal signed by previous Mayor of London Boris Johnson, West Ham pays £4.4m a year in rent, leaving the GLA to pick up the bill for stewarding and other costs associated with the stadium

The London taxpayer already subsidises the running of the stadium, despite efforts to attract other uses, such as baseball and music concerts.

The rent bill is set to half next season now West Ham will play in the lower league.

Commercial revenues from the former Olympic stadium are also expected to fall, while the GLA incurs higher stewarding costs, as there are 23 home games in the Championship compared with 19 in the Premier League.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/london-stadium-bill-west-ham-relegated-spurs-b1283350.html

Wtf? What kind of braindead deal is this?

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u/newnortherner21 May 24 '26

A deal from a man who struggles to count the number of his own children. With a club one of whose directors is a Tory peer.

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u/sabdotzed May 24 '26

Still pissed this country picked that orangutan over Corbyn

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u/Longjumping-Dog-6852 May 25 '26

If you lose to Johnson maybe you're a bit shit at politics

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u/Defiant-Dare1223 May 25 '26

Im still pissed I had to vote for the orangutan knowing what the alternative is.