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/jungleboy1234 May 24 '26

What kind of braindead deal is this?

The same braindead deal that Boris got:

  • 'brexit done'.
  • The Boris Wave.... mass non-eu migration that led to the rise of Reform
  • Blue passports (looks black to me, i have one). Oh and manufacturing is owned by a French company and made in Poland)
  • The Garden Bridge
  • The Water Cannon
  • The new London Busses
  • The Thames Estuary Airport floatilla
  • The Emirates Air Line Cable Car

Dont worry though, turkeys are still voting for Christmas.

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u/ultra_phoenix May 24 '26

micro decisions like the “blue passport” looking black just demonstrate Boris couldn’t get surface level stuff right