Post by Fletchsmile on Mar 31, 2018 11:19:47 GMT 7
A Premier League Club Is Getting Rich While Losing—and Fans Are Furious
By David Hellier
March 27, 2018, 1:00 PM GMT+7 Corrected March 28, 2018, 1:49 AM GMT+7
-Stadium move plus poor play has enraged West Ham supporters
-Hammers earned £43 million last season, now face relegation
Longtime Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger once described West Ham United’s recent move to London’s former Olympic stadium as the equivalent of “winning the lottery,” an unfair financial advantage that put the team on the cusp of the Premier League’s elite.
It hasn’t exactly worked out that way. With eight games to go in the season, the Hammers are in 17th place, two points away from losing their spot in the Premier League. A loss to Southampton this Saturday would put West Ham at risk of being reassigned to England’s second-tier professional league.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-27/london-soccer-club-gets-rich-while-losing-and-fan-revolt-follows
By David Hellier
March 27, 2018, 1:00 PM GMT+7 Corrected March 28, 2018, 1:49 AM GMT+7
-Stadium move plus poor play has enraged West Ham supporters
-Hammers earned £43 million last season, now face relegation
Longtime Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger once described West Ham United’s recent move to London’s former Olympic stadium as the equivalent of “winning the lottery,” an unfair financial advantage that put the team on the cusp of the Premier League’s elite.
It hasn’t exactly worked out that way. With eight games to go in the season, the Hammers are in 17th place, two points away from losing their spot in the Premier League. A loss to Southampton this Saturday would put West Ham at risk of being reassigned to England’s second-tier professional league.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-27/london-soccer-club-gets-rich-while-losing-and-fan-revolt-follows
