At our opening game against Aston Villa, a small contingent of fans released black balloons, (some of which were supplied by Hammers United, bearing the slogans Stop Exploiting Loyalty and Save Our Concessions) as a way of demonstrating their opposition to the Club’s concession policy and ticket pricing strategy.
Our first away game against Crystal Palace saw many hundreds of black balloons being released as more fans joined in the “Black Bubble Protest”.
On Saturday 31 August, Manchester City will visit the London Stadium for a live televised match, the highlights of which will no doubt feature prominently on MOTD later that evening, with millions of football fans up and down the country tuning in to watch one of the greatest teams ever to play in the Premier League. And of course, Manchester City!
This week social media has been buzzing with West Ham fans sharing their intentions of joining the Black bubble Protest along with where fans can buy their own black balloons to register their opposition to what the Club is doing to its own fans.
Hammers United fully supports the Black Bubble Protest and encourages all West Ham fans to bring some black balloons to the game and release them.
As you will no doubt be aware, Hammers United started the Programme For Food initiative where we asked fans not to buy a match day programme and instead make either a cash or online donation to Irons Supporting Foodbanks (ISFB).
In order to support both the Black Bubble Protest and ISFB, we will have a limited number of printed black balloons which will be handed out on Bridge 1 close to where ISFB are located. These will be given out free to West Ham supporters, but especially to those who throw some spare change into the ISFB buckets!
This Saturday gives West Ham fans the ideal opportunity to let the Club know just what they think of the ticket prices and concessions policy that is so damaging to our oldest, Youngest and disabled supporters and we can do this in the stadium, live on TV and in front of the entire MOTD audience.
There will be plenty of time to do nothing when we’re all priced out of seeing West Ham United play at home - so please, please, please, do something!
COYI
Hammers United Committee
