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The atmosphere around West Ham is now toxic
The club needs to stop treating supporters as customers , says KADEEM SIMMONDS

WEST HAM. Where do we begin? The move from the Boleyn to the London Stadium was meant to be monumental. Game-changing. A new era for the club and the fans.

However, it seems that since before the Hammers played Manchester United in that final home game last season, there has been non-stop bad news emanating from the club.

The scenes before that match were a throwback to a darker time in football. Bottles being thrown at the United team bus, police on horseback having to repel crowds, with supporters at the stadium claiming that it was the police who instigated the crowd trouble by charging in when it wasn’t necessary. 

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