Daily WHUFC News - 24th April 2013

'The fans are going to love it'
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Hammers and England hero Martin Peters is convinced supporters will love the
Olympic Stadium
23.04.2013

Martin Peters MBE wishes he could dust off his boots and run out at the
Olympic Stadium in claret and blue when West Ham United kick-off their first
game there in 2016. The West Ham legend and FIFA World Cup winner marvelled
at the latest plans of the club's prospective new home and reckons these are
exciting times for Hammers supporters. And Peters, who notched 100 goals in
his nine seasons in east London, confessed to being envious of those who
will have the privilege of playing at the iconic venue. He exclusively told
West Ham TV: "There's another three years to go yet, but seeing what the
stadium's going to look like, it's going to be a fantastic stadium and a
fantastic place to go and play. So it will be brilliant for the supporters
and for the players themselves - as long as we win! That's the main thing.
"It will be [one of the best in the country. I've looked at the different
things that are set to happen and I wish I was playing. "All the top teams
will be looking forward to playing in the Olympic Stadium, because it's such
an outstanding stadium. The supporters are going to be loving it as well,
even the away supporters will love it!"

Though Peters, of course, will forever have affection for the Boleyn Ground,
he too recognises the need to move up the road to cater for more Hammers
supporters. He continued: "We're always full here and I'm looking forward to
it. I think it's exciting times, not only for the club and the players, but
for the supporters. It will be brilliant for everybody. It's such a
fantastic stadium and the support will be almost twice as much as we get at
the Boleyn Ground at the moment."

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More than 55k watch O/S video
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More than 55,000 fans have watched Vice-Chairman Karren Brady's Olympic
Stadium presentation online
19.04.2013

More than 55,000 West Ham United fans have already watched Vice-Chairman
Karren Brady's presentation of the plans for the converted Olympic Stadium
via Youtube or email. If you have not already managed to catch the video
detailing the plans for the conversion, you can do so by clicking the link
below. Here, the Vice Chairman gives another update to supporters on the
latest news surrounding the Club's proposed move to Stratford.

Dear Supporter,

I have always wanted to share our vision and plans with you but until this
point, because of the rules of the process it had not been possible. I had
always hoped that I'd be able to present these plans personally to each of
you but with 22,000 season ticket holders alone, not to mention those of you
on the various different membership schemes and our corporate members, it
isn't going to be possible to present to you all personally in the time we
have available to gather everyone's opinion.

YouGov and their expert team of independent pollsters have advised us that
they have taken meticulous care to ensure that the process is transparent
and that views are taken from a representative cross-section of supporters.
However, I took the decision to record a short video presentation to ensure
you were given the opportunity to have the technical conversion plans, which
have been viewed by smaller focus groups such as the Supporter Advisory
Board, explained to you by me.

This has been personally emailed to you, and is available to view further up
this page. I do hope you'll find an explanation of the drawings useful. We
want to give you every tool possible to enable you to make an informed
decision when you come to complete the poll. As requested by the many
supporter groups we have been talking to, including the Supporter Advisory
Board, our aim is to provide you with as much information as possible in
relation to the move, so the first part of the survey will aim to help
educate and inform you before you share your views with us. I'm also pleased
to confirm that we will be releasing a stunning new image of the converted
East Stand 'Kop' at the Olympic Stadium as part of this process, so please
take a look.

Karren Brady
Vice-Chairman

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Club launches Supporter Consultation
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The Olympic Stadium independent Supporter Consultation process has got
underway
23.04.2013

West Ham United are inviting supporters to have their say on the Club's move
to the iconic Olympic Stadium as the independent Supporter Consultation
process gets underway from Tuesday. The Hammers have selected
highly-respected pollster SMG YouGov to undertake the survey on their
behalf, allowing the Club to fully engage with their supporters as they seek
to create a stunning new home in the heart of east London. The poll will be
split in two; the first part consists of educational material about the
Olympic Stadium and the second part seeks to gather supporter opinions on
the move.

West Ham were announced as the anchor concessionaire of the Olympic Stadium
in March 2013 and plan to make it their new home following the
transformation the central venue of 2012 London Olympic Games to a football
stadium of the highest possible standard for the start of the 2016/17
season.
The converted stadium will be a UEFA Category 4 Stadium, boasting the
largest-spanning tensile roof in the world and state-of-the-art retractable
seating which will bring fans close to the action. The consultation process
will allow supporters to share their opinion on all aspects of the move,
including their overall feelings towards it, giving both the club and its
fans the ability to work together and make the most of the fantastic
opportunity. The consultation process will run from 23-30 April 2013
inclusively and will be open to a cross section of supporters including Bond
holders, Season Ticket holders, Academy members, Corporate members and match
attenders. Supporters will receive emails on 23 April, which detail how they
take part. All eligible supporters for whom we hold a valid email address
will receive their invite during the course of the day.

West Ham United Joint-Chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold said: "The
Supporter Consultation will be the first real chance we have had to garner
the detailed thoughts of our wider supporter base about this massive move
for our club. "From the conversations we've been having with supporters it
seems most are as excited about this proposal as we are, however we welcome
and encourage feedback from all supporters whatever their viewpoint. "We are
grateful for the fans' patience and loyalty to help us get to this stage and
now it's vitally important that everyone has their say as we look to develop
a world-class new home for the Club and lead it towards an exciting future.
This is every West Ham fan's chance to shape the club's future so it is
imperative they don't miss out."

Frank Saez, Managing Director of SMG Insight-YouGov, added: "SMG YouGov is
delighted to have been chosen to provide the independent supporter
consultation solution to West Ham United. "Our role in the process is to
provide supporters with the vehicle to share their attitudes towards the
move to the Olympic Stadium. We will ensure that the process is transparent,
robust and fair and that the opinions of a wide cross-section of fans are
taken.
"Once the survey is complete we will collate their responses and provide a
selection of the key stats to the Club to publish on its media channels."

Poll Q&A
Who can take part in the poll?

The poll will be open to a cross section of supporters including
Bondholders, Season Ticket holders, Academy members, Corporate members and
match attenders. The Club was keen to ensure that every Bondholder, Season
Ticket Holder and Corporate Seasonal Member i.e. those that currently attend
every match week- in week- out were prioritised. This is why for supporters
who are in one of these high relationship categories but for whatever reason
have not registered their email address with us to enable us to contact them
via this means, there is the opportunity to be registered and verified via
the online link. This means each and every supporter that falls into one of
these categories can take part. YouGov have also selected a range of Academy
Members and recent match attenders that reflect a fair representation of the
database in line with standard protocol for carrying out polls of this
nature.

How will I receive the poll?
Anyone who is part of the YouGov determined sample who the club hold a valid
email address for, and who are subscribed to West Ham United emails, will
receive the YouGov link to the poll on Tuesday 23rdApril 2013 directly from
the Club and will be invited to participate. If you believe you fit the
criteria but have not received an email it may be that we hold your data and
you qualify but you haven't provided us with an email address or have asked
us not to contact you via this method. If that is the case you have the
opportunity to enter here via whufc.com where your data can be verified.

Can you enter the poll via the club's official website?
Yes. If you're entering the poll via the link on whufc.com you will need to
enter your correct details. These must match with the details that the club
hold for you on their ticketing database to enable verification that you are
eligible. If verified by YouGov you will be able to continue to take the
poll.

I think I fit with the YouGov criteria but I am unable to take the poll?
If the personal details you are using don't match those held by the club or
you are not part of the supporter sample you will not be able to take the
poll.
If you need to check the details the club hold you can log in to your
account on www.whufcboxoffice.com YouGov sample had a cut-off date of 11
April so only supporters who fit the sample criteria before this date will
be able to take the poll.

What is the deadline to submit your poll entry?
You will have up until midnight on Tuesday 30 April 2013 to submit your
opinions.

Can I forward the poll on to my family and friends?
If you send someone the email containing the link to take the poll they will
only be able to proceed if they are verified as part of the YouGov sample
and if they haven't already completed the poll.

I think meet the required criteria but I have not received the email. Can I
still take part?
If the personal details you are using don't match those held by the club or
you are not part of the supporter sample you will not be able to take the
poll.
If you need to check the details the club hold you can log in to your
account on www.whufcboxoffice.com. The YouGov sample had a cut-off date of
11 April so only supporters who fit the sample criteria before this date
will be able to take the poll.

If you think you're eligible, have checked your details but still cannot
access the poll email YouGov on WHUFC@yougov.com.

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