steveiron64 7:01 Tue Oct 18
Anyone been back to the Boleyn?
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Overgrown? The pitch gone?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJfvzNZqWlA
I like this footage - them 'original' West Ham goal nets and the cosy North Bank. Will never forget it.
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Glenn Roeder
7:08 Tue Oct 18
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All boarded up and work has started on taking the insides down. Bianca Westwood was over there doing something last week, not sure what but she did look good. Drives a nice Audi too.
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defjam
7:19 Tue Oct 18
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Mate sent me this the other day. 
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zico
7:22 Tue Oct 18
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I was actually thinking thanks mainly to the "death thread" on here about whether West Ham allowed fans ashes to be scattered or buried under the pitch? If that was the case of course with the demolition that must be quite hard on those families.
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11MDE
7:57 Tue Oct 18
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Nope. Always said the last time would be the Man Utd game. We gave it the perfect send off, time to move on.
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COOL HAND LUKE
8:50 Tue Oct 18
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Yes you could have your ashes buried at UP in times gone by. They used an area just off the pitch in the corner (North Bank / Chicken Run corner) as we knew it.
No idea if it was stopped, or has continued, in recent years. Some arrangement will have to be made if so, as clearly WHU don't have those sort of rights at the OS...
Those affected by the move will no doubt have raised it with the club long since.
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Toe Rag
8:54 Tue Oct 18
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I was over there the other day.
Homeless have moved in to priory road doorways and exits to the West/Betway stand near the supporters club
Bloody depressing over there.
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eswing hammer
11:01 Tue Oct 18
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Is the supporters club still open ,?surely it's only a matter of time!
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gph
2:43 Wed Oct 19
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defjam - any news on who's driving the excavator - it's not a Millwall fan who's paid for the privilege, is it?
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Cheezey Bell-End
2:47 Wed Oct 19
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I went back one night to be in the movie. It was like a time capsule of that great night in May. The BML was well trashed. The toilet cubicles were smashed up and the bowls skidmark encrusted. And the stench of stale piss nauseating. And that was just the ladies..
I came away from there (at 5am) with a real sense of loss and waste.
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Son of Anarchy
5:18 Wed Oct 19
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Its like a ship wreck now, just odd seeing it in that state
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stewie griffin
7:41 Wed Oct 19
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Yes. Went back before the Accrington game. Quite sad, but glad I did it.
Fully expect things to start turning up on eBay soon
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Pop Robson
9:35 Wed Oct 19
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Went back Saturday kept mumbling bastards as I looked around,
Queens Chippy no longer but Ercans was open. £1.50 for a massive portion of chips long may it reign
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REALGSA
9:41 Wed Oct 19
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So what they doing with the seats that are left.
In which they tried to sell and said if you nick em your banned from the London Stadium. So many left....
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Toe Rag
9:52 Wed Oct 19
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REALGSA 9:41 Wed Oct 19
Yeah, I don't get that bit either.
There's thousands and of them left.
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Hasans Fish Bar RIP
9:53 Wed Oct 19
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Went before the Accrington game too. Walked my old North bank route which I hadn't done for years, through the alley that had the everlasting puddle back in the day. Seeing the bus garage flattened was weird, probably been there for as long as WHU. Wished id left it alone after the Man Utd game but morbid fascination kicked in.
Managed to get into the concourse at BML/Rio lower through a black curtain before security lobbed me out.
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monto
9:55 Wed Oct 19
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Was there a couple of weeks back. Barratt London banners hanging from a sorry looking West Stand. Area just looks like any other non match day.
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stewie griffin
9:57 Wed Oct 19
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REALGSA 9:41 Wed Oct 19
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So what they doing with the seats that are left.
security fella there basically said the demolition mob are planning on having a massive free for all.
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Northern Sold
11:47 Wed Oct 19
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zico 7:22 Tue Oct 18
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I was actually thinking thanks mainly to the "death thread" on here about whether West Ham allowed fans ashes to be scattered or buried under the pitch? If that was the case of course with the demolition that must be quite hard on those families.
I know a young girl (18 or so) whose Dad's ashes are over there... her family were massively upset ... wrote to the club... not sure what the reply was but it don't matter much now does it.
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Eerie Descent
12:04 Wed Oct 19
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Stay off this thread son, it's clearly aimed at people who have been to the Boleyn previously.
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mashed in maryland
12:04 Wed Oct 19
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Was there about a month ago, loads of it was sectioned off cos they were filming something.
Just like any other non-matchday as someone else said, except all the signage and stuff had gone.
Loads of stickers all over the place as well from foreign clubs Ultras which I hadn't noticed before, dunno if they were there before or not.
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