The West Ham United fans continued the balloon protest away at Tottenham Hotspur today, in response to ticket pricing and strategy.
After the removal and reduction of concessionary tickets for pensioners and under-16s at the London Stadium, the West Ham fans responded by protesting with the use of black balloons.
“Save Our Concessions” and “Stop Exploiting Loyalty” are some of the messages that have featured on the balloons.
Fan group Hammers United have been handing out black balloons before games for fans who want to join the protest.
West Ham fans launched a petition after season ticket prices rose above the rate of inflation in the summer.
Frustrations between West Ham fans and the owners boiled over after it emerged new concessions were being restricted to bands five and six.
It means children are being charged full adult prices for a new season ticket because there are no more concessions seated together.
Tottenham stewards’ response to West Ham fans’ balloon protest
The Hammers fans took their protests to north London yesterday afternoon.
The performance on the pitch was shocking, so the fans in the away end probably had more fun with the balloons!
In all seriousness though, it is a very important message that needs to be put across to the owners.
However, the Spurs stewards were none too happy with the influx of black balloons inside their stadium.
They came up with a unique way of combatting the sheer number of balloons on the pitch:
I think the balloon protest is terribly important, and we must keep at it as a fanbase.
In general, football fans’ loyalty is being exploited up and down the country these days.
And that sentiment definitely applies to the Hammers fans.
The West Ham fans’ balloon protest would have garnered some real attention yesterday, considering the fact that the game was shown live on TV.
However, the Tottenham stewards clearly took umbrage to it.
