😞 EXPLORING THE SAD RUINS OF UPTON PARK - West Ham United FC's Old Stadium

I explored West Ham's old stadium location, Upton Park in London.
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The Boleyn Ground as it was sometimes known was the historic home of West Ham United from 1904 - 2016. The Hammers spent some great years there, but how has the closure effected the area in general?
WHUFC now play at the London stadium but I wish they had kept and redeveloped Upton Park!
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[@RossParker1877]

Pint in hand walking down the toilet corridor looking at old photos. This is the content we signed up for!

[@FootyAdventures]

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[@cliveellis3328]

The picture is Clyde Best Not Eusebio. Bloody hell man !!

[@theonetheonlyjoey]

@@cliveellis3328 Close enough 😂

[@michaelcooper9705]

@@FootyAdventures You middle class melt!

[@mcn6447]

@@michaelcooper9705 melt? Oh look it's Malcolm Dyer 🤣👍

[@stephangohlke6322]

I’m a football romantic from Cologne, Germany. I love West Ham and visited the old ground in the summer. I was shocked to see that there was nothing to commemorate the old ground. It’s such a shame. Hopefully something will be put up in the future. It would be a shame to lose the history so irresponsibly. Btw you should visit 1. FC Köln some day! Love the videos!! 🐐⚒

[@blootoofblue6951]

You get the impression that the council hold some grudge for whatever reason.

[@michaelwray1034]

Yes it was a great football ground i was a police officer in London in the 80's and used to police many grounds including boleyn.. Oh and by the way my mother was from braunschweig.. Loss eintracht.. 😉

[@c0detearz320]

@@blootoofblue6951 they should commemorate it in bengali

[@jdeuk499]

I actually got engaged in Köln beautiful city, have since moved from UK to the Pfalz, ashame Köln is so far away

[@dt7449]

Absolutely correct, the history has been brushed under the carpet, terrible really.

[@TheFamousMileEnd]

One of my favourite recent memories of Upton Park was Millwall, League Cup in 2009. It's a real rivalry, nothing manufactured and authentic as it comes. An amazing atmosphere that night, evil feel, and unique in English football. Rivals the intensity of Rangers and Celtic. The Boleyn Pub was always rammed. Sticky floors, long queues, singing area and a sink full of piss. I miss the old girl.

[@andycole366]

We all miss the old girl. Cracking away day Upton Park 👌

[@TheFamousMileEnd]

@@andycole366 From a Pompey fan, that's high praise. Fratton Park is another proper ground.

[@andycole366]

@@TheFamousMileEnd yeah fair play, I'm honestly very happy we're staying put at Fratton Park. It's being made safer and in keeping with the history of the ground. I'm yet to go to West Hams new ground but hopefully one day we'll be back in at least the Championship.

[@TheFamousMileEnd]

@@andycole366 The new ground is slowly starting to feel like home, but because of the supporters. The ground itself still isn't for for purpose as a football ground, in my opinion. I don't think any club that has moved has really benefitted from it, apart from Man City, and they struggle to sell out.

[@starofdavid9919]

Celtic fan, not even close pal.

[@JOHNNYCFC18]

As a Chelsea fan, this kinda makes me sad for West Ham. I know I shouldn't really say that given the fact we don't really get along but I feel the atmosphere is not the same at London stadium as it was at Upton. I also feel a sense of sorrow for the guy who used to watch games from his balcony 😅

[@jotgrewal4390]

I'm sad for Chelsea also now that's its a play thing for a Russian chap rather than a proper football club. You can't buy that.

[@JOHNNYCFC18]

@@jotgrewal4390 a an 18 year plaything. He's a proper fan of the club other than those other mugs that own the other 5 in the so called “big 6”

[@jotgrewal4390]

@@JOHNNYCFC18 he's a proper fan? Only since he brought the club don't try to repaint history.

[@arthercamelot1140]

As a Chelsea fan. This was are favourite away game Upton park. It had roasted peanuts horse shit queen's market. Kids sitting on tower blocks. The bill garner welcome party. Black eyes. Great atmosphere. Chicken run. Next to us. No mobiles. Good banter. And pure dislike of each other but in some chalk and cheese way. On England away games a mutual respect. Now we have waxed beards. Plastic water bottle and chair throwing clowns. Who'd get ironed out by the young kids sitting on the tower blocks if it came to old day minerals. God bless bill and the boys all the best cfc northstand. When hickeys coach comes over the hill with 50 geezers ready to kill 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇬🇧💯

[@DUCATEA]

Essex Tottenham fan here, loved going to Upton Park proper old school ground, Always had respect for the club, sadly the new ground is a reflection of a corporate business decision. Maximising profit over tradition and heritage. My West Ham mates would go back in a heartbeat.

[@dannydarton9931]

This is devastating, looking at what was the ground and pitch. I am a fan and have not been to see them play since living the Boleyn.

[@ChrisA2]

I'm a Chelsea fan but I worked in Upton Park for about 8 matchdays and I can honestly say the atmosphere was great at Upton Park. I wish I could of bottled it and opened it up at Stamford Bridge because it doesn't come close.

[@chrismeakin7830]

Had many memorable games watching Forest at the old ground, especially through the 80s. Great atmosphere. I’m so happy we are redoing our main stand and staying put. I loved all the old grounds.

[@willyeckerslike9437]

I'm a Manc (blue side) and was living in London in 2013. Spent New Years Eve in the Queens, probably one of the best New Year's I've ever had. My old fella always had a soft spot for the Hammers and we had a walk down to check out the ground too. Great club and a reminder of our days in Moss Side.

[@SMC01ful]

Fucking disgraceful, there needs to be way more memorials to the old ground. LFC fan as well, and mate we're bloody lucky to have kept ours.

[@seltaeb9691]

Fans should have boycotted the Olympic Stadium. The fans haven't left West Ham, West Ham left West Ham.

[@mike04574]

same with chelsea

[@briancohenthepfjmassive.4769]

how did you acquire anfield again? up the toffees.

[@LKeet6]

@@briancohenthepfjmassive.4769 everton's owner couldn't agree with the person who owned the land and decided to move elsewhere. Then liverpool bought the ground. This happened 130 years ago. What's your point?

[@briancohenthepfjmassive.4769]

@@LKeet6 wrong. Everton fans built it up by volunteering to improve the ground. Liverpool stole the ground they walk on.

[@PH.YouTube]

Villa fan here, but stumbled across this content and loved every minute. Would love to see a Villa Park showing, the buildings and history around the ground is outstanding!

[@craigduncan4826]

Very impressed with you naming all those flags!

[@jasonparfitt5936]

Went there with Ipswich plenty of times ,always a great atmosphere and loved how close the pitch was to the fans.Seen some cracking games there ,although most of the times we came away empty handed.A fantastic 2-2 play off game the atmosphere was unreal, and in 85 / 86 West Ham basically sent us down in a 2 - 1 defeat .Oh and John Lyall what a legend he got a bang average Ipswich team and got us promoted in just one full season ,a great man all round.

[@FlickeringEmber]

I worked at Upton Park for a while. Loved the area as it had real character; used to get pie and mash from this local cafe which was unrivalled.

[@DarylLewis]

Great video. As a West Ham fan I’ll never not be sad about leaving Upton Park. Doesn’t surprise me the owners of the club have not taken care of preserving the area the old ground was on. Irresponsible for no signage to show the centre circle, not showing where the bench is, etc. I’ll never go back there as it would tarnish my great memories of that place. Long live the Boleyn. ⚒

[@chrisoflynn2443]

It’s not only sad but actually kind of strange that there’s absolutely no trace of Upton park left. Would it not be more expensive real estate if they kept the facade like they did at highbury? Instead they’ve constructed possibly the most boring looking block of flats I’ve ever seen

[@Ali920a]

You seen what was built on man city's old ground Some shit council estate

[@razorwestham5949]

You obviousĺly haven't moved around much or lived in what is boring flats in life mate. There is if you walk around alot of past around the old ground

[@DannySeventySeven]

The big difference Chris is that the two main stands at Highbury were listed buildings as they were seen as fine examples of Art Deco. The developers were legally required to keep the facades.

[@mattrose6340]

I was there today. I had a chat with someone that lived in one of the flats. He said the names of the blocks are names of former players and the circle in the middle is the former centre circle. The monument also represents the bubbles. However I totally agree that there should be more to represent the history of Upton Park.

[@razorwestham5949]

You must have been inside flats in Knightsbridge and Holland park and Swiss cottage if those flats were boring mate. Not sure what you expect in Newham it's a working class area. Area still has the place showing hammers and our world cup winners captain

[@sjp6839]

That boleyn pub looks amazing. Really ornate and beautiful. Love the etched windows and mirrors etc

[@PaquetasCar2147]

Really gutted when we left UP, so much so that I haven't even set foot in the London Stadium & probably won't any time soon. On a different note, really enjoying your videos young man. Keep up the good work👍👍

[@rMarstonDIRTYIMPRINTS]

Still miss Upton park, south bank ,north bank the chicken run, fond memories from George parris , non stop running to the pure class of Di canio, coyi!, Everywhere we go !!!

[@leeking6939]

That's why I like what Real Madrid is doing and has been doing. Just keep on upgrading the stadium and keep on making it fit what the club needs presently. That's why the soul of the Santiago Bernabéu will always be alive. Clubs around the world should continue this.

[@ElainaMaruyama]

Real Madrid have the luxury of being able too. Most at least English clubs historic stadiums are/were built in housing districts literally right across the road from them. They can't just expand as they please, they need cooperation from the residents and council.

[@leeking6939]

@@ElainaMaruyama The Santiago Bernabeu is also right in the middle of the city but they have been able to pull it off. Probably because the city council knows how much in turn the stadium can provide back to the city.

[@harryk2__175]

Memories flooding as a westham fan who had a season ticket at Upton Park for over a decade and to answer your questions the feeling I felt when we left Upton Park was heart break and my favourite memory there’s a few but it has to be the last game at Boleyn when we beat united reid to win it for us against united ⚒

[@jacksmith2742]

The final game at the Boleyn was the best of my life, I’m only 15 and have a lot to experience but been a season ticket holder for 10 years now and couldn’t appreciate West Ham more

[@MrIstealth]

As a west ham fan, at the time, we were ok with moving stadium because we were promised that the extra revenue generated from the move, would help us get champions league football.

[@jennywilkinson7445]

How sad the entrance to the Upton Park stadium was beautiful xx

[@jackoberto01]

As a relatively young foreign West Ham fan I was only able to attend a few games at Upton Park but the atmosphere inside the stadium and around green street was amazing. I was also able to stay at the hotel inside the stadium once which was really cool.

[@robj8201]

Still gutted…nearly fifty years going over the Boleyn. Don’t see meself ever going to the ‘bowl’. Here’s one. Anagram of West Ham United….. ‘THE NEW STADIUM’. Amazing ah? Just like the irons.⚒

[@Polo-xm9xk]

Just go mate, it's great ⚒️

[@ArmyofLove]

I emailed the club a while ago suggesting a West ham festival on green street every summer to celebrate the history, revisit the boleyn area and have stalls /events for nostalgia and fans to get together for a whole weekend. A bit like the Dickins festival in Rochester every year.

[@mjh5437]

And I bet they never bothered replying to it.

[@eriks.lundestad9365]

Sadly they left Upton Park. Great video

[@Motownisyourtown]

Used to go for a pint in the Boleyn then go and line you for some pie and mash and then go sit in the stands on the chicken run. I’m sad its gone.

[@kevinhall9681]

Excellent flag knowledge to go with the football content! 👏👏👏

[@PartSeventeen]

it was a Libiyan flag not Afghanistan tho

[@harrytoffoloenjoyer3441]

@@PartSeventeen looking for someone to point that out.

[@debenhamdave4314]

Been to over 500 games at the Boleyn and miss her big time as Stratford not the same, however as a result of the move and transport being so improved now have a season ticket at Stratford, COYI ⚒

[@Sam-cs3mi]

Being an Everton fan, I'm glad we will be remembering Goodison and ensuring the memories remain. It's sad that the Boleyn ground has almost been wiped from existence and nothing really remains of the stadium or the surrounding areas

[@tjg-hg1lk]

The grey slabs that you saw was the bottom of the East Stand or chicken run as it was known. The long live the boleyn mural was better than that originally but it was graffited over and redone but not as good.

[@kevinc179]

They we're planning on saving the original concrete but in the end had to build what they've done new. Pointless if there's no plaque saying what it is !!

[@Reyskee]

I live there. Miss the old stadium. They’ve knocked it down now. There’s still some West Ham memories. Like the Fish and chip shop (Ercans), statue of Bobby, spray paint on a side wall of West Ham and a few more things. They haven’t left much memories of the old stadium which is sad.

[@BS15RED]

Went there once with Bristol City, a fabulous stadium, full of character and atmosphere, going to the London Stadium in a few weeks, but with none of the excitement I felt at going to Upton Park all those years ago.

[@mowvu5380]

they just deleted west ham from that area. all that history gone. my dad was a hammers fan and they destroyed east ham/upton park. all those pie shops and pubs going under so sad. and that is exactly the spot where that lovely ground was. those 40+ yr old triangle shaped blocks of flats are a dead giveaway.

[@MultiMarooned]

Your stuff is absolutely brilliant. As a Pompey/Kilmarnock fan (strange, eh?), the old Upton Park footage (including the pub) is really heartbreaking . I went there a couple of times - even dared to whistle the 'pompey chimes' coming out the tube station ????? Back to my native Glasgow and your meanderings round a late night Ibrox Stadium are so wonderful. I'll have to check out any references to Killie and Rugby Park?? Wishing you all the success your channel deserves.......

[@wileym]

Absolutely right about the Boleyn on match day. It would take you 20 minutes to work your way to the bar to order. This was a bit hard to watch. (From the air that patch of grass does appear to be the old centre circle)

[@proppageezer]

10:56 I can't believe you walked past that massive mural of Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking on the wall at the top o Priory Road and didn't say anything about it! It's a real shame there no plaques to memorialise such a historic ground.

[@pietropes1322]

Great vid - watched a doco about the move from the Boleyn ground on Amazon the other day - good watch....sad there isn't even a plaque to commemorate the old ground.

[@paulhobday9272]

Fantastic video, love your channel and football videos! Top Guy!

[@davidspear9790]

West Ham did well out of that move to the London Stadium. A purpose built stadium that cost them virtually nothing to convert for football purposes plus the money they got for Upton Park. Shocking how they weren't allowed to develop Upton Park for football, but virtually unlimited construction for flats was granted, but then, why would you be too concerned when there's a 50,000+ stadium just up the road ready to move into for virtually nothing?

[@acr9705]

West ham owners did well out of the move, there's a differenc.

[@hewhoknowsknows]

A purpose built Stadium.....yeah for athletics!

[@davidspear9790]

@@acr9705 As a club they don't seem to have done to badly. Improving every season for the last few years.

[@davidspear9790]

@@hewhoknowsknowsRaising the pitch and covering the athletics track didn't cost the millions it would have cost to build a new stadium which they desperately needed though.

[@DavBlc7]

I am a Saints fan and I used to visit St Mary's since 2010. I never visited either the old Dell nor going to St Mary's before the 2010's cos although I live in Hampshire during childhood, schools at Basingstoke and then Exeter as they are deaf schools cos I am myself deaf, before moving to Somerset during my young manhood days. I returned to Hampshire in 2010 and have been to the stadium ever since and never stopped visiting it on match days except the period early last year when lockdown occurs. Very nice visiting Upton Park, it's a pity the historical stadium is gone forever just like the Dell has been vanishing into flats and old people homes as well!!! I hope you will one day visiting Southampton and see for yourself. Oh by the way you said about one flag on the shop front which you thought was Afghanistan but in fact it was the Libyan flag which was changed after Graffiti was overthrown some years ago. Cheers mate

[@airborneassassin6588]

As a City fan my first game as a kid was at Maine Road vs West Ham we got slapped 5-1 on a mud ridden pitch 1969, West Ham debut for Jimmy Greaves he got a brace great team in them days the iron's. Great seeing these video's.

[@bazhowell1123]

Yep, I was at that game too ..... it now seems like a lifetime ago .... don't think we even had a roof on the old scoreboard end at that point.

[@LeeStewart]

You should visit the original ground of Newton Heath LYR FC/Manchester Utd on Northampton Road. I designed the plaque.

[@FootyAdventures]

Great idea! I'll add that to the list!

[@LeeStewart]

@@FootyAdventures It’s on the current Fujitsu site. The site was the former Moston High School. There was a plaque there but it was stolen and never replaced (until 2016).

[@danabrahams7892]

That was Clyde Best and Ade Coker - not Eusebio

[@Dumptheclutchevo]

shocking that it appears the local council wants nothing to do with the old ground. this is legacy, this is history and culture of the area, it should be recognised and celebrated. i'm a liverpool fan too, and whilst I understand some of the issues with buying out rows of houses, i feel lfc did it right.

[@robertspence402]

City's like London are only interested in how to make money, they won't keep these historic grounds cause they see no use in them unfortunately

[@kingb3111]

Brilliant video mate 👏🏿

[@EGODAVE]

You certainly know your flags geezer but being half Colombian I was disappointed you missed out the Colombian one but in all seriousness great video.

[@kristinwhite829]

Stumbled across this as am writing an essay about local Bermudian and West Ham legend Clyde Best. Great video! Couldn't quite make out what you said as you scanned the photo of two Black players at 8:27 ... was that Mr. Best?

[@authorsamueljwhitereviewsi8331]

Anne Boleyn was born just up the road from me at Blickling Hall in Norfolk. Its cool to see this stuff.

[@arturszymanski4252]

Great trip! Thanks for all

[@bigcheese6212]

The strange structure you mentioned in this video was actually part of the Chicken Run or East Stand. The rear of the upper tier was supported by those columns. Wish we were still there, I really miss that place 😢

[@leebadenoch6313]

I am born and raised in Upton Park about 10 min walk from the ground was a season ticket holder from 2010 till we moved and even though I have now moved away when I go back to see family Upton Park area has declined massively the council have completely earased any signs that west ham used to be there many of the old businesses including pubs just ain't making money at all it's just really hard to walk down green st and not see our home, we could have extended the ground there was plans to when we originally upgraded back in 2001-2003 but they were just forgotten about by our now owners who just saw marketability in the bowl we call home now I know the London stadium has got better in terms of atmosphere especially in the last two seasons but it isn't fit for football at all it has no soul it isn't and will never be in my eyes our home.

[@Rootcauz]

Great video! Thanks!! I love the history of West Ham as well.

[@rerooar]

I went there a few times. Not much of a Football fan but it was a great sight, with the yellow towers on the ground and everything, very cool place.

[@123tinhat123]

Had a small pen knife pulled on me outside that ground by a West Ham fan. I laughed Crocodile Dundee style and said thats not a knife. 😂

[@johnferreira885]

Old West Ham stadium was amazing love the history it had and Loved under the lights games.

[@rampantram1]

Sam the ground gates that took you into the stadium car park were just over the pelican crossing as you had passed the school and where that first road took you down the side of the new flats.The stadium front went all the way down to where you then see a detatched house thats part of the catholic church on the street corner just before you got to shops and the boleyn pub.My old work mate lived in priory road when i lived in london in the 90s.It was my most visited london ground by far.Sad to see it gone and they knocked it down in no time of the last game ending.Derby's old baseball ground stood for 6 years and hosted reserve games.If you are ever up this way i can literally guide you where the ground stood.

[@thelouderyouscream]

literally nobody cares about Derby's old ground

[@rampantram1]

@@thelouderyouscream w⚓ & 🔔end

[@lameduck3630]

Yeah, Ann Boleyn was a massive Hammers fan in the 1500s.

[@kevinprior3549]

You should try to see where Coventry City used to play at Highfield Road... there's NOTHING that says there used to be a stadium. Just houses and a playing field.

[@Rickrjf]

West Ham United are Massive COYI ⚒ great video

[@beatlegreg07]

Ah neck oil that is a great pint. Last time I had a couple of those I ran into the North sea.

[@seanirishterrier6588]

Huddersfield Town has a plaque in the now B&Q car park where the old Leeds rd ground used to be 😢

[@SteveAFCLondon]

Had a good few away days here as an Arsenal fan. Upton Park was a tight ground , close to the pitch with a great atmosphere , much like Highbury.

[@charliejohnson9751]

Highbury the library

[@bungabening3530]

I'm a Leeds fan who grew up in SE London but because my two best friends were Hammers fans I used to tag along to some games at Upton Park in the mid and late Seventies. Even though I wasn't a WHU fan I enjoyed the atmosphere and it's sad to see how soulless the area looks now. You would be hard pressed to find a West Ham fan around the site of the old stadium site today as unfortunately most of the 'locals' prefer to follow the Pakistan cricket team☹.

[@Isleofskye]

Great Video and I have Subscribed. Not a Hammer but went there in March 1965 to see Brian Dear score a record 5 goals in their 6/1 Home win against WBA and still remember it now. Proper FOOTBALL Stadium near Pie and Mash Shops.The Market, Working Mans Clubs, and Pubs and now in the middle of nowhere.As West Ham are doing well and the years pass the Club will eventually receive a "pass" for what they did. I am sure they could have come to some arrangement with the local Council but the area is very different culturally and ethnically now so not the same endearment. My local Dog Stadium also could not come to an agreement and then 300 x £300,000 flats appeared :(

[@callumatkins6891]

West Ham fans have been ripped off, a big soul of the club has gone, I had the pleasure of visiting once the last time my team played there in 2011 and it was class proper ground suited the size of the club too no plastics just raw passion the noise was brilliant

[@Bettys_Eldest]

Worked in Barking Road back in the early 80's, each Friday liquid lunch would be taken at the Boleyn.

[@neilwiltshire1467]

Quite a unique video even by your standards ! Loved the visit to the pub and felt for you when the memorial garden was closed ... us "groundspotters" have all had those moments ! Have to say that although I am definitely not a WHU fan or even a Londoner, I have "experience" of the area and you are a brave man to wander round there with your cameras ... take care ...

[@steveclem]

In all my years of being an armchair football fan, It wasn't til the final game at Upton Park that I'd ever heard of the term Boleyn in regards to West Ham.

[@delanodegenie6970]

Great video and as a football fan it's sad to see clubs losing their identity to an extent when they leave a stadium behind.... One thing I love about being a Palace fan is the fact we are still at Selhurst Park... I genuinely hope we never leave!

[@Isleofskye]

So your question for today , my friend. When I visited THe Whitehorse Lane End several times in 1967 what did that end look like bewhind the goal just 54 tears ago :) I saw them play Wolves on the final day with 41,000 there against already promoted Wolves and their 10,000 fans. Against champions Coventry and losing 2/1 to Millwall. So what did that end look like opposite the great Holmesdale Road terraces? :)_

[@georgerubypoppy1063]

@@Isleofskye I can tell you if you like IoS. The Whitehorse end is where I used to sell "penny on the ball" and later "Jackpot" tickets, up until 1965 as a schoolboy.

[@Isleofskye]

I like "The Skye Boat Song" , My Friend. So you remember the grass bank that we all rolled down when Millwall won there 2/1 on the 25th March 1967 ? :)

[@georgerubypoppy1063]

@@Isleofskye I remember the grass banking very well. From memory, it was terracing for about half way, maybe two thirds up, then the grass, all the way round from the Holmesdale end, along the Park Road side, to the Whitehorse end. The floodlights, when I first attended, were mounted on a series of towers, mirroring those that still remain on the main stand roof, along the Park Road side. I don`t remember "The Skye Boat Song" though.

[@tanknightriders]

Darlington Arena or whatever it is/was called would be good to see now. Interesting story around it. Believe it houses a local rugby team now

[@furkandogan6556]

07:20 ISTANBUL... we are everywhere, greetings from Istanbul.

[@Clem_Fandango11]

Shame they couldn't of done it like Highbury. They did such a great job with that conversion.

[@geoffpoole483]

The main attractions of the London Stadium are its capacity and its transport links.The Boleyn pub looks wworth a visit. By the way, that's Clyde Best, not Eusebio. Local pubs, cafes and shops must have taken a huge hit when West Ham moved to the London Stadium. West Ham used to have some great players; the late Jimmy Greaves played for them, along with Redknapp and Lampard, Bobby Moore, and Trevor Brooking. There's a video on KZbin of a 1971 game between Manchester City and West Ham. Worth watching not just for a fantastic goal by Ronnie Boyce but also to see the state of the pitch. I enjoyed this videoo and you've got a new subscriber.

[@thomasconboy4636]

I was there to watch a game in 1979 first big English game a fa cup game memory from my youth well I was 22😊😊

[@rowlandsanthony9394]

How they got a safely cirt on the ground was beyond me. It had its time, and we go again……

[@abdubinyaameen6188]

My area like to visit the old stadium Upton park but it's new an fresh the new one but it was a small stadium and not easy to go to

[@ikaika0023]

sad that there's no markers for the old stadium. Brilliant content

[@f1andfootballfan993]

Great video 👍

[@IBLRG]

I would ask Leyton Orient fans about that. Wasn't there are some rules and regulations that a new ground could not be within a certain distance of another one ? Yet the rules were bent so that West Ham could play at this Stadium despite it being so near to Leyton Orient.

[@contactlight8079]

Orient screwed themselves over in that regard by backing The Spuds proposed move to the stadium...

[@newforestpixie5297]

Was Upton Pk the ground used for the movie where some Herberts break in & Rob the place but inevitably fall out & one ends up in a backwater the following day ?

[@gui18bif]

Just sad seeing clubs moving and bulldozing stadiums

[@kyleholley5779]

I miss Highfield Road every away fan said that they used to love going to Highfield road should visit there

[@newforestpixie5297]

It’s ironic that in a country which boasts about its glorious Traditions with statues & preserved buildings has little time or space for places & events in working class or daily life history . It’s the same with ground names such as 100 years of Dean Court being dumped ☹️

[@johnwilkes681]

It’s a shame that iconic clubs move to new stadiums. All lot of the history and atmosphere and everything with the surrounding area are lost.but the old stadiums are too small , and most can’t be enlarged due to nearby properties ( apart from spurs) I suppose that’s what’s called progress.

[@Kinggrave]

Went to the last game at the Boleyn ground and it was fucking mental. It’s so sad to never go back after that and I wish I could 1 more time or that it at least was still there and not turned into some shitty apartments. But I guess all good things must come to an end

[@thijsente]

Am I the only one who saw the picture at 14:56 and the shot at 15:46 and thought that the balcony in the background might be the balcony the picture was taken from (Same fence and building beneath it). I might be wrong tho. You also see the structure of the stadium he was walking by in the first picture.

[@matthewwilliams8339]

Proper ground that was. Shame you moved.

[@sportivoyorkfc2314]

Very Cool. Impressive with the flags but you did get one wrong- Libya was the one you said was Afghanistan. Also, you stopped before Northern Cyprus! Flag nerd myself

[@nowaylon2008]

The Shanghai Chinese takeaway used to be my favourite when I lived local.

[@krobbo81]

What a great video this is; love content like this.

[@CY-187]

Heart-breaking mate, good video

[@markfrench9004]

The weird tubular sculptures are surely bubbles.

[@parkmiroon]

Their last game in Boleyn Ground was their winning against my favorite club (Manchester United 2-3 West Ham United)

[@terryfisher3483]

Might not be the most glamorous of locations but you need to come to the Boro and visit where Ayresome Park was compared to the Riverside. Also you can literally follow in the footsteps of Brian Clough as he was a local lad he would take the short walk through Albert Park from his home in Valley Road carrying his boots over his shoulder to get to training at Ayresome Park. There is a statue of him in the park and you can find a few hidden gems in and around where Ayresome Park was if you look close enough. While you are in the North East you could even check out where Sunderland's Roker Park was, or Darlington's Feethams stadium if you really must 😏

[@bazhowell1123]

As a City fan i visited both Roker Park and Ayresome Park on two or three occasions .... they were two very different football grounds, but two really memorable ones.

[@gm2407]

Grounds become generational connections that family members and friends share whilst supporting their team. New stadiums have no history until they finally have it. 50 years time most fans who went to the old stadium will be old or gone and their descendents will have history there. Every stadium will be objectionable in some way as there is no perfect stadium, how it is adapted and what people experience there makes a good ground with history.

[@beng2708]

Love the videos? Do you have any good book recommendations regarding football history / grounds for the old man? Thanks.

[@joshuacracknell82]

i’m a west ham fan and i am so gutted that there is nothing left. nothing to commemorate bobby moore or any legends at all.