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“Where’s my ‘kin seat??” West Ham’s new stadium is not *quite* finished, fan reveals

Published 20:30 21 Aug 2016 BST

Updated 21:37 21 Aug 2016 BST

Tony Cuddihy
“Where’s my ‘kin seat??” West Ham’s new stadium is not *quite* finished, fan reveals

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It was a historic day for West Ham United as they began their Premier League life at their new stadium.

After 112 years playing at the Boleyn Ground the Hammers moved into the London Stadium - known to everyone in the whole world as the Olympic Stadium - this summer. And today they played their first league match at the ground, making it the 55th stadium to host Premier League football in England. But it appears the stadium itself is not quite finished. One fan tweeted a picture of his position in the stand which showed bare concrete, apparently where the seats should have been. https://twitter.com/prematchmeal/status/767389141810155520 And then after club chief executive Karren Brady tweeted her delight at getting three points, the same fan replied to her with the message "Where's my 'kin seat??" https://twitter.com/PreMatchMeal/status/767432630233133056 Now, we're fairly certain there's a law in English football that stadiums must be all-seater, so not sure what's happened there. Meanwhile, some of those who actually *do* have seats might still have a job seeing the action given how far some are from the pitch. Needless to say, the internet had something to say about that. https://twitter.com/simonbcity/status/767440025436971008 https://twitter.com/AwakeStephen/status/767395051450216450 https://twitter.com/andye486/status/767431928542822400 In the match itself, Michail Antonio scored a late winner against Bournemouth to ensure the Hammers got life in their new ground off to a winning start. Read more from SportsJOE:
   

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"Where's my 'kin seat??" West Ham's new stadium is not *quite* finished, fan reveals