Hammers feel blue over colour scheme
WEST Ham are in conflict with their London Stadium landlords over the green- coloured surrounds to the football pitch.
Struggling Hammers manager Slaven Bilic believes it can confuse his players and has asked repeatedly for the astroturf area around the playing surface to be changed to another colour.
West Ham have even offered to pay for the £200,000 astroturf replacement, with claret — obviously — their preferred option.
However landlords E20 were amenable to the initiative only if the new colour was blue so it was consistent with the London Stadium branding and wouldn’t affect efforts to bring other sports events to the venue
But the option has been turned down by West Ham because the navy blue colour is associated with their arch rivals Tottenham as well as West Bromwich albion.
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