West Ham supporters ‘unhappiest ever’ over stadium move, Jamie Carragher suggests

It has been a rough couple of weeks for West Ham supporters following their team's relegation to the Championship on the final day of the 2025/26 Premier League season.

A campaign in England's second tier awaits, and it remains to be seen whether star man Jarrod Bowen is going to stick around to help bring the club back to where they feel they belong, the Premier League.

One of the most worrying aspects of their upcoming Championship season is the London Stadium. Having the Olympic Stadium host matches in the Championship is a situation everybody wanted to avoid when the Hammers were handed the keys in 2016. Still, here we are, and there is nothing anybody can now do about it.

Jamie Carragher remains in disbelief about West Ham's stadium move

With the London stadium now at the centre of football discussions once again, many fans and pundits are speculating about just how many empty seats there will be at West Ham's home throughout the 2026/27 campaign.

On that topic, during an episode of the Overlap, Jamie Carragher moved the conversation on to how West Ham supporters have never truly taken to the London Stadium. Carragher said:

“I don't think I've ever heard a fan base so unhappy with a stadium move as West Ham supporters. It doesn't feel like anybody's happy with that or can see any uplift in any way.”

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Indeed, there are plenty within the West Ham fanbase who still wish their side played their home matches at the Boleyn Ground. While their former home is often described as a ‘proper football ground', the London Stadium is arguably the complete opposite.

There are rumours that West Ham could decide to close the upper tiers of the London Stadium while they are in the Championship due to fears around ticket sales. This could turn out to be a blessing for match-going regulars, who believe that the upper tier is too disconnected from the lower tier and the pitch.

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It's rare to have a fanbase unanimously back a stadium move, but it's even rarer to have one unanimously against one. That was seemingly the case back in 2016 when West Ham made the move to the London Stadium, and ten years later, they are as unhappy about it as they ever have been.