West Ham threaten to sue over £7.30 pints
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West Ham United have threatened to sue the owners of the London Stadium unless they cut beer prices before the club’s next home match.
© GETTY IMAGESWest Ham threaten to sue over £7.30 pints - GETTY IMAGES
The Premier League side stood ready to take legal action on Thursday after the cheapest pint for
their season-opener against Manchester City was £7.30 – 40 per cent more than the equivalent beverage at Tottenham Hotspur (£5.19).
The threat followed fan anger at the beer prices being charged, which West Ham neither set nor profit from under the terms of their tenancy of the former Olympic Stadium.
They have cited a ‘Comparable Clubs’ clause in their catering agreement with those in charge of running
the publicly-owned venue, which states food and drink at their matches should cost no more than the mean average of the amounts charged by Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs. That would put the cost of the cheapest pint at £5.75.
After complaining to caterers Delaware North, West Ham were told no reductions could be made without the stadium owners’ permission.
The club have threatened legal action if such a change was not made in time for their Uefa Conference League game against Viborg on August 18.