Iron Men Page #7

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[Ribman] We are literally

three minutes from the stadium.

You can see it.

You walk across the canal

and you're in the gates,

and so it's amazing.

All I've ever wanted to be

is the Ribman of West Ham

and it feels like

I've actually made it.

I am the Ribman of West Ham.

You here for the game

or the roll?

[man] The roll is so good!

[commentator] At Upton Park, the

average attendance was 33,000.

Today, they're expecting

to double that,

almost 60,000 fans

settling into their new home.

And then to your right, again

a massive bank of seats, mate.

It's absolutely huge. That's

the Trevor Brooking stand.

In front of us is the tunnel

and it's just...

It does feel like... I sort of

sense the expanse of it.

It just feels just massive

compared to Upton Park.

Even the bits

we've walked around today,

just feels... It's just huge.

As it's the first game,

I'm just a little bit nervous.

In football, you get

some surprises sometimes.

Thank you.

Hold Grandpa's hand.

What's the score going to be

today, Scarlet?

Have you any idea?

- Who's going to win?

- No.

- Who's going to win?

- West Ham.

West Ham, yes.

Hello.

It's a mixture of excitement

and a mixture of nervousness.

Fondly, I'll always remember

the Boleyn ground.

Of course, it's where,

you know,

I snuck in as a kid,

seven years of age,

but this is just incredible.

I mean, just look around

and just listen to the fans

and, you know, we're still

20 minutes from kickoff.

[Slaven] We have to make this

fabulous ground our new home.

The pitch is the same,

like anywhere else.

When the game started,

it's all about winning.

First goal is for me, alright?

Every goal is for you.

Any one after that,

it's for all of us.

OK.

But the first one is for you.

- First one is for me.

- Deal.

It's my first time here.

Can you imagine?

It's quite incredible because

we come from a little stadium,

and if West Ham want to get

used to playing in big stadiums

in cup finals,

things like that,

then there is not

a better place to play first

to get used to that.

I think it's going to take time.

I'll tell you, once that

West Ham atmosphere starts,

once they get used to that,

and you make this a home...

This is quite

an incredible stadium.

[Mabel] When I get in

and I see all the people,

I think it's lovely,

like sitting at Wembley.

[woman] Seats are much bigger.

There's cushions on the seats.

It almost feels like you can

sit two people in the seats

rather than... At Upton Park,

we were like this.

[commentator] We're not far away

from kick-off.

The teams will emerge

in five to ten minutes.

[Mark] There's just a heritage

with being the Olympic Stadium.

Just like there was gold medals

being won at the Olympics,

I'm sure we're going

to lift trophies here.

[Ribman]

Great memories of the Boleyn.

There will always be

great memories.

But this is our future.

I think to attract top players

from now,

we need to be in a stadium

like this, we need to fill it,

and we need to play

good football.

Come on, you Irons.

[Ray] I like the past.

But sometimes I dwell in

the past too much, you know?

This is

for my kids and their kids.

Fortune's always hiding

I've looked everywhere

I'm forever blowing bubbles

Pretty bubbles in the air

[cheering]

At the final whistle,

West Ham have won

their first game

in the new ground.

West Ham won, one-nil.

Slaven Bilic on the pitch,

congratulating his players

in the first Premier League

game of this new campaign.

How hot you like your hot sauce?

Well, not too hot.

Oh, really?

You're not going to like this.

It's nice but...

- Wow.

- The flavor is banging, innit?

Yeah.

And the thing is,

you get used to it

and then you have to

have it all the time.

Anyone want

some super-hot sauce?

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