West Ham sit second in attendance charts as relegation reality looms it’s head

• West Ham will play in the Championship next season
• The Hammers rank second in average league home attendance this season
• The club needs to raise £150 million this summer

West Ham United will play Championship football next season and need to raise around £150 million, with more losses from this calendar year expected to follow. With player expenditure expected to be the immediate fund raiser, the Hammers need to look at raising revenue going forward.

Whilst losses make the headlines, West Ham will be one of the biggest earners in England’s second tier next season, but that also comes with the biggest bills. The Irons have been mismanaged for some time, making wrong managerial appointments and spending big on players only to fail in getting success on the pitch.

One of the club’s bigger money makers in terms of revenue, has been the London Stadium. Despite being able to put more fans in seats, the money made has been mis-used, or been thrown into paying a rather daft rental fee for the stadium most supporters label “soulless”.

West Ham rank second is league stadium attendance

This season, West Ham rank second in average league attendance in the whole of English football. The only team to bring in more fans than the Hammers is Manchester United at Old Trafford, showing just how big the Irons fan base is.

Here's the end-of-season list for the highest average attendances in English league football. For the third year running, The Arsenal are the only club with two teams on the list, with Arsenal Women gaining the most places compared to last year, followed by Coventry and Everton. pic.twitter.com/yYjenkyzYF

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No doubt, the club need this to continue in the Championship, but lack of top-flight football, along with growing tensions, will see that number fall.

There’s no hiding that the number from this season has been aided by the fact the Hammers have played in some high stakes games this season. After the 1-1 draw with Manchester United, the club took gate-high numbers and their was belief West Ham could stay up, leading to more numbers through the doors.

At one point the fans felt a connection to this season’s team, one that has since been strained when the side failed to capitalise on their position, ultimately leading to relegation.

Next season, the club will need to repeat the feet, but that feel’s a long wat off, further than it has for some time.