West Ham boss Moyes upset over stadium lockouts: Why cinemas open? | OneFootball

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·23 October 2020

West Ham boss Moyes upset over stadium lockouts: Why cinemas open?

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West Ham boss David Moyes is upset over the stadium lockouts across the UK.

Moyes has called for the Government to explain why fans cannot watch West Ham's match against Manchester City in the ground - when they can watch it inside the Vue Cinema at Stratford's Westfield Shopping Centre.


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The cinema, a 10-minute walk from the London Stadium, is showing Saturday's lunchtime kick-off.

For the price of £6.99 fans can watch the match along with members of their household or support bubble, in line with Government guidance on coronavirus.

"People going watch a game in a cinema, close to here, why can we not be sitting outside in the open air doing it?" asked Moyes.

"Maybe there's other reasons - maybe it's the travelling on the tube, the bus, maybe it's the pubs. But if that is the case, please come out and give us an explanation as to why we can't do it."

He added: "I watched the European games this week and have seen crowds back in different countries, and it's hard to believe we can't do that.

"I don't think any of us want 500 or 1,000 people back in the grounds, we need a good percentage of capacity - 25 or 30 per cent. Why can those countries be doing it and not us?"

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