As EPL side West Ham prepares for its "last Christmas at the Boleyn Ground" it is "also busy decorating the Olympic Stadium ready for the big move next year," according to Matt Barlow of the London DAILY MAIL. New computer-generated images have been released as the project enters its final phase, "detailing how parts of the venue will look" when the club moves from Upton Park to its new home in Stratford in the summer. There will be "claret everywhere -- and some blue" -- with Bobby Moore's No. 6 shirt above the concourse of the stand which will carry his name. A stand will also be named after former West Ham player Trevor Brooking, as at Upton Park, "and the crossed hammers design will be on display in the lower tier seats" of the 54,000-capacity arena. West Ham has "already sold more season tickets for next season than at any other season in the club's history, thanks to a bigger capacity at the new venue and price cuts" which mean adult season tickets start at £289 ($438). The club is on track to have sold 35,000 season tickets for '16-17 "by the end of this year, an increase of about 10,000 on this season." A brand new Desso pitch will be installed next year and overseen by head groundsman Dougie Robertson. The interior and a new on-site club store "will start to take shape next month" and West Ham is working to further personalize the stadium subject to planning permission (DAILY MAIL, 12/10).
