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West Ham legend Billy Bonds blasts London Stadium as 'not a football ground'... but tells fans they will get used to it

West Ham legend Billy Bonds says the London Stadium 'isn't a football ground' and 'lacks atmosphere' but has urged the club's fans to get used to it.

The Hammers moved into the stadium, built for the London Olympics in 2012, this season, but have lost two of their four games at the ground so far.

And Bonds, who played for the club for 20 years before managing them after he retired, has been critical of their new home.

West Ham legend Billy Bonds says the club's new London Stadium 'isn't a football ground'
West Ham legend Billy Bonds says the club's new London Stadium 'isn't a football ground'
The Hammers moved to the former Olympic Stadium from Upton Park this season
The Hammers moved to the former Olympic Stadium from Upton Park this season
But Bonds, both a player and a manager at the club, says the ground lacks atmosphere
But Bonds, both a player and a manager at the club, says the ground lacks atmosphere

'I went to the Bournemouth game and I was sat behind the media,'Bonds told fan site KUMB.