Town have announced that this pre-season’s Portman Road showcase friendly will be against West Ham United on Saturday 31st July (KO 3pm). The game will see former Blue Kieron Dyer return to his hometown club.

Chief executive Simon Clegg told the club site: "As part of our pre-season schedule Roy wanted a high profile friendly against top opposition at home and we've got that with West Ham coming to Portman Road.

"It's not too far for their supporters to travel and with the Championship season starting a week later, it should be a good atmosphere for what I'm sure will be exciting and competitive match."

Tickets will go on sale from July 1st priced as follows, season ticket holders booking tickets in advance: £15 adults, £10 concessions and £2 U16s. Non-season ticket holders booking tickets in advance: £17.50 adults, £12.50 concessions and £3 U16s. Tickets on the day: £20 adults, £15 concessions and £5 U16s.

The Hammers have been allocated 4,000 tickets in the upper tier of the Cobbold Stand.

West Ham were last at Portman Road for a friendly in the summer of 2008 when a Dean Ashton hat-trick saw them to a 5-2 victory.

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KembleBlue added 17:27 - May 14 yep, just found out my mates Man Yoo ST was £513?!?! thats a fecking joke just over £100 more than mine.. they must make thir money abck on prawn sarnies, but seriously given the D for a Man Yoo ST compared to ITFC, it is starting to seem quite expensive.. not saying i want to support anyone else but the debts and bills etc they have and the quality of football makes you think about blind loyalty..

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WadzillaBhoy added 18:28 - May 14 I reckon its £15 because we had to pay West Ham to play them.
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jas0999 added 20:12 - May 14 I have to say that £15.00 to watch a friendly game is a little steep. I can't see more than 6,000 being there. Make the tickets a fiver each and they will probably get 15,000. Surely the more cost effective option? West Ham is a decent friendly game, but not a massive draw.
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Fatcatevans added 20:51 - May 14 Dont the so called powers that be realise just how much we hate that east london sh-tehouses. Dont they know about all the history and bad blood between us going back to '75. What an appalling fixture. The police bill will use up any meagre profit
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danknott added 21:49 - May 14 i just put £50 on Wickham playing alongside wayne rooney for England within next 5 years!!! woop woop
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Tillz9 added 21:59 - May 14 Does the £15 include a tin hat to protect me from all the coins raining down on my head from them cockney plonkers !!!
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WadzillaBhoy added 22:26 - May 14 danknott - what odds did they give you?
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stonojnr added 23:16 - May 14 Zola has more chance of playing for them again than Dyer.
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ITFCsince67 added 23:44 - May 14 What a joke, put a lot of thought into that, NOT. Second rate prem league team who will bring down to PR a bunch of nutters who will be pizzed up and cause a riot. Again far to expensive, never more than 12k to attend.
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Suffolk_n_Good added 23:54 - May 14 Is this some kind of wind-up?!?.... Hold on...... NO, it's not April 1st either!! West Ham -"High profile!" No, feckin way am I paying £17.50 to watch that bunch of To**ers in a friendly!! CLEGG YOUR HAVING SOME KIND OF LAUGH AIN'T YOU?!?!
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bennyblue added 05:58 - May 15 why cant we play sunderland then we get to see our new players in action before we buy/loan them
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MAVERICK added 14:37 - May 15 West Ham. Whoooopeeeeee. is that the best we can bring here ! I rather see Sunderland, Oh sorry, we are already......
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kentblue added 15:01 - May 15 One of the most unpleasant clubs / supporters in the country esp now Zola has gone - he was at least a decent , honest and pleasant guy . NB Keane !!
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shoopdelang added 21:18 - May 16 The prices of tickets for a friendly are extortinate
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bennyblue added 08:35 - May 17 thepricesofticketsforafriendlyareextraordinarybutitswortheverypennytoseesuchatopclassteamassunderlandoopsimeanwesthamhereatourfabulousgreendampbitofgroundystuff
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Fatboy added 13:26 - May 17 A year or two back, I paid £15 to see Town in a pre-season friendly at Stevenage Borough. D'oh!
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PaulMariner added 13:44 - May 17 If you dont like it dont go, rather than moan!
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