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West Ham left Boleyn Ground, their home for 112 years, at the
end of last season after agreeing a 99-year lease with the
London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to rent the
60,000-seater stadium for a reported 2.5 million pounds ($3.32
million) per season.
The club will play their first competitive game at the new home,
the venue of the 2012 London Olympics, against Slovenian side NK
Domzale in the Europa League third qualifying round on Thursday.
"It doesn't feel like a home game, it can't feel like that but
it's not an away game also," Bilic told British media. "I think
the pitch is the same size and I'm sure that we're going to feel
at home.
"The message to the players is to put on a performance and bring
the stadium alive. I'm sure if we play good very soon this is
going to become the home ground.
"The wins reduce the time that is necessary to adjust."
West Ham, who finished seventh in the Premier League last
season, open their new campaign with a London derby against
Chelsea on Aug. 15.
($1 = 0.7524 pounds) (Reporting by Ian Rodricks in Bengaluru;
editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
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