BBC reporting that West Ham have won the backing of Olympic bosses to move to the Olympic Stadium.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/default.stm
Can't help but think the running track will spell the end of the "fearsome" Upton Park atmosphere.
And how will they fill it in the Championship?
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Johm Brenwin's article for ESPN
I hope my lot can go back to moaning about not signing a striker in the January window now as quite frankly, the rubbish posted on our boards about the whole sorry saga is now beyond riddiculous.
West Ham winning is also good news for palace who may now take their bid further than something created by an A-level student.
I think that when they sell it to West Ham we will all be getting a rebate on our Council Tax as surely that's only fair after funding this complete waste of time ego trip....sorry, I mean "legacy" to British athletics.
Well thats the same question we're all asking now. What next? Who knows. Mid table obscurity. Its what we're used to ;-)
What about a bid to utilise Wembley?
If Levy is truly convinced that the WHL redevelopment is not viable, I can't see him giving up the fight for the OS.
All Wet Spam have achieved is preferred bidder status. That's not the same as saying "sign here".
Looking forward to West Ham v Millwall in the Championship as their opening game. The running track could come in handy. Some of the fatties who invaded the pitch the last time, will struggle to make it as far as the pitch.
Fascists. ;-)
Doubt if the WHL expansion has been ditched and suspect that Levy said what he said as ballast for the Olympic bid. After all they've got as far as securing planning permisison subject to a s106 agreement being completed (and the agreement has been agreed by everyone). Don't know how much Levy's attacks on Haringey Council will have hurt his chances of getting them to promote a compulsory purchase order over the land Spurs don't have bu need for the project.
Surely that argument would be equally valid if Spurs won the bid?
The new stadium is several years away from being finished and available for whoever wins the bid and if we end up losing supporters then it'll be our fault. Forewarned is forearmed.
Well we need to be in higher league then.
There has been a whole thread devoted to whether is bad news for us. Personally I don't think it makes any meaningful difference. There are millions and millions of potential supporters out there. The question for us, as it is for all clubs is why, given its massive popularity, more don't make the effort to come to games.
I really think they just started this whole Olympic takeover thing as a publicity stunt and it's just snowballed. They never really thought they'd get it and now looks like their bluff has been called. Don't be surprised of they pull out.
Wrong. It will be the death of west ham.
& if you've got people that are currently going to The Valley that would in an instant switch their support to west ham because the tickets are cheaper then I'd say good riddance.
I remember having arguments when the Dome was built that it was an inspired idea but the problem was the plan for after the Millenium was half baked - because it came from politicians and graduate mandarins. It was clear that it would be very attractive as a commercial venue as it is now proving to be and it is a striking building for London to have. The idiots making the decisions are so frightened of not having a white elephant o their hands that they can't see the commercial possibilities of a stand alone- non football complex. If Orient going under is the Olymopic legacy, everybody involved should be ashamed of themselves.