West Ham win the Olympic Stadium

West Ham have won the right to move into London's Olympic Stadium in Stratford after the 2012 Games.

The two London clubs both produced proposals on how to reinvent the venue for football but only the Hammers were willing to keep the running track so the stadium could also hold athletics events in the future.

Tottenham wanted to convert the stadium into a football-only ground, while renovating south London's Crystal Palace arena to comply with the athletics legacy part of Britain's successful Olympic bid.

A spokesman for the Olympic Park Legacy Company, which is due to make its choice public on Friday, refused to comment, saying:  "It's pure speculation. Our board will meet on Friday when they will be presented with both bids and vote to recommend a preferred bidder."


That recommendation will then go to London mayor Boris Johnson and the government for final ratification.

It's believed that Spurs - whose bid is said to have floundered not just over the retention of the running track but questions of financing - may seek a judicial review if the decision goes against them.


Spurs are already looking at land in Essex.



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Good. Spurs shouldn't move out of Tottenham

Mal wrote:West Ham have won the right to move into London's Olympic Stadium in Stratford after the 2012 Games.

The two London clubs both produced proposals on how to reinvent the venue for football but only the Hammers were willing to keep the running track so the stadium could also hold athletics events in the future.

Tottenham wanted to convert the stadium into a football-only ground, while renovating south London's Crystal Palace arena to comply with the athletics legacy part of Britain's successful Olympic bid.

A spokesman for the Olympic Park Legacy Company, which is due to make its choice public on Friday, refused to comment, saying:  "It's pure speculation. Our board will meet on Friday when they will be presented with both bids and vote to recommend a preferred bidder."


That recommendation will then go to London mayor Boris Johnson and the government for final ratification.

It's believed that Spurs - whose bid is said to have floundered not just over the retention of the running track but questions of financing - may seek a judicial review if the decision goes against them.


Spurs are already looking at land in Essex.



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forestfcfan wrote:Good. Spurs shouldn't move out of Tottenham

Last sentence.

Not gonna look to great when they're languishing in League 1

But Spurs looking at moving to Essex is ludicrous.

Would you really want Spurs to move Arsenal fans?

I wouldn't want City to move, fuck that.

Do they have to pay anything?

kyro7 wrote:Would you really want Spurs to move Arsenal fans?

I wouldn't want City to move, fuck that.

Wouldn't really care but having Chelsea as a plastic rivalry is sickening. Most fans in London are all Arsenal so it wouldn't make that much of a deal, but even though Tottenham rarely win they're always up for the game which brings a shitload of excitement. At first it would be hilarious, then it would just be boring and we'd just forget the rivalry

Will they get rid of the running track? The feeling from twitter is no...

dena wrote:Will they get rid of the running track? The feeling from twitter is no...

I heard they wouldn't.

Good, West Ham should have it,

West Ham won't go to league one. They are too big of a club to do so and aren't in that much financial trouble like Leeds, Soto and Portsmouth were. I reckon they'll bounce right back, especially since they usually have great youth products.

Plus it's the only major club in East London.

I got all excited, then saw we're looking for land in Essex, wish Levy would just keep us in North London

kyro7 wrote:

dena wrote:Will they get rid of the running track? The feeling from twitter is no...

I heard they wouldn't.

Then it's gay, running tracks are ABSOLUTE SHIT. Roma/Lazio have amazing fans, thing is you never see them during the run of play, to celebrate with the fans Roma/Lazio players run like 50 yards, ridiculous. British athletics is shit, when was the last time they won a major track/field gold medal, fuck the track, bring in the stands.

What's wrong with moving which part of the city you are playing in? Arsenal did it? They seem to be doing marginally okay now a days.

Scuba Steve wrote:What's wrong with moving which part of the city you are playing in? Arsenal did it? They seem to be doing marginally okay now a days.

Everything, we've always been in North London, I've always loved TOTTENHAM. I know people say it's different but what about AFC Wimbledon, was their move justified?

Edit: And Arsenal did it nearly 100 years ago.

That was more meant for the Arsenal fans who laughed at moving to Essex But that is a lot farther away than a move from South London to North London.

Scuba Steve wrote:That was more meant for the Arsenal fans who laughed at moving to Essex But that is a lot farther away than a move from South London to North London.

Really getting me pissed, why can't he just build over WHL like he first promised, I really don't see how bulldozing Olympic Stadium, is cheaper then building over WHL.

The Olympic Stadium was going to be a half build I think, keeping half of the old structure.

Probably just a tiny bit more Tottenham fans in Essex then Arsenal but I really doubt it's much. If they moved to Essex the london support will have a hard time getting there without car or train, In london you can take the underground/overground and be there fairly quickly despite the large distance.

If Tottenham move out of London they'll be full at major events but empty at casual games, the fan support really isn't that great in north london and it's a bit decent elsewhere

Mal wrote:The Olympic Stadium was going to be a half build I think, keeping half of the old structure.

Basically what we'e doing at WHL, it's confusing me

Be nice to see the running track decimate the West Ham support

GK01 wrote:

Mal wrote:The Olympic Stadium was going to be a half build I think, keeping half of the old structure.

Basically what we'e doing at WHL, it's confusing me

White Hart Lane would of been a brand new build which would of cost Tottenham around £550m, the Olympic Stadium would of cost around £280m including the funds to redevelop Crystal Palace athletics club. I'd love Tottenham to build their new stadium in Tottenham because they'll be skint. They won't though, David Levy's plan is to move Tottenham, the land and everything else in Tottenham is too expensive.

blackskar wrote:Be nice to see the running track decimate the West Ham support

What stadium is it where they have retractable seats? So during football the seats will slide out and pop up on the running track and when it's athletics they slide away.

Personally i feel sorry for Leyton Orient, how are they supposed to attract people when there is a premiership club a mile up the road offering cheap tickets aswell?

Hereford_Lad wrote:Personally i feel sorry for Leyton Orient, how are they supposed to attract people when there is a premiership club a mile up the road offering cheap tickets aswell?

I know, it's ridiculous. They are the closest club to the stadium so they should have it.

Mal wrote:

blackskar wrote:Be nice to see the running track decimate the West Ham support

What stadium is it where they have retractable seats? So during football the seats will slide out and pop up on the running track and when it's athletics they slide away.

Stade de France

dena wrote:

Mal wrote:

blackskar wrote:Be nice to see the running track decimate the West Ham support

What stadium is it where they have retractable seats? So during football the seats will slide out and pop up on the running track and when it's athletics they slide away.

Stade de France

I knew it. Just didn't want to post and get the wrong one.

West Ham should try to do that, the France - Brazil friendly looked good, I think it was at the Stade de France (either that or the Parc de Princes, always get em mixed up) problem is a grand looking stadium like that is too good for West Ham

dena wrote:West Ham should try to do that, the France - Brazil friendly looked good, I think it was at the Stade de France (either that or the Parc de Princes, always get em mixed up) problem is a grand looking stadium like that is too good for West Ham

Aren't West Ham talking about cutting the top off to reduce the capacity?



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