So thats why they went after Beckham?
Iâd say so, but then every club in England went after him, it wasnât just West Ham, didnât Leeds or someone go absolutely mental on him as well.
Itâs great to see Sullivan and Gold back in the game. I havenât been this happy since the Portsmouth players got paid a couple of weeks ago - there was a worrying period of uncertainty there.
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West Hamâs Olympic stadium deal collapses
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 07:09 AM
The British government will announce today that the Olympic stadium deal with West Ham and Newham Council has collapsed, sources said.
Legal challenges by Tottenham and Leyton Orient, plus an anonymous complaint to the European Commission, has led to fears that court action could drag on for years while the stadium in London remains empty.
A ministerial statement is expected around lunchtime, saying that the stadium will remain in public ownership and leased out to an anchor tenant following a new tender process.
It is likely that, under the new tender process, any costs of transforming the stadium after the 2012 Games will be covered by the Olympic Park Legacy Company.
Prospective tenants will then be asked to bid for the stadium with the running track remaining in place.
The tenants would pay an annual rent to the OPLC which could actually prove to be less costly for the likes of West Ham.
The move will also remove uncertainty over the stadium ahead of Londonâs bid for the 2017 World Athletics Championships, although that was not a major consideration in the decision to abandon the current deal.
The Government, the London Mayorâs office and the OPLC have moved to scrap the current deal in order to try to end the legal challenges over the stadiumâs ownership.
There has been an anonymous complaint to the European Commission, claiming that the ÂŁ40m being provided by Newham to West Ham represented âstate aidâ. That complaint was regarded with particular concern amid fears it could take years to come to a conclusion.
There were also worries that the application for a judicial review by Spurs and Orient could drag on and, even if their bids failed, they could appeal.
It is understood that no contract has been signed with West Ham, allowing the move to a fresh tender process, but the club will be encouraged to bid again.
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Spurs wonât go for it unless they can remove the track.
Ffs!