This week, fierce allegations have been flying around the Olympic Stadium, with English newspaper the Sunday Times claiming that West Ham are guilty of committing wrongdoing during the bidding process.
Earlier this year, the West Ham bid was unanimously favoured by the 14 members of the Olympic Park Legacy Committee, who rejected the bid from North London side Tottenham Hotspur. The decision means that the Hammers will move into the stadium after it has been used as a centre piece for the 2012 Olympics. Spurs' bid was rejected partly due to the fact that it would have meant rebuilding the stadium without its athletics track while moving the National Sports Centre to Crystal Palace. West Ham's plans will reduce the stadium to a 60,000 capacity but the running track will be kept.
Both White Hart Lane and Boleyn Ground have similar capacities, with both clubs managing to attract an average attendance of 35,703 and 33,426 respectively in the 2010/2011 season. The realistic reduction of capacity to 60,000 could have worked in favour for West Ham.
Tottenham and Leyton Orient were clearly unhappy with the decision but had requests to review the decision rejected, being told they had no grounds for review.
That said, the Sunday Times have now reported that two secret payments were made to Dionne Knight, an executive on the Olympic Park Legacy Committee (OPLC). It is thought that these payments, of 20,000 pounds, came from the direction of West Ham both before and after the decision.
The paper grabbed hold of the story after the OPLC revealed last week that one of its members had been suspended after acting as a consultant for a football team without their consent. West Ham and Knight were named as the two parties involved but both have since claimed that Ms. Knight was not involved in the bidding process and simply had a "personal relationship" with an employee at the London club.
With the latest news coming via a statement published on West Ham's website, that the club "categorically denied" the accusations and will take "legal action" against the Sunday Times, as well as Tottenham Hotspur, it remains to be seen how this story unfolds over the coming days.
Earlier this year, the West Ham bid was unanimously favoured by the 14 members of the Olympic Park Legacy Committee, who rejected the bid from North London side Tottenham Hotspur. The decision means that the Hammers will move into the stadium after it has been used as a centre piece for the 2012 Olympics. Spurs' bid was rejected partly due to the fact that it would have meant rebuilding the stadium without its athletics track while moving the National Sports Centre to Crystal Palace. West Ham's plans will reduce the stadium to a 60,000 capacity but the running track will be kept.
Both White Hart Lane and Boleyn Ground have similar capacities, with both clubs managing to attract an average attendance of 35,703 and 33,426 respectively in the 2010/2011 season. The realistic reduction of capacity to 60,000 could have worked in favour for West Ham.
Tottenham and Leyton Orient were clearly unhappy with the decision but had requests to review the decision rejected, being told they had no grounds for review.
That said, the Sunday Times have now reported that two secret payments were made to Dionne Knight, an executive on the Olympic Park Legacy Committee (OPLC). It is thought that these payments, of 20,000 pounds, came from the direction of West Ham both before and after the decision.
The paper grabbed hold of the story after the OPLC revealed last week that one of its members had been suspended after acting as a consultant for a football team without their consent. West Ham and Knight were named as the two parties involved but both have since claimed that Ms. Knight was not involved in the bidding process and simply had a "personal relationship" with an employee at the London club.
With the latest news coming via a statement published on West Ham's website, that the club "categorically denied" the accusations and will take "legal action" against the Sunday Times, as well as Tottenham Hotspur, it remains to be seen how this story unfolds over the coming days.
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