Hammers linked with Olympic Stadium

[Beefy]

West Ham are in "very serious negotiations" with Olympic authorities about moving into the 2012 stadium, says Sports Minister Richard Caborn.

The Hammers have long been linked with a move to the stadium, in nearby Stratford, after the Games end.

"There is a very serious negotiation going on between West Ham and the Olympic authorities about the stadium," said Caborn on Friday.

The talks were between Hammers chairman Terry Brown and senior Olympic figures.

Caborn added: "Talks are going on about whether they could do a similar thing to Manchester City when they took over the Commonwealth Games stadium in 2002."

Two parties are reportedly keen on taking control of West Ham - one led by London-based Iranian businessman Kia Joorabchian and another by Uefa executive committee member Eggert Magnusson.

Both those parties are said to be in favour of the move to the 2012 stadium but Caborn said he was not backing one bid for the club over another.

"I've have not had any contact with either of the reported bidders at any point - nor would I if they approached me as this would be totally inappropriate."

[Jibbers]

Nearest West Ham will get is Hammer Throwing comp and Pardew could be the first to be thrown!!

[lfc junkie]

Originally Posted by Jibbers

Nearest West Ham will get is Hammer Throwing comp and Pardew could be the first to be thrown!!

hahaha


Will West ham be in the Prem then? Will West Ham exist in 2012? Rumours say that Abramovitch has something running at West ham (and owning two clubs is forbidden). West Ham is in deep shiote, some russian (sponsored by Abramovitch)company bought Mascherano and Tevez, it was all over the newspapers here.