West Ham Presents Olympic Stadium Bid

West Ham players Carlton Cole, Mark Noble and Scott Parker have visited Downing Street to present the club’s bid to occupy the London 2012 Olympic Stadium.??

The club and the Newham Council formally delivered their bid to the Olympic Park Legacy Company.??

The club’s owners David Sullivan and David Gold have repeatedly voiced their desire to move into the stadium after the Olympics.??

The club’s plan is to convert the stadium to a 60,000-capacity arena for football, athletics, concerts and community use.??

West Ham and Newham say that their joint bid could incorporate an Olympic visitor centre and football museum at the stadium.??

There has been many calls for the stadium to leave a lasting legacy for athletics use after the 2012 London Games.??

West Ham’s vice-chairman Karren Brady said: ‘The last thing anyone wants is for the Olympic Stadium to become a ghost of Olympics past. The only realistic solution is to make the stadium work for a Premier League football team and that should be West Ham United.’