Spurs reveal Olympic stadium plans

12 January 2011 18:00
Tottenham have launched a targeted assault on West Ham's bid for the Olympic Stadium as they finally broke their silence on their own plans to take over the site. Spurs confirmed they would demolish most of the 80,000-seater athletics arena and replace it with a 60,000-capacity purpose-built football venue if they won the bid and decided to relocate from White Hart Lane. As expected, the club said they would also revamp the Crystal Palace athletics stadium to fulfill the legacy commitment made when Great Britain was awarded the 2012 Games. Spurs' architect and club vice-president David Keirle hit out at the myths and misinformation that have been circulated over the north Londoners' plans for the site, saying: "The debate, such as it is, has been one-sided because we've not entered into this. It's been very ill-informed. "We think that we will deliver a legacy with athletics at its core, 365 days a year."

Source: PA