Source: Daily_Mail
West Ham to face Olympic Stadium fight over moving into Orient's patch
West Ham's dream of taking over London's Olympic Stadium after the2012 Games will come under threat this week when Leyton Orient announcethey are considering legal action over the decision to allow theHammers to move from Upton Park to Stratford as the venue's tenants. [LNB]Rather than challenge the decision of the Olympic Park LegacyCompany (OPLC), which on Friday selected West Ham over Tottenham as thepreferred bidder for the stadium, Orient will focus on the legality ofthe Premier League allowing one of their clubs to relocate into the'territory' of a Football League club. [LNB] On yer bike: Orient set to challenge West Ham over future of Olympic Stadium[LNB]Orient will outline their objections at a Press conference on Wednesday. [LNB]It is understood that the League One club will demand details about what specific impact studies the Premier League undertook to gauge the impact on Orient of a move to Stratford by either West Ham or Tottenham. [LNB]Premier League Rule I.6.5, which governs stadium moves, states that the Premier League's board should agree to a change of home for one of their clubs only if the board are satisfied that a move 'would not adversely affect clubs (or Football League clubs) having their registered grounds in the immediate vicinity of the proposed location'. [LNB]Orient, the closest club to the Olympic site, believe that no meaningful impact studies have been done and they fear that West Ham's intended discount pricing policy will severely damage their own attendance and income. [LNB]It is expected that West Ham will offer cheap admission prices to try to fill the reconfigured 60,000-seat stadium, undercutting Orient's current ticket charges.[LNB] West Ham 14 Tottenham 0! Olympic chiefs hand Hammers the keys to 2012 stadiumIt's all yours! Olympic chiefs hand West Ham the keys to 2012 stadium after fight with arch rivals TottenhamSugar demands U-turn as West Ham target ?150m naming rights dealAll the latest West Ham United FC news, features and opinionAll the latest Tottenham Hotspur FC news, features and opinionOlympic legacy or just another load of white elephants?[LNB] [LNB] Explore more:Places: London Organisations: Football League
