West Ham receives stadium boost 22/07/2010 |
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West Ham United's bid to move into the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games has received a boost after the company behind the shopping centre that will make up part of the site said it would back the plan.
The east London club has submitted a bid to take over the stadium in conjunction with Newham Council.
There had been speculation that Westfield, the Australian company behind the 1.9m square foot Stratford City shopping centre that is seen as a key part of the bid to leave a legacy for east London, did not approve of the idea of West Ham taking over.
But appearing before the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee, Westfield's Stratford City director John Burton revealed it was already working with West Ham and Newham Council on their plans.
"Clearly there are statements saying we are opposed to West Ham and that is simply not correct," Burton said. "We will work with West Ham or anyone else for that matter in the delivery of a further use. The only criteria we would put around that is, given our role around access, that we have regular communication and co ordination to deal with any organisational issues.
"We're well-experienced in it – we simply want the opportunity to work with whoever the operator might be. We have had discussions with Newham and the West Ham group about how to take that forward."
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