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| West Ham 2012 stadium plan dashed | West Ham 2012 stadium plan dashed |
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| The proposal that West Ham could move into the Olympic stadium after the 2012 Games appears to have been ruled out. | The proposal that West Ham could move into the Olympic stadium after the 2012 Games appears to have been ruled out. |
| London 2012 chairman Lord Coe told BBC Five Live Sport that any club interested in taking over the stadium would have to stump up £100m. | London 2012 chairman Lord Coe told BBC Five Live Sport that any club interested in taking over the stadium would have to stump up £100m. |
| He added: "At the current moment, none of the clubs taking a look at this are remotely in the same ball park." | He added: "At the current moment, none of the clubs taking a look at this are remotely in the same ball park." |
| Coe insisted that London 2012 would honour the pledge to provide an enduring legacy for athletics. | Coe insisted that London 2012 would honour the pledge to provide an enduring legacy for athletics. |
| "If football wants to play within the confines of a track and field configuration, are prepared to give track and field primary usage, and are coming to the table with £100m-plus to make this a viable option of course we would look at it," said Coe. | "If football wants to play within the confines of a track and field configuration, are prepared to give track and field primary usage, and are coming to the table with £100m-plus to make this a viable option of course we would look at it," said Coe. |
| He said that approaches from others areas inside and outside sport would be considered but the commitment to an athletics legacy was paramount. | He said that approaches from others areas inside and outside sport would be considered but the commitment to an athletics legacy was paramount. |
| "We are sticking by the commitments we made to the International Olympic Committee in Singapore that this would be primarily an athletics legacy and off the back of that we are prepared to scope all sorts of other partnerships," he said. | "We are sticking by the commitments we made to the International Olympic Committee in Singapore that this would be primarily an athletics legacy and off the back of that we are prepared to scope all sorts of other partnerships," he said. |
| "It could be Premiership rugby or some of the better-heeled non-League clubs in the area - and we are not closing our eyes to the potential as an entertainment venue as well." | "It could be Premiership rugby or some of the better-heeled non-League clubs in the area - and we are not closing our eyes to the potential as an entertainment venue as well." |
| Not only are we bound by what we were told by the IOC but we are bound by a belief in the importance of there being an athletics legacy Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell | Not only are we bound by what we were told by the IOC but we are bound by a belief in the importance of there being an athletics legacy Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell |
| Coe's comments follow those of Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, who said she had met West Ham chairman Terence Brown and managing director Paul Aldridge in the summer to discuss a possible move. | Coe's comments follow those of Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, who said she had met West Ham chairman Terence Brown and managing director Paul Aldridge in the summer to discuss a possible move. |
| She told them about the £100m price tag and stressed that they would have to keep the running track and meet the cost of building a dual-use stadium. | She told them about the £100m price tag and stressed that they would have to keep the running track and meet the cost of building a dual-use stadium. |
| Jowell told the Sunday Telegraph: "They said they would obviously not be interested on that basis." | Jowell told the Sunday Telegraph: "They said they would obviously not be interested on that basis." |
| Sports Minister Richard Caborn was believed to be in favour of a football club moving into the stadium after the Games, which is a scenario that happened when Manchester City took over the Commonwealth Games stadium in 2002. | Sports Minister Richard Caborn was believed to be in favour of a football club moving into the stadium after the Games, which is a scenario that happened when Manchester City took over the Commonwealth Games stadium in 2002. |
| He was quoted last month as saying West Ham were in serious negotiations with Olympic authorities about taking over the stadium. | He was quoted last month as saying West Ham were in serious negotiations with Olympic authorities about taking over the stadium. |
| But others, including London Mayor Ken Livingstone, did not want the stadium handed over to a football club because London's bid to host the Games contained an agreement with the International Olympic Committee to provide a lasting legacy for athletics. | But others, including London Mayor Ken Livingstone, did not want the stadium handed over to a football club because London's bid to host the Games contained an agreement with the International Olympic Committee to provide a lasting legacy for athletics. |
| That would mean the stadium keeps its running track and its capacity would be reduced from 80,000 to 25,000. | That would mean the stadium keeps its running track and its capacity would be reduced from 80,000 to 25,000. |
| The presence of a running track and reduced capacity are not attractive to football clubs and led to West Ham's Premiership rivals Tottenham ruling out a move to the stadium. | The presence of a running track and reduced capacity are not attractive to football clubs and led to West Ham's Premiership rivals Tottenham ruling out a move to the stadium. |
| Jowell said that Caborn had been misquoted and added that a dual-purpose stadium had been ruled out because of the expense. | Jowell said that Caborn had been misquoted and added that a dual-purpose stadium had been ruled out because of the expense. |
| "When we were going through the first stage of the cost review and looking at the various options on legacy costs, we discovered that football would actually be much more expensive because we are absolutely bound to provide an athletics legacy and running a parallel procurement is very, very expensive," said Jowell. | "When we were going through the first stage of the cost review and looking at the various options on legacy costs, we discovered that football would actually be much more expensive because we are absolutely bound to provide an athletics legacy and running a parallel procurement is very, very expensive," said Jowell. |
| "Not only are we bound by what we were told by the IOC but we are bound by a belief in the importance of there being an athletics legacy. | "Not only are we bound by what we were told by the IOC but we are bound by a belief in the importance of there being an athletics legacy. |
| "So football was really knocked out at that point." | "So football was really knocked out at that point." |