West Ham United have until March 2013 to seal a deal for the Olympic Stadium after being selected as “first-ranked” bidder.
As to whether a deal is agreed remains to be seen, as some doubt West Ham's willingness to stump up a "fair price" for the stadium.
Boris Johnson displayed some public doubts, and applied some pressure yesterday. The Telegraph reports that that he said that he will pursue a “Plan B”, that does
not involve football, if a deal cannot be struck.
It is ironic, is it not, that the taxpayer having spent millions on a state of the art athletics track the legacy will most likely be a football stadium that will earn the football club (not the taxpayer) millions?
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Security Snafu - Fake Bomb Smuggled Into Olympic Park
Despite turning London into armed encampment, it appears that those in charge of security of the London Olympics still have a few "issues" to address.
Number one on the list being the report that a fake bomb was smuggled into the Olympic park, 24 hours before yesterday's official opening!
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Number one on the list being the report that a fake bomb was smuggled into the Olympic park, 24 hours before yesterday's official opening!
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Porridge
It seems that whilst those who compete in the Olympics stadium this year will be fit and healthy, many of those who constructed it were/are not.
The Olympics Delivery Authority (ODA) have stated that many of the 12,000 builders working on the stadium were living an 'unhealthy lifestyle', and that 28% were obese.
It seems that the workforce were living the high life at night (gorging on takeaways etc), then skipping breakfast. This then caused them to be fatigued by lunchtime, and increased the accident rate.
The solution offered by ODA was to serve bowls of porridge at £1 a bowl.
Accidents in the morning apparently decreased, as blood sugar levels and food cravings were "normalised".
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The Olympics Delivery Authority (ODA) have stated that many of the 12,000 builders working on the stadium were living an 'unhealthy lifestyle', and that 28% were obese.
It seems that the workforce were living the high life at night (gorging on takeaways etc), then skipping breakfast. This then caused them to be fatigued by lunchtime, and increased the accident rate.
The solution offered by ODA was to serve bowls of porridge at £1 a bowl.
Accidents in the morning apparently decreased, as blood sugar levels and food cravings were "normalised".
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The Olympics White Elephant
The white elephant of the London Olympics, ie the stadium, will cost the hard pressed British taxpayer a further £2M on top of the current Olympics "budget" of £12BN.
For why?
It seems that the stadium is not up to Premier League standards, and that the pitch will need to be ripped up (it doesn't have under-soil heating) after the games and replaced at a cost of £2M.
Locog et al keep banging on about the "legacy" of the games.
For sure there will be a legacy, specifically:
- one very large white elephant (the stadium), and
- a large bill (currently estimated at around £12BN plus)
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For why?
It seems that the stadium is not up to Premier League standards, and that the pitch will need to be ripped up (it doesn't have under-soil heating) after the games and replaced at a cost of £2M.
Locog et al keep banging on about the "legacy" of the games.
For sure there will be a legacy, specifically:
- one very large white elephant (the stadium), and
- a large bill (currently estimated at around £12BN plus)
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Dow Sponsorship Criticised
The row over the sponsorship of the London Olympics by Dow Chemicals rumbles on.
India's Olympic body is to demand that the sponsorship deal is axed, because of its ties to the Bhopal disaster in 1984 (Dow purchased Union Carbide 16 years after the disaster).
Reuters quotes the Indian Olympic Association's acting president, Vijay Malhotra, who said:
"We are proposing to write to the IOC London Olympics that this sponsor should be out of it.
Since these games are for friendship it should not be one of the sponsors."
It is not clear what action the body would take if its request was rejected, as India has already ruled out a boycott.
Barry Gardiner MP has backed India's campaign to have Dow dropped as a sponsor. He has called for an inquiry into the tender process, that led to the company being granted the deal to sponsor a temporary wrap to decorate the Olympic stadium.
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India's Olympic body is to demand that the sponsorship deal is axed, because of its ties to the Bhopal disaster in 1984 (Dow purchased Union Carbide 16 years after the disaster).
Reuters quotes the Indian Olympic Association's acting president, Vijay Malhotra, who said:
"We are proposing to write to the IOC London Olympics that this sponsor should be out of it.
Since these games are for friendship it should not be one of the sponsors."
It is not clear what action the body would take if its request was rejected, as India has already ruled out a boycott.
Barry Gardiner MP has backed India's campaign to have Dow dropped as a sponsor. He has called for an inquiry into the tender process, that led to the company being granted the deal to sponsor a temporary wrap to decorate the Olympic stadium.
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Friday, November 25, 2011
It's Not a Wrap!
In August I wrote about Dow Chemicals wrapping the London Olympics stadium in some form of plastic sheet, and displaying its logo on the wrap.
"Dow, the chemical company with an "interesting" history, will be allowed to promote and display its logo on certain sections of the Olympic Stadium after winning the right to produce the £6M "wrap" that will cover the exterior of the stadium."
People have finally woken up to Dow's controversial past.
The Indian government is still pursuing Dow for £1.1BN of compensation for the victims of the Bhopal disaster (Dow purchased Union Carbide 16 years after the disaster).
Pressure is mounting on Locog to abandon its deal with Dow.
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"Dow, the chemical company with an "interesting" history, will be allowed to promote and display its logo on certain sections of the Olympic Stadium after winning the right to produce the £6M "wrap" that will cover the exterior of the stadium."
People have finally woken up to Dow's controversial past.
The Indian Olympic Association has announced
that it will be holding a vote next month on whether or not to boycott
the London Olympic Games.
The Indian government is still pursuing Dow for £1.1BN of compensation for the victims of the Bhopal disaster (Dow purchased Union Carbide 16 years after the disaster).
Pressure is mounting on Locog to abandon its deal with Dow.
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Corruption, Football and Sport
How "surprising" to read that football, that bastion of ethics and philanthropy, has mired itself in yet another scandal, this time involving the Olympics stadium.
The Telegraph reports that a second man has been arrested in connection with police investigations over the Tottenham Hotspur bid to use the stadium after next year's Olympic games.
The arrest follows allegations that investigators working for Tottenham Hotspur illegally obtained private telephone and banking records during the stadium-bidding process.
Spurs deny this.
The arrest comes on top of reports that accountants PKF, the company hired by Tottenham to carry out investigations during the Olympic Stadium bid, have admitted passing on copies of Karren Brady’s illegally obtained telephone records to The Sunday Times.
Allegations of corruption in football and sport, who would have thought it?
I dare say the white elephant of the stadium can be used as a prison after the games, if anyone is found guilty of these allegations.
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The Telegraph reports that a second man has been arrested in connection with police investigations over the Tottenham Hotspur bid to use the stadium after next year's Olympic games.
The arrest follows allegations that investigators working for Tottenham Hotspur illegally obtained private telephone and banking records during the stadium-bidding process.
Spurs deny this.
The arrest comes on top of reports that accountants PKF, the company hired by Tottenham to carry out investigations during the Olympic Stadium bid, have admitted passing on copies of Karren Brady’s illegally obtained telephone records to The Sunday Times.
Allegations of corruption in football and sport, who would have thought it?
I dare say the white elephant of the stadium can be used as a prison after the games, if anyone is found guilty of these allegations.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
The Spying Game
How interesting, it seems that a man has been arrested
over claims that London 2012 executives were put under surveillance by Tottenham Hotspur FC.
Baroness Ford, Chairman of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) told the London Assembly that all 14 OPLC board members had been spied on.
Baroness Ford told the London Assembly (as per the BBC):
"My board were put under surveillance by Tottenham Hotspur and the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur felt confident enough to say that in the Sunday Times several months ago, that all 14 members of my board were put under surveillance.
The Metropolitan Police are now conducting an investigation into that surveillance.
There has been all kinds of behaviour here that I could not have anticipated which, believe me, has not been pleasant in the last 12 months.
I'm expecting the unexpected because that's what the last 12 months has told me.
Our job now is to narrow, as far as we possibly can, the scope now for legitimate legal challenge in this next process. That is all that we can do.
If people want then to be vexatious, frivolous and vindictive or whatever they want, they will do that."
Dirty tricks involving football and sport?
Never!!
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Baroness Ford, Chairman of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) told the London Assembly that all 14 OPLC board members had been spied on.
Baroness Ford told the London Assembly (as per the BBC):
"My board were put under surveillance by Tottenham Hotspur and the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur felt confident enough to say that in the Sunday Times several months ago, that all 14 members of my board were put under surveillance.
The Metropolitan Police are now conducting an investigation into that surveillance.
There has been all kinds of behaviour here that I could not have anticipated which, believe me, has not been pleasant in the last 12 months.
I'm expecting the unexpected because that's what the last 12 months has told me.
Our job now is to narrow, as far as we possibly can, the scope now for legitimate legal challenge in this next process. That is all that we can do.
If people want then to be vexatious, frivolous and vindictive or whatever they want, they will do that."
Dirty tricks involving football and sport?
Never!!
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Stadium Deal Collapses
West Ham United's deal to take over the Olympic Stadium in Stratford has collapsed.
The stadium will remain in public ownership after the games, and be leased out to a tenant following a new tender process.
The cost of transforming it after the 2012 Games will be met by the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC).
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The stadium will remain in public ownership after the games, and be leased out to a tenant following a new tender process.
The cost of transforming it after the 2012 Games will be met by the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC).
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Stadium Decision Upheld
The BBC reports that an independent investigation by Moore Stephens has upheld the decision to award West Ham the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games.
The review concluded that there is no reason to re-open the bidding process.
However, irrespective of the outcome of the review, it appears that Spurs still want a judicial review and are due to present evidence at an oral hearing at the High Court on Wednesday.
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The review concluded that there is no reason to re-open the bidding process.
However, irrespective of the outcome of the review, it appears that Spurs still want a judicial review and are due to present evidence at an oral hearing at the High Court on Wednesday.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
It's A Wrap!
Dow, the chemical company with an "interesting" history, will be allowed to promote and display its logo on certain sections of the Olympic Stadium after winning the right to produce the £6M "wrap" that will cover the exterior of the stadium.
Seemingly once the games are over the "wrap" will be "repurposed", whatever that means in plain English!
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Seemingly once the games are over the "wrap" will be "repurposed", whatever that means in plain English!
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
The Establishment Weighs In
I see that the establishment is weighing in to the furore over the allegations about "secret" cash payments made to a member of the Olympic Park legacy Committee by West Ham.
The establishment doesn't want the row to delay plans for the stadium
Well, of course it doesn't!
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The establishment doesn't want the row to delay plans for the stadium
Well, of course it doesn't!
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Monday, July 4, 2011
Another Court Case
The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) has revealed that it has suspended Dionne Knight, the OPLC's director of corporate services, who has been undertaking paid consultancy work for West Ham United.
Why does this matter?
It matters because West Ham were selected by OPLC to have the stadium after the games, against competition from Tottenham Hotspur.
Ironically, according to the Telegraph, Knight also previously worked for Newham Council, West Ham's partner in the stadium bid.
West Ham are not best pleased with the media slant and insinuations, and have launched legal action against Tottenham Hotspur and the Sunday Times over claims of the "secret" payments.
The concept of "secret cash payments" relating to football is hardly new, if FIFA's soiled reputation is anything to go by. However, if West Ham have been unfairly maligned they are right fight for their reputation. That being said, they should bear in mind that it is not just the "legal susbtsance" of these payments but how they look to everyone else that have done the damage.
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Why does this matter?
It matters because West Ham were selected by OPLC to have the stadium after the games, against competition from Tottenham Hotspur.
Ironically, according to the Telegraph, Knight also previously worked for Newham Council, West Ham's partner in the stadium bid.
West Ham are not best pleased with the media slant and insinuations, and have launched legal action against Tottenham Hotspur and the Sunday Times over claims of the "secret" payments.
The concept of "secret cash payments" relating to football is hardly new, if FIFA's soiled reputation is anything to go by. However, if West Ham have been unfairly maligned they are right fight for their reputation. That being said, they should bear in mind that it is not just the "legal susbtsance" of these payments but how they look to everyone else that have done the damage.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Spurs Fight On
The BBC reports that, despite having their appeal rejected last week, Tottenham will return to the High Court for an oral hearing for a judicial review of the decision to award the Olympic Stadium to West Ham.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Legacy of Failure
In 2007 I wrote the following:
"The London ODA continues to heap embarrassment and opprobrium upon itself, not content with allowing the budget to run out of control and not even being able to set a firm price for the stadium, they have now managed to attract derision and scorn for the lousy design of the 2012 London Olympics stadium.
The design was revealed yesterday, with all the usual hype and pr spin usually reserved for a third world dictatorship.
The result?
A very predictable damp squib.
A boring oval shaped stadium that has no defining features of beauty or originality, and worse it will have to down size from a capacity of 80,000 during the games to 25,000 afterwards.
Why?
Simple, there is no need for a stadium in that part of London. At best it will used, maybe, by a football club."
Today the Telegraph states that "the London Olympic board was warned by its own advisers more than three years ago that a Premier League football club would be incompatible with athletics if a permanent track was retained in the main stadium".
In other words, the "legacy" of athletics stadium and football stadium suits no one.
However, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. The fact that West Ham have been relegated from the Premiership, means that they no longer fit the criteria of a "premier League club" as defined by the report.
Problem solved!
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"The London ODA continues to heap embarrassment and opprobrium upon itself, not content with allowing the budget to run out of control and not even being able to set a firm price for the stadium, they have now managed to attract derision and scorn for the lousy design of the 2012 London Olympics stadium.
The design was revealed yesterday, with all the usual hype and pr spin usually reserved for a third world dictatorship.
The result?
A very predictable damp squib.
A boring oval shaped stadium that has no defining features of beauty or originality, and worse it will have to down size from a capacity of 80,000 during the games to 25,000 afterwards.
Why?
Simple, there is no need for a stadium in that part of London. At best it will used, maybe, by a football club."
Today the Telegraph states that "the London Olympic board was warned by its own advisers more than three years ago that a Premier League football club would be incompatible with athletics if a permanent track was retained in the main stadium".
In other words, the "legacy" of athletics stadium and football stadium suits no one.
However, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. The fact that West Ham have been relegated from the Premiership, means that they no longer fit the criteria of a "premier League club" as defined by the report.
Problem solved!
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
West Ham Committed
It seems that there are some cynics who doubt West Ham's ability/willingness to takeover the Olympic stadium after the 2012 games.
They cite West Ham's fragile finances and its relegation from the Premier League.
However, West Ham claim to remain committed.
The Telegraph states that whatever the impact of demotion on the club's finances, it will not changes plans to make the £486M stadium their new home after the London 2012 Games.
"We remain totally committed to it. Our target is to move there in three football seasons time and we would hope that we would return to the Premier League as soon as possible."
No problem then.
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They cite West Ham's fragile finances and its relegation from the Premier League.
However, West Ham claim to remain committed.
The Telegraph states that whatever the impact of demotion on the club's finances, it will not changes plans to make the £486M stadium their new home after the London 2012 Games.
"We remain totally committed to it. Our target is to move there in three football seasons time and we would hope that we would return to the Premier League as soon as possible."
No problem then.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Spurs Fights On
In February West Ham won the approval of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) for taking over the Olympic stadium after the 2012 games.
However, Tottenham Hotspur their rivals for the stadium were not happy and last month launched an application for a judicial review into Newham Council's role in arranging a £40M loan to finance West Ham's move to the stadium.
The Telegraph reports that Spurs have taken further action and have asked the High Court to start a separate judicial review into the roles of several other key parties involved in awarding West Ham the stadium.
A Tottenham statement read:
"The club has today sought permission from the High Court to bring a claim against the Olympic Park Legacy Company Limited, the Mayor of London, the Minister for Sport and the Olympics and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for judicial review of a series of decisions made by them to appoint a joint bid by the London Borough of Newham and West Ham United Football Club as preferred bidder in a competition for the lease of the Olympic Stadium.
As previously reported, the club continues to hold discussions with both local and national government bodies in order to seek to agree a feasible stadium solution."
Sour grapes, or is this equivalent to the FIFA scandal now developing?
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However, Tottenham Hotspur their rivals for the stadium were not happy and last month launched an application for a judicial review into Newham Council's role in arranging a £40M loan to finance West Ham's move to the stadium.
The Telegraph reports that Spurs have taken further action and have asked the High Court to start a separate judicial review into the roles of several other key parties involved in awarding West Ham the stadium.
A Tottenham statement read:
"The club has today sought permission from the High Court to bring a claim against the Olympic Park Legacy Company Limited, the Mayor of London, the Minister for Sport and the Olympics and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for judicial review of a series of decisions made by them to appoint a joint bid by the London Borough of Newham and West Ham United Football Club as preferred bidder in a competition for the lease of the Olympic Stadium.
As previously reported, the club continues to hold discussions with both local and national government bodies in order to seek to agree a feasible stadium solution."
Sour grapes, or is this equivalent to the FIFA scandal now developing?
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Arrest Over "Explosives"
A female security guard (dog handler) was been arrested on Tuesday in Pudding Mill Lane, near the Olympic stadium site, on suspicion of possessing explosives.
Scotland Yard said that the woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of a "very small amount of a substance" that was being forensically examined.
The Met issued a statement that noted that the incident "did not represent a threat to the safety and security of the Olympic site."
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Scotland Yard said that the woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of a "very small amount of a substance" that was being forensically examined.
The Met issued a statement that noted that the incident "did not represent a threat to the safety and security of the Olympic site."
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Spurs Consider Legal Action
West Ham, as predicted, have won the approval of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) for taking over the Olympic stadium after the 2012 games.
However, Spurs are not best pleased with this result and are reportedly considering legal action.
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However, Spurs are not best pleased with this result and are reportedly considering legal action.
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
It's Hammer Time
It would seem that the increasingly vitriolic and acrimonious battle between Spurs and West Ham, for control of the Olympic stadium post 2012 Olympics, has been resolved.
West Ham United are expected to be recommended as the preferred bidder for the Olympic Stadium on Friday, when the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) will meet.
Seemingly Spurs' plans to rip up the athletics track, thus denying any form of athletics legacy as promised in the original bid for the games, was a step too far.
Once OPLC ratify the bid, it will then pass to London mayor Boris Johnson and government ministers Jeremy Hunt and Eric Pickles for final approval.
As to whether a combined track and football stadium is actually economically viable, only time will tell. Once the economic success/failure of the Hammers' legacy is actually known, those who have made the decisions and backed the bid will have long since moved on.
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West Ham United are expected to be recommended as the preferred bidder for the Olympic Stadium on Friday, when the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) will meet.
Seemingly Spurs' plans to rip up the athletics track, thus denying any form of athletics legacy as promised in the original bid for the games, was a step too far.
Once OPLC ratify the bid, it will then pass to London mayor Boris Johnson and government ministers Jeremy Hunt and Eric Pickles for final approval.
As to whether a combined track and football stadium is actually economically viable, only time will tell. Once the economic success/failure of the Hammers' legacy is actually known, those who have made the decisions and backed the bid will have long since moved on.
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