Spurs 'two dismantle 2012 stadium'

12 January 2011 last updated at 20: 55 GMT Tottenham Hotspur says the Olympic Stadium "works" Tottenham Hotspur FC for football has confirmed, it would destroy most of the Olympic Stadium if it over the bid to take it after the Games 2012 gained.

Stadium architect David Keirle, said the Club would use his own money to redevelop the stadium for its use.

Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United have both submitted bids to occupy the facility after the Olympics has begun.

The Olympic Park legacy Committee (OPLC) will recommend that January will take over the Stadium from 28.

The decision is then agreed by the London Mayor Boris Johnson and the Government.

Tottenham said it would destroy the stadium, such as too far away because the venue for football seat feels, is useful.

'Missing tangible legacy'

Architect David Keirle said: "It's not quite demolished." We will use some of the lower Church (basement), but we use much not.

"We can take some elements at Crystal Palace for his rehabilitation."

He said a solution it would be easier and cheaper for Tottenham lane go to white to the Olympic Stadium, instead you to rehabilitate his floor get Hart, as the Club of identical, but spend more for your money would you.

If West Ham wins the bid, it has offered the 60,000 capacity after playing 80,000 lectures in Stratford, East London, to reduce.

The Club between ￡ 150 and ￡ 180 m, to convert the venue through the roof, create a pitch, turnstiles, toilets and expand space for corporate hospitality would cost.

It would borrow ￡ 40 m from the Newham Council.

The Chairman of UK Athletics, Ed Warner, said Tottenham Hotspur proposal "completely lacked a tangible Olympic legacy".

"Instead you have confirmed your intent to destroy the Olympic Stadium."

"The promise of the London 2012 bid-team Singapore in 2005 was a legacy athletics stadium and the global athletics community expect this promise be kept."

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Spurs say no Athletics if you 2012 stadium

LONDON (AFP)-Tottenham Hotspur set on a collision course with Olympic chiefs of insist athletics would ditch if Olympic Stadium 2012 were allowed to take over London's after the games.

Spurs said Wednesday that they would most of the 80,000-seater destroy Athletics arena and replace it with a 60,000 capacity purpose-built football venue, if you beat fellow London Premier League club West Ham United on the site in the Eastern District of Stratford.

Key deposit as London bid for the Games 2012 was staging a lasting legacy for athletics in the city would leave the Olympic Games.

Tottenham's legacy plan see the dilapidated Crystal Palace athletics stadium would renovated in South London.

But Wednesday he hoped the London athletics track Olympic athletes who said Commission head that Frankie Fredericks, in place after the Olympics 2012 remain could.

The four time Olympic Sprint silver medallist, said the idea of title is top left him with the same "empty feeling" as the transformation of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Stadium torn won 100 and 200 m medals to a baseball venue.

Tottenham suggestions for the site are controversial for other reasons.

Lane, North London, the Spurs's currently home ground in White Hart since 1899.

Move to the Olympic site would Spurs from their field and in the "Area" of East London Club West Ham, play at Upton Park.

It is an idea that has angered both sets of supporters, especially since Spurs unveiled plans for a new stadium near the city of White Hart Lane, also have, although this could be more expensive than the buildings on the site be Olympia.

West Ham believe a Tottenham move would Stratford on their traditional "territory" intervention even though Britain's daily newspaper last week reported Telegraph Premier League had no objections against either move Club on the Olympic site.

The idea of the West Ham said Spurs Vice President David Keirle, currently below the Premiership compared to Spore's fourth, the 2012 retained Stadium to a reduced capacity of 60,000 economic sense.

"It would be nothing worse than five years down the line, for a faulty Club to meet its obligations, than, say 60,000 fans always is, there is no atmosphere can't", he said.

What Spurs's plans for Crystal Palace, Keirle added: "we think that we deliver a heritage with athletics at its core, 365 days a year."

David Lammy, the MP for Tottenham, is including a 'no to Stratford Hotspur'-campaign involved.

He labelled Spurs's Olympic website scheme "Public evil waste of money", adding: "it would be amazing, in these tough times when pressed, the Government and the (London Mayor Boris Johnson will approve a bid that sees more than half a billion pounds of public money down the drain after only one month."

Many British football fans may believe the idea of a career on a property, supporters can be too far away from the action.

A decision on the Olympic Stadium of site's future is expected in less than two months.

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