London Stadium owners, London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will get a grim financial update on the stadium when the board meets on  Monday.

Tony Cottee has publicly thanked Phil Thompson who he met up with today for the return of the Premier League after the International break.

London Stadium owners say they want to install a new ‘Playmaker pitch’ at the London Stadium to let them stage more music concerts over next summer.

London Stadium owners LLDC have admitted that raising the capacity to 66,000 would be a challenge and costly while an increase to 62,500 was very doable.  LLDC CEO Lyn Garner speaking to London Stadium members last week explained that a new contract had a financial formula for an increase to 62,500 but a capacity increase to 66,000 was complicated.

The cost of moving the seats at the London Stadium during this summer has increased by 50% due to baseball.

London Stadium owners hope to save £7m from London Stadium running costs over the next five years and at least £1m this year.

London Stadium owners LLDC have appointed a new Chief Commerical Officer to sell the stadium naming rights and drive commercial revenue and sponsorship at the former Olympic stadium.

London Stadium owners have asked West Ham for help in selling the naming rights.