The Government has snubbed calls to hold an inquiry into West Ham’s successful bid for the Olympic Stadium.
Stating the process had “already been widely scrutinised and tested in court”, the decision to ignore an online petition formed by 24,000 football bans was announced today.
The Petition was backed by a host of supporters’ trusts, including those of London-based Premier League rivals Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Crystal Palace. Other notable complainants came from Manchester United, Aston Villa, Norwich City, Everton, Leicester City – and Leyton Orient.
An official statement from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, confirming the Government’s decision, said: “The contract, awarded after an open public competition, has been widely scrutinised and tested in court. Following the completion of its transformation programme the Stadium will be – unlike so many previous Olympic Stadiums – a world-class multi-use arena with a long-term future, and one that won’t require continuous support from the taxpayer.
“West Ham United will only access the full stadium facilities for and shortly ahead of home matches, anticipated to be an average of 25 games a year. The stadium’s other anchor concession-holder, British Athletics, has a concession for one month a year. The stadium will be available for commercial and other uses at all times outside of these existing commitments.
“A world class stadium operator has been appointed and it is part of the operator agreement that the Stadium will host concerts and other events. None of these events will financially benefit West Ham United.
“The agreement with West Ham United, including their contribution to transformation costs and rent, followed an open competitive process, which was delivered under EU rules, conducted visibly and exposed to significant scrutiny. The outcome has been tested in the courts and upheld. As the winning bid this constituted the best available return for the taxpayer and secures the commercial viability of a national asset for the next 100 years.”
So there! The petitioners won’t be able to read that, let alone comprehend it.
Never mind there will be a new call for an inquiry in a couple of weeks,
Keeps some sad jealous people busy,
Hopefully that will stop the bitshing from everyone. My guess is that the objectors will carry on crying & will start with the state aid bullsh#t.. ffs give it a rest
Real shame we didn’t get to own stadium thanks to tottscum and Hearn. All that revenue could have been going to West Ham.
Jealousy and vindictiveness is a disease,
It’s what keeps these people going, its what motivates them !!
We as supporters should not give it time of day .
Every time we acknowledge them they get a fix !!!
Just blank them that way you hurt them with silence !!!!
I guarantee for the large collective group of sour-faced nerks that brought this forward in the first place, this will be like El Alamein – not the end, not even the beginning of the end.
But the end of the beginning near the beginning at the start of thbegining near the end off the ohh bollox let em come !!!!!