West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has described the OPLC's decision to delay the decision on the Olympic Stadium as 'disappointing'.
Brady, speaking via her weekly column in the Sun insisted that West Ham - along with its bidding partners - should get the nod on the Olympic Stadium, despite the decision to name the preferred bidder being delayed until as late as March.And she also criticised 'short sighted' Orient chief Barry Hearn, who this week panned both bids on the table despite having previously refused to allow his club to be considered as potential post-2012 tenants.
"Barry Hearn is blazing on about delaying the redevelopment of the site until, reading between the lines, he gets a subsidy/hand-out or a new stadium himself," said Brady. "Interestingly he mentioned to me he'd like the hockey stadium, which is even closer to the Olympic Stadium than his own currently is.
"But the bottom line is that here in east London sense must prevail, after all we haven't paid massive sums in taxes just to see the whole building cast to the wrecking ball.
"Yesterday we were told that the Olympic Park Legacy Committee were delaying their stadium decision, disappointing in the light of all the work everyone has done. But so long as West Ham, athletics and our community win our case, I am not too concerned."
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