West Ham consider fresh bid

West Ham could make a new bid to lease the Olympic Stadium but they will not leave Upton Park if unsuccessful.

Hammers deciding whether Olympic Stadium is in club's interest

West Ham are considering a fresh bid to lease the Olympic Stadium, although they will not leave Upton Park if unsuccessful. The Hammers were named as the preferred bidders for the ground in February 2011, but the deal collapsed in October amid concerns over delays caused by the legal dispute with Tottenham. The stadium will now remain in public ownership following the 2012 Games and be leased out with the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) covering the cost of transforming the venue. Brady insists the club will not leave even if they miss out on the stadium, stating they will look to redevelop and improve Upton Park if a plan B is required. However, in the short term, Brady and co are deciding whether changing homes is even in the club's interests after a new deal was placed on the table.

Consideration

"The new tender has come out and we're going through that at the moment. If we decide to tender again our application will go in by the 23rd of March and the deadline for a decision is the 21st of May, so it will come around pretty quickly," Brady told Sky Sports News. "We're in the data room at the minute looking at the processes, looking at what's on offer, looking at being a tenant and an owner and working out whether that fits in with West Ham's plan. "I think we'd look to improve and develop Upton Park if we stayed. If we moved it would be to the Olympic Stadium due to its close proximity. It's in our borough. It's in our heartland. It needs a legacy. "One of the things it was built for was to create that legacy and we really think football and athletics can work together to create the jobs and community. Things have to be right. It has to be right from a football point of view, from a spectator point of view and from a business point of view. "West Ham hasn't decided if it wants to tender yet. We're still going through all of the details. We have to decide whether it's right for us bearing in mind the criteria has changed. We were the preferred bidder. They weren't our rules. It wasn't a process we set up. We abided by that process, we played by the rules. We have to look if it's still the same and the right opportunity for West Ham."