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It will be streak under West Hams plans..They are keeping the running track but obviously you can't have a stadium that cost that much money sitting there empty except for afew athletic meets per yr..You've also gotta think apart from the olympics/championships do 60,000 go to these meets??
Be even more of a waste to leave it empty after paying so much to build it and the infra-structure etc etc etc
It's gonna be a white elephant imo and football with a running track around the pitch doesn't work!!Kills the atmosphere as the fans are not close enough to the action.
I'm glad West Ham got it,Its in east london there manor and although its only 5miles from were Spurs play its still east london not N17 even if we do need a new much bigger stadium desperately.
If you've ever been to Tottenham pretty much the only thing going for it is having a football club its massively rundown area with very bad transport links but as long as the clubs there then it brings revenue/business to the area would be a much worse place if we moved (which are chairman seems intent on doing regardless of what the fans want)

Spurs plan was to rebuild a national athletics stadium at crystal palace holding 20,000 which would of been more practical for uk athletics i think but anyways glad it seems are bid as been unsuccessful.