New West Ham United chief Karren Brady is confident of moving the club to the new Olympic stadium.

In a column for The Sun, Karren wrote: "I see West Ham's move to the Olympic Stadium as a way of settling its future for decades, invigorating the whole site and providing a wonderful new activities centre for East Londoners and the county of Essex.

"There are obstacles but it seems to me if architects can't take account of a running track and find ways to build under the stands, then they shouldn't be in business.

"It is madness to tear down an 80,000-seater to make it a third the size and then use the place for two or three athletics meetings a year.

"The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) would not only be chucking out seats but also the potential for hundreds of jobs and a regular income - that one day will pay for the building of the stadium itself.

"Maybe our way is a short-cut to a new West Ham headquarters but to disqualify the stadium's only viable future that I know of is to make a bonfire of the dreams of thousands and thousands of people in our under-privileged area. I love the idea of calling the club West Ham Olympic.

"The other aims on my list are to create stability, motivate everyone and communicate to ensure people know what they are doing."