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West Ham press on with Olympic stadium plans

West Ham United are pressing ahead with plans to move to the new London Olympic Stadium.

The Mirror says prolonged discussions with London Olympic 2012 officials have initially been put on hold while the Hammer's battle for top-flight survival.

Relegation from the Premier League would have put paid to plans to vacate Upton Park.

Although stadium officials have come up with a long list of requirements West Ham must meet to secure a long-term lease on the venue, joint chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold are convinced they can meet those demands.

A highly placed source said: "The meetings with stadium officials have gone extremely well.

"Obviously there is a long list or rules, regulations and demands that West Ham will have to meet to satisfy officials.

"At the moment those talks have been temporarily suspended while the club concentrate on battling to secure their Premier League status.

"Relegation would put paid to any move but if the club survive they are extremely confident they can meet the officials demands and complete the move to the stadium a year after the Olympics is finished."

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