Leyton Orient have renewed their request for a judicial review into the tenancy of the Olympic Stadium, the East London and West Essex Guardian are reporting this evening.
West Ham were officially awarded the stadium in March but Orient contested the decision at the time and had a written request for a review rejected by a court in April and have now repeated that request for a review of the LLDC's decision, on the grounds that the body breached its rules by failing to adequately explore the possibility of a groundshare between the League One outfit and the Hammers.
"We fear for the worst," said the O's ever-opinionated chairman Barry Hearn tonight.
"West Ham have been the beneficiaries of a fabulously inexpensive deal paid for by the taxpayer and all we're saying is that Orient should benefit as well from the Olympic legacy of sport."
"West Ham have already given away 100,000 tickets to watch a Premier League side in a huge venue and I don't think it's much of a fair fight. We could become the the hidden tribe of the east end."
The news comes as whufc.com report the results of the YouGov consultation of Hammers supporters over the move, with 85% of the 12,000 fans who voted in the poll in favour of the move.
Those familiar with Mr Hearn will know that he loves playing the victim role and portraying his club as 'little Orient who just can't compete with the Premier League big boys down the road,' and as he prepares to launch yet another doomed judicial review, it's worth bearing in mind one Leyton Orient fan's take on Hearn's motivation for wanting to move his club from the MatchRoom Stadium.
By Alex Shilling, News Editor
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