| Hearn fears Leyton Orient Olympic 'death knell' • O's chairman criticises Sullivan over proposed move• 'This is Tesco moving next to the little sweet shop'The Leyton Orient chairman, Barry Hearn, fears West Ham United's proposed move to the Olympic Stadium will spell the end for the League One club.The West Ham co-owner, David Sullivan, this week voiced his anger over Tottenham Hotspur's rival bid to move to the venue after the London Olympic Games in 2012.But Hearn has criticised Sullivan, saying: "If he is worried about Tottenham then he can only begin to have sleepless nights about the aggravation I'm going to give him if he moves on my doorstep."This is total hypocrisy on his part. This is a case of Tesco moving next to the little sweet shop on the corner as far as I'm concerned."A club that has a 30,000-35,000 support base is moving into an 80,000-seater stadium. It obviously means very cheap tickets and it means a death knell for Leyton Orient, the Football League's second oldest club," he told the Evening Standard.The O's play at the 13,842-seater Brisbane Road stadium in E10, and have an average attendance this season of 3,899.Leyton OrientWest Ham UnitedOlympic Stadiumguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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