Leyton Orient are asking the Premier League to consider the impact on them of West Ham’s move to the Olympic Stadium which is less than half a mile from the Matchroom Stadium. Orient chairman Barry Hearn argues that the move would breach Premier League regulation I, part 6.6 which stipulates that ‘no club shall remove to another ground’ if that move ‘could adversely affect clubs (or Football League clubs) having their registered grounds in the immediate vicinty of the proposed location.’
Leyton Orient are asking the Premier League to consider the impact on them of West Ham’s move to the Olympic Stadium which is less than half a mile from the Matchroom Stadium. Orient chairman Barry Hearn argues that the move would breach Premier League regulation I, part 6.6 which stipulates that ‘no club shall remove to another ground’ if that move ‘could adversely affect clubs (or Football League clubs) having their registered grounds in the immediate vicinty of the proposed location.’
Hearn is worried about the detrimental impact that West Ham’s ticketing strategy could have on Orient. ‘We are a club with an average home attendance of 4,500. If we have a club with an average support of 31,000 moving next to us and making clear that they will be distributing tickets to our residents – presumably with the Premier League brand attached to it – that is going to be a very hard act for us to follow.’