New Details On West Ham Olympic Stadium Deal Revealed

West Ham will "not have to pay for a range of staff including cleaners and turnstile operators when they move into the Olympic Stadium next year," according to Frank Keogh of the BBC. Heating and lighting costs will "also be covered by the stadium managers," the London Legacy Development Corp. The LLDC denies the sums are "being funded by the taxpayer," saying use of the stadium -- including rental fees -- "will generate additional revenue." Ex-Leyton Orient Chair Barry Hearn "wants the whole deal to be made public." Hearn: "There shouldn't be any secrets on this -- it's the taxpayers' money -- and we have every right to know the full deal." A decision on the LLDC's appeal against a ruling to release full details of the deal "is unlikely to be made for several months." Below is a list of other items, outlined in the agreement made public on Thursday, "which the Hammers will not have to fund:"

• Undersoil heating and floodlighting
• Ticket office and turnstiles
• Drug testing and medical facilities
• Concession areas cleared of snow and ice as required
• Team changing rooms, plus changing rooms for ball persons and officials
• Security, cleaning, pest control
• Stadium tannoy, generator, CCTV surveillance system and monitors
• LED pitch-side signage, scoreboards and jumbo video screens at each end of the pitch