In the book "Destination Tottenham" Levy gives his account of the Stratford bid , we can believe it or not as we choose. He states that Spurs were invited and actively encouraged to make a bid for Stratford , he doesn't say who by. The deadline for the Olympic Stadium bid was the same day that Haringey Council Planning Committe were considering the Northumberland Park Development so he says the club needed a plan B in case NPD was rejected by the council so we put in the bid. Levy also states he was led to believe by politicians that we would be allowed to demolish the Olympic Stadium and build a bespoke football stadium, I did hear him say that on a Radio 5 programme in a discussion with Seb Coe when Coe said we wouldn't be able to do that as the stadium would be needed for some athletic events. Levy states that the Tottenham riots of 2011 was also a big influence in wanting to stay in Tottenham and not move out, a month after the riots Haringey Council passed the planning permission for the NPD project so Stratford was ditched, of course after the Archway Metals hold up the stadium plan was altered to include the sliding pitch and the iconic south stand.
PS Back to the football, after yesterdays great result most encouraging thing so far this season , 4 games and just the one goal conceded.