Tottenham Hotspurs’ plans to rebuild on the Olympic stadium were dealt a blow by ….. A Spurs fan!
Perspective Research Services ran a poll for their client, award winning pollster Comres, of 1,001 Londoners in just two days.
Sadly for Spurs, some 81% of Londoners were against the proposals to rip up the athletics track.
Richard Sheldrake, founder and managing director of Perspective, and a life-long Spurs fan, said "It’s a disappointment for the Spurs, but every club needs the support of local people – fans are the club’s lifeblood and I’m delighted to have played a part in helping my club to see what Londoners are thinking."
Poll results
The stadium should be used for athletics after 2012: 70% agree, 26% disagree
After the Olympics there is no need for an athletics stadium: 16% agree, 77% disagree
Which bid should win? West Ham 72%, Tottenham 13%, neither 12%
It would damage the legacy if the stadium cannot hold athletics after 2012: 63% agree, 31% disagree
The stadium should be dismantled and rebuilt as a football stadium after 2012: 14% agree, 81% disagree
Athletics is not popular enough to justify keeping a purpose-built athletics stadium: 25% agree, 68% disagree
Stadiums should not be used for both athletics and football, as an athletics track would make football less enjoyable: 28% agree, 59% disagree
