So West Ham will be anchor tenants in the deal announced by the LLDC today. You can see the full details of their official announcement elsewhere on this site. You may also want to read some of the coverage on the BBC website and in the print press - including this video over at the Guardian

So Richard Caborn the former Sports Minister describes this as the biggest mistake of the Games and its legacy.

Looking at the comments section of the BBC Site and the Guardian reaction this has caused a great deal of 'disquiet'.

However, here at the Sports Think Tank we hope our discerning readers could have an equally lively debate - based a little more on the facts as presented.

What do you think? Is this the best pragmatic deal on the table that delivered a financial deal as well as fulfilling the athletics promise - or is this a sell out to a Premier Football club?