West Ham joint-chairman David Gold has told ESPN how much it would mean to him on a personal level if West Ham were to move into the Olympic Stadium, due to his strong East End roots.

• Hammers make stadium plans

The Hammers are favourites to make the move to the Stratford stadium, having offered £10 million a year for a 99-year lease, with a decision set to be made in October.

And Gold, who worked in Stratford as a boy, is well aware of how important ...

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