• David Gold hopes Beckham will help Olympic stadium bid
• Hammers also believe midfielder could see out playing career there

West Ham’s co-owner David Gold believes David Beckham could play a key role in the club’s bid to move into London’s Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games.

Gold hopes that the Leytonstone-born Beckham would be the ideal ambassador to help the club win the right to move into the new facility – and he also suggested the 35-year-old could end his playing days with West Ham.

“David Beckham could play a massive part, because of his roots, in helping West Ham win the Olympic Stadium,” Gold told the Sunday Express. “And maybe he can still play for us in the autumn of his career.

“For him to join a club like us and help us bring another dream to fruition would be perfect for everyone. “

Gold says that the club have spoken to Beckham’s representatives in an attempt to secure his help. “We’ve had conversations with his people and made it clear we want him aboard,” said Gold.

West Ham would like to move into the Olympic stadium for the 2013-14 season and would share the ground with Essex county cricket club, who hope to stage Twenty20 games there.

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• North London clubs united in opposition to horns
• West Ham also decide to ban them for ’safety reasons’

Arsenal have followed north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in banning vuvuzelas from their ground.

The horns proved controversial during the recent World Cup in South Africa with some fans critical of the droning noise they created while others believed they added to the atmosphere.

Spurs became the first Premier League club to ban vuvuzelas last night and Arsenal followed suit today by announcing they were not welcome at Emirates Stadium. West Ham have also banned the instruments.

“Further to their hugely debated involvement at this summer’s World Cup Finals in South Africa, Arsenal Football Club has decided to forbid the use of vuvuzelas within Emirates Stadium with immediate effect,” a statement on the club’s official website read. “This decision has been taken to ensure the enjoyment and safety of supporters on matchdays, which is of paramount importance to the club.”

West Ham stated that using vuvuzelas would contravene existing safety regulations. “Under the current health and safety regulations at the stadium, which already disallows musical bands, we would not allow them into the stadium as they could be considered a weapon and could also be considered to be an annoyance to others,” a club statement said. “The health and safety regulation that all of this comes under is already in place.”

Blackpool, meanwhile, have dismissed suggestions they might welcome vuvuzelas at Bloomfield Road in the hope of intimidating opponents during their debut season in the Premier League .

A club spokesman said: “We haven’t really given any full consideration to vuvuzelas at the moment. We’ve had plenty of other things occupying the mind with a debut season in the Premier League to prepare for. Any decision will be taken in due course and in consultation with relevant supporter groups.”

A statement added that the club’s previous assertion they are keen to ensure the atmosphere is better than ever “does not necessarily mean that vuvuzelas will be permitted”.

The Bloomfield Road stadium currently has just three sides. The club are hastily trying to build a new East Stand to take the capacity to 16,900, but their opening game against Wigan has been switched to the DW Stadium to buy them more time.

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• West Brom already rejected a West Ham bid in April
• Club insist that Dorrans is not for sale after promotion

West Bromwich Albion have confirmed they have turned down an increased offer from West Ham United for the midfielder Graham Dorrans.

The midlands club, promoted back to the Premier League for the 2010-2011 season, had already turned down one bid from the Hammers in April.

“As I have stressed several times since we achieved promotion, our aim is to retain our core players and try to strengthen our squad around them,” said the West Brom sporting and technical director Dan Ashworth.

“I want to make it clear again that Graham Dorrans is not for sale. Graham signed a new contract until June 2014 in January and he remains a key member of our squad.”

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