LEYTON Orient are worried they could be kicked into touch if a Premier League side is allowed to move in to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford after the 2012 Games.

The stadium is just over two miles away from the O's Brisbane Road ground and the club is fearful that casual visitors will flock to Stratford to watch West Ham United or Tottenham Hotspur rather than the League One club.

A statement from the board of directors said any such move would place 'a huge question mark over our long-term viability at Brisbane Road'.

Orient, whose home was originally built in 1937, are worried the prospect of a larger stadium nearby which could allow for cheaper Premier League tickets would rob them of casual fans.

West Ham have indicated that cheaper tickets will be made available to schools in an effort to fill a 60,000-capacity venue, should they win the bid to take over the stadium.

The statement from Orient added: "The prospect of excess capacity leading to discounted tickets and the broader appeal of floating fans of a more high-profile club threatens to swamp us.

"All parties must endeavour to find a solution which will satisfy all parties and whilst we are sure there will always be a Leyton Orient we can't take it for granted, sit back and be steamrollered out of existence. At this time, our voice must be heard."

O's chairman Barry Hearn has previously told the Guardian that 'it would kill the club stone dead' if West Ham were able to move into the Olympic Stadium.

Hearn also criticised Hammers co-chairman David Sullivan, saying: "If [Sullivan] is worried about Tottenham then he can only begin to have sleepless nights about the aggravation I'm going to give him if he moves on my doorstep.

"This is total hypocrisy on his part. This is a case of Tescos moving next to the little sweet shop on the corner. It means a death knell for Leyton Orient, London's second-oldest club."

The Premier League clubs are set to find out on Friday who will be recommended for the right to play at the stadium.