West Ham won't be taken into state control

Contrary to some rather far-fetched reports, there is no possibility of the Icelandic or British governments seizing control of West Ham.

There had been a report in a reputable British newspaper that the Iceland government was looking into the possibility of seizing the UK assets of Lansbanki owner Bjorgulfur Gudmundsson.

And West Ham is probably the biggest of those assets.

But Undercover Sport, which is proving more scrupulous than prominents newspapers such as the Daily Telegraph, called the Iceland Treasury to check for verification of this story.

A spokesman checked with the business minister, who said there was no chance of this happening.

The UK government has looked into the possibility of freezing Landsbanki's UK assets. But this wouldn't include West Ham either, which is a private investment of Gudmundsson's.

So there you go. A bit of a dry story, but it's correct...

I'll have some juicier stories for you this week.