He insisted that these board conversations are part of an ongoingprocess of preliminary planning for any changes at the top of Berkshire (nyse: BRK.a - news - people ).
However, with the planningprocess for that still ongoing - it now requires approval from the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State - the club say they felt it prudent to explore other avenues, prompting them to meet last Thursday's deadline to officially register an interest in moving into the 80, 000-seater Olympic Stadium following the 2012 Games.