The London 2012 Inspector continues to call the same tune

ONCE again the Inspector called and once again he declared himself a happy man.

SATISFIED: As is becoming the norm, Denis Oswald has declared himself happy on his sixth inspection visit to London (Getty Images)

For journalists looking for a bit of controversy, the International Olympic Committee's co-ordination commission visits to London 2012 are proving a less than fertile ground.

It makes you long for the days of Athens, when every inspection came with a dire warning and predictions of impending catastrophe.

IOC president Jacques Rogge was also in town this week, helping installing the 2,012th seat in the Olympic Stadium before a meeting with the Prime Minister.

"It was good to see the stadium take shape," said Denis Oswald, the commission's chairman.

"I performed the same task with the seats in Athens - the only difference was it was three weeks before the Games."

Ticketing, transportation, scheduling, budgets are all on track and under control we were confidently told.

And yes, the FA Premier League were going to shift their season to avoid a clash with the closing ceremony.

There were some sticky moments.

Following comments by Olympic Park Delivery Authority chairman Baroness Ford about Government dithering over a previously agreed £438 million land deal, were the project's much trumpeted legacy plans in disarray?

For a while it seemed there might be a story after all, although a few moments later news arrived that the deal had gone through.

If success is often down to luck and timing, London 2012 are looking good.

So the sixth inspection visit of the IOC concluded with self-satisfied smiles, hugs, pats on the back and no real news.

Although Oswald did reveal he was shunning the chauffeured car - the traditional mode of transport for IOC members on such occasions - to return to the airport on the Tube.

If he can persuade 100 of his colleagues do the same in two years time, London's progress in their planning will pale in comparison.

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