Spurs’ new stadium

[Gordyola]

if this was manchester city the book would be throw at us and points and money would be taken off us even relegation could be a option mark my words IF IT WAS US, but its spurs and a good club in the eyes of the premier league and the media, and they like united can not be touch because they don't have a money bag's owners and seen to be not buying silverware ????

spurs have broken the rules and should be made to pay for it and punishment should be coming, spurs knew the rules and asked for a little bit of extra time but promised to be ready on time, spurs will be looking for compensation from the building company involved when missing the deadlines so its only right the premier league should punish spurs

Good point; would be interesting to find out if they do though as my guess is they aren't missing the real deadlines

 

[shevtheblue]

Fuck em, give us two home games against them.

 

[gingerprince]

If they hadn't had such a remarkable good weather window they would have been

significantly behind their tight schedule, they have been very lucky in that respect

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

if this was manchester city the book would be throw at us and points and money would be taken off us even relegation could be a option mark my words IF IT WAS US, but its spurs and a good club in the eyes of the premier league and the media, and they like united can not be touch because they don't have a money bag's owners and seen to be not buying silverware ????

spurs have broken the rules and should be made to pay for it and punishment should be coming, spurs knew the rules and asked for a little bit of extra time but promised to be ready on time, spurs will be looking for compensation from the building company involved when missing the deadlines so its only right the premier league should punish spurs

The lack of transfer activity all makes sense now. At the end of last season there was talk of a budget for new players (limited funds but understandable with a new stadium) or Pochettino was off. Reckon they've put that money aside for other things.

 

[tedmak]

With the ground needing Goal Line Technology installed, rules out Twickenham and Stadium MK (MK Dons) which two have been doing twitter rounds as alternative to Spurs own stadium. Wembley is out as they have an NFL game there ... so what's the realistic option left in London? Emirates, Stamford Bridge or West Ham's London Stadium?? But don't they have their own games that weekend ... and not sure if either of those clubs would entertain Spurs ...

Looks like it's going to be a swap of home with away fixture and this being played at Etihad ... clubs have done the home/away game swap before so there's precedence ... only issue is they won't announce it just yet, and would only come out with this a few weeks before the actual game so late Sept or even Oct ... but that's what will happen most likely!

Purely from a footballing season point of view, won't be such a bad thing to be playing a big game at home after the first CL game mid-week rather than being away for that ... but yes that does leave the away game just four games to the end at the end of the season and not many home games in April/May ...

A couple of things. I live in Richmond, the borough containing Twickenham. There is NO CHANCE they would allow the football. Chelsea floated the idea as a temporary venue for their (now cancelled) redvelopment and it got a lot of pushback.
Another thing is the timing of the match. It is half-term, so a lot of people may well have made plans for that weekend. If the game is switched back to the Etihad, it should be done ASAP.
I reckon that due to the cost, they will leave the decision as late as possible and, if necessary, postpone to a midweek. That would be the least disruption for City supporters.

 

[City_Sean]

The lack of transfer activity all makes sense now. At the end of last season there was talk of a budget for new players (limited funds but understandable with a new stadium) or Pochettino was off. Reckon they've put that money aside for other things.

This is certainly a valid point. Apparently they won't be allowed to use Twickenham so they're very limited in terms of options for this game.

I can genuinely see them forfeiting the game, we'll know it all by the 28th August anyways.

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

This is certainly a valid point. Apparently they won't be allowed to use Twickenham so they're very limited in terms of options for this game.

I can genuinely see them forfeiting the game, we'll know it all by the 28th August anyways.

I'm sure there's a way to avoid a forfeit. Personally I wouldn't want that, it would cause a huge uproar among the other teams, and rightly so.

Maybe they can get a safety certificate to play matches with just some of the stands open (full away complement of course). I don't know what's failing at the moment so this might not even be possible.

 

[JimB]

If they hadn't had such a remarkable good weather window they would have been

significantly behind their tight schedule, they have been very lucky in that respect

Swings and roundabouts. It was a fairly tough winter - beast from the east and all.

Good summer weather has comparatively little impact on a construction schedule since the alternative would, at most, have been grey skies and a bit of rain - neither of which are material. In fact, reports from the site suggest that the good weather actually had a slight negative impact as the reflected light and heat on the roof was such that workers could only remain up there for an hour at a time.

 

[Chris Holmes]

The Spurs v City game was supposed to be on Sky and is still listed on the Premier League website - though Sky have taken it off their listing.
I can see a deal being done by the Premier League and the game moved to the London Stadium. West Ham are away that weekend, though they play Spurs there the weekend before. The London Stadium is effectively a neutral venue anyway and I'm sure Sky would be happy with that rather than a venue they haven't been to before for football.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

The Spurs v City game was supposed to be on Sky and is still listed on the Premier League website - though Sky have taken it off their listing.
I can see a deal being done by the Premier League and the game moved to the London Stadium. West Ham are away that weekend, though they play Spurs there the weekend before. The London Stadium is effectively a neutral venue anyway and I'm sure Sky would be happy with that rather than a venue they haven't been to before for football.

It would be amusing watching WHU extort cash from Spurs, especially after the stadium bidding process, but I can't see it happening. I think it'll just get postponed.