Spurs’ new stadium

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TheRemainsOfTheDave said:
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.
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I work in construction and Tottenham haven't got a prayer of playing in an incomplete stadium that the main contractor is still responsible for - and more importantly liable for if anything goes wrong on site. I wish people would stop saying stuff like "whack some turf on it and let them play in an empty stadium". It's not as simple as that.

Upon completion of the agreed works - and the main contractor feels they are complete to a satisfactory and safe standard - Practical Completion is achieved legally which hands the stadium over from the main contractor to the client - in this case Spurs. Until that happens, the contractor is still liable for anything that goes wrong on site - not the client (i.e. Spurs). I know of exceptions that have been made to partially occupy parts of half-built/delayed buildings for office workers and issue Practical Completion for that zone of completed works. 8 First Street in Manchester is a prime example.

However we are not talking about office workers on the average wage - we are talking about 22 highly paid millionaires to play in a stadium they still effectively are responsible for and are liable for anything that goes wrong. No sane contractor and their insurance company is ever going to allow that to happen. That could be anything from something serious like an incomplete roof falling in and landing on someone, to one of the footballers slipping on a mislaid tile in the showers or an unsecured plasterboard falling on them and suffering an injury. Freak accidents yes but a contractor and insurance company would never countenance that against millionaire footballers and clubs which make millions.

City_Sean said:
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.
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I think it's possible. The idea it's impossible because other clubs in the league wouldn't allow it or Sky would be angry is irrelevant. It's not the opposition's fault if a club cannot host a fixture due to incompetence. I don't think they'll be
 
ste.sully said:
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I work in construction and Tottenham haven't got a prayer of playing in an incomplete stadium that the main contractor is still responsible for - and more importantly liable for if anything goes wrong on site. I wish people would stop saying stuff like "whack some turf on it and let them play in an empty stadium". It's not as simple as that.

Upon completion of the agreed works - and the main contractor feels they are complete to a satisfactory and safe standard - Practical Completion is achieved legally which hands the stadium over from the main contractor to the client - in this case Spurs. Until that happens, the contractor is still liable for anything that goes wrong on site - not the client (i.e. Spurs). I know of exceptions that have been made to partially occupy parts of half-built/delayed buildings for office workers and issue Practical Completion for that zone of completed works. 8 First Street in Manchester is a prime example.

However we are not talking about office workers on the average wage - we are talking about 22 highly paid millionaires to play in a stadium they still effectively are responsible for and are liable for anything that goes wrong. No sane contractor and their insurance company is ever going to allow that to happen. That could be anything from something serious like an incomplete roof falling in and landing on someone, to one of the footballers slipping on a mislaid tile in the showers or an unsecured plasterboard falling on them and suffering an injury. Freak accidents yes but a contractor and insurance company would never countenance that against millionaire footballers and clubs which make millions.

I think it's possible. The idea it's impossible because other clubs in the league wouldn't allow it or Sky would be angry is irrelevant. It's not the opposition's fault if a club cannot host a fixture due to incompetence. I don't think they'll be
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Steady on there fella. All I've read is the stadium has failed 'critical safety systems' and did state that I didn't know what the intricacies were, so wasn't suggesting it was possible. If you know what this quote means, then please enlighten me.
 
What about the London Stadium, or MK Dons

Forfeiting the game surely won’t happen

Imagine if we win the league by 2 points. Don’t know about anybody else but it just wouldn’t feel right
 
chaddblue said:
What about the London Stadium, or MK Dons

Forfeiting the game surely won’t happen

Imagine if we win the league by 2 points. Don’t know about anybody else but it just wouldn’t feel right
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Why not? All the forfeit would do is harm our goal difference.
 
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