Spurs’ new stadium

tedmak said:
City have no legal (or moral) obligation on this but I cannot feel that they are missing a trick.
If they refunded anyone who booked a train ticket to Euston between the match being announced by Sky and then Spurs making the stadium announcement (and who had a seasoncard number), they would be refunding, what, 500 people tops?
Cant see how that could have come to more than £30k.
The free coach down is a nice gesture but it is of no use to the person who now cannot make the Monday.

Does seem a strange thing to diminish goodwill of the most loyal supporters.

My ire is more with Spurs, however, but I suppose Levy would't want to chip in as he has irate supporters who have been severely put out and would want similar treatment.

On a slightly different note - says a lot about the league that the United/Everton match has been shifted as well.
What sort of league disturbs 4 sets of fans when one match has to be postponed?
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So the next time another Club takes the piss should City pay again?
 
Tim of the Oak said:
So the next time another Club takes the piss should City pay again?
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I think Spurs SHOULD pay - but they wont.
I was just talking about the relatively small cost to City for the gesture.

I don't blame city for this. I blame the PL (pedantic rules) and Spurs for shocking execution.
 
It would have been right and proper for the Sunday game to have a subject to ground safety certificate warning before being confirmed by Sky - then it's a question of buyer beware. Once Sky announces a fixture then it is not unreasonable for supporters to book travel arrangements. Therefore I believe that the party responsible for the move should subsequently recieve some form of punishment and any supporters incurring non refundable costs should be compensated
 
As most have mentioned, should we beat Oxford we may have to play on the Thursday. Everyone has mentioned how this would effect us but what about the team we draw. A lower league team would be either have to play on the following Saturday....when most of their fans can get to a match or move it to a Sunday, dependant on police and of course the permission of the team they are playing. Financially that could have a big impact on them and if they cannot move the match, points wise it could be huge come the end of the season. This is all becasue one man has never been honest with the Premier League and his own fans. One man/club that has not faced any sanctions or reprimand. It ia right royal fuck up that affects at least 6 different clubs.
 
Father Paul said:
Why? Apart from our fans who are been fucked about mindlessly what can we complain about. When else do we play the game? If the pitch is not playable the game will be called off. Probably it will be a bit difficult but it is the same for both teams and will may help us more than Spurs. The Carabao game is a bit of a pain but we can field an entirely different team and probably still win assuming of course we actually get to the next round. Again sorry for our fans but no complaints otherwise it is what it is.
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Why should we be messed about? far Too many exceptions being made. Spurs should forfeit the game and be deducted points. The blame for this lies Solely with them.
 
warpig said:
Why should we be messed about? far Too many exceptions being made. Spurs should forfeit the game and be deducted points. The blame for this lies Solely with them.
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As I said fans should not be treated like this it is appaling. But from the football side of things it is perfectly managable. Lets get on with it.
 
It's a fucking disgrace.
Monday 29th at Wembley on a turnip patch.
Wembley ground staff will be working on the pitch for 20 hours pre-match. - It will still be a fucking Turnip Patch when it's finished.
City will provide free coach travel to the game. Really? Big wow!
What about those who had already bought train tickets and accommodation as the fixture had been announced for TV - normally a sign the game is going ahead.
CSKA all over again.
Though this time, City are as much a disgrace as Spurs by accepting this without Spurs paying through the nose.
the postponement is NOT an act of God.
 
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Neville Kneville said:
Irrespective of the mess concerning the supporters, when the referee looks at the pitch after the NFL game, is he going to judge its suitability, by PREMIER LEAGUE standards ie the duty of the home team to prepare a suitable playing surface & also the potential risk to players, or is he going to just play it anyway, to avoid further difficulties ?
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If its inconvenient for City, I'm sure he'll say its fit, even if they subsequently plough it after the NFL game.

The pitch inspection will probably be done by Stevie Wonder anyway.
 
BlueAnorak said:
It's a fucking disgrace.
Monday 29th at Wembley on a turnip patch.
Wembley ground staff will be working on the pitch for 20 hours pre-match. - It will still be a fucking Turnip Patch when it's finished.
City will provide free coach travel to the game. Really? Big wow!
What about those who had already bought train tickets and accommodation as the fixture had been announced for TV - normally a sign the game is going ahead.
CSKA all over again.
Though this time, City are as much a disgrace as Spurs by accepting this without Spurs paying through the nose.
the postponement is NOT an act of God.
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I'm sorry to say, it was predictable.
 
Blue Mist said:
As most have mentioned, should we beat Oxford we may have to play on the Thursday. Everyone has mentioned how this would effect us but what about the team we draw. A lower league team would be either have to play on the following Saturday....when most of their fans can get to a match or move it to a Sunday, dependant on police and of course the permission of the team they are playing. Financially that could have a big impact on them and if they cannot move the match, points wise it could be huge come the end of the season. This is all becasue one man has never been honest with the Premier League and his own fans. One man/club that has not faced any sanctions or reprimand. It ia right royal fuck up that affects at least 6 different clubs.
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The Rags game could have been left at it's original time, there are already two games on Sunday at 1:30, why not just change one of them to 4pm to ensure Sky get the two matches? Palace v Arsenal would be just as entertaining as Rags v Everton and not many fans would be inconvenienced by the shift.
 
If anyone hasnt tried it, give trainline a tweet on twitter or an email they've given us a full refund for the spurs train tickets, fair play to them.
 
This is comical, Spurs should be held accountable here and the fact that City have accepted and agreed to this is even worse.
 
Not impacted financially but the move to a Monday does mean im unlikely to get to go now when i otherwise would have but i feel theres too much blame being directed towards City for this, It's not a case of city being too soft, they're trying to cooperate as best they can. It's in our interests to get the game played that week, last thing we need is an extra fixture to fit in towards the end of the season when we will likely already have other games to squeeze in due to cup runs, what can city realistically do if spurs decide to be tight pricks? Can't exactly refuse to play unless fans are adequately reimbursed, sure City could cover the costs themselves but its not on City to do that and nobody should expect that, the free coaches are a positive enough gesture. The emphasis should be on Spurs to offer compensation to fans and failing that, the people in charge should be taking a much tougher stance and be imposing huge penalties on Spurs
 
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