Spurs’ new stadium

[GortonBlue62]

Just thinking about Spurs - if they play a 4th round LC match on Thursday and then again in the PL on Sunday (meaning their away game at West Ham would have to be moved from Saturday - inconveniencing West Ham fans) and then again on Tuesday (home to Eindhoven).

What a mess.

 

[fathellensbellend]

diabolical decision, so we have to in effect jeapodise our chance of progress in the league cup to accomodate Tottenham, while totally ignoring the welfare of our own fans.

i hope spurs are giving us free tickets for this fiasco.

 

[Norbiton]

Yes. If we do get to the 4th round of the League Cup then the only way to avoid playing 2 games in 48 hours would be to play the League Cup match on the Thursday and shift the Southampton game to Sunday. That's not too bad for us as the Champions League game (Shakhtar at home) is on Wednesday. Not great for Southampton fans though.

Would depend who we get in the League Cup if we're still in it. Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham all have to play their league games on the Saturday because of Champs League the following week so wouldn't play a League Cup game on the Thursday.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I would hazard a guess that the league cup 11, should we progress, will be completely different injuries permitting. it’s a gamble though. Pep may have agreed to this to ensure we don’t have an extra game when the real action starts next March onwards. Might have been tricky to pencil this game in.

 

[fathellensbellend]

I would hazard a guess that the league cup 11, should we progress, will be completely different injuries permitting. it’s a gamble though. Pep may have agreed to this to ensure we don’t have an extra game when the real action starts next March onwards. Might have been tricky to pencil this game in.

maybe so, but if city meet say liverpool at home and turn out with a second string, it will be a kick in the bollox to those who have subscribed to the cup scheme, city fans could get shafted 3 times in a week, tottenham on a monday, a weakened team against whoever in the cup, and then have to move the southampton game, where no doubt people have made plans. Sticking on a couple of free buses is a woefully inadequate gesture.

 

[waspish]

Yes. If we do get to the 4th round of the League Cup then the only way to avoid playing 2 games in 48 hours would be to play the League Cup match on the Thursday and shift the Southampton game to Sunday. That's not too bad for us as the Champions League game (Shakhtar at home) is on Wednesday. Not great for Southampton fans though.

But that’s inconvenience us! the fault is all spurs.

 

[chesterbells]

maybe so, but if city meet say liverpool at home and turn out with a second string, it will be a kick in the bollox to those who have subscribed to the cup scheme, city fans could get shafted 3 times in a week, tottenham on a monday, a weakened team against whoever in the cup, and then have to move the southampton game, where no doubt people have made plans. Sticking on a couple of free buses is a woefully inadequate gesture.

Anyone who subscribes to the cup scheme at this club hasn’t got a leg to stand on if we turn out a back-up team will in the League Cup - there was always every chance we’d do that. I really hope we do in fact - we should be looking to fry bigger fish than that.
Agree with the general thrust of posts about the mess this Spurs game is, but just don’t think it would be the end of the world if we had a League Cup game that week.

 

[blue corby]

So the spuds have asked for permission to use a third ground now ! They have asked to play the cup game against Watford at the MK stadium and are waiting on confirmation.

 

[TFC]

DLIAC.

 

[crazyg]

Any truth to them failing to secure a naming rights deal? Would be a huge financial hit.

I believe Daniel Levy had all but signed the agreement to name it the Wonga Stadium, and had micro-managed it from the start of negotiations.