Spurs’ new stadium

Inconvenience to fans
Some will be out of pocket
Shit pitch
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Could fuck up our chance of winning the league Cup - next game if we beat Oxford will be 2 days after this. We are going to have to heavily rotate and if we get a decent team away we will be out
 
Well, we have Shakhtar at home on Wednesday, 7 November, which potentially allows us to switch any League Cup tie to Thursday, 1 November and our home game with Southampton to Sunday, 4 November, thus keeping 2 clear days between each fixture. You'd really hope (without much conviction, I admit) that the Premier League and the Football League would be accommodating given that we're in this mess of a situation through no fault of our own. That basically involves the PL or EFL switching a potential League Cup opponent's fixture that weekend to Sunday as well.

But of course, as ever, matchgoing fans are being shafted. And you really have to wonder about the state of the pitch at Wembley the day after it hosts the last of three NFL games in a fortnight. Not happy at all, even if we get fixture rearrangements along the above lines.
 
Just another example of fans being treated with contempt. People who have already booked train tickets/hotels will be left out of pocket.
 
Ric said:
Just another example of fans being treated with contempt. People who have already booked train tickets/hotels will be left out of pocket.
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What's the chances of City agreeing to that date but making sure spurs agree to refund those who have already booked trains?
 
hammocity said:
Agree but it's far too easy for the fuck up of a club that Levy runs.
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Genuinely interested to learn why you believe Spurs to be a "fuck up of a club". Sure, we might not have won any trophies in a long time and we suffer our fair share of disappointments. And, yes, Levy is in the process of overseeing a huge construction project that will overrun by a couple of months (par for the course on such projects, by the way). But, even with your Man City hat on, can you not grudgingly concede that Spurs is one of the better run clubs anywhere? It might not operate the same model as your club's but, in almost every respect - first team; academy; stadium; training ground; finances - I'd have thought that Spurs is near the top of the curve.

To my mind, a fuck up of a club would be the likes of Leeds, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Newcastle, West Ham or....dare I say it......Man City prior to ADUG's intervention. All of them big clubs that, for whatever reason, massively and perennially underperform; get themselves into financial difficulty; get relegated; or move to a soulless athletics stadium with seats miles from the pitch and are then surprised when the fans loathe it!

fallowfield said:
Times says it's gonna be on the Monday at wembley
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I wouldn't yet totally rule out the possibility of the game being played on the Saturday at the new stadium. The Wembley option for the following Monday might well, at this stage, only be provisional.
 
Playing on a turnip patch? Mad.
I bet City fans who have bought non-refundable tickets and accommodation get screwed over.
 
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JimB said:
Genuinely interested to learn why you believe Spurs to be a "fuck up of a club". Sure, we might not have won any trophies in a long time and we suffer our fair share of disappointments. And, yes, Levy is in the process of overseeing a huge construction project that will overrun by a couple of months (par for the course on such projects, by the way). But, even with your Man City hat on, can you not grudgingly concede that Spurs is one of the better run clubs anywhere? It might not operate the same model as your club's but, in almost every respect - first team; academy; stadium; training ground; finances - I'd have thought that Spurs is near the top of the curve.

To my mind, a fuck up of a club would be the likes of Leeds, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Newcastle, West Ham or....dare I say it......Man City prior to ADUG's intervention. All of them big clubs that, for whatever reason, massively and perennially underperform; get themselves into financial difficulty; get relegated; or move to a soulless athletics stadium with seats miles from the pitch and are then surprised when the fans loathe it!



I wouldn't yet totally rule out the possibility of the game being played on the Saturday at the new stadium. The Wembley option for the following Monday might well, at this stage, only be provisional.
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You keep saying the over run timetable is par for the course. Fair enough, building developments often over run. So knowing that, what did levy do to ensure fixtures could be played at a suitable stadium at a suitable date. Fuck all!
 
JimB said:
Genuinely interested to learn why you believe Spurs to be a "fuck up of a club". Sure, we might not have won any trophies in a long time and we suffer our fair share of disappointments. And, yes, Levy is in the process of overseeing a huge construction project that will overrun by a couple of months (par for the course on such projects, by the way). But, even with your Man City hat on, can you not grudgingly concede that Spurs is one of the better run clubs anywhere? It might not operate the same model as your club's but, in almost every respect - first team; academy; stadium; training ground; finances - I'd have thought that Spurs is near the top of the curve.

To my mind, a fuck up of a club would be the likes of Leeds, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Newcastle, West Ham or....dare I say it......Man City prior to ADUG's intervention. All of them big clubs that, for whatever reason, massively and perennially underperform; get themselves into financial difficulty; get relegated; or move to a soulless athletics stadium with seats miles from the pitch and are then surprised when the fans loathe it!



I wouldn't yet totally rule out the possibility of the game being played on the Saturday at the new stadium. The Wembley option for the following Monday might well, at this stage, only be provisional.
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off course it is spurs fault you our meant to play all home games on one ground your ground has to be ready not might be maybe so you should have been playing this season at wembly then when did fixtures would have been away when ground not available . now if played on monday will cause problems for city with league cup
 
I get it's highly inconvenient for this going and there must be full reimbursement of all costs but these things happen. Could easily happen to anybody and as a club we should be supportive.

The only caveat is that the pitch is playable. If it's not and let's face it, on this occasion its entirely foreseeable that it might not be...then there should be scope for city to postpone without repercussions for the club. In my opinion.

Think it's a cheap shot to criticise spurs for the stadium delay. Sorting a venue yes. Stadium delay no.
 
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