Spurs’ new stadium

[Pride of Chadderton]

It won't get postponed. The nfl games being played are far less destructive on the pitch than staging a boxing match. Wembley hosts semi final games and play offs on consecutive days every year so whilst being far from ideal, it shouldn't be that big of an issue really.

You don't have 20 guys digging up turf for 3 and a half hours at semi finals, semi finals cause no where near the damage.

 

[tedmak]

It won't get postponed. The nfl games being played are far less destructive on the pitch than staging a boxing match. Wembley hosts semi final games and play offs on consecutive days every year so whilst being far from ideal, it shouldn't be that big of an issue really.

You are joking?!?

For the boxing the match surface is covered to place the ring and seats on top of it.

For the NFL, the pitch is run on by cleated men with an average weighted of over 220lbs.

They will have to relay the pitch, I reckon.

Notwithstanding, the match won't be cancelled. The league have gone past the case of caring for fan or player welfare.

 

[ninjamonkey]

You are joking?!?

For the boxing the match surface is covered to place the ring and seats on top of it.

For the NFL, the pitch is run on by cleated men with an average weighted of over 220lbs.

They will have to relay the pitch, I reckon.

Notwithstanding, the match won't be cancelled. The league have gone past the case of caring for fan or player welfare.

Yes it's covered for the boxing but unless it's on some kind of raised surface it's still impacting the pitch far more than an nfl game does. You're essentially suffocating the grass whilst thousands of people and heavy equipment is placed on top of it, that's going to cause more damage than the nfl games do. Like I said, it won't be ideal, It might not even be acceptable for many but it won't get postponed

You don't have 20 guys digging up turf for 3 and a half hours at semi finals, semi finals cause no where near the damage.

Didnt say it does, just pointing out the wembley ground staff have more experience than most of trying to get the pitch to an acceptable level on incredibly short notice.

 

[Chris Holmes]

From an article in the Daily Mail last year about the turnaround from NFL to football pitch at Wembley.
They claimed that a 4-day turnaround is a bit tight!!!!!!! - so they will be up against it, though they also claim any adverse effects are of a 'cosmetic nature' and not on the quality of the pitch.

Expect some shadow pitch marks and probably a bit more wear and wear as the weather takes a turn.
Tomorrow it is expected to be pissing down for Tottenham v Cardiff City at Wembley.


Wembley groundstaff fail to remove NFL markings in time for England's World Cup qualifier against Slovenia

• Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints played match at Wembley on Sunday
• England host Slovenia in World Cup qualifier but gridiron markings are visible
• Groundstaff are struggle to remove all evidence of NFL game by Thursday night
• More than four days would usually be allotted to complete such a transformation

By BOB TREASURE FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 22:30, 4 October 2017 | UPDATED: 22:42, 4 October 2017

American football markings will still be visible on the Wembley pitch for England's final home World Cup qualifier on Thursday night, with groundstaff struggling to remove all evidence of the NFL game hosted last Sunday.

Gareth Southgate's men can seal their place at Russia 2018 with a victory against Slovenia, but the visit of the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints on Sunday has allowed just a four-day turnaround for staff to prepare the pitch for this important fixture.

Sportsmail understands that more time would usually be allotted to complete such a transformation — in this case, removing the NFL's gridiron markings, team logos and branding from the playing surface and ensuring its playability meets the usual high standards set by Wembley.

And despite working solidly to restore the pitch this week, the groundstaff will be unable to erase all markings by this evening.

The extremely physical nature of American football means its fields are subject to high levels of wear and tear, and previous NFL games hosted in London have resulted in the Wembley pitch cutting up badly during subsequent England matches.

But a pitch playability test was carried out on the surface on Wednesday and it is understood that the only adverse effects of Sunday's game are of a cosmetic nature.

Remnants of American football games were often visible during England matches in the earlier years of the NFL's regular Wembley visits — each of which is believed to earn the FA in excess of £3million.

Slovenia were also the visitors for a European Championship qualifier in November 2014, six days after Wembley had hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys, and complained that the pitch had been 'completely ruined'.

The FA will also be keen to avoid a repeat of the build-up to last year's home qualifier against Malta, which saw groundstaff still trying to paint over a giant Jacksonville Jaguars logo in the middle of the centre circle just hours before kick-off.

 

[ell]

Pitch already looks a mess cant wait to see it after the NFL tear it up some more

 

[cleavers]

They will have to relay the pitch, I reckon.

They won't be able to, the last NFL match is the day before our game, if its wet that weekend, we might as well play it in a ploughed field.

 

[KoreanHammer]

Pitch already looks a mess cant wait to see it after the NFL tear it up some more

They won't play on the same pitch, NFL one is underneath the football pitch and its a turf.

 

[waspish]

They won't play on the same pitch, NFL one is underneath the football pitch and its a turf.

So Wembley have a slide out pitch

 

[trueblue gio]

So Wembley have a slide out pitch

No

That's the design for New Spurs Stadium, Wembley only has grass

 

[waspish]

No

That's the design for New Spurs Stadium, Wembley only has grass

I know that the post I responded too thinks the NFL team be playing on a different surface.