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New Spurs stadium not ready

Chris_from_Sidcup
Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
in Other Football and Sports
So after a national paper exposed the story that the new stadium would not be ready by next month, Spurs were forced to release a statement saying that they will be playing their next few games at Wembley. Which also means the NFL game there has to move too.

Fans are rightly not happy, given that they've paid a fortune (many paying over 1k) for season tickets and even as recently as last week Spurs apparently sent out an email asking fans if they wanted to be part of their home cup game ticket scheme, whilst clearly knowing they wouldn't be playing at the new stadium. This coming off the back of even less summer signings than Charlton made, means the Spurs lot are not a happy bunch right now.
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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    Mmmmmm, are we as Addicks supposed to feel sorry for them?
    Under the circumstances it’s chicken feed compared to our plight but watch the media coverage they’ll get in comparison.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,591
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    The ground is clearly nowhere near ready, it's about time Spurs got realistic with their timetable

    I see Ericsson is being linked with PSG, that'll cheer up the Spurs fans ever more!
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,273
    I for one am sorry for their poorly treated fans, I mean playing at Wembley, whatever next for the poor sods. Puts Blackpool into perspective this really, no doubt it will fill up football chat shows for weeks.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    SoundAsa£ said:

    Mmmmmm, are we as Addicks supposed to feel sorry for them?
    Under the circumstances it’s chicken feed compared to our plight but watch the media coverage they’ll get in comparison.

    I don't think anyone will feel sorry for them and obviously compared to other clubs, then waiting a few months to move into your world class 60k seater stadium is hardly a problem. But given the level they're at, then no summer signings, paying extortionate ticket prices, clearly been lied to over when it would be ready, you can see why they're annoyed. It's yet another example of a club treating it's fans with contempt, even if nowhere near the level of us, Blackpool, Coventry etc.
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    Its miles away from completion
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,735
    Can you imagine the fan’s frustration at having to wait another couple of months before they can start using the artisanal cheese bar?

    It doesn’t bear thinking about.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,214
    Should have hired Tony Keohane.

    Look at the great job he's done at Sparrows Lane
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    All you needed to look at as was the webcam streams on Spurs own site to see how far away it was from completion. Can understand the lost months due to the winter weather, but the FA will be laughing with the extra cash
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    I think it is clear here that their rejection of Belgian know how has cost them dearly. Could we not give them the name and address of a certain person in Belgium, who has all the smarts when it comes to running a football club?
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  • CAFCBourne
    CAFCBourne Posts: 3,790
    I think its going quite well in comparison to our training ground
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,615
    Hey, not many clubs can say they have space for another 60,000 fans in their stadium on a home match day...
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    edited August 2018
    In the grand scheme of things, does it really matter?! None of us fancied losing our first game at the stadium to the Bin Dippers anyway.

    Not many clubs that build a stadium on the same site as their old one do it in just over a year, do they?! Chelsea were scheduled to be at Wembley for 4 years while they redeveoped Stamford Bridge. It was hugely ambitious.

    The main issue for most of us is that Levy has been blatantly lying. I've got a couple of friends that work for Mace (the main constructor) and they said 6 months ago the ground was up to 5 months behind schedule. I found out recently that one of my colleagues husbands is one of the PMs and they were saying the same. Everyone working on the project knew it was behind yet Levy consistently said it was on schedule, pretty much duping every season ticket holder into paying for an increased season ticket to still play at Wembley.

    We wont be playing there until 2019.
  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    Large, complex engineering project running late. Hardly a shock is it. Club not being completely honest with their fans is really the issue. Impressed they have managed to force even more money from their hard-pressed fans for ST's at the new stadium. I would have thought Wembley was premium enough.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    This is what it's like in the Bowl

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zL159rd3cY

    and the main entrance to the stadium looks 2 months away from being ready

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_pPGBs3dYI
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    9.30am on a weekday morning with about half a dozen people on site. No movement from machinery.

    No way will that be completed this year.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,073
    Remember when some idiots were claiming it would be ready for the start of last season? :smiley:
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,598
    Fan to get 2/19 refund on their season tickets.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,123
    cafc999 said:

    Its miles away from completion

    This
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,073
    Looking at that it will be completed, baring snags, around Christmas time.
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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954

    Their new ground will look really dated and old fashioned in 25 years time.

    Probably be given the status of historical listed building.

  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    they are crying out for workers, sparks in particular
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,890
    Levy must've known this would happen when he appointed O'Reilly as principal contractor.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Presumably they have hefty penalties in place for the builders not completing in time?

  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,073
    Macronate said:

    Levy must've known this would happen when he appointed O'Reilly as principal contractor.

    Oh really?
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    MrOneLung said:

    Presumably they have hefty penalties in place for the builders not completing in time?

    Could probably find out the Mrs firm done the risk for the whole project.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,442
    MrOneLung said:

    Presumably they have hefty penalties in place for the builders not completing in time?

    Harry Kane has already claimed them.
  • cashncarry
    cashncarry Posts: 980
    Apparently the stands are the wrong way round, they are facing the pitch
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,598
    We were approached a few months ago to do the ticketing offices (blast proof), we walked away from the job because of the time scale.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    The builders were doing really well, but then let themselves down right at the end and couldn't quite get over the line.

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