Any news on the stadium

[SpurSince57]

But we just ignore that and carry on calling it the Lane.

 

[Kendall]

It's so difficult to ignore

 

[SpurSince57]

Why?

Sponsors come and go. The Lane doesn't.

 

[Legend10]

I hope we stay at the Lane

50-55 would be perfect, another tier on the East & West and we are there, also leaves room for expansion behind the goals if we still can't satisfy the demand.

 

[EmperorKabir]

It's true, nobody calls the immigrants toilet seat 'asburton' or 'the grove' it's 'the emirates' to them

 

[SpurSince57]

There is nowhere else in Tottenham to move, and I really don't see the point in buying up all the land if we aren't expanding the ground or building a new one north of Paxton Road. The only ITK I have is what I posted back in December, that we've been making moves to buy up the houses at the north end of Worcester Avenue; this wasn't from the club, but from a local councillor I've known for years, who'd had residents in at his surgery.

It's true, nobody calls the immigrants toilet seat 'asburton' or 'the grove' it's 'the emirates' to them

But if the Scum had been allowed to expand Highbury, which was the original plan, it would still be Highbury to the Gooners, not whatever sponsors' name was tacked on.

 

[General Levy]

I don't give a fuck what the stadium is called and what part of N17 it is built on.

JUST BUILD THE DAMN THING ASAP PLEASE, THANKS.

 

[SpurSince57]

Not before the present uncertainty in the financial markets is resolved.

Levy is no Scholar. I get the idea that alarmingly few people realise just how close we came to having no Spurs at all seventeen years ago—Sugarlump gets ridiculed for claiming that if it hadn't been for him there would be a Tesco's where the Lane is, but it wasn't too much of an exaggeration.

 

[guy]

50-55k with an option to increase is what we need. We wouldnt sell out all home games to crap non london teams like sunderland/boro/etc, as well as midweek cup games against lowly opposition when teh games are coming thick and fast. People just cant afford the time or money to go to all these games.

 

[Adam456]

50-55k with an option to increase is what we need. We wouldnt sell out all home games to crap non london teams like sunderland/boro/etc, as well as midweek cup games against lowly opposition when teh games are coming thick and fast. People just cant afford the time or money to go to all these games.

About half a dozen of you are saying this but what do you mean 'an option to expand'. Planning permmission yes but how do you actually physically expand without costly demolishing and dismantling. I've yet so see an effective 'crane in an extra tier' type plan anywhere in the UK. Somebody said MK Dons are going to do it - how exactly ? Man U steadily increased capacity but that was over 20 years and most of it was from a new stand.

And note: We don't have to go for some yankee-style bowl just to build a long term solution with no said 'option to expand'

 

[domw001]

Aside from transport, another clincher for keeping it at WHL will be what can be offered to the surrounding community.

From what I remember the Ar5e promised all sorts of projects and initiatives for the local area when they submitted planning for the Emirates.

The problem is, and I think i'm right here, they reneged on a lot of it and the local area got sod all!

 

[Chris12345]

About half a dozen of you are saying this but what do you mean 'an option to expand'. Planning permmission yes but how do you actually physically expand without costly demolishing and dismantling. I've yet so see an effective 'crane in an extra tier' type plan anywhere in the UK. Somebody said MK Dons are going to do it - how exactly ? Man U steadily increased capacity but that was over 20 years and most of it was from a new stand.

And they were able do to so precisely because they'd originally built that stand with the "option to expand" both planning and structurally!

 

[Cicada]

And they were able do to so precisely because they'd originally built that stand with the "option to expand" both planning and structurally!

they'res also a fuckload of room around old trafford..

whl is on a very small site

 

[Chris12345]

did I mention WHL :wink:

 

[SpurSince57]

There is apparently going to be an item about this on BBC's London news programme tonight. A lot of local residents are really pissed off with the Gooners and their broken promises.

One thing Sugarlump failed signally to do was endear himself to the local community. Since Levy and ENIC took over the club has made major efforts to rebuild bridges. But if we make undertakings to improve the area we really do have to keep them.

On the transport front, I don't see much chance of the tube extension to Northumberland Park happening. It's an economic nonsense.

they'res also a fuckload of room around old trafford..

whl is on a very small site

United had the advantage that Old Trafford and the surrounding area was bombed to buggery by the Luftwaffe.

 

[Stoof]

There is nowhere else in Tottenham to move, and I really don't see the point in buying up all the land if we aren't expanding the ground or building a new one north of Paxton Road. The only ITK I have is what I posted back in December, that we've been making moves to buy up the houses at the north end of Worcester Avenue.

... which often involves lengthy processes, especially if there's leasehold property involved. Buying property isn't as quick as Channel 4 would have people believe. :lol:

 

[worcestersauce]

There is apparently going to be an item about this on BBC's London news programme tonight. A lot of local residents are really pissed off with the Gooners and their broken promises.

One thing Sugarlump failed signally to do was endear himself to the local community. Since Levy and ENIC took over the club has made major efforts to rebuild bridges. But if we make undertakings to improve the area we really do have to keep them.

On the transport front, I don't see much chance of the tube extension to Northumberland Park happening. It's an economic nonsense.

But it would still be a good thing and would be a benefit to the area, even if "they" think the cost outweighs the benefit.

 

[Mchillio]

About half a dozen of you are saying this but what do you mean 'an option to expand'. Planning permmission yes but how do you actually physically expand without costly demolishing and dismantling. I've yet so see an effective 'crane in an extra tier' type plan anywhere in the UK. Somebody said MK Dons are going to do it - how exactly ? Man U steadily increased capacity but that was over 20 years and most of it was from a new stand.

And note: We don't have to go for some yankee-style bowl just to build a long term solution with no said 'option to expand'

When the dons built there stadium they didnt finish the upper tier as they knew that until they start getting promoted and get more fans through the doors they wouldnt be filling it. So when they start filling up 20k seats they will finish the upper tier. Its not the as same people saying the about buliding a stadium with the option to expand.

One example of a stadium that keeps on expanding is old trafford they keep putting extra tiers on that and making it bigger. They also expanded anfield a few years back.

 

[Mchillio]

Not before the present uncertainty in the financial markets is resolved.

Levy is no Scholar. I get the idea that alarmingly few people realise just how close we came to having no Spurs at all seventeen years ago—Sugarlump gets ridiculed for claiming that if it hadn't been for him there would be a Tesco's where the Lane is, but it wasn't too much of an exaggeration.

Here, here Sugar got a lot of abuse from us and i to this day still dont know why? If it werent for him we probably wouldnt even have a club anymore. Yeah i understand the fallout with Terry Venables wasnt nice but at the end of the day he saved us so he is a good man in my eyes.

Plus i had a Amstrad CPC464 when i was a kid and loved it :hump:

 

[Juande]

Not before the present uncertainty in the financial markets is resolved.

Levy is no Scholar. I get the idea that alarmingly few people realise just how close we came to having no Spurs at all seventeen years ago—Sugarlump gets ridiculed for claiming that if it hadn't been for him there would be a Tesco's where the Lane is, but it wasn't too much of an exaggeration.

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