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Another one of those mysterious 'facts' that people keep 'quoting', but never provide the quote for, I guess if enough people keep saying it then it must be true. I am still waiting for the quote on the £200m cost saving, which I've never discovered yet. I still can't get my head around anyone who states their preferred option is to stay in Tottenham and then actively promotes a move to Stratford by repeating 'facts' that actually have no basis other than tabloid speculation and internet rumours.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/stand...tottenham-we-will-not-be-changing-our-name.do
Spurs insisted today that any move to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford would not mean having to drop the name Tottenham from their title.
A leading intellectual property lawyer told the Evening Standard yesterday the club could face legal action if they move from the borough of Haringey to Newham after the 2012 Games and continue to call themselves Tottenham.
The view was backed up by Tottenham MP David Lammy who claimed today he will fight any attempts to move the club to east London.
“Locally, I will work with any new team to ensure we retain the name Tottenham,” he said.
But a Spurs source has branded the claims blatant scaremongering' and reassured fans there will be no change to the name Tottenham Hotspur that was adopted in 1884 following their formation in 1882 as Hotspur FC.
Spurs and West Ham are both interested in moving to the Olympic Stadium after the Games. Both have until next Friday to finalise their bids and the Olympic Park Legacy Company will decide on their preferred bidder a week later with an announcement expected in March.
The Hammers want to upgrade the arena to Premier League standards and keep the running track whereas Spurs want to knock it down and replace it with a purpose-built 60,000 seat football stadium. Tottenham will ensure that a legacy for athletics is maintained by paying to have Crystal Palace redeveloped.
Spurs employ Field Fisher Waterhouse on its trade mark and licensing issues. They have advised officials there are plenty of instances of teams moving and retaining their names such as QPR, Millwall, Grimsby, Everton, Notts Forest, Bournemouth and Aston Villa.
Field Fisher Waterhouse spokesman Lewis Cohen said: “While the historic origin of the word Tottenham' in Tottenham Hotspur' relates to the geographic location of Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur is and has, for a very long time, been associated exclusively with the football club.
“There is no doubt that fans associate Tottenham Hotspur with the football club. No matter where the club are located or play their matches they will always be Tottenham Hotspur.
“Tottenham Hotspur is a trade mark which fans recognise as being clearly associated with the football team and there is absolutely no chance of anyone being misled about the origin of Tottenham Hotspur goods or services no matter where the club is located.”
Can it be any clearer? We are not changing our name no matter what.
BT - It wouldn't bother me if we did as long as we went back to Hotspur FC tbh. There are many Citys, United etc... but only 1 Hotspur :up:
What bothers me is the constant repition of claims that we'd have to change names when it is clearly not the case. How many times do you need the facts to be highlighted before you accept them? You're a sensible adult man by all appearances, so surely you can see that I am right in this case.