New Stadium Details And Discussions

[yankspurs]

Barring a League Cup match or UEFA allows us to play in more than 1 stadium, I'd reckon the Chelsea match at the end of November will be the next tentative date for the opener.

 

[chelmyid]

Also, and I say again only as an amateur onlooker, in my experience of being caught up with building disruption/delays it wont have been the club aware of this for ages and keeping everyone in the dark. My experiences are that the builders/Project management tell you things are on target (or even that things behind schedule can be caught up and achieved) right up to the very last second until everything changes and then the 'truth' comes out. The club will have been taking direction from them at all times.

I can guarantee this is not the case in this scenario
Dates have been constantly put under noses for at least 6 months - prob said too much already, but I can guarantee that!

 

[nigespurs]

"critical safety issues"

Can someone elaborate?

Fire alarms. emergency lighting. fire suppression system (sprinklers). Possibly public address systems

 

[Lilbaz]

As the City game can’t be moved to Wembley for that weekend (NFL taking place there) then if the new stadium isn’t ready for that the club are in serious trouble with the Premier League. I’d imagine we’re hoping the game can be switched to Manchester but that can then impact on Utd’s fixture as they can’t both play at home on the same day.

It’s not out of the question that we’re getting sanctions from the Premier League for this mess as we might not be able to fulfill that fixture for that weekend. As for what UEFA think about it all...

It’s a mess.

Games can be delayed, fixtures shuffled.

 

[CantSmileWithoutYou]

Thought has just occurred to me, haven't they installed a microbrewery in the new ground? And it won't be able to serve beer on the planned opening date? You can see where I'm going with this can't you?

Now THAT is a perfectly acceptable reason not to open the ground on time.

 

[cider spurs]

Feckin Cheese room.

 

[spursfan77]

 

[ralphs bald spot]

More than patient? The club have tried to build a brand new stadium in less than 2 years. We've had ONE whole season away from our own stadium. Listen, I understand why people are upset but you pay for season tickets up front and the terms & conditions are there to warn you about possible change.

Equally this has been discovered today around safety issues and club have communicated immediately.

I know I'll get hammered by most of you but surely there were always going to be risks and difficulties with such an ambitious project. You'll have to wait a month or two longer but you pay to watch your team play. Granted some more games will now be at Wembley but still, i just feel like some are acting like the club are doing this on purpose just for The fun of it.

The annoying thing for me is that the prices have been hiked up greatly for season ticket holders we had to muck about choosing seats away from friends and people you have sat around for years and yet we now are back at Wembley and paying more for the pain of it.

the City game won't be at Tottenham not a chance that will happen - the new year or the international break in November is a more likely time frame they still need to organise test events before they can have a licence and that gets more difficult as the season drags on and games are so regular. That might make Chelsea the first game at the new ground

 

[tototoner]

Fire alarms. emergency lighting. fire suppression system (sprinklers). Possibly public address systems

Thanks, as long as it's not a major structural fault

 

[fridgemagnet]

So on this occasion I was incorrect about the sun*, fair one I can take it, I'm fat enough to admit I was wrong.


*Even a broken clock is right twice a day though and it's still a shit rag.

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

The club (excluding the players) are letting the fans down at the moment.

I think you will find it's the contractor who have let us down. Unfortunately Mace do not have a good track record. If Danny Boy has done his job properly the damages will be significant i.e. £3m per game probably.

 

[Lilbaz]

Funny thing is, there is zero chance the club would have said something until Friday afternoon at the earliest about this if Neil Ashton didnt break it today.

Sure the would have told us sooner or later. Probably wanted a better idea of what is going on and their plans.

 

[juste5boys]

Anyone else thinking January transfer window, Statement signing for the first game at the new stadium if all the rumours about not being ready till December have any truth in them?

 

[Gb160]

Anyone else thinking January transfer window, Statement signing for the first game at the new stadium if all the rumours about not being ready till December have any truth in them?

No, if im brutally honest.

 

[chelmyid]

Yes, but he knew fuck-all. I don't even know who he is. He knew fuck-all.

Levy didn't know, because he couldn't know: he has only his professional consultants' word to rely upon. Mace didn't know, because it's industry culture to promote unrealistic optimism to the client! They're the ones who will take the hit for this.

It sounds from the nature of the announcements that it isn't general lateness - there's been a specific, critical-path issue that needs to be signed off before the stadium can be used and has either failed its tests or not been constructed correctly.

This is development. It's how it goes. You don't know until you get to this point.

Not true I’m afraid

1. Mace won’t be paying - contract set up differently
2. Been known and reported for a long time
Levy insisted on the roof in its current form, meaning there was no other way of building. No other contractor would take it on - Mace said yes we will do everything we can but but under xxxxxx conditions

Even now the build will be ‘late’ it is a monumental project that should be deemed a success
My only moan - the way the club have handled the PR - not good to the fans.

 

[Nebby]

I thought PL rules prohibit home fixtures being played at different venues in the same season? When we wanted to play at Milton Keynes and Wembley in the same season it wasn't allowed. Why would clubs let us start at Wembley and then switch to the new WHL. Doesn't seem fair?

 

[dimiSpur]

Anyone else thinking January transfer window, Statement signing for the first game at the new stadium if all the rumours about not being ready till December have any truth in them?

Yes I'm sure this is all part of a greater plan to unveil one signing. Let's piss off all our overcharged ST holders and the hundred's of thousands of people completely fucked from all over the world, to unveil Grealish at HT at the new stadium.

 

[Doctor Dinkey]

"critical safety issues"

Can someone elaborate?

Cheese room's gone off

 

[L-man]

I thought PL rules prohibit home fixtures being played at different venues in the same season? When we wanted to play at Milton Keynes and Wembley in the same season it wasn't allowed. Why would clubs let us start at Wembley and then switch to the new WHL. Doesn't seem fair?

PL clubs had to ratify it and vote as a majority

They'd be idiots not to approve it

 

[buttons]

"critical safety issues"

Can someone elaborate?

It’s still a building site mate!