- Jun 5, 2005
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Dear All,
This has been quite a long time i haven't posted but this gonna be quite of a long post on the most spoken subject at the moment amongst Spurs Fan.
I wanna give you my opinion as a foreign Spurs fan (french but member of the swiss spurs fan club).
I wanna give you my opinion as a foreign Spurs fan (french but member of the swiss spurs fan club).
For the last few weeks, this Stadium problem has turned very much into a “only London geographical problem” and everything was only about we are “North London and should remain it”.
I do not say location of our future stadium isn’t the (main) part of the problem but this is not the only point to focus on in my opinion.
To be fair, I am not a “pro-Straford” or a pro “Remain at WHL” but from the many lectures I did on the subject (on sc, on the internet and papers); It appears that the are good and bad points for each option and they have been explained many times on this forum.
I ‘d like to start my analysis by taking the example of one of us ( Spurs fan) who wrote an email to one of the member of the Haringey Council ( a woman but I do not remember her name ) and post his first email and her answer to him a few days ago on SC…
He asked her, her opinions about our Club and his views about the future of our Club in the Borough.
He asked her, her opinions about our Club and his views about the future of our Club in the Borough.
She told that Spurs remaining in the Borough was very important and full part of North London and blah blah blah…
That answer from her was in complete opposition to what has been done so far by the Haringey Council to show the Club that remaining in Haringey was really important.
Any time, the Club wants to do something, (especially planning permission) the Haringey council seems to be against it.
Accept it and remain in tiny WHL………..and accept the fact not be given the right to grow as a football club is NOT ACCEPTABLE.
Contrary to Newham Council (and already given proofs of which help will be given to West Ham ) if the get the OS.
That answer from her was in complete opposition to what has been done so far by the Haringey Council to show the Club that remaining in Haringey was really important.
Any time, the Club wants to do something, (especially planning permission) the Haringey council seems to be against it.
Accept it and remain in tiny WHL………..and accept the fact not be given the right to grow as a football club is NOT ACCEPTABLE.
Contrary to Newham Council (and already given proofs of which help will be given to West Ham ) if the get the OS.
As for the Haringey council, they didn’t do anything and told anything trying to convince Dani Levy that the best option would be to choose the NDP over the O.S Option.
Haringey Council doesn't even seem to be scared the Club to leave the area whereas this area from North London seems not to be the richest part of London......
Haringey Council doesn't even seem to be scared the Club to leave the area whereas this area from North London seems not to be the richest part of London......
Do not get me wrong but what did they do (or tell) to retain us from trying to get to the Olympic Stadium ???????????????????
Here is the main thing and main argument of my reflection.
THE OLYMPIC STADIUM IS OUR BEST WEAPON TO HELP US TO REMAIN IN NORTH LONDON IN A BIGGER STADIUM.
Here is my way of thinking.
The club THFC has already submitted several planning permissions to Haringey Council
(that matched very much the demands of the Haringey Council) and have all been rejected so far.
Furthermore, it seems that we have to make a global planning permission (the Northumberland Dvlpt Project with Hotels ; private homes , and improve public transport facilities to our costs) to have a chance to see one day a still too small 56000 seater Football stadium?
Maybe we have to pay for all major work to be made in London to get a new stadium once…..????
You would be impressed by the the numerous clubs that already have a + 55000 stadium.But I’ll develop the point that a 55000 seater stadium would still be too small to allow each spur fan who want to see his team play in an other post.
(that matched very much the demands of the Haringey Council) and have all been rejected so far.
Furthermore, it seems that we have to make a global planning permission (the Northumberland Dvlpt Project with Hotels ; private homes , and improve public transport facilities to our costs) to have a chance to see one day a still too small 56000 seater Football stadium?
Maybe we have to pay for all major work to be made in London to get a new stadium once…..????
You would be impressed by the the numerous clubs that already have a + 55000 stadium.But I’ll develop the point that a 55000 seater stadium would still be too small to allow each spur fan who want to see his team play in an other post.
It seems very very difficult for the Club to deal with Haringey council despite the fact the Club has done much effort to fulfill Haringey ‘s demands-
I fully understand Dani Levy now wants things to move on and his will to try to get a B solution( which now seems to have turned into a A solution ) because it doesn’t seem at all to get anything from Haringey Council until THE TIME THERE ARE REAL PRESSURE ON IT.
AND THE OLYMPIC STADIUM IS THE BEST PRESSURE WEAPON WE CAN PUT ON THEIR HEAD.
I FULLY BACK D.LEVY TO PUSH ON THE WIN FOR THE USE OF THE OLYMPIC STADIUM.THIS MIGHT BE VERY USEFUL TO ADD SOME POWER IN THE NEGOCIATIONS WITH HARINGEY COUNCIL TRYING TO REMAIN IN NORTH LONDON.
I FULLY BACK D.LEVY TO PUSH ON THE WIN FOR THE USE OF THE OLYMPIC STADIUM.THIS MIGHT BE VERY USEFUL TO ADD SOME POWER IN THE NEGOCIATIONS WITH HARINGEY COUNCIL TRYING TO REMAIN IN NORTH LONDON.
So let’s ‘ go to win the Bid for the OS and then Levy to meet The Haringey Council and him to tell Them (the Haringey members).
“It’s all about you now”.
“ Do you really want Spurs to remain in North London”.
“This is now time to prove it”.
We want to remain in North London but you haven’t done much for the Club so far, did you”.
Seriously think about it , speak together about it and give me a call very soon to speak again about the way we'll build our new big stadium".
“It’s all about you now”.
“ Do you really want Spurs to remain in North London”.
“This is now time to prove it”.
We want to remain in North London but you haven’t done much for the Club so far, did you”.
Seriously think about it , speak together about it and give me a call very soon to speak again about the way we'll build our new big stadium".
I know this is pure fantasy but I’d like Levy to say something like that if we win the Bid for the OS.
I have the conviction that we have to go for the win for the WIN FOR THE O.S as this will be our best weapon to put pressure on Haringey council to get some (financial) help form us.
I have the conviction that we have to go for the win for the WIN FOR THE O.S as this will be our best weapon to put pressure on Haringey council to get some (financial) help form us.
WINNING THE BID FOR THE OS IS THE ONLY VIABLE SOLUTION IN ORDER TO SEE THE NDP & OUR BIGGER WHL TO GO ON.
This will be a perfect way to put the Haringey Council to take the right decisions…………….
And starting to see them shitting their pants………….
The other thing that worried me is the huge cost gap before The OS and the NDP.
Haringey will also have to pay for it, as Spurs seems to be a major economical force in this part of London with several hundreds (thousands) of jobs that will stay (or be created) in this area.
And starting to see them shitting their pants………….
The other thing that worried me is the huge cost gap before The OS and the NDP.
Haringey will also have to pay for it, as Spurs seems to be a major economical force in this part of London with several hundreds (thousands) of jobs that will stay (or be created) in this area.
And it would be crazy and SUICIDAL to ask the Club to pay for everything.
AND THERE PUTTING THEM THE GUN ON THE HEAD (WITH THE O.S IN LEVY’S POCKET) WOULD FOR SURE “HELP” THEM TO UNDERSTAND OUR ARGUMENTS …..
AND THERE PUTTING THEM THE GUN ON THE HEAD (WITH THE O.S IN LEVY’S POCKET) WOULD FOR SURE “HELP” THEM TO UNDERSTAND OUR ARGUMENTS …..
I am sure i gonna have a lot of stick for this one but i thought this was important..to give a slighly different view...
Thanks for reading (even partially).
Alex