West Ham have won Olympic Stadium

[MisterC]

Well done if you didn't want a move you got what you wanted so that in itself is a victory! For me and my family though this must mark as the end for us tbh, my partner and three children are all on the season ticket waiting list, we are bout 1000/1500 so a new stadium would have meant a great family ocassion for us all sitting together. This is not going to happen now or not even in the time they leave home, so I for one am very sad... we get to keep the same ground when evryone is changing, we will have the smallest ground in London Prem unless you wanna include Fullam....

How did this happen, beacause we r Tottenham from the Lane, but not so super for much longer!

 

[adamthfc]

I drive to football, but then I live quit far away and don't really drink either. Straight into Tottenham, park in Ikea, go to game, walk back, drive home, easy enough.

How far is far away?

 

[brett.spurs]

2 1/2 hours.

 

[adamthfc]

2 1/2 hours.

2 hours for me front door to pub On public transport

 

[Shanks]

Watching spurs is painful enough icouldnt cope without the joys of booze

Yep again, not possible if you are taking kids (not that I have yet, but my next visit I'll have my 4 yr old).

 

[MattyP]

Well done if you didn't want a move you got what you wanted so that in itself is a victory! For me and my family though this must mark as the end for us tbh, my partner and three children are all on the season ticket waiting list, we are bout 1000/1500 so a new stadium would have meant a great family ocassion for us all sitting together. This is not going to happen now or not even in the time they leave home, so I for one am very sad... we get to keep the same ground when evryone is changing, we will have the smallest ground in London Prem unless you wanna include Fullam....

How did this happen, beacause we r Tottenham from the Lane, but not so super for much longer!

I didn't want to move, but I certainly don't see it as a victory - I'm certainly not sitting here all jubilant and smug.

I want us to progress as much as the pro Stratford's do, I'd be staggered if any Spurs fan isn't.

But I want us to find a way to make the NDP viable. It's tough to channel all your energy into making something difficult work (i.e. NDP) when there's an easier solution available (i.e. Stratford).

But sometimes the rewards of doing so are greater than just taking the easy option.

That said, and I said this last night, my biggest fear is that we will be stuck looking for a stadium solution for another decade.

 

[Bobbins]

I honestly think in a month or so we'll see a very humble Levy with his tail between his legs saying we're going back in with the NDP.

Why would he need to be humble or have his tail between his legs? What will happen is he'll get back on trying to make the NDP viable. Why the hell would he have his tail between his legs because he tried to take an opportunity which makes sense on about a hundred different levels?

I've never understood driving to football

What a completely bizarre thing to say. It's like saying 'I've never understood getting the train to work'.

When you go somewhere, you get there the quickest/cheapest/most convenient way. How can you have a way of getting to an event that you don't understand?

 

[Hoowl]

Sugar:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/9393611.stm?

 

[Blockbuster]

I saw Lord Sugar today at the Beeb, I bottled talking to him though!!

Completely agree with him though.

 

[llamafarmer]

This whole fluffy legacy thing is ludicrous, I can't believe it's winning the argument.

If West Ham get the OS, realistically it's going to get used a few times in its lifetime for major athletics events. Maybe a World champs and a European champs.

If Spurs win, athletics gets its own home to do with as they wish. Athletes can train on it whenever they want. It's the right size for regular athletics meetings of all levels, with training facilities on site, meaning it'll get used regularly.

A stadium used a few times for expensive international events isn't a legacy. The regeneration of Stratford and proper, 365 day a year, top class facilities for athletes of all levels are.

 

[HodisGawd]

Gutted about this. I might be being a bit overdramatic, but I think we're condemned to mediocrity forever now. I can't see the WHL thing happening.

It's a disaster. We've lost, Arsenal have won. That is unless something incredible happens this season, which is very unlikely. Gutted.

 

[MisterC]

I refuse to sell my soul to the devil and become a corporate supporter.

I'd rather support my team as a proper football club, midtable than support a corporate monster, plastic and fake, which is near the top, but not guaranteed.

Anyway, we got CL at WHL. The NDP is viable, up until Stratford comes along, very convenient that and not one person has answered me on it.

I get what your saying Nick I think that is pretty much what is going to happen anyway mid table for Spurs and if we honest thts probably what u wanted but didn't realise thats what you meant..:bang:

 

[Bobbins]

This whole fluffy legacy thing is ludicrous, I can't believe it's winning the argument.

If West Ham get the OS, realistically it's going to get used a few times in its lifetime for major athletics events. Maybe a World champs and a European champs.

If Spurs win, athletics gets its own home to do with as they wish. Athletes can train on it whenever they want. It's the right size for regular athletics meetings of all levels, with training facilities on site, meaning it'll get used regularly.

A stadium used a few times for expensive international events isn't a legacy. The regeneration of Stratford and proper, 365 day a year, top class facilities for athletes of all levels are.

And it leaves Crystal Palace as a derelict site, with no-one with the money to pull it down, and a wannabe football club planning to use it despiute the fact that they could never, ever afford to do so.

It's the worst possible solution, for all parties. Emotional balls is ruling the day, both for some of our fans and for the legacy committee.

 

[Fatcat]

perhaps Wet Sham will plan to athletics on whilst the game is playing, might have a slight chance of gettng the seats filled, javelin could get interesting

 

[$hoguN]

I didn't want to move, but I certainly don't see it as a victory - I'm certainly not sitting here all jubilant and smug.

I want us to progress as much as the pro Stratford's do, I'd be staggered if any Spurs fan isn't.

But I want us to find a way to make the NDP viable. It's tough to channel all your energy into making something difficult work (i.e. NDP) when there's an easier solution available (i.e. Stratford).

But sometimes the rewards of doing so are greater than just taking the easy option.

That said, and I said this last night, my biggest fear is that we will be stuck looking for a stadium solution for another decade.

Since I heard that West Ham are likely to be confirmed as preferred bidder this thought has constantly been on my mind, along with the fact it may make Levy and Lewis think "f**k this, there are more profitable uses of our time" and sell up. Leaving us as another billionaires play thing which I would absolutely hate

 

[$hoguN]

This whole fluffy legacy thing is ludicrous, I can't believe it's winning the argument.

If West Ham get the OS, realistically it's going to get used a few times in its lifetime for major athletics events. Maybe a World champs and a European champs.

If Spurs win, athletics gets its own home to do with as they wish. Athletes can train on it whenever they want. It's the right size for regular athletics meetings of all levels, with training facilities on site, meaning it'll get used regularly.

A stadium used a few times for expensive international events isn't a legacy. The regeneration of Stratford and proper, 365 day a year, top class facilities for athletes of all levels are.

And it leaves Crystal Palace as a derelict site, with no-one with the money to pull it down, and a wannabe football club planning to use it despiute the fact that they could never, ever afford to do so.

It's the worst possible solution, for all parties. Emotional balls is ruling the day, both for some of our fans and for the legacy committee.

Completely agree with both of you, if West Ham are given the OS the country will have lost out on a real athletics legacy along with then chance to have a new iconic stadium built in Stratford.

 

[MattyP]

Since I heard that West Ham are likely to be confirmed as preferred bidder this thought has constantly been on my mind, along with the fact it may make Levy and Lewis think "f**k this, there are more profitable uses of our time" and sell up. Leaving us as another billionaires play thing which I would absolutely hate

Maybe this will force Levy to find a way to make the NDP work. I know I (and others) have been cirtical of his handling of the stadium issue, but if as a consequence of this outcome he delivers the NDP, I will more than happily put a statue of him on a plinth and bow in worship to him.

Maybe this is what our fate has always had in store - that we will deliver the NDP but it will be a long and winding road.

I'm saying that more out of hope than expectation though.

 

[$hoguN]

Maybe this will force Levy to find a way to make the NDP work. I know I (and others) have been cirtical of his handling of the stadium issue, but if as a consequence of this outcome he delivers the NDP, I will more than happily put a statue of him on a plinth and bow in worship to him.

Maybe this is what our fate has always had in store - that we will deliver the NDP but it will be a long and winding road.

I'm saying that more out of hope than expectation though.

Unfortunately Lammy's comments in the media constantly being a dick towards Levy may have made NDP not viable at all (not just from a financial point of view). Like most Spurs fans I would love to stay in Tottenham however I just can't see the being a realistic aspiration anymore, and with no Stratford as a back up option I'm struggling to see what the Board's next move will be (fortunately i'm certain they have a better idea of what to do in that situation then I do)

 

[The Apprentice]

Stratford would have been the death of Tottenham Hotspur. It would have been the end of our club being a proper football club, representing it's original community in it's home as football clubs should.

Stratford would have created Stratford Franchise FC, just a commercialized monstrosity, no tradition, history or culture behind it. Our club would have died as we would simply have sold out.

Tottenham are like Superman, we fight for truth, justice and the footballing way. We are a club with integrity and history, Levy would have killed that moving us to Stratford.

Now Levy can reveal his lies. He can admit that the NDP was perfectly viable, just that when the Stratford site and AEG came along, money in hand, he saw dollar signs and told a lie.

Or Levy can sod off out of our club.

Either way, this is a magnificent day, North London is OURS, we are Tottenham, from the LANE!

That is the most flannel I have read in one post, on this site.

 

[Beni]

Since I heard that West Ham are likely to be confirmed as preferred bidder this thought has constantly been on my mind, along with the fact it may make Levy and Lewis think "f**k this, there are more profitable uses of our time" and sell up. Leaving us as another billionaires play thing which I would absolutely hate

In the meeting with We are N17, Levy said he would probably sell up if he didnt get the OS.