Thread: LATEST STADIUM NEWS

Originally Posted by USpur

While I am strongly on the side against moving to the Olympic, I don't understand the outrage directed at the club for weighing their options. Yes, the club has strong ties to the current location but where is the loyalty in return? The council is trying to gouge the club in the WHL remodel and yet people get mad at Levy and co. Shouldn't at least some anger be directed at the group forcing Levy to consider moving the club?

We'll up until they approved the plans there was some anger at the council but now thats its in the hands of the gov't if they give the go ahead it'll be up to the Levy & Co. to decide whether they want to spend 450 million on the NDP or something like 150-200 on the OS.

It'll be whether or not Levy wants to spend the extra cash to have a magnificent stadium in Tottenham or take the cheap option and move the club to Stratford. I think that is what it'll come down to.

Originally Posted by THFCWill

Look at his name mate...Chingford is in London ( northeast if i'm not mistaken ). I'm not trying to pick hairs i'm just saying.

I also agree with ChingfordSpur and i think you're taking what he's saying in the wrong way... I think it's great that Spurs has such a wide range of International fans from USA, Canada, Singapore, Holland and Australia, just to name a few. However someone who hasn't been to WHL is really missing out on something which they will fall in love with and something which you will resent if it was taken away. In this case, moving to Stratford. I myself am from North London also and i've been to countless games at WHL with my dad at a young age but now we've moved up north and i only get to travel to maybe 15 games a season on a good year lol ( away games ).

Right, I caught that and the questions were rhetorical. I'm just trying to narrow down what some think makes you enough of a fan to comment on this.

Originally Posted by ctw01

For me we should do everything possible to re-develop WHL

We tried to do that when Sir Alan was with us and it seemed it was going to cost so much money to do. Getting the NDP wont ruin the atmosphere its one of the main concerns Levy addressed with the plans for it

The only reason I don't want the club to move is that we will leave North London to the Woolwich bunch... They will be laughing at us.

Originally Posted by Berbatov

The only reason I don't want the club to move is that we will leave North London to the Woolwich bunch... They will be laughing at us.

or just the fact that we'll be moving to east london would turn my stomach

Originally Posted by ctw01

I realise that spursman I just wish...........we could

Oh, well yeah I agree in a perfect world.

Originally Posted by spursman18

We tried to do that when Sir Alan was with us and it seemed it was going to cost so much money to do. Getting the NDP wont ruin the atmosphere its one of the main concerns Levy addressed with the plans for it

I agree with your previous statements. When you read Levy's statements he makes it clear that status quo isn't an option and I agree with him. Reading the latest Spurs financial report I can see why. We are just not generating enough revenue to make staying at WHL a viable option for the future. That's just the harsh reality of modern football and the struggle to stay top 4 in the league. We need NDP!

Originally Posted by Chingfordspur

To be honest steelktm when you are in the States and you possibly get to a game once every 2 years or so and possibly (forgive me if I am wrong) have no roots or family heritage from the Tottenham area I don't really think you are in a position to judge whether it would be ok to move.

5 miles, 50 miles or 500 miles its all irrelevant we would be moving to EAST London and that simply is not Tottenham's manor.

I could possibly live with Enfield or such like, but if we move to Stratford I for one would not ever go to that stadium.

I would still support them, but only on away games.

If it means no CL and a worse side on the pitch due to finances etc I would rather we scrap the whole fooking idea and stay where we are with our current stadium.

Perhaps that is what Levy and co want, get rid of the older fans and bring in the new plastic ones like Man City and Chelsea have.

what he said ^^^^

i love spurs, lived in tott for many years , am desperate for success, but not at "any" cost would rather stay as we are or maybe expand the lane again,, we have 1 of the best atmospheres in the land... and no disrespect to our fellow yids overseas, i dont think you quite "get" what relocating to another area means

Originally Posted by Chingfordspur

Why do you think there is an action group against the plan? why do you think there is a petition going? and why do you think there is a planned march down the high road before the game against Chelsea??????

Because people continually fail to grasp what this is all about. Cash! Quan! Money! Or whatever term you choose to use. People that are attending that march may think they are marching to prevent Levy and THFC from moving, which no doubt is a great show of loyalty and solidarity. But it's hard to believe that Levy doesn't know the implications of moving the club to East London. I won't object to Yids choosing to march if that's how they feel the need to express themselves to management.

I will caution you this though, presumably the Levy's goal is to knock down the price of NDP right? Well what's the last thing if your were Spurs management you would want then? To have the leverage switch back over to Haringey. So when you and others show no faith in management and march against them that puts the leverage squarely back on Haringey's side. If I was in their position why would I now give into demands made by THFC, they know the public is blind to seeing their part in this. Where is the march protesting Haringey Council's demands that have contributed to the rising costs of NDP and made THFC consider moving to Olympic? That's were our aggression and anger should be directed. Some of Haringey's demands are ridiculous and hard to argue are related to building a football stadium. That's the real story and if we do move they will be to blame.