Spurs planning mega stadium
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Spurs planning mega stadium
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TOTTENHAM are ready to quit White Hart Lane and move next door to a new 60,000-capacity stadium.
Chairman Daniel Levy has confirmed the club intend to use their current home and adjoining land for a development including leisure facilities, public space and housing.
And Levy is confident the project will win the full support of the fans as Spurs will not be moving away from their spiritual home. He said: "The stadium will be sited to the north of the existing one.
"With a waiting list for season tickets of over 22,000 and club membership levels of over 70,000, our need for an increased capacity stadium has been clear for all to see for some time.
"Having reviewed our stadium options it was clear that there were a limited number of alternative sites to our current location. "Following discussions with council bodies, the LDA, Transport for London and local and central government officials, redeveloping the existing site emerged as the most viable route.
"We have spent five years buying and taking options over property around the current stadium site to enable us to either develop locally or to gain the critical mass to achieve a substantial site sale as a contribution to a relocation.
"To date this includes almost 60 separate property transactions, including 40 residential and potentially 160 commercial properties at a commitment of £44million.
"The public consultation period will now begin and we would hope to submit a planning application in 2009. "I am personally delighted that we have been able to put forward a viable option which we know to be the fans' favourite - remaining at the club's spiritual home."
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just pray they don't get relegated first
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owners willing to spend meh? they spent quite alot on players already, i thought.
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Originally posted by limpper:
owners willing to spend meh? they spent quite alot on players already, i thought.
if the spending on the stadium is as successful as their buying of players, the stadium is going to collapse
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division 1 need mega stadium one meh?
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Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):
division 1 need mega stadium one meh?
good one!but i think early days for spurs yet. win 2 more games and there are out of the cellar.
but i jealous, bloody americans talk n talk and liverpool is still no closer to a new stadium parking lot. nabeh...
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Originally posted by the Bear:
just pray they don't get relegated first
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they got money meh?
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Originally posted by limpper:
owners willing to spend meh? they spent quite alot on players already, i thought.
They spent quite a lot but they collected more for those they sold... Spurs are probably only one of the big club that don't owe money to others... Their owner is an English Billionaire, so what is 300 or 400 million to build a new stadium... -
Originally posted by zocoss:
They spent quite a lot but they collected more for those they sold... Spurs are probably only one of the big club that don't owe money to others... Their owner is an English Billionaire, so what is 300 or 400 million to build a new stadium...english ppl are rich, yes. but they are stingy. look at the two fcuk at liverpool -.- morons man. think buy one torres enough liao -.-
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Originally posted by limpper:
english ppl are rich, yes. but they are stingy. look at the two fcuk at liverpool -.- morons man. think buy one torres enough liao -.-
The new owner only bought them in Jun 2007... Since then we can see they have been spending quite a sum every new season. -
of cos got money..
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Originally posted by limpper:
english ppl are rich, yes. but they are stingy. look at the two fcuk at liverpool -.- morons man. think buy one torres enough liao -.-
Where got one Torres only... Got Mascherano, Riera, Keane, Babel... -
Wonder which company will bid for the stadium name. Given the economic progression of the Middle East, Emirates may get it, again.
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They think Redknapp is Jesus.