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New Stadium Details And Discussions
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spud
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I'm intrigued by the structure that protrudes all the way around the top of the outside of the south stand. At first I thought it might be temporary but now I see that an eave has been installed on it which is 'shorter' than those around the rest of the stadium; so it is obviously permanent. I don't recall why the top of the south stand doesn't follow the 'lines' of the rest of the stadium.
Any ideas anybody?
Any ideas anybody?
Spriggan
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I think it's the structure for the Sky Walk.
spud
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Okay. Thanks.
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Always wondered what happened to Ketsbaia
fridgemagnet
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Cheers buddy, will do
This is so important, because we can't compete with the likes of City and Utd in the transfer market, but we can compete with them when it comes to infrastructure (stadium, training ground, etc)
Too add to what @Dunc2610 has said this is one of the reasons the screens are a bit compromised, we could have had them perfectly clear of obstacles (speakers etc) but it would have meant a higher roof height certainly the front (leading) edge but then sound wouldn't have been retained how they're hoping it will, I believe the speaker positions are a compromise though in that if they were placed in position for best sonic results they would hang lower and be facing further towards the crowds but then they'd really start compromising views (purely how I understand it I'm no expert) but the positions they're in currently I think the lay person won't notice.
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Hengy1
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He did one last week and got someone else to do this weeks while he’s in America watching the preseason games
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It seems that way. My suggestion to them would be to complete the glass roof as the very few gaps make the whole project look meh! I believe if they were to complete it, it would give a psychological boost of near completion , even if false.
worcestersauce
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No that's not right, they were working on the pitch trays yesterday and it was yesterday that they moved the last tray into place so that they are all one pitch now, just need the last bit of sand covering and then the turf.
I now that. There was'nt much in it to put the pitch together was there. Other than that nothing.
worcestersauce
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As well as laying the base in the east tray which is nearly done now other than that I'm not sure what they could do on the pitch, most seats are now in and the light were tested and seem to be done now.
Not being perverse but I can't help but think if the pitch was green we'd think it was pretty much done in the bowl but because it isn't we get the impression we're miles off being done.
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Thats how I feel about the glass roof!
BujuBanton
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Are the seats in the middle lower park lane end finished? Looks shit with skinny sections. On the flip, Im guna have no probs getting out to leave with the hump.
Still loads of seats to be installed, building material can be seen that needs to be dismantled and so on. At least my seat in the NU is already in place!
New Tottenham stadium 'not possible' without 2011 London riots - Donna Cullen
Tottenham's new stadium would not have been possible without the 2011 London riots, according to the club's executive director Donna-Maria Cullen, who said the venue's September opening ceremony would celebrate the area's recovery from the unrest.
Cullen – a driving force behind the stadium project – said she and Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, were "on our knees" back in 2011, as they struggled to keep the club in Tottenham, after losing the bidding for the Olympic Stadium in Stratford to West Ham.
In January of that year, Levy claimed remaining in Tottenham was "not viable" given spiralling costs and the demands placed on the club by Haringey Council, Transport for London and English Heritage.
But six weeks after the riots, which began in Tottenham on August 6 and quickly spread to other parts of the capital, the club was granted planning permission.
Cullen said: "Maybe we were mad [to stay in Tottenham]. We are all on our knees – I was in San Diego on holiday and I think Daniel was in Florida.
"The riots happened in Tottenham. We had a telephone conversation and we said, 'That’s it – we stay in Tottenham'. Something good always comes from something bad.
"All of a sudden there’s focus from local regional and national government. We’d banged our heads against that brick wall for so long. Nobody would have spent money in an area that had no commitment from government to support infrastructure and transport.
"As soon as we had the riots everyone came back around the table and it was something we could do. We always wanted to stay in Tottenham."
The riots left parts of Tottenham around White Hart Lane devastated but, seven years later, Spurs are on the cusp of completing their 62,000-seater new stadium, which they hope will be another regenerative spark for one of the poorest areas of London – described by Cullen as "the ripple effect".
The ground will open with a ceremony ahead of the Premier League fixture against Liverpool on September 15 – provided they earn a safety certificate after two tests events.
"It [the opening ceremony] is also a nod to area, to the riots, to literally this is now a fresh start for everyone. Our roots are all over that stadium," Cullen said.
Asked if it would be comparable to the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, she added: "No, not quite on that scale.
"Like the [White Hart Lane] finale, I like to reduce the number of moving parts, because you never know what’s gong to happen...like a pitch invasion! Then you can just work around it."
She also ruled out Levy parachuting into the ceremony – as Daniel Craig did in character as James Bond in London's Danny Boyle-directed curtain-raiser.
"We are so worn down by the sheer effort of delivering it," Cullen added of the stadium, which will cost "£350-400million" – with the overall Northumberland Park project, including a hotel and nearly 600 new homes at closer to £850m.
"But it is really quite something. When you do walk into that bowl, it's like a coliseum. You'll have seen Hugo [Lloris] and Harry Kane's faces – there's nothing manufactured about that. It’s going to be hard not to feel the crowd there and for it not to be a great home territory and somewhere where hopefully away teams won’t like to come.
"We’re doing loads of touches that will bring us back from White Hart Lane. You’ve got to keep it real and authentic. You’ve got to pitch it so that a fan walks in and they know they’re in a feisty football stadium, but it is about just having more comfort really when you watch football.
"It’s the little touches. We had some design work that was going to cover the concourse floor and I said, ‘No, don’t do it’. The floor is unbelievable and it’s made of crushed White Hart Lane [bricks]."
For now, the venue will be called The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but Cullen said discussions with potential naming rights partners were "ongoing", while she did not rule out 'Tottenham' remaining in the name.
Cullen also said that snagging work on the stadium would continue even after it has opened, explaining: "Don't underestimate what a huge task we took on in order not to have a second season at Wembley.
"We are going to be saying to fans, 'We've got to where we've got to, come and enjoy and celebrate the opening but there will still be bits that we will want to do better, finish differently and complete'."
Tottenham's new stadium would not have been possible without the 2011 London riots, according to the club's executive director Donna-Maria Cullen, who said the venue's September opening ceremony would celebrate the area's recovery from the unrest.
Cullen – a driving force behind the stadium project – said she and Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, were "on our knees" back in 2011, as they struggled to keep the club in Tottenham, after losing the bidding for the Olympic Stadium in Stratford to West Ham.
In January of that year, Levy claimed remaining in Tottenham was "not viable" given spiralling costs and the demands placed on the club by Haringey Council, Transport for London and English Heritage.
But six weeks after the riots, which began in Tottenham on August 6 and quickly spread to other parts of the capital, the club was granted planning permission.
Cullen said: "Maybe we were mad [to stay in Tottenham]. We are all on our knees – I was in San Diego on holiday and I think Daniel was in Florida.
"The riots happened in Tottenham. We had a telephone conversation and we said, 'That’s it – we stay in Tottenham'. Something good always comes from something bad.
"All of a sudden there’s focus from local regional and national government. We’d banged our heads against that brick wall for so long. Nobody would have spent money in an area that had no commitment from government to support infrastructure and transport.
"As soon as we had the riots everyone came back around the table and it was something we could do. We always wanted to stay in Tottenham."
The riots left parts of Tottenham around White Hart Lane devastated but, seven years later, Spurs are on the cusp of completing their 62,000-seater new stadium, which they hope will be another regenerative spark for one of the poorest areas of London – described by Cullen as "the ripple effect".
The ground will open with a ceremony ahead of the Premier League fixture against Liverpool on September 15 – provided they earn a safety certificate after two tests events.
"It [the opening ceremony] is also a nod to area, to the riots, to literally this is now a fresh start for everyone. Our roots are all over that stadium," Cullen said.
Asked if it would be comparable to the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, she added: "No, not quite on that scale.
"Like the [White Hart Lane] finale, I like to reduce the number of moving parts, because you never know what’s gong to happen...like a pitch invasion! Then you can just work around it."
She also ruled out Levy parachuting into the ceremony – as Daniel Craig did in character as James Bond in London's Danny Boyle-directed curtain-raiser.
"We are so worn down by the sheer effort of delivering it," Cullen added of the stadium, which will cost "£350-400million" – with the overall Northumberland Park project, including a hotel and nearly 600 new homes at closer to £850m.
"But it is really quite something. When you do walk into that bowl, it's like a coliseum. You'll have seen Hugo [Lloris] and Harry Kane's faces – there's nothing manufactured about that. It’s going to be hard not to feel the crowd there and for it not to be a great home territory and somewhere where hopefully away teams won’t like to come.
"We’re doing loads of touches that will bring us back from White Hart Lane. You’ve got to keep it real and authentic. You’ve got to pitch it so that a fan walks in and they know they’re in a feisty football stadium, but it is about just having more comfort really when you watch football.
"It’s the little touches. We had some design work that was going to cover the concourse floor and I said, ‘No, don’t do it’. The floor is unbelievable and it’s made of crushed White Hart Lane [bricks]."
For now, the venue will be called The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but Cullen said discussions with potential naming rights partners were "ongoing", while she did not rule out 'Tottenham' remaining in the name.
Cullen also said that snagging work on the stadium would continue even after it has opened, explaining: "Don't underestimate what a huge task we took on in order not to have a second season at Wembley.
"We are going to be saying to fans, 'We've got to where we've got to, come and enjoy and celebrate the opening but there will still be bits that we will want to do better, finish differently and complete'."
