If cheese and fruit salad bar weren't enough you can even dance there!
I couldn't have said it better.
Does look nice, as one would expect having chucked a billion quid at it:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2019/mar/24/new-tottenham
https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2019/mar/24/new-tottenham
Has that been approved to start? I thought it was still just an idea.
Every club should be doing this imo.
Edit: just seen people standing in places with bars in front of them on the news.
Hope other clubs follow.
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Eh you are talking about a club that sells everything they can and puts it's players in spaceships in ads. If you got a new stadium it would be exactly the same as ours.
Looking at the pictures in that link, you could be at a shopping centre food court, not a football stadium.
The place looks good but lacking any sort of soul at the moment, that may change in the future though although with the cost of it, the football side of life may well go downhill. Levy isn't renowned for spending big and having to cover the cost of this place is going to make him even more tight
Anyone can put rail seating in. It's just a different type of seat to what is in most stadia. The law says that people are not allowed to stand, so as long as the seats aren't locked in the up position, they're ok to use.
Juventus did as well imo. And dare I say Liverpool is doing it the right way staying at Anfield and expanding its capacity rather than building a new stadium, I'd hate that.
United will do the same. OT will get renovated. Fekin NFL and DJs, who cares about stuff like that. I guess they're imagining that stadium like a place for a night out. Spurs lost? Oh well let's go to a cheese bar and dance to music of well known DJs.
Not gonna lie, it looks gorgeous.
Plus £3.50 for a pie isn't too bad either.
Plus £3.50 for a pie isn't too bad either.
The argument that providing a range of facilities for fans makes the stadium less of a football stadium strikes me as old-fashioned. Would it suddenly become more of a football stadium if the food options were limited to pies, chips and pints?
You say "Levy isn't renowned for spending big". However, he's just spent £1 billion on the new stadium and training centre - does that spending not count, or is only transfer fee spending important?
You imply that transfer spending is going to be even more restricted because of stadium debt to repay. However, the new stadium is going to generate around £100m extra revenue per year compared to WHL … and we will not be making £100m debt payments each year.
At most football stadia people have little choice, so how do you know what they'd want given the options? And nor is a question of just after the game, it's also about before the game.
Let me give you just one example: some people will spend hours and hours in a pub that shows several football matches throughout the day on a big screen TV.
However, the Spurs stadium has 1,800 HD TVs installed and will be open for hours before any Spurs match kicks off and hours afterwards. Why is it so difficult to imagine that some Spurs fans will choose to spend the day at the new stadium, where they can mix with thousands of other Spurs fans, watching those other football games on one of the many TVs available, all with a wide range of food and drink options available?
People always scoff when a new approach is taken. But in a year's time, when they see the extra income that Spurs are making from the stadium compared to others, and when they see that the wide facilities available don't detract one iota from the cracking pitch-side atmosphere come game-time, many of those same people will be having a 2nd think.
PS. There's no shooting range or ten pin alley. But there is/will be an extreme sports centre, including Europe’s highest climbing wall and a seven-storey diving tank. But don't worry, there's also a community medical centre with a GP's surgery for those who come a cropper.
It actually annoys me people coming in late to the game. Pushing past people as the game kicks off. They wonder why there is no atmospere. The ones abroad with the best atmosphere, the fans are in well before k.o. and are ramping the noise up. Also OT needs better food courts, not bothered about some of the stuff in your stadium. Not everyone can afford hospitality packages, so a wide range of food courts would be nice. People have travelled a long way and if it is chucking it down, might actually want the option of good food inside the stadium. Pies and hotdogs/burgers are not exactly imaginative.
From The Guardian article;
It's a football stadium in the most important ways to fans. Everything is geared to getting the fans as close as possible to the action and the atmosphere as loud as possible. Giving the fans fun places to congregate inside is 'superficial'?
What a strange hang-up the club could have easily painted the walls grey and had the most boring food vendors with no variety. Most fans appreciate the effort.
I'm not that impressed. I really like the exterior but on the inside it looks like a dozen of other modern stadiums.
I've been to a number of stadiums including iconic and modern ones. Never felt the need to stick around after the match in any of them. I go there to watch a game of football and that's it. So all these extra features don't really concern me. Although I understand some might like it.
I've been to a number of stadiums including iconic and modern ones. Never felt the need to stick around after the match in any of them. I go there to watch a game of football and that's it. So all these extra features don't really concern me. Although I understand some might like it.
It looks excellent. Saying that Emirates looked fantastic as well when it opened (it still does) but the atmosphere wasnt the same. Obviously for big games it is, but it will be interesting to see what its like for the 'lesser' games.
I do think Spurs fans are better than Arsenal fans (and moan less) - maybe cos they arent used to success?
Im a huge NFL fan and have a season ticket when they come to London so am defo looking forward to going to the stadium for that.
I do think Spurs fans are better than Arsenal fans (and moan less) - maybe cos they arent used to success?
Im a huge NFL fan and have a season ticket when they come to London so am defo looking forward to going to the stadium for that.
Pitchside looks great, I like how it’s tight and together. Do plan on a visit in the pre season. Then again you’d wanna go for a bigger game to soak in the atmosphere. So will attempt to attend one of the bigger games.
I’m not sure why over the last three/four pages our resident Spurs fan has felt the need to justify all this ‘other stuff’. I mean really did he actually say you can get to “dance”.
Is he actually typing these things? Dj’s? Live bands? Universal WiFi? Seriously, who fecking cares? What weird fecking shit to be hyping up.
I’m not sure why over the last three/four pages our resident Spurs fan has felt the need to justify all this ‘other stuff’. I mean really did he actually say you can get to “dance”.
Is he actually typing these things? Dj’s? Live bands? Universal WiFi? Seriously, who fecking cares? What weird fecking shit to be hyping up.
@GlastonSpur do you work for spurs? Such detailed replies about the facilities and how much they benefit spurs, I havnt seen you point to one down side, you’re like a pr advert.
As for the stadium, what a load of shit, I can imagine all the Cartier, Rolex etc stores laid out in there, and if it’s not there already it’s only a matter of time.
I think bigger concourses and more food options for before the game are a good idea, old Trafford could use this to an advantage, especially since sam platts closed, I know a lot now go to hotel football instead or taxi out to different pubs. There could be potential here for OT to maybe use.
As for after the game, feck that. The only benefit I can see of it is hopefully some idiots want to stay behind and dance, drink craft beer and will make the street and roads quieter while leaving the stadium for the rest of us.
As for the stadium, what a load of shit, I can imagine all the Cartier, Rolex etc stores laid out in there, and if it’s not there already it’s only a matter of time.
I think bigger concourses and more food options for before the game are a good idea, old Trafford could use this to an advantage, especially since sam platts closed, I know a lot now go to hotel football instead or taxi out to different pubs. There could be potential here for OT to maybe use.
As for after the game, feck that. The only benefit I can see of it is hopefully some idiots want to stay behind and dance, drink craft beer and will make the street and roads quieter while leaving the stadium for the rest of us.
The sight lines are very good and that south stand is impressive though that doesn't mean that they will now replicate Dortmund's yellow wall.
The 4 giant screens makes it look tacky though.
The 4 giant screens makes it look tacky though.
I like that yellow wall idea. Would love something like that at OT. All the singers and flag wavers together. It is sad when people want to sing and others tell them to pipe down. Why should they be quiet. Is John Motson doing a commentary and they might miss something?
Where will the away fans sit? @GlastonSpur x
According to Glaston there are that many Spurs fans wanting to go to the stadium, away fans will probably have to watch the game on a big HD TV in the carpark.
Congratulations to Spurs on a great new stadium.
Hoping Old Trafford gets a face-lift in the near future too.
Hoping Old Trafford gets a face-lift in the near future too.
Be nice Tadpole
Compared to the old stadium there is no downside (apart from the increased club borrowing needed to help fund it). It's better in every way.
If you regard the new stadium as " load of shit", then of course you are entitled to your opinion.
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Must admit it look very impressive and I can understand why Spurs fans are excited. I would be as well. It makes other stadiums look rather dated and shabby.Be nice Tadpole
Let's hope Woodward is taking note - OT is in dire need of a face liftMust admit it look very impressive and I can understand why Spurs fans are excited. I would be as well. It makes other stadiums look rather dated and shabby.
I’d love it if they somehow rebuilt old Trafford to look the same, but have all those fancy features and sleek look. Imagine
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Problem with OT it is a hotchpotch of stands. So if they could do it with a bit more of a uniform look, but with major refurbishments to facilities inside. Better legroom and seating for a start.
Serious question, how's the cheese room coming along?
Face lift maybe. A new stadium with DJs and shopping complexes less so.
Wow!
Tottenham fans react to Cheese Room.
That was actually painful.
How pathetic. It's a nice stadium but christ.
Indeed.
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