Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Issue – Part I
July 31st, 2008
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What is the current status of the stadium issue?
Does anyone have a clear understanding of when the club’s management is set to make a definite decision on whether Tottenham Hotspur will continue to play their football at White Hart Lane or elsewhere?
In this two part article about expanding or moving, we have contacted the club and other media sources such as the BBC. Both sources, we are glad to say, assisted us as much as they could.
In June 2005, the clubs supporters were told by Tottenham Hotspur chairman, Daniel Levy, “that White Hart Lane will not be redeveloped until the first-team squad has reached its potential, and we have a new and improved training center and academy”.
Our chairman went onto add that “any future development depends solely on the transport authorities upgrading their systems in and around the Tottenham area.”
Since those statements, the club have met with officials of TFL (Transport For London) and Haringey officials.
What was the outcome of these meetings? Tottenham Hotspur did not get the backing they needed from TFL. The council are fully aware that if the club were to move away from Haringey, the financial implications to the council would be huge, catastrophic even.
Daniel Levy has heaped an enormous amount of pressure on the council, even giving them an ultimatum; TFL place the required infrastructure in and around White Hart Lane, or the club look at other possibilities, one of which would be moving the club away from the London Borough of Haringey.
In part II of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Issue, I will discuss what moves the club has since made and where the club go from here.
Part II as been scheduled for publishing tomorrow.
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