Which also begs the question about whether they ask Championship clubs whether their stadiums will be ready. After all, right now it's mathematically possible for every single team in the Championship to at least reach the playoffs.
Full of Sh!te, it will be ready on time, even if the contractor has to work 28 hours per day. Liquidated damages for missing one match would run at somewhere between 5 and 8 million, if it were a month late they might be looking at losing 30 million. With the planned NFL stuff in October, a three month delay would be in excess of 100 million in liquidated damages. No contractor could stomach those kinds of numbers. Providing they sorted a sensible contract in the beginning, weather delays would only be allowed if they were worse than in a one in 10 year event, i.e. colder, windier or wetter than it has been on any day in the last 10 years. Pretty unlikely.
Not sure if it's been mentioned but we get a Tunnel Cam at the new ground Should be interesting....I for one, can't wait
The Standard are running a story, the opening paragraph of which is... "Tottenham will have to inform the Premier League early in March whether they expect their new stadium to open in time for the start of next season." But as with everything in that 'newspaper', that's not actually the full truth of the matter as there's lot of precedent for any decision to change. A few paragraphs later they admit that lots of other clubs have had to make changes to the fixture list at a much later date and..... "should Spurs ask for more breathing space, it seems likely they would receive a sympathetic ear." Regular readers will be pleased to hear that the development still hasn't reached the £1 billion that they claimed previously and got battered for. The bravest that they get is.... "a project costing more than £800million." The Evening Standard
Shame there's no, 'half time hairdryer cam', that would give a real insight. Even if it was only shown after the match.
I read a recent comments section on a Fail article about new WHL, and someone remarked along the lines of 'Another article about this stadium. Why are you doing this ??' . Their commenters have neither deduced nor willing to inform others that these incessant articles are a gobshite punitive action by Levy for effective libel of new WHL costs.
One of the main posters on Skyscraper City is indicating that Monday will be a big day for the build [the raising of the roof structure?] and that the stadium sponsor is HP [Hewlett Packard not the stuff that's the perfect accompaniment for sausages and steak pies]. That would look like this.....nicely unobtrusive and NOT RED. please log in to view this image They were the sponsors of the San Jose Sharks Ice Hockey Stadium, so there's an indication of an appetite for such deals, are former Spurs shirt sponsors and are the club's partners for networking at the new stadium. The ice hockey stadium was called The HP Pavillion, before the rights were re-sold to one of the franchise owner's other businesses in 2013, 12 years into the original 15 year agreement. It should be a really good advert for their capabilities and when the networking deal was signed, the club carried this: Marc Waters, MD, U.K. and Ireland, HPE said: “Tottenham Hotspur realise that being digital from the ground up is imperative to transform its fan experience. We are thrilled to support Tottenham Hotspur in this journey, using our intelligent edge solutions and Pointnext expertise to help build the foundation for a truly digital stadium. Our partnership with the Club will help enable future innovation and the ability to provide an enriched, unique environment for stadium visitors.”
Was at new WHL yesterday. The 'hbic rollercoaster' arch on the west stand has been completed. A bit more glass-work has gone up on the east/west sides, but not much more can be done I guess with all the site access scaffolding still there. There is also now a big slab of steel framework on the south side two storeys high, extending out close to the site south entrance.
Watched Chris Cowlin's video yesterday - on it he mentions that its likely that the roof lift will start on Thursday.
From last week's THST meeting: 3.2 PH asked for contingency plans for any over run. DL said that although a contingency plan was in place everyone was 100% focused on achieving the budgeted timescale. Certainly no talks had been held with Wembley over extending their residency and that there was no intention of activating any extension clause unless it was absolutely necessary. DL stated he was confident, as far as was possible, that they would hit the build deadline. Season ticket sales would open in the next few weeks. DL thought it was likely they would request to play the first few matches of the 2018-19 season away from home. This had always been the case. 3.3 DL confirmed there was no possibility of opening the stadium at a reduced capacity. SF reassured that any rumours to the contrary on social media had been clarified and corrected. So, a delayed first home fixture and no plans to activate an extension clause for Wembley. No change there...
3.13 MG asked whether, if overall project costs were increasing, this would mean an increase in debt from the £400m facility signed with three banks. What was the refinancing strategy for the current bullet (i.e. interest only) loan? DL stressed the stadium was fully financed. The Club was very prudently run. DL felt that additional debt might be raised beyond the current £400m loan. DL explained that obtaining long term project finance debt on a project of this size would have been difficult and certainly more costly. DL expected to refinance the debt within 12 months and confirmed the Club had received a number of proposals which the club was considering. Picking up from previous posts, the financing of the whole development means that any figures are almost certainly guesses at best and mostly bullshit made up to beat the club with. The board know what they're doing, everyone else doesn't.
3.19 MG asked for an update on naming rights. Many had been expecting an announcement now the stadium was progressing. DL explained that the stadium financing was not conditional on selling naming rights. THFC are in discussions but they will only contract when they are satisfied with the price, the tenure and the counterparty. DMC assured that the number required for commercials was in the business plan and the stadium financing meant it was not an essential for the stadium to open Until such a time that a partner is found, the stadium will be referred to as Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The minutes of the meeting, found on the THST website, reveal that there has been a slight delay to the build due to bad weather and high winds. It is said that the stadium’s compression ring around the top has now been completed, and the roof is scheduled to be fitted in the next two weeks. Chairman Daniel Levy however warned that the complexity of the build makes it impossible for the club to give an exact completion date, but insisted that everyone was working towards being in the new stadium next season.
People that film themselves doing things and post it on the internet. One of ours worked with the Spurs Youtube channel recently, which I found a bit odd. This channel seems to be the main one for Premier League clubs, with an example from our game against Palace yesterday:
