Atmosphere in a reduced capacity White Hart Lane
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Northern Ireland are going through what Tottenham will be going through soon, redevelopment or in our case rebuilding of a stadium. Spurs fans will be able to judge what a reduced capacity atmosphere might be like by tuning into the Northern Ireland game tonight.
Tottenham and Northern Ireland legend Pat Jennings has been speaking exclusively to the Belfast Telegraph ahead of tonight's home game against the Faroe Islands.
Windsor Park is being redeveloped and there will only be 2 stands open for the game. Discussions to redevelop began 15 years ago and tonight highlights some problems Tottenham would face if we remained at White Hart Lane while a new stadium was being built, as some suggest.
Quite apart from the reduced capacity and loss of income, Health and Safety issues would mean workmen having to make the stadium safe for tens of thousands of fans twice a week and while they are doing that they are not actually building the stadium.
All work would have to cease, how long before a game I don't know, perhaps the builders among our fans could tell us. The building time would be extended, if memory serves we would have had a reduced capacity stadium for a couple of seasons, not ideal when you are having to pay for a stadium to be built.
I'll have to tune in for a time to check the atmosphere at Windsor Park but reduced capacity at a stadium also means reduced hospitality and the corporate income is a valuable income for any club.
We have to remember that with Financial Fair Play rules we have to live within our means and income dictates what we can spend on wages and transfer fees. It will still be important to maximise revenue when we are building the stadium, the club is more than just the 30,000 odd who turn up to watch a football match.
Our stadium options are limited, the Olympic Stadium is out, Wembley is out, which appears to only leave MK Dons and Twickenham, although I'm not sure whether there is a restriction of the number of events at the home of English rugby which would rule that out as well.
The Emirates I believe would be a non-starter, it would take major hurdles to overcome to share a local venue and most grounds are simply too small.
Tottenham and Northern Ireland legend Pat Jennings has been speaking exclusively to the Belfast Telegraph ahead of tonight's home game against the Faroe Islands.
"I don't think the new stadium will make much difference to them (the squad) but you never know. The Northern Ireland fans are always great so I can't see that changing too much.
"There's always a great atmosphere at Windsor Park - we're known for being the best fans in world."
Windsor Park is being redeveloped and there will only be 2 stands open for the game. Discussions to redevelop began 15 years ago and tonight highlights some problems Tottenham would face if we remained at White Hart Lane while a new stadium was being built, as some suggest.
Quite apart from the reduced capacity and loss of income, Health and Safety issues would mean workmen having to make the stadium safe for tens of thousands of fans twice a week and while they are doing that they are not actually building the stadium.
All work would have to cease, how long before a game I don't know, perhaps the builders among our fans could tell us. The building time would be extended, if memory serves we would have had a reduced capacity stadium for a couple of seasons, not ideal when you are having to pay for a stadium to be built.
I'll have to tune in for a time to check the atmosphere at Windsor Park but reduced capacity at a stadium also means reduced hospitality and the corporate income is a valuable income for any club.
We have to remember that with Financial Fair Play rules we have to live within our means and income dictates what we can spend on wages and transfer fees. It will still be important to maximise revenue when we are building the stadium, the club is more than just the 30,000 odd who turn up to watch a football match.
Our stadium options are limited, the Olympic Stadium is out, Wembley is out, which appears to only leave MK Dons and Twickenham, although I'm not sure whether there is a restriction of the number of events at the home of English rugby which would rule that out as well.
The Emirates I believe would be a non-starter, it would take major hurdles to overcome to share a local venue and most grounds are simply too small.
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