Stadium blues for the Spurs

Stadium blues for the Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur's plan of moving into the new stadium has hit a roadblock as a high court order has stalled the construction. This means Spurs will be without a home for a season before moving into their new stadium which is being built adjacent to White Hart Lane.

The issue has been addressed by the club. In a statement Tottenham said:

"We should like to advise supporters that it is highly unlikely we shall be able to open the new stadium at the start of the 2017/2018 season.

"The club has revised its construction
programme in order to take the shortest
possible time to construct.

"The challenge proceedings will now commence and we await notification of the earliest possible date for the High Court Hearing.

"Whilst we were able to accommodate all these other businesses' requests, in the instance of Archway, we have been unable to reach agreement over the period of the last seven years.

"Archway Sheet Metal Works Ltd and the Josif Family have exercised their right to seek to challenge the secretary of state's decision in the High Court," the Spurs statement added.

There has been an outrage over this stadium issue as a section of fans have issued bomb threats to Archway.

Spurs have said to be looking at multiple options.
"This now therefore involves the club moving away from the Lane during
construction for a period of one season,
to start at the beginning of a season in
order to comply with Premier League rules.

"We are currently undertaking due
diligence on alternative stadium options."

Four venues have been selected as alternatives to the Lane. West Ham's Olympic Stadium which is vacant at present but will be in possession of the Hammers in 2016, but is unlikely that West Ham United will be ready to share their new stadium. Arsenal's Emirates stadium which is although close geographically but is a no go for obvious reasons. MK Dons' Stadium MK which is almost 50 miles away from their current home. The last option is Wembley. But it also appears highly unlikely as they won't be able to host all their 19 home games due to their international commitments.