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Post by Premier League News on Apr 24, 2015 13:24:58 GMT
 Synthetic surface would sit under movable grass pitch in £400m stadium Tottenham Hotspur’s £400m redevelopment of White Hart Lane could include a retractable grass pitch as the club explores the possibility of hosting a new NFL franchise.It would mean a synthetic surface would sit under the movable grass pitch and could be used for NFL games. Such an arrangement could be beneficial for both sports as footballers have complained about the state of the pitch after gridiron games while NFL players have said the turf cuts up too easily and leads to injury. Tottenham’s plan includes the building of larger changing rooms. That would enable them to accommodate NFL teams, coaching staff and equipment and to host other events as they consider their options. A retractable pitch would be a first in England but they are used in stadiums such as the Veltins-Arena in Germany, home to Schalke, and the University of Phoenix Stadium, where the Arizona Cardinals play. The NFL has played a regular-season game in Wembley since 2007 but is now staging three games a year in London due to popular demand. The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said last year that a franchise permanently based in the capital could be “five or 10 years away”. Tottenham hope to move into their new stadium for the 2018-19 season. By George Sandeman / Guardian |
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Post by rugbytoffee on Sept 7, 2016 7:51:38 GMT
Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy hopes to host NFL games in the club's new 61,000-seater stadium when it opens in 2018 and said it is "realistic" that a Premier League game and an NFL game could take place at the ground on the same day.
One potential problem for the idea is that football is played on grass and American football often on a synthetic surface, but Mark Waller, the NFL's executive vice president of international, thinks that can be overcome.
Waller told ESPN's Ashley Fox: "One of the idle thoughts we have at the moment is would you really be able to play an NFL game and an EPL [English Premier League] game on the same day as a double header?"
"It wouldn't be absolutely out of the question. I don't think you'd want to do it on a regular basis, but on a unique feature, that might be a really interesting idea."
Levy added: "I don't think it's something we'd want to try our first game, but that is certainly realistic. How exciting the idea of having the two biggest leagues in the world from a television perspective -- fantastic! -- play on the same day."
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Post by rugbytoffee on Oct 12, 2016 14:50:57 GMT
Tottenham Hotspur would like to rename White Hart Lane station as "Tottenham Hotspur," a source told ESPN FC.
There are plans to fully redevelop the overground station -- which is a few minutes' walk from Tottenham's White Hart Lane home -- ahead of the opening of the club's new 61,000-seater stadium, which is scheduled to be ready for the start of the 2018-19 season.
On Tuesday, reports claimed Transport for London (TFL) is open to changing the name, but could demand as much as £12 million from Tottenham to meet the costs of altering all signage and maps.
Spurs are hopeful of renaming the station, just as their rivals Arsenal renamed Gillespie Road underground station to "Arsenal" in 1932, the source told ESPN FC.
The new stadium site is adjacent to White Hart Lane but it will not have the same name, and Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy told ESPN's Ashley Fox last month that talks were underway with potential naming-rights partners.
Plans to redevelop White Hart Lane station were recommended for approval at a Haringey Council planning sub-committee hearing on Monday, although last month Tottenham said the project -- owned by TFL and London Overground Rail Operations Limited -- was "considerably behind schedule."
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Post by Avinalaff on Oct 12, 2016 18:35:28 GMT
Tottenham Hotspur would like to rename White Hart Lane station as "Tottenham Hotspur," a source told ESPN FC. There are plans to fully redevelop the overground station -- which is a few minutes' walk from Tottenham's White Hart Lane home -- ahead of the opening of the club's new 61,000-seater stadium, which is scheduled to be ready for the start of the 2018-19 season. On Tuesday, reports claimed Transport for London (TFL) is open to changing the name, but could demand as much as £12 million from Tottenham to meet the costs of altering all signage and maps. Spurs are hopeful of renaming the station, just as their rivals Arsenal renamed Gillespie Road underground station to "Arsenal" in 1932, the source told ESPN FC. The new stadium site is adjacent to White Hart Lane but it will not have the same name, and Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy told ESPN's Ashley Fox last month that talks were underway with potential naming-rights partners. Plans to redevelop White Hart Lane station were recommended for approval at a Haringey Council planning sub-committee hearing on Monday, although last month Tottenham said the project -- owned by TFL and London Overground Rail Operations Limited -- was "considerably behind schedule." It's the only way London fans would find the ground.  |
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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 9, 2016 13:13:39 GMT
Tottenham Hotspur reckon that 3,000 construction jobs will be created by the build of their new 61,000 capacity stadium, many of them going to local people.
Alongside stadium contractors and sub-contractors the club ran a Jobs Fair at the stadium this week with 20 firms offering live jobs and training opportunities to around 500 local young people in attendance.
Alongside the Jobs Fair the club’s Foundation launched a Construction Academy for local people to gain employment and training on side. The Academy will run in partnership with three Further Education Colleges – Barnet & Southgate College, Hertford Regional College and Waltham Forest College.
Teenagers interested in construction careers will enroll in two-week programmes that involve on-the-job training on the site of the new stadium development.
The club said it “directly supports 1,100 jobs in the locality – 650 employed directly on site by the Club, the Foundation and Sainsbury’s; and 450 supported through the Club’s supply chain, spending and direct activities.
“In addition, the spending of supporters and visitors to Tottenham as a direct result of the Club’s activities supports a further 730 jobs locally. The Club currently therefore supports over 1,800 jobs locally and pumps around £120 million into the local economy each year.
“When complete, the development will support around 3,500 jobs, with £293 million pumped into the local economy each year. An increase of 1,700 new jobs and £166 million local spending a year.”
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