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Post by rugbytoffee on May 15, 2018 11:46:29 GMT
Premier League chief Richard Scudamore holds the key to Tottenham’s hopes of starting next season at Wembley before moving to their new stadium.
Spurs are considering playing a run of home games at the national stadium if their 61,500-seater ground is not ready for the start of the campaign.
To play in two different home stadiums in the same season, Spurs would need permission from the Premier League board of executive chairman Richard Scudamore and non-executive directors Kevin Beeston and Claudia Arney. Ultimately, the decision is likely to come down to Scudamore, who has a good relationship with Daniel Levy and has held talks with the Spurs chairman over the club’s plans for next season.
Other Premier League clubs would not have a say in the decision, which could provoke anger if it is perceived Spurs are being given special treatment.
Spurs’ option to spend the whole of next season at Wembley expired last month but they have until the end of May to tell the FA if they want to continue at their temporary home for the start of the new campaign — one of the contingency plans agreed when they signed the deal with the FA last year.
Three-thousand workers are operating around the clock and the club are keeping their options open in the event of unexpected delays.
Spurs have already confirmed the possibility that they could start next season with a run of away matches, just as Liverpool and West Ham did in 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively. The Premier League are reluctant to grant Spurs more than three consecutive away games.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Nov 19, 2018 9:23:36 GMT
The club announced last month that the £850million ground would not be opening until the start of 2019, with their five remaining home Premier League games in 2018 to be played at Wembley Stadium - where they have played their other home matches so far this season.
Critical safety issues initially caused the stadium to be delayed from its September 15 grand opening and ever since then the club have been reluctant to put an exact date on it, just in case the contractors working on site cannot meet it once again. Spurs are understood to be making an announcement next month, with no clear indication as yet to which match will be their first in the new ground come the start of 2019.
Tottenham's first home game of 2019, barring a home clash in the third round of the FA Cup, will be the visit of Manchester United on Sunday, January 13. The Times have reported today that Spurs could have to wait until March before they start playing at their new home, with contractors on site working to two different dates.
That Manchester United clash on January 13 is one date that is being worked towards, but the north London derby with Arsenal on March 2 is another - with the latter reported to be the more likely date.
That would mean the stadium would be almost a year behind schedule, with the club originally hoping to be in before the start of this season.
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