Tottenham stadium: Club will play home games at Wembley in 2017-18
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Tottenham have confirmed they will play their home games at Wembley for the 2017-18 season while construction work on their new stadium takes place.
The club's new 61,000-seater ground is being built next to the site of their current home White Hart Lane.
Spurs played their Champions League and Europa League ties at Wembley this term but won just one of four games.
"This is an incredibly exciting time in the history of the club," said club chairman Daniel Levy in a statement.
"Wembley will be our home for a season and then we will return to what will be one of the best stadiums of its kind and the most unique in the world playing host to NFL (American football) games too - a stadium that will be key to our future growth and success."
The new stadium is expected to cost £750m but will create about 3,500 jobs in the area when it is finished, according to the club.
Spurs, who are four points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea with five games to play this season, face Manchester United in their final game at the current White Hart Lane on 14 May.
Their most recent experience of Wembley was last weekend's FA Cup semi-final, which they lost 4-2 to Chelsea.
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It should always be thus. But I guess the need to make even money overrides all emotive arguments!!
If the FA do not do this then it is the same as Spurs having a home tie. Unfair to other team.
Two great games to see the old place out - north London derby followed by Man Utd. Will Spurs stay unbeaten at home? Could they win the league? What an unlikely dream that would be!
Regardless, there will barely be a dry eye in the house when the lights finally go out for the last time. "Farewell from White Hart Lane - the world famous home of the Spurs"!
She will be missed.
Arsenal profited from their Champions League games at Wembley 15 years ago. Why should Spurs be any different now? Besides, Wembley is the national stadium in name only. It isn't owned by the taxpayers. It is owned by the FA. Spurs will be helping them to pay off their debt. As will Chelsea after us.
Save your complaints for the raw deal the taxpayer got for the Olympic stadium.
Without doubt, one of the great, storied and atmospheric stadia of English football. Not much remains of the original, save for the exterior of Leitch's great Shelf side stand, but there is still something tangibly special about the place - especially for night games.
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So should Spurs remain in a 36K capacity stadium with insufficient, outdated facilities forever?
Spurs' season ticket waiting list is now over 60K. The new stadium is needed. And a season away at Wembley is needed in order to complete the new stadium.
Simple as that.
Any money made from gate receipts above that at Wembley should go to FA grass roots projects.
half-wit.
Hopefully can break their Wembley hoodoo as well.