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They were forking out huge overtime payments for electricians etc in the final few months to get it completed. No wonder it cost so much. £1 billion. When we won't fork out £10m to replace the Halfords.
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I worked night security there from October to January and I've seen it grow from a building site into a magnificent stadium.
I work matchday security there. I was there tonight, running a team in The Market Place in the South stand. It is a truly impressive place, even for non Spurs fans.
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Impressive indeed, the NFL will love it
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Much like the team, wasted on those Spurs fans. Horrible fuggers.
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04-05-2019, 11:25 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-05-2019, 11:26 AM by hudds.)
"....Walking up Tottenham High Road it felt like a coming home with all the same shops and cafes still there and the first sight of the stadium was breathtaking. An enormous Death Star that dominated the entire neighbourhood. The inside of the ground was every bit as impressive as I had been led to believe. Not the facilities – I wasn’t too bothered either way about them as I don’t go to football for the on-tap Diet Coke – but for the giant wall of the South Stand and the proximity to the pitch.
It felt almost as intimate as the old White Hart Lane. Almost. Because even as I was enjoying the new stadium part of me was overwhelmed with nostalgia for the old one. Yes, it was too small and a bit knackered and Spurs have now laid a claim to the big league, but I rather liked things the way they were. The old ground contained years of memories that went well beyond football that I didn’t want to let go and I don’t feel ready to commit to a new relationship with the Death Star. Give it time, I guess."