Tottenham Hotspur’s board have provided an extensive update on the progress of their new stadium, and admitted there has been a slight delay due to bad weather.
The Lilywhites are due to move into their new, as yet unnamed, stadium at the beginning of next season, and there have been widespread fears that the build will not be completed on time.
In a recent meeting between the club’s board and the Tottenham Hotspur Supporter’s Trust, those concerns were addressed in an extensive update on the stadium’s progress.
The minutes of the meeting, found on the THST website, reveal that there has been a slight delay to the build due to bad weather and high winds.
It is said that the stadium’s compression ring around the top has now been completed, and the roof is scheduled to be fitted in the next two weeks.
Chairman Daniel Levy however warned that the complexity of the build makes it impossible for the club to give an exact completion date, but insisted that everyone was working towards being in the new stadium next season.
It was also revealed that there is a contingency plan in place if that does not happen, but that plan was not revealed in full to the Trust.
The club said it is likely that they will request to play their first few games of next season away from home, but claimed that was always to be the case.
Finally, it was confirmed that there is no possibility of the stadium opening at a reduced capacity.
OPINION
Spurs fans have been eagerly awaiting an update on the progress of the new stadium, and it seems as though everything is going relatively smoothly. Apart from the minor delay due to bad weather, the stadium’s roof is set to go in soon and that will be a big milestone in the build. After that there will obviously be a lot of technical work to be completed, but all signs are positive for Spurs to move in on time.