Tottenham Hotspur stadium update
Tottenham Hotspur have been forced to make readjustments to some of their fixtures due to faulty wiring in the new stadium.
Tottenham’s brand new stadium has been hit with a large number of delays due to faulty wiring within the new stadium that had affected the fire alarms within the ground. Due to the safety risk, this poses at a ground that is expected to regularly fill all of it 62,000 seats it was decided that opening the stadium posed far too much of a hazard to the spectators. Both the NFL, who have a deal with Tottenham Hotspur to use the stadium and the football club themselves have been forced to make changes to their schedules to accommodate the issues.
It is a good sign that despite the obvious desire to open the ground as soon as is humanly possible Tottenham’s board of directors and the London safety inspectors have made the right decision in respect to the safety of the fans.
Due to these delays, Tottenham are expected to reschedule matches against Liverpool and Cardiff City to Wembley as well as the NFL game that was planned for October 14th. It is still unclear when the first expected match at the stadium can be scheduled however it is looking more and more likely that even the match on November 24th against Chelsea will need to be moved as well.
It is a good sign for Spurs supporters that the club is putting their safety first. That said with kilometers of wiring within the stadium needing to be dug up and redone this is something of an embarrassment and the effects of the delays on the costs are not yet known.
On a positive note, while the wiring is being redone the delay has made it possible for Tottenham to finish other work around the Stadium and when the stadium is finally open it will have a more finished look. Currently, the landscaping and safety poles to stop cars mounting the sidewalk are being installed and the Megastore is being finished.
It seemed like an almost impossible feat for Spurs to finish building the new stadium as quickly as had been planned. One can only hope that the effects are not felt by the players on the pitch and the supporters in their wallets as they finish the job.